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4-4 MARTINSVILLE CODE 4-4. No one exempt. No person shall subdivide any tract of land that is located within the jurisdiction of the City of Martinsville, Virginia as defined in the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, except in conformity with the provision of this ordinance. 4-5. Private contracts. This ordinance does not affect any private easement, covenant, agreement or restriction, nor is the responsibility of enforcing such private easement, covenant agreement or restriction implied herein to any public official. When this ordinance calls for more restrictive standards than are required by private contract the provisions of this ordinance shall control. 4-6. Relation to zoning. When the intended use of all or part of the platted area, as indicated by the preliminary plat and as shown on that plat, would put the land in a more restrictive category than that which now exists, such shall be considered a petition for the rezoning of that platted area, provided that prior to approval ofthe final plat, the same shall comply with the provisions of the zoning ordinance. 4-7. Fees. There shall be a charge for the submission of each subdivision plat or revision thereto for approval or disapproval pursuant to this ordinance. At the time of filing the preliminary plat, the applicant shall pay the appropriate fee according to the current fee schedule. No plat shall be processed until the fee has been paid which fee is not refundable. SECTION 5. GENERAL REGULATIONS 5-1. Mutual responsibility. There is a mutual responsibility between the subdivider and the City of Martinsville, Virginia to divide the land so as to improve the general use pattern of the land being subdivided. 5-2. Land must be suitable. The administrator shall not approve the subdivision ofland if from adequate investigations conducted by all public agencies concerned, it has been determined that in the best interest of the public the site is not suitable for platting and development purposes of the kind proposed. 5-3. Flooding. Noland shall be developed and no structure shall be located, relocated, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, or structurally altered except in full compliance with Ordinance No. 91-11, City of Martinsville Flood Plain Ordinance. Supp. No. 61 1734