(A) Every proposed plat of land within the city and within two miles of the limits of the city and not within a town which itself requires the approval of plats, shall be submitted to the City Council before being filed, and no plat of land shall be filed, unless and until the same shall first have been approved by the City Council.
(B) Any person who violates this provision, or who sells land, or offers land for sale, or contracts for the sale of land by reference to or by other use of any plat, before the plat has been approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Before acting on the plat, the City Council shall submit the same to the Planning Commission for its recommendation.
(C) After any such plat has been referred to the Planning Commission by the City Council, the Planning Commission shall act on the same and shall make its recommendations with respect thereto, and failure to so act for a period of 40 days after the reference shall be deemed to be approval of the plat.
(Ord. 279, passed 10-12-2010)