§ 66-2. Jurisdiction of chapter provisions.

(a)

The regulations of this chapter shall apply to all subdivision and development of land within the unincorporated areas of Screven County, Georgia, provided, however, that property owned by the county, the Screven County Industrial Development Authority, or any other agency or authority of the county, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

No land shall be developed or subdivided within the unincorporated area of the county unless it conforms to the provisions of this chapter.

(c)

No land shall be developed or subdivided unless the developer has submitted the required fees, plats and plans as described in these regulations to the planning commission, the zoning administrator, or the building official, as required, and approved by the commission, administrator, and/or official with jurisdiction.

(d)

No land shall be subdivided unless a final plat or developed unless a development plan has been submitted to and approved by the planning commission, except as otherwise specifically exempted by this chapter.

(e)

No lot shall be sold or offered for sale until a final plat of the land has been recorded with the clerk of superior court of the county. No subdivision plat, nor part thereof, shall be recorded in the superior court of the county unless such plat has been approved for recording by the zoning administrator. The clerk of the superior court the county shall not record a plat of a subdivision, whether evidenced as a plat or as an attachment to a deed, unless such plat is a final plat approved by the zoning administrator and contains the zoning administrator's signature thereon.

(f)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, owner, agent or subdivider, by deed or map, to sell, transfer, agree to sell, offer at public auction, negotiate to sell or subdivide any land until a preliminary plat, if required, and final plat have been approved by the zoning administrator and final plat recorded in accordance with this chapter. Said restriction applies to lands subdivided for non-residential as well as residential uses. The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transfer shall not exempt the transaction from the requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 97-08, § 1.3, 6-10-1997; Ord. of 11-9-2004(1), § 1; Ord. of 2-28-2006)