1134.04 PRELIMINARY PLAN PROCEDURES. (SEE EXHIBIT 1 FOLLOWING THE TEXT OF THIS CHAPTER).
   (a)   The subdivider shall submit nine blue or black line prints of the preliminary plan to the Building Commissioner.
   (b)   The Building Commissioner will then forward the prints of the preliminary plan, together with his or her comments and recommendations, to the City Planning Commission, the City Engineer and the Secretary to Council.
   (c)   The Commission shall set a date for a public meeting at which time the preliminary plan shall be considered and shall notify the subdivider of the date, time and place of such meeting so the subdivider may attend. The public hearing shall be held within ninety days after the preliminary plan has been forwarded to the Planning Commission.
   (d)   At said public meeting, the Commission shall, by record vote, approve or disapprove the preliminary plan as submitted or as modified to meet its suggestions.
      (1)   Approval.
         A.   If the vote of the Commission is to approve the preliminary plan as submitted or as modified to meet its suggestions, it shall send the preliminary plan to Council with a written report of its action.
         B.   Council shall, by record vote, approve or disapprove the preliminary plan by majority vote.
         C.   If Council approves the preliminary plan, the subdivider may proceed with the proposed improvement plans, profiles and final plat, which shall include all modifications as suggested by the Commission and the City Engineer. The Secretary of the Commission shall retain one print of the preliminary plan showing all changes and modifications as proposed by the Commission and the City Engineer. Said print shall be used to check the proposed improvement plans, the profiles, and the final plat when it is submitted.
      (2)   Disapproval.
         A.   If the vote of the Commission is to disapprove the preliminary plan, its action is final unless the subdivider elects to appeal the adverse report to Council within twenty days after the decision of the Commission.
         B.   If the subdivider elects to appeal the Commission's vote of disapproval to Council, Council can only approve the preliminary plan by a minimum three-fourths vote.
   (e)   All actions by both the Commission and Council shall be made a matter of the minutes of their meetings.
(Ord. 96-61. Passed 4-21-97.)