(A) The City Clerk, upon receipt of 20 copies of the final plat, shall file one copy in the records of the city, shall retain one copy for the public inspection and shall forward the remaining copies to the Plats Officer.
(B) The Plats Officer shall provide copies of the plat to the City Engineer and other persons as are necessary to review the plat; and shall schedule the plat for review by the governing body.
(C) The Plats Officer and the City Engineer shall examine the plat as to its compliance with the ordinances and standards of the city, and its conformance with the preliminary plat; and shall set forth their findings in writing. A copy of the findings shall be provided to the subdivider.
(D) If the plat is found to substantially conform to the preliminary plat as approved, the final plat shall be forwarded to the governing body for review. If the plat is found not to conform to the preliminary plat, it shall be referred to the Planning Commission for review, prior to review by the governing body. The Planning Commission shall then review the plat and shall forward a written recommendation thereon to the governing body within 60 days of the filing of the plat with the City Clerk. If the recommendation is to disapprove the plat, or to require modification of the plat, the reasons shall be set forth in writing and a copy of the recommendation shall be provided to the subdivider.
(E) Upon receipt of the plat and written reports, the governing body shall review the plat and attachments. If the plat is found to conform to the ordinances and standards of the city and the Comprehensive Plan and other duly adopted plans, all as of the date of approval of the preliminary plat; and is found to substantially conform to the preliminary plat, the governing body shall approve the plat, and shall cause its approval to be entered on the plat as required by law.
(F) Action on the final plat, by the governing body shall be taken within 60 days of the date of the official submission of the plat, unless the time period is extended by agreement between the subdivider and the city. If the action is to disapprove the plat, the reasons shall be set forth in the official records of the governing body and the decision shall be provided to the subdivider.
(Ord. B-391, passed 1-4-1983)