(A) Pre-application. The subdividers or owners should meet with the Planning Commission, the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer and other appropriate officials (City Engineer and Planner) in order to be made fully aware of all applicable city code provisions, regulations and plans in the area to be subdivided. The subdivider is urged to avail himself or herself of the advice and assistance of the Planning Commission and the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer in order to save time, money and effort to facilitate the approval of the preliminary plat.
(B) Preliminary plat procedures.
(1) Application and fee. The subdivider or owner shall file with the Planning Commission Secretary five copies of the preliminary plat and supplementary information as may be required and a cash fee of $50 plus $2 for each lot. In addition to the application and fee, the subdivider shall be required to prepay all planning, engineering and legal expenses incurred by the city for the review of the request, based on an estimate.
(2) Distribution to other agencies. The Secretary shall refer one copy of the preliminary plat to each of the following agencies: County Highway Engineer, County Surveyor, City Engineer and Planning Commission, and the Utilities Superintendent, for review and report. If, within 30 days, any agency fails to submit a report, the city may proceed on the assumption that the agency has approved the plat.
(3) Public hearing. The Planning Commission shall submit a recommendation to the Council within 60 days of receipt of the application. The Council shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary plat after notice of the time and place thereof has been published once in the official newspaper at least ten days before the day of the hearing. The Council shall act to approve or disapprove the preliminary plat. If disapproved, the reasons for disapproval shall be set forth in the minutes of the Council.
(C) Final plat procedures.
(1) Final submittal. The owner or subdivider shall file three hardshell and two linen copies of the final plat for consideration by the Council incorporating all changes or modifications required as conditions of approval of the preliminary plat. In all other respects, it shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved. The plat shall be complete as to the information required under § 152.05.
(2) Certificate of abstract. The owner or subdivider shall also submit an up-to-date, certified abstract of title or any other evidence as required by the City Attorney.
(3) Review. The Secretary shall refer the final plat to the Planning Commission for its review, report and signature. The report shall be submitted to the Council within 30 days of the receipt of the plat and approved within 60 days of its receipt, provided all improvement contract requirements have been satisfied according to §§ 152.40 through 152.42.
(4) Recording. Upon approval of the final plat by the Council, the subdivider shall record the final plat with the County Recorder, as provided for by that office, within 60 days after approval by the Council. The subdivider, within 30 days of recording, shall furnish the City Administrator/Clerk- Treasurer with one linen copy of the final plat showing evidence of the recording.
(1989 Code, § 12.04)