(A) Placement on the City Council agenda.
(1) The city must receive a final plat application form, copies of the final plat, and required information and plans.
(2) Upon receipt, the matter will be placed on the next City Council meeting agenda which is at least 30 days after the date the application was received. The Community Development Director shall submit copies of the final plat and required accompanying information to other staff, committees, consultants, or agencies as appropriate who may make written comments to the City Council.
(B) City Council meeting. The final plat, together with the city staff recommendations, shall be submitted to the City Council for consideration. The City Council shall review and comment on the final plat to ensure that it conforms to the approved preliminary plat and incorporates any changes, modifications, and revisions required by the City Council as part of the preliminary plat approval. A recommendation may be made at that time or the matter may be tabled to allow further time for review and consideration. If accepted, the final plat shall be conditionally approved by motion. The approval shall provide for the acceptance of all agreements for basic improvements, public dedication, and other requirements as indicated by the City Council. If disapproved, the grounds for any refusal to approve a final plat shall be set forth in the written record of the proceedings of the City Council and reported to the applicant in writing. The City Council shall act on the final plat within 60 days of receipt of the completed final plat application.
(C) Development agreement. The applicant shall execute a development agreement with the city which controls the installation of all required improvements and approval conditions to comply with approved engineering standards and applicable regulations. The development agreement shall be approved as a condition of final plat approval and shall be recorded with the final plat.
(D) Special assessments.
(1) When any existing special assessments which have been levied against the property described are to be divided and allocated to the respective lots in the proposed plat, the City Clerk shall:
(a) Estimate the administrative cost of preparing a revised assessment roll;
(b) File the same with the County Auditor; and
(c) Make such division and allocation.
(2) Upon approval by the City Council of all costs associated with the development and filing of the assessment roll, the same shall be paid to the city before final plat approval, or as provided in the development agreement.
(E) Title review. The City Attorney shall review and approve the status of title and ownership of the property. The developer shall provide an abstract of title, a registered property abstract or a title insurance commitment or policy dated within 30 days of the execution of the final plat as evidence of ownership.
(F) Street addresses. The developer shall consult with the city and/or county in regard to the assignment of addresses. Addresses shall conform to the uniform street naming and property numbering system for the county unless otherwise approved by the city. With submission of the final plat, 1 11 x 17 copy of the plat map showing all addresses correctly labeled shall be supplied to the city for subsequent distribution to the utility companies, post office, Fire Department, and local school district.
(G) Recording the final plat. If the final plat is approved by the City Council, the developer shall record the final plat in the Office of the County Recorder within 120 days after the date of approval. If not recorded within 120 days after the date of approval, the approval of the final plat shall be considered void unless the developer requests an extension, in writing, and receives approval from the City Council. The developer shall, immediately upon receipt of the recorded documents from the County Recorder, furnish the Community Development Director with a print of the final plat showing evidence of the recording. No building permits or improvements, except those specifically permitted by the development agreement, shall be issued for construction of any structure on any lot or other construction activities in said plat until the city has received evidence of the plat being recorded by the County Recorder.
(Ord. 550, passed 5-22-2006)