A subdivider desiring approval of a plat of a subdivision shall submit a written application, therefor, to the Plan Commission; the application shall be accompanied by the information, requirements, and plans set forth in § 152.027, all in accordance with the requirements set forth in this chapter.
(A) Two copies of the completed application for subdivision approval form shall be submitted to the Commission no later than 21 days prior to the Plan Commission meeting at which consideration is desired. At the time of filing, a fee shall be paid to the Commission to cover the costs of publishing notices and of notifying the persons concerned with the pending hearing on the subdivision. The Commission shall retain one copy of the application, which shall be attached to the primary drawings, the second copy shall be receipted and be retained by the subdivider as proof of payment. The subdivider shall deliver at least five prints of the primary plat drawing along with four copies each of the soil survey map and the location map which shall be submitted as part of the primary plat to the Plan Commission office. The Plan Commission may transmit one copy of the primary plat for review and approval to the following officials or agencies:
(1) City Street Engineer and/or County Highway Supervisor, along with construction plans.
(2) County Surveyor.
(3) School Superintendent in whose district the plat is located.
(4) County Board of Health.
(5) Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and to any other agency whom it considers to have an interest in the proposed subdivision, with request for comments from the agency.
(B) Three copies shall be retained by the Plan Commission for the following purposes:
(1) One copy shall be used for review by the person or persons assigned within the Plan Commission staff or separately as the City Zoning Officer or Administrator.
(2) One copy shall be retained in the Plan Commission files and shall be marked with any corrections or additions deemed necessary by the Plat Officer, the above listed officials or agencies, and by the Plan Commission when the plat is considered in public hearing.
(3) One copy shall be retained until all the various officials and agencies and the Plan Commission have made their review and commented on approval of the plat. This copy will then be marked and returned with a letter of approval or disapproval to the subdivider.
(C) If the primary plat is approved by the Plan Commission, the applicant shall be authorized to proceed with the preparation of the secondary plat. The Plat Officer shall return a copy of the primary plat and letter of approval or disapproval of the primary plat no later than ten days following the date of the hearing; and in case of disapproval giving reasons and specifying aspects of nonconformance with existing articles.
(D) Primary approval shall confer upon the applicant the following rights for a one-year period from the date of approval:
(1) That the general terms and conditions under which the primary approval was granted shall not be changed.
(2) That the applicant shall submit on or before the expiration of the one-year period the whole or part or parts of the plat for secondary approval. In the event the subdivider fails to submit within the prescribed time a secondary plat, then the approval given the primary plat or the remaining portion of the primary plat shall lapse and be considered null and void.
(Ord. 466, § 4-5-2, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 151.999