(A) The final plat application shall be considered to be officially filed when city staff has received and examined the application and has determined that the application is complete.
(B) The Planning Commission shall consider the final plat and the Zoning Administrator shall forward the Planning Commission recommendations to the City Council.
(C) The following requirements shall be met before City Council consideration of the final plat:
(1) The final plat shall substantially conform to the approved preliminary plat and phasing plan;
(2) Completed development contract including all required financial securities and timeframe for final plat and final grading;
(3) Conditions attached to approval of the preliminary plat shall be fulfilled or secured by the development agreement, as appropriate; and
(4) All fees, charges and escrow related to the preliminary or final plat shall be paid in full.
(D) The City Council shall act on the final plat by motion. The motion shall include findings of fact supporting the approval or denial and shall be entered in the proceedings of the City Council. The lack of a majority Council vote to affirmatively approve the final plat shall be a denial of the requested application.
(E) Within 60 days upon receiving a complete final plat application, the City Council shall certify final plat approval or denial. If the City Council approves the final plat, it may impose conditions it considers necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare. If the City Council denies the final plat, it must state in writing the reasons for the denial at the time it denies the request. The lack of a majority of the City Council to vote affirmatively to approve a preliminary plat shall be a denial of the requested application.
(F) No site work, including grading, shall be allowed until final plat approval and recording.
(Prior Code, § 12-6-2) (Ord. 259, passed 5-4-2006)