(A) Improvement plans. After the City Council has approved the preliminary plat, but prior to submission of the final plat, the subdivider shall furnish four copies of the plans and specifications for all improvements to be installed within or in conjunction with the proposed subdivision to the City Engineer for review. These plans and specifications shall be signed and sealed by the registered professional engineer responsible for their preparation. Until the City Engineer certifies in writing that the proposed improvements conform to generally-accepted engineering practices and to the standards imposed in this chapter:
(1) The HBZ Officer shall not issue any permit to allow construction of said improvements.
(2) The City Council shall not act upon the application for final plat approval.
(B) The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat as approved, and, if desired by the subdivider, it may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which he proposed to record and develop at the time; provided, however, that such portion conforms to all requirements of these regulations.
(C) Application for approval of the final plat shall be submitted in writing to the Plan Commission at least 21 days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered. The Plan Commission Secretary shall cause a public notice to be published in the local newspaper advising the public of the pending hearing to review the proposed plat. Said public notice shall be published at least ten days prior to the hearing. The Plan Commission Secretary shall cause a direct mailing notice to be sent to all owners of property within 300 feet of the boundary of the land proposed to be subdivided. Said direct mailing notice shall be mailed at least ten days prior to the hearing.
(D) Twelve copies of the final plat and other exhibits required for approval shall be prepared as specified in §§ 154.40 through 154.42, and shall be submitted to the Plan Commission within six months after approval of the preliminary plat; unless an extension of time is applied for and granted by the Plan Commission.
(E) The final plat submitted to the Plan Commission for approval shall be accompanied by a notice from the City Manager stating that there has been filed with and approved by the City Council, one of the following:
(1) A certificate by the City Engineer that all improvements and installations to the subdivision required for its approval have been made or installed in accordance with the specifications; or
(2) Legal assurance to guarantee completion of the improvements in a form complying with § 154.051.
(3) Within 30 days after application for approval of the final plat, the Plan Commission shall approve or disapprove it. If the Plan Commission approves, it shall affix its seal upon the plat together with the certifying signature of its Chairperson and Secretary. If it disapproves, it shall set forth its reasons in its own records and provide the applicant with a copy.
(F) After approval of the final plat by the Plan Commission and the fulfillment of the requirements of these regulations, six original copies of the final plat of the subdivision, two of which are executed on Mylar, shall be submitted to the Council for approval.
(1) Action must be taken by the Council within 30 days after the final plat has been submitted for approval.
(2) Upon approval of the Council, the developer shall record the plat with the Recorder or Registrar of Titles within four months. If not recorded within this time, the approval shall be null and void. Immediately after recording, the original or a duly certified copy shall be filed with the City Clerk.
('71 Code, § 12-3-3) (Ord. 1447, passed 10-28-63; Am. Ord. 3265, passed 8-14-00)