1201.01. Plat to be prepared. Each subdivision plat shall be prepared by a surveyor duly certified by the Commonwealth
of Virginia, who shall endorse upon each plat a certificate setting forth the source
of title of the land subdivided and the place of record of the last instrument in
the chain of title. Where more than one (1) tract is involved, the outlines of the
several tracts shall be indicated upon the plat as provided in Section 1203.02(13).
1201.02. Recordation of plat and its effect. A final plat shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in
accordance with Section 1007.06 herein. No street shall be opened, dedicated, or accepted
by the county, nor the right-of-way of any existing street in any way impinged upon,
nor any public water or sewer service provided, nor any property in a subdivision
transferred unless and until a final plat of said subdivision shall have been prepared,
approved and recorded, as provided for herein, and until all other requirements specified
in this ordinance shall have been met. Penalties for noncompliance of this subsection
are provided for in Section 1503.02 herein.
