§ 42-2. Purpose, jurisdiction and applicability.

(a)

Under the authority of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code ch. 212, which chapter is hereby made a part of these regulations, the town council does hereby adopt the following regulations to hereafter control the subdivision of land within the corporate limits of the town and in the unincorporated areas lying within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the town, in order to provide for the safe, orderly and healthful development of the area within the town limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction in a manner to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare.

(b)

These regulations shall govern every person, firm, association or corporation owning any tract of land within the town limits or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the town who may hereafter divide the same into two (2) or more parts for the purpose of laying out any subdivision of any tract of land or any addition to the town, or for laying out suburban lots or building lots, or any lots, streets, alleys, parks, or other portions intended for public use, or the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto.

(c)

Any owner of land located inside the corporate limits or within extraterritorial jurisdiction of the town wishing to subdivide such land shall submit to the town a plan of subdivision which shall conform to the minimum requirements set forth in these regulations and conform to the town's comprehensive plan.

(d)

Any owner subdividing land into parcels of not less than five (5) acres each for agricultural use and not involving new streets shall be exempt from these requirements.

(e)

No subdivision plat shall be filed or recorded, and no lot in a subdivision inside the corporate limits or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the town shall be improved or sold, until the plat shall have been approved by the town. The town shall have the authority to prohibit the installation of public utilities in unapproved subdivisions and to prohibit the issuance of building permits for structures in such unapproved subdivisions.

(Ord. No. 170, §§ 1, 3, 7-18-2000)