(A) Upon approval by the Planning Commission, the subdivider shall cause the final plat or final condominium plat documents and concurrent documents to be prepared and submitted to the Planning Commission for recommendation to the City Council. All coincident variance requests, conditional use permit requests, and/or rezoning requests shall either have been decided or be pending approval simultaneously with the final plat.
(B) The subdivider shall submit nine paper copies of the final plat or final condominium plat and concurrent documents to the Zoning Administrator 30 days prior to the Planning Commission meeting.
(C) The Zoning Administrator shall distribute the information received to the City Attorney and the City Engineer, who shall review the submission for conformance with the standards and comment thereupon to the Planning Commission. The Zoning Administrator shall compare the final plat to the preliminary plat and comment thereupon. The Attorney shall ascertain that all parties with an interest in the parcel to be divided are indicated as signers of the documents. The engineer shall determine that the improvements required have been completed or have been included in a development contract and that the required security has been posted with the City Council. An independent licensed land surveyor, as designated by the city, shall compare the approved preliminary plat with the final plat, provide a plat check of the final plat, and verify that the final plat meets the survey standards required by state statutes.
(D) The Planning Commission shall review the reports of the attorney, engineer, Zoning Administrator, and independent licensed land surveyor and make recommendation to the City Council within the required time frame. The Planning Commission shall consider the following:
(1) Has the applicant complied with all conditions and requirements upon which the preliminary approval is expressly conditioned whether through performance or execution of appropriate agreements assuring performance?
(2) Does the final plat or final condominium plat agree with the preliminary plat or preliminary condominium plat?
(3) Does the City Attorney agree that all parties with an interest in the property are shown as signers of the document?
(4) Does the City Engineer agree that all improvements required are satisfactorily completed or are guaranteed by contract with adequate financial security?
(5) Does an independent professional land surveyor agree that the final document meets the statutory requirements?
(6) Has financial security been posted in the appropriate amount?
(E) Following approval by the City Council, the subdivider shall submit to the Zoning Administrator four Mylar prints of the final plat or final condominium plat for signature by the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer.
(F) Upon signature, the subdivider shall file all pertinent documents with the County Recorder. Failure to file a final plat or plan, within two years, shall void the approval unless extended by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 2016-03, passed - -)