§ 1. Definition.

a.

For the purpose of this Ordinance, a subdivision of land is (1) the division of land into two or more tracts, sites or parcels of three acres or less in area, or (2) resubdivision of land heretofore divided or platted into lots, sites, or parcels. Any sales or contract of sale or agreement to purchase any lot or division of land either by lot description or by metes and bounds as defined in the preceding portion of this section shall constitute a subdivision of land and require, prior to any sale or contract of sale or agreement to purchase and before the delivery of a deed, the submission of a plat to the Town Council. This Ordinance shall not apply to:

1.

Land in subdivisions previously legally recorded, except in the case of resubdivision.

2.

The subdivision of land to be used for farming, forestry, or the raising of crops, provided that the subdivider certifies upon the plat that such land is to be used only for farming, forestry or the raising of crops.

3.

The subdivision of land to be used as cemeteries, except the preliminary plat thereof.