A. After receipt of a preliminary plat and all required supporting material, the planning director shall schedule the plat for consideration at the next regular meeting of the planning and zoning commission which occurs after twenty-one days from the date on which the plat was submitted.
B. The planning director will review the preliminary plat, summarize the agency comments, add his/her written comments and recommendations, and present the material and recommendations to the planning and zoning commission for its consideration.
C. At least seven days prior to the date of the planning and zoning commission meeting at which the plat is to be considered, the planning director shall, from information provided by the subdivider as a part of his preliminary plat submittal, notify the owners of subdivided lots and owners of unplatted land within two hundred feet of the boundaries of the proposed subdivision of the time and date of the meeting.
D. The subdivider, or duly authorized representative, shall attend the commission meeting at which his/her proposal is scheduled for consideration.
E. At the commission meeting the subdivider and all other interested or affected parties shall be allowed to offer comments. Upon the commission's approval or disapproval of the preliminary plat, it shall notify the subdivider and city council of its decision. If conditions are attached to its approval, the subdivider and city council shall be informed of such conditions. No preliminary plat may be continued (tabled) for more than two consecutive meetings.
F. Approval of the preliminary plat by the planning and zoning commission shall be effective for one year from the date of approval. The subdivider may apply in writing for, and the planning and zoning commission may, for cause shown, grant up to a six month extension. If a final plat has not been submitted within this specified period on all or a portion of the land area included in the preliminary plat, a preliminary plat must again be submitted for approval. In a phased development, any land area for which the preliminary plat has been approved and for which a final plat has not been submitted within twenty- four months from the date of the approval of the preliminary plat, shall not be allowed to proceed with final platting until a new preliminary plat is submitted and approved.
(Ord. 1179 § 3.2(B), 1987)