The board of county commissioners shall have the authority to promulgate, by ordinance,
subdivision regulations governing the division, subdivision or resubdivision of land
into two or more parcels, any of which is four acres or less in size, for the purpose
of conveyance or building development. Such regulations shall include as a minimum
the manner in which the owner or subdivider shall submit a plat of such proposed division,
subdivision or resubdivision; the procedure by which a plat shall be processed; the
standards to which such plats shall conform; the extent of site improvements, dedications
of land for public use, and reservations of land for public acquisition which may
be required; the period of time for which approval of a plat is valid prior to the
start of development; standards for the adequate provisions of blocks, lots, street
grades and alignment, and similar physical design features; standards for accuracy
in surveys; conditions under which modification of the strict application of such
regulations may be permitted; the amount of any service charge which may be made for
processing and recording plats; methods of enforcement for such regulation; and penalties
for violation of such regulations.
