(A) A subdivision plat, when ready for final approval prior to recording, shall be substantially in accordance with the approved preliminary plan. Before approval by the Council, the final plat shall be approved and signed by all persons set out in the dedication, the mortgagees, if any, and the County Surveyor, and the signature and the seal of the registered professional engineer or registered land surveyor responsible for the laying out of the subdivision. All signatures must be with black India ink. The final plat, when presented for approval by the Council, shall be accompanied by an exact duplicate copy, or a photostat copy large enough to be easily compared with the original. The final plat may contain all or only a portion of the approved preliminary plan. After the final plat has been filed with the Council, it shall review the final plat and compare it with the approved preliminary plan to ascertain whether the final plan coincides substantially to the approved preliminary plan and with the Council approval of the preliminary plat which may have been made. The County Surveyor shall examine the plat for accuracy and completeness, and he or she may collect any fees as are provided by state law for the review. When the final plat has been reviewed and is in substantial conformity, the Council shall so certify and the Mayor of the city may then sign the plat. If the final plat is not in full conformance, it shall be submitted to the Council for further action. When submitted to the Council for review, approval of the final plat shall be by majority of those present. In the absence of the Mayor, his or her duties and powers with respect to the action on final plats shall be vested in the President of the Council.
(B) The subdivider shall, without delay, submit the final plat for signatures of other public officials required by law. The approval of the final plat shall be null and void if the plat is not recorded within 30 days after the date of the last required signature has been obtained.
(Prior Code, § 152.21) (Ord. 348, passed 3-20-1972)