(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.