Subdivision plat approval procedure -- Effect of not complying

(1) A person may not submit a subdivision plat to the county recorder's office for recording unless: (a) the person has complied with the requirements of Subsection 17-79-703(6)(a); (b) the plat has been approved by: (i) the land use authority of the: (A) county in whose unincorporated area the land described in the plat is located; or (B) mountainous planning district in whose area the land described in the plat is located; and (ii) other officers that the county designates in its ordinance; (c) all approvals described in Subsection (1)(b) are entered in writing on the plat by designated officers; and (d) if the person submitting the plat intends the plat to be or if the plat is part of a community association subject to Title 57, Chapter 8a, Community Association Act, the plat includes language conveying to the association, as that term is defined in Section 57-8a-102, all common areas, as that term is defined in Section 57-8a-102. (2) An owner of a platted lot is the owner of record sufficient to re-subdivide the lot if the owner's platted lot is not part of a community association subject to Title 57, Chapter 8a, Community Association Act. (3) A plat recorded without the signatures required under this section is void. (4) A transfer of land pursuant to a void plat is voidable by the land use authority.