(A) Final approval; effect. Final approval of the preliminary plat under this section shall confer upon the proprietor, for a period of 2 years from the date of approval, the rights granted under Subdivision Control Act, § 120. The 2-year period may be extended if applied for by the proprietor and granted by the City Council in writing. Written notice of the extension shall be sent by the City Council to the other approving authorities.
(B) Submittal.
(1) The proprietor, upon receiving tentative approval from the City Council, shall submit the preliminary plat to all authorities as required by §§ 113 - 119 of the Subdivision Control Act, Public Act 288 of 1967, §§ 113 - 119, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.113 - 560.119, including:
(a) For approval or rejection:
1. The County Road Commission;
2. The County Drain Commission;
3. The State Department of State Highways;
4. The State Department of Conservation;
5. The State Water Resources Commission; and
6. The State Health Department.
(b) For informational purposes:
1. The County Plat Board;
2. All public utilities serving the area; and
3. The superintendent of the school district serving the area.
(2) The tentatively approved preliminary plat shall be submitted by the proprietor in 10 copies to the City Clerk for final approval of the City Council prior to the expiration of the tentative approval. The City Clerk shall, after retaining 2 copies, distribute 1 copy each to:
(a) The Planning Commission;
(b) The City Planner; and
(c) The City Engineer.
(C) Information required. The following information shall be shown by the proprietor on the preliminary plat or submitted to the City Clerk with it by the proprietor:
(1) A list of all those authorities as required by Subdivision Control Act, §§ 113 - 119, to the City Clerk, certifying that the list shows all authorities as required. The proprietor shall also provide approved copies of plats from each of the required authorities;
(2) Complete metes and bounds descriptions of the subdivision boundary;
(3) Copy of the receipt from the City Treasurer that all engineering, inspection fees, and other charges and deposits, as provided in § 156.70 of this code, have been paid; and
(4) Final engineering construction plans for all improvements to be constructed in connection with the proposed plat in accordance with standards and specifications of the City Engineer and § 156.44.
(D) Procedures. The City Council, after receipt of the necessary approved copies of the preliminary plat, shall:
(1) Consider the review and recommendations of the City Engineer and City Planner for compliance with the tentatively approved preliminary plat standards;
(2) Consider the preliminary plat at its next meeting or within 20 days from the date of the submission of all necessary approved plats;
(3) If the preliminary plat conforms substantially to the plat approved tentatively by the City Council and has met all conditions specified for tentative approval, the City Council shall give final approval to the preliminary plat;
(4) Instruct the City Clerk to promptly record on the copy of the preliminary plat to be returned to the proprietor the approval or rejection with reasons for that rejection;
(5) No construction of improvements shall be commenced by the subdivider until he or she has:
(a) Received notice of final approval of the preliminary plat by the City Council;
(b) Entered into a subdivision agreement with the city for construction of all required subdivision improvements; and
(c) Assurances acceptable to the city for the installation of all required improvements. Assurances shall be deemed to include the posting of a performance bond or letter of credit, or other means to guarantee those improvements to the infrastructure as determined to be necessary by the City Council.
(6) Construction of up to 4 model homes in a new subdivision may be commenced by the proprietor, provided he or she has fully and satisfactorily complied with the provisions of the preceding subsection (D)(5). The model(s) shall be constructed on proposed residential lots and in complete conformance with all conditions and regulations which would be in effect if the final plat were recorded. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until that time when the final plat is recorded and all utilities and other improvements are installed, inspected, and accepted.