(A) The applicant shall cause to be prepared by a registered professional engineer in the state, a preliminary plat, together with preliminary engineering plans and other supplementary material as specified in § 161.084.
(B) Twenty copies of the preliminary plat, preliminary engineering plans, and supplementary material specified shall be submitted to the Village Clerk with a completed land use application and review fees.
(C) The Village Clerk shall transmit copies of the preliminary plat, preliminary engineering plans and supplementary material for review and comment to the village’s planner, engineer, administrator and other village and non-village departments and officials as determined by the Village Administrator. Comments and recommendations shall be returned to the Village Administrator within 20 days. The Village Administrator shall promptly collect and consolidate all comments and recommendations and, where practicable, forward them to the applicant. Upon resubmittal of the modified preliminary plans by the applicant, the village shall provide a second review letter within 15 calendar days after receipt of modified plans. In the event that the modifications are required, the village shall furnish a reply to the applicant within 15 calendar days of receipt of the re-submitted plans.
(D) Following reviews by the village staff of the preliminary plat, preliminary engineering plans and supplemental material, the Plan Commission shall approve or disapprove the application for preliminary plat approval within 90 days from the date of filing the application or the filing by the applicant of the last item of required supporting documents, whichever date is later, unless such time is extended by mutual consent in writing. Approval of a preliminary plat by the Plan Commission is strictly tentative, and advisory only, involving only the general acceptability of the layout and proposals as submitted.
(E) The applicant shall indicate on the preliminary plat the phases of the project and schedule for development of each phase, if any, and whether the developer will postpone final plat approval for one or more of the phases to a later date. The village may, at its discretion, grant preliminary approval and/or final approval to one or more phases of the proposed development and request the developer to submit other phases of the development for final approval at a later date.
(F) Following action by the Plan Commission, the preliminary plat and the recommendation of the Plan Commission shall be referred to the Village Board of Trustees. The Plan Commission approved the plat, it shall be so noted on the plat; if it disapproves the plat, it shall furnish the Board of Trustees and the applicant a written statement setting forth the reasons for disapproval. The Board of Trustees shall accept or reject the plat within 45 days at its regular stated meeting following the action of the Plan Commission.
(G) Approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective for a maximum period of one year, unless upon application of the developer, the Village Board of Trustees grants an extension for an additional one year. The application for the extension shall not require an additional filing fee, or the submittal of additional copies of the plan of subdivision.
(H) Upon approval by the Plan Commission, preliminary plats containing three lots or less and which do not involve the opening of any new street may be exempt from the requirement of the filing of a preliminary plat and may be submitted as a final plat.
(Ord. 808, passed 4-19-2006)