(A) Notification. Following the decision by the City Council, the Zoning Administrator shall notify the applicant of the Council's action and reasons thereof.
(B) Recording. The city shall maintain a record of all approved preliminary plat applications including a copy of the application, materials, review dates and such other information as may be appropriate. A record of applications which were not approved shall also be maintained for record keeping purposes pursuant to the city's record retention schedule.
(C) Effect of approval.
(1) The approval of a preliminary plat is an acceptance of the general layout as submitted and indicates to the applicant that they may proceed toward fulfilling the necessary steps for approval of the final plat in accordance with the terms of approval.
(2) Upon approval of the preliminary plat by the Council, the applicant shall submit the final plat to the City Council within one year after the approval, in compliance with § 153.096.
(3) Prior to the expiration of the preliminary plat approval, the City Council may extend the approval for an additional year.
(a) The applicant shall submit such a request in writing to the Zoning Administrator at least 30 days in advance of the expiration date and the City Council shall consider the extension.
(b) The request for an extension shall specify the term of extension and designate a new extension date.
(c) The extension shall not be subject to an additional fee and only one extension may be granted per preliminary plat.
(Ord. 879, passed 10-28-2020)