§ 70-4. Purpose, authority and jurisdiction

(a) Under the authority of Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code, which is hereby made a part of these regulations, the City of McLendon-Chisholm does hereby adopt the following regulations to hereafter control the subdivision of land within the corporate limits of the City of McLendon-Chisholm and in the unincorporated areas lying within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city limits of McLendon-Chisholm, in order to provide for the orderly development of the areas and to secure adequate provision for traffic, light, air, recreation, transportation, water, drainage, sewage, and other facilities.

(b) Any owner of land located inside of or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (i.e., within one-half mile) of the City of McLendon-Chisholm wishing to subdivide such land shall submit to the city a plan of the proposed subdivision which shall conform to the minimum requirements set forth in these regulations. An owner subdividing his land into parcels of not less than five acres each for agricultural use and not involving new streets shall be exempt from these requirements.

(c) An owner of land within the city or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction shall submit to the city a plan of the proposed subdivision which shall conform to the minimum requirements set forth in these regulations if, in addition to the conditions set forth in the foregoing subsection (b) of this section, the owner intends to lay out suburban, building or other lots, to lay out streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to said streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts. An owner who intends to build on or improve any unplatted tract of real property within the city or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction shall conform to the minimum requirements set forth in these regulations if the owner must dedicate, convey, transfer, create or otherwise set aside easements for public utilities.

(d) No subdivision plat shall be filed or recorded, and no lot in a subdivision inside of or within one-half mile of the corporate limits of McLendon-Chisholm shall be improved or sold, until a plat thereof shall have been first approved by the city council. The city shall have the authority to prohibit the installation of public utilities in unapproved streets and to prohibit the issuance of building permits for structures on lots abutting on unapproved streets.