(A) Public hearing required.
(1) Upon receipt of the above information, the City Clerk shall place the proposed plat on the agenda of the next regular Planning Commission meeting.
(2) A public hearing shall be held on the preliminary plat application. Notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the municipality at least 10 days prior to the day of the hearing. Notification shall also be mailed to the subdivider and the owner(s) of the property within 350 feet to the land within the plat.
(B) Review and action. The Planning Commission shall within a reasonable time, pass upon the preliminary plat as originally submitted or modified. If approved, the Planning Commission shall express its approval as conditional approval and state the conditions of the approval, if any, or if disapproved, shall express its reasons. The approval or disapproval shall be transmitted to the Council and the Council shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat. Approval means the acceptance of the preliminary plat as the basis for preparation of a final plat.
(C) Time limits for review of the preliminary plat.
(1) A subdivision application shall be preliminarily approved or disapproved within 120 days following delivery of an application completed in compliance with this chapter by the applicant to the city, unless the applicant has agreed to an extension of the review period.
(2) If the City Council fails to preliminarily approve or disapprove an application within the review period, the application shall be deemed preliminarily approved, and upon demand the City Clerk shall execute a certificate to that effect.
(Ord. 334, passed 12-27-2004)