(A) The Commission shall, upon the filing of an application for a major subdivision final plat approval, review the final plat along with the accompanying data and determine whether or not the final plat meets all minimum requirements and standards of this chapter and of all other applicable ordinances of the town.
(B) The Commission shall then take one of the following actions on the final plat within 30 days after its submission or a mutually agreed-upon extension:
(1) (a) If the Commission determines that upon the satisfactory completion of one or more specified conditions, consistent with the requirements, standards and specifications of this chapter, the final plat would comply with the terms of this chapter, the Commission may give conditional approval to the plat; and
(b) Conditional approval of a final plat may include a construction agreement which is acceptable to the Commission and would permit the subdivider to proceed with the installation of improvements prior to recording. Written notice of the conditional approval shall constitute formal authorization to the subdivider to construct and install all or a part of the required improvements, subject to inspection and acceptance procedures required by this ordinance. The subdivider shall furnish sufficient evidence to the Commission of the satisfactory completion of the conditions before the plat will be deemed to have final approval for record.
(2) The Commission shall approve the final plat for record only after it has determined that the final plat meets the minimum requirements of this chapter and all applicable ordinances in the town and that sufficient financial guarantees have been submitted in accordance with this chapter; and
(3) If for any reason the Commission disapproves the final plat, written notice of the action, together with reasons therefor, shall be transmitted to the subdivider. The action shall also be entered in the official records of the Commission; provided, however, that nothing contained therein shall prejudice the subdivider's ability to make reapplication for final plat approval according to the terms of this chapter.
(C) If approved with conditions, a written copy of the conditions shall be attached to each copy of the plat and the subdivider given a written statement indicating the action taken.
(D) Upon unconditional approval of the final plat, the Commission shall give a written statement to the subdivider indicating the action taken by the Commission.
(E) After the Commission has granted unconditional final approval of a major subdivision plat for record, the officers shall affix their signatures to the original tracing and the subdivider shall record the plat with the County Recorder within 12 months. If not recorded within this time, the approval shall be null and void.
(F) (1) The subdivider shall pay the recording fee and file with the Plan Commission four prints of the subdivision, including restrictive covenants, as recorded. One reproducible print of the final plat, as recorded, shall be filed and retained in the office of the County Surveyor.
(2) Until the recorded prints have been filed, no building permit shall be issued for any lot shown upon the plat.
(G) Final approval of a plat for a major subdivision shall not be construed as an acceptance of the offer of dedication of any street improvement, utility improvement or open space improvement, within the areas shown upon the plat unless the acceptance is endorsed by the Town Council upon the original tracing of the final plat.
(Ord. 83-003, passed 4-12-1983)