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June 24, 2004 Page 531 body may, upon six months written notice, withdraw its approval of these County Regulations, and those regulations shall not have further effect within the municipality's jurisdiction. Section 4. Compliance with chapter required Pursuant to G.S. 153 A-332 unless otherwise noted, no real property within the jurisdiction of this ordinance shall be subdivided or a plat thereof recorded until; a plan has been reviewed and approved by the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission as provided in these regulations. Plans of group developments for housing, commercial, industrial, or other uses, or for any combination of uses shall be submitted in the same manner as other plats for review by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Section 5. Sale of land in unapproved subdivision The sale of land in subdivisions, which have not been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, is prohibited. Any person(s) who, being the owner(s) or agent(s) of the owner of any land located within the jurisdiction granted to Commissioners by General Statute 153-266.1, hereafter subdivides his/her land in violation of this ordinance and any other use of a plat properly approved under said ordinance and recorded in the Office of Register of Deeds, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The description by metes and bounds in the instruments of transfer or other documents(s) used in the process of selling or transferring land shall not exempt the transaction from the penalty. The County, through its County Attorney or other official designated by the Board of County Commissioners, may enjoin such illegal transfer or sale by action for injunction. Further, violators of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction, to fine and/or imprisonment as provided by General Statute 14-4 as amended. Section 6. Other laws, ordinances or regulations Whenever the provisions of any local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation impose higher standards than are required by the provisions of this ordinance, the provisions of such law, ordinance or regulations shall govern. Section 7. Exceptions to chapter provisions Where because of the size of the tract to be subdivided, its topography, the condition or nature of adjoining areas or the existence of other unusual physical conditions, strict compliance with the provisions of this ordinance would cause an unusual and unnecessary hardship on the subdivider, the Planning and Zoning Commission may vary the requirements set forth herein. In granting exceptions, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require such conditions as will secure, insofar as practicable, the objectives of the requirement varied. Any exception(s) authorized shall be entered in the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting together with the circumstances that justified the exception(s) granted, and the conditions upon which the exception(s) was granted. Section 8. Vesting development rights A developer/owner may establish a vested right to complete their development project by submitting a site specific plan. A public hearing must be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission to review and approve the site specific plan. Any variations from the original plan must have the consent of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Vested rights run with the land for a period of two years. See Chapter 13 of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance. Section 9. Appeals/Grievances Any person that is aggrieved by the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission as it relates to this ordinance, may within thirty (30) days of the Planning and Zoning Commission's decision, petition the Board of County Commissioners for their interpretation of the Planning and Zoning Commission decision. CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS Section 1. "SUBDIVISION" DEFINED A "subdivision", as specified in General Statute 153A-335, shall include all divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites, or other divisions for the purpose of sale, or building development (whether