(a) As a prerequisite to any preliminary plat application or application for approval of a plat of vacation, and following receipt of the pre-application review submittals in accordance with § 31-1.14, the plat officer and such other persons that the plat officer may designate shall meet with the applicant to review the proposed plat, the procedures for reviewing such plat and any issues that may relate to such plat, including its conformity with the requirements of law. In addition, the plat officer shall define with particularity for the applicant the form, scope and content of the mailed and posted notices to be undertaken in connection with the preliminary, final or vacation plat review for the subject property, as well as the certifications relating to such notices.
(b) A applicant may propose during the pre-application review that the proposed subdivision be considered for preliminary and final plat approval concurrently. To the extent that the plat officer determines that the proposed subdivision can be effectively and fully considered through a concurrent review, a applicant may proceed in preparing application materials that satisfy both the requirements for preliminary and final plat approval; provided, however, that the plan commission will, in its sole discretion, have the ultimate authority to determine whether such preliminary and final plats shall be reviewed separately or concurrently, taking into account the public's ability to participate effectively in the plat review process. In the event that the plan commission accepts the concurrent presentation of preliminary and final plats, the plan commission may recommend both the preliminary and final plat, the preliminary plat only, or neither plat for approval to the board of trustees. In addition, any required notices shall expressly state that both the preliminary and final plats will be considered at the scheduled public meeting.
(Ord. No. 2005-08-3128)