(a) The proposed preliminary plat shall be placed on the agenda of the next regular planning commission meeting which follows the submittal, by no less than 20 days. Should any required data be omitted, the proprietor shall be notified in writing of the specific data required; and the planning commission shall delay further action until the data are received.
(b) The planning commission shall not take action on a proposed plat without affording an opportunity for a public hearing thereon. A plat submitted to the planning commission shall contain the name and address of the proprietor or other person to whom notice of a hearing shall be sent. It shall be the duty of the planning commission via the city clerk's office, to send notice by first class mail to the proprietor and to property owners immediately adjacent to the property to be platted, of presentment of the preliminary plat and the date, time and place of the meeting of the planning commission to consider the preliminary plat. The notice shall be sent not less than 15 days before the public hearing date and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city.
(c) The planning commission shall recommend approval, conditional approval, or rejection of the preliminary plat. The planning commission shall review the preliminary plat in the following manner:
(1) All details of the proposed preliminary plat shall be reviewed with reference to the requirements of the zoning ordinance, the various elements of the plan, and the design standards set forth in this article. The planning commission may, at its discretion, transmit copies of the preliminary plat to the city engineer and the city manager for their review. The planning commission shall transmit copies of the preliminary plat to all city departments concerned with the development, and may transmit a copy to the school board for review and recommendation.
(2) The planning commission shall act on the preliminary plat in sufficient time to permit the city council to act within the time limit required by section 112 of the Land Division Act (MCL 560.112).
a. Should the recommendation be a conditional approval and, therefore, tentative, and if the proprietor shall in writing have waived the time requirement set forth by this article, the preliminary plat shall not be forwarded to the city council until the conditions have been satisfied by the proprietor. The revised preliminary plat shall be marked as a revision and shall follow the filing procedure set forth in this article.
b. Should the planning commission recommend rejection of the preliminary plat, it shall record the reasons in the minutes of that meeting. A copy of the minutes and all copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded to the city council.
c. Should the planning commission find that all standards under the Land Division Act, 1967 PA 288, the design standards of this article, the requirements of the zoning ordinance, and the applicable elements of the master plan are met and all conditions have been satisfied, it shall recommend approval of the preliminary plat. The chairman or secretary of the planning commission shall make a notation to that effect on each copy of the preliminary plat, returning one copy to the proprietor, forwarding four copies to the city council via the city clerk's office, and retaining one copy for its files.
(3) The planning commission shall recommend approval, approval with conditions, or disapproval of a plat within 63 days after the plat is submitted to the planning commission. If the planning commission fails to act within the required period, the plat shall be considered to have been recommended for approval and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the planning commission upon request of the proprietor. However, the proprietor may waive this requirement and consent to an extension of the 63-day period.
(Ord. No. 73, § 8, 3-4-1968; Ord. No. 172, 5-4-2009; Ord. 222, § 37, 12-3-2018)