(A) When the subdivider files a preliminary plat and further documentation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the plat upon its filing with the County Clerk may be submitted to the County Surveyor and/or Engineer, as determined by the Board of County Commissioners, and subsequently given to the County Surveyor and/or Engineer within five business days. The County Surveyor and/or Engineer shall make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners concerning the technical appropriateness of the content of the plat and shall recommend how deficiencies or shortcomings of the preliminary plat might be overcome.
(B) Once the Board of County Commissioners has received the review of the preliminary plat by the County Surveyor and/or Engineer, or the Board of County Commissioners has sufficiently reviewed the preliminary plat by itself, then consideration of the preliminary plat by the Board of County Commissioners can be placed on the agenda of the Board of County Commissioners.
(1) The Board of County Commissioners may approve, disapprove, or table the preliminary plat pending additional information or necessary modifications. The action and reason for such action shall be stated in writing by the Board of County Commissioners to the subdivider, including any necessary modifications for approval.
(2) (a) If necessary modifications are required of the preliminary plat before approval, the subdivider must resubmit the preliminary plat with the changes completed. The resubmitted preliminary plat may again be submitted to the County Surveyor and/or Engineer for review and recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
(b) Once the recommendation of the County Surveyor and/or Engineer is received by the Board of County Commissioners, or the Board of County Commissioners has sufficiently reviewed the preliminary plat by itself, the consideration of the preliminary plat can once again be placed on the agenda of the Board of County Commissioners, and the Board of County Commissioners can take the same actions as stated above.
(c) The subdivider or property owner must pay the County Clerk for the cost of the additional review by the County Surveyor and/or Engineer before the consideration of the resubmitted plat can be placed on the agenda, if indeed the cost of additional review(s) has exceeded the $100 per proposed lot fee already collected in the application process.
(3) If the Board of County Commissioners’ conclusion is approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider shall, at that time, proceed to comply with the balance of the requirements of this chapter concerning final plats.
(Ord. 70, passed 5-19-2020)