(A) Council action. The City Council shall act on the final plat by motion. The motion shall include findings of fact supporting the approval or denial, and shall be entered into the written record of the proceedings of the City Council. A motion to approve that fails for the lack of a simple majority shall be a denial of the requested application.
(B) Development agreement. If the City Council moves to approve the final plat and the development agreement is not yet finalized, the approval shall be contingent upon the following:
(1) A completed and fully executed development agreement including all required financial securities and time frame for final plat and final grading completion; and
(2) All fees and charges related to the preliminary or final plat paid in full.
(C) Required approval. The City Council shall certify final approval within 60 days of an applicant's request for final plat approval if the applicant has complied with:
(1) All conditions and requirements of the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code, Surface Water Management Plan, engineering standards, Airport Zoning Regulation, official map, and this chapter; and
(2) All conditions and requirements upon which the preliminary plat approval was expressly conditioned, either through performance or the execution of appropriate agreements assuring such performance.
(D) Denial of plat. The City Council may deny the subdivision if it makes any 1 or more of the following findings:
(1) The proposed subdivision is in conflict with adopted applicable general or specific provisions of the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code, Surface Water Management Plan, engineering standards, Airport Zoning Regulation, official map, or this chapter;
(2) The final plat does not meet or satisfy all of the conditions or requirements upon which the preliminary plat approval was expressly conditioned, either through performance or the execution of appropriate agreements assuring such performance.
(3) The design of the subdivision does not conform to minimum city standards; and
(4) The applicant has failed to provide all documents required by the city in order to adequately evaluate the application.
(Ord. 550, passed 5-22-2006)