(1) No subdivision of any lot, tract, or parcel of land shall be effected, and no street, driveway, sanitary sewer, storm water sewer, water main, or public service or other facilities in connection with land subdivision, shall be constructed, maintained, opened, or dedicated for public use, or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon, until a subdivision plan has been approved and the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.

(2) No subdivider shall sell any lot in a subdivision, or erect any building upon land in a subdivision, unless and until a subdivision plan has been approved.

(3) The Commission shall review and approve or disapprove subdivision plans and shall administer the provisions of this chapter.

(4) The terms and provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

(a) the sale or conveyance of land in excess of 5 acres for purposes other than land subdivision and the immediate improvement thereof for resale; provided the seller furnishes to the Commission a plot plan of the lots of land so sold or conveyed and the Commission approves such plot plan based upon a finding that said plan is not contrary to the public interest and the purpose of this chapter;

(b) land subdivision plans all the streets of which have been approved by the Commission since April 17, 1951; or

(c) land subdivision plans which pertain to land abutting one or more legally opened streets shown on the City plan, provided the least dimension of said land does not exceed 300 feet and the entire tract does not contain more than 15 acres.