(A) Upon receipt of an application for secondary plat approval, the Technical Review Committee shall review the secondary plat.
(1) If the Technical Review Committee finds that the secondary plat has been prepared in accordance with the terms of this chapter, they shall approve.
(2) If the Technical Review Committee finds that the secondary plat has not been prepared in accordance with the terms of this chapter, they shall return the plat to the subdivider with a written specification of the items of nonconformance.
(B) The Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson shall, upon the filing of an application for secondary plat approval, review the secondary plat along with the accompanying data, hear the report of the Technical Review Committee, and determine whether or not the secondary plat meets all minimum requirements and standards of this chapter and of all other applicable ordinances in the county. The Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson shall then take one of the following actions on the secondary plat:
(1) (a) If the Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson determines that upon the satisfactory completion of one or more specified conditions consistent with the requirements, standards, and specifications of this chapter, the secondary plat would comply with the terms of this chapter, the Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson may give conditional approval to the plat.
(b) Conditional approval of a secondary plat may include a construction agreement which is acceptable to the Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson 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 chapter. The subdivider shall furnish sufficient evidence to the Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson of the satisfactory completion of the conditions before the plat will be deemed “final approval for record.”
(2) The Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson shall sign the secondary plat for record only after it has determined that the secondary 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.
(3) Should the Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson decide to disapprove the plat, written notice of the action, together with reasons therefor, shall be transmitted to the subdivider.
(4) After review of the secondary plat; drainage calculations and construction plans must be reviewed in accordance to Chapter 53 (Stormwater Drainage, Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations) before construction may begin. All plans must be approved by the Town Engineer.
(C) Upon final approval of the secondary plat, town staff shall indicate upon each copy that it has been approved. One copy shall be returned to the subdivider, along with the written statement indicating the action taken by the Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson. If approved with conditions, a written copy of the conditions shall accompany each copy of the approved secondary plat.
(D) Final approval of a plat by the Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson shall be an acceptance by the public of the offer of dedication of any street improvement, way, place, structure, utility improvements, or open space improvement, within the areas shown upon the plat.
(E) The Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson shall affix their signatures to the original tracing and the subdivider shall record the plat with the County Recorder within 30 days. If not recorded within this time, the approval shall be null and void, unless further extended by the Planning Director and Plan Commission Chairperson upon written request of the subdivider, prior to the expiration. The subdivider shall pay the recording fee, and shall submit a recorded hard copy and digital copy to town staff. Until the prints have been so filed, no improvement location permit, occupancy permit, or other permits shall be issued for any lot shown upon the plat.
(Ord. 2020-1D, passed 1-6-20)