§ 2. Policy

(a) Approval of city. It shall be unlawful for any owner of land to lay out, subdivide, plat or re-plat any land into lots, blocks and streets within the city, or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city without the approval of the city council. It shall be unlawful for any such owner or agent to offer for sale or sell property therein or thereby, which has not been laid out, subdivided, platted or re-platted with the approval of the city council.

(b) Typical cross sections shall be shown on the plat of the type and width of paving proposed for the streets. Curbs and gutters, pavement types and drainage structure design standards of the city, in effect at the time of submission of the plat, shall be used, subject to the approval of the city council and the city's engineer.

(c) Once the final plat has been approved by the city council, the filing of final plats will not be permitted until the streets have been completed and inspected by the City of McLendon-Chisholm or a bond of an equivalent amount of money placed in escrow to cover the cost of the streets and utility installation.

(d) Recording required. The final approval of a final plat of a subdivision shall be invalid unless such approved plat of such subdivision is recorded in the office of the county clerk within 120 days after the date of its final approval by the city council.

(e) Building permits, utility connections. No building permit nor any water, sewer, plumbing or electrical connections shall be issued by the city to the owner or any other person with respect to any property in any subdivision covered by this article until:

(1) Such time as the developer and/or owner has complied with the requirements of this ordinance and the final plat regarding improvements with respect to the block facing the street and/or streets on which the property abuts, including the installation of streets with proper base and paving, curb and gutter, alleys, water and sewer services and drain facilities where necessary, all according to the specifications of the city; or

(2) Until the developer and/or owner files a corporate surety bond with the city in a sum equal to the cost of such improvements for the designated area guaranteeing the installation thereof within the time stated in the bond, which time shall be fixed by the city.