(a) In General. Prior to the preparation of the preliminary plan, the subdivider shall become familiar with subdivision requirements and with the proposals of the Official Thoroughfare Plan for London, Ohio, affecting the territory in which the proposed subdivision is located.
(b) Filing. The subdivider shall prepare and file an application for preliminary approval with the Planning Commission and as many copies of the preliminary plan as may be required by the Commission according to the standards and other provisions of these Regulations. The preliminary plan shall be considered officially filed after it is examined by the Safety-Service Director for the Commission and is found to be in full compliance with the formal provisions set forth in Section 1224.02.
(c) Approval. The Safety-Service Director shall forward copies of the preliminary plan to such officials and agencies as may be directed by the Commission for the purpose of study and recommendation. The Safety-Service Director shall also forward a notice to all of the property owners immediately adjacent or across the street from the proposed subdivision that the subdivision has been filed and any concerned property owner may review the plat and the property owner shall also receive notice of the hearing in which the Planning Commission shall hear the proposal for the preliminary plan for the subdivision. After receipt of reports from such officials and agencies the Commission shall determine whether the preliminary map shall be approved, approved with modifications or disapproved. Notice of such action shall be forwarded to the subdivider or any concerned property owner who has requested the information.
The Commission shall act on the preliminary plan within forty-five days after filing unless such time is extended by agreement with the subdivider or his or her agent.
When a preliminary plan has been approved by the Commission, the Chairperson of the Commission shall affix his or her signature to the plan and attach thereto a notation that it has received preliminary approval and return one copy to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements. Approval of the preliminary plat by the Commission shall not constitute approval of the final plan of the subdivision by the Commission.
Preliminary approval shall confer upon the subdivider the right for a one year period from the date of approval that the general terms and conditions under which the preliminary approval was granted will not be affected by any changes and/or amendments to these Regulations. Where preliminary approval has been granted for a subdivider, and the subdivision to be developed in phases, the following time frames will be respected: Initial preliminary approval will be good as long as the development starts within one year of the date of approval. If the developer stops development for a period of two years or more, then the preliminary approval process shall begin again with the preliminary plat being resubmitted.
(Ord. 145-82. Passed 11-4-82; Ord. 198-01. Passed 12-6-01; Ord. 162-05. Passed 7-21-05.)