(a) The proprietor shall submit to the city council, via the city clerk, copies of all preliminary plats approved by the reviewing authorities listed in Sections 112--119 of the Land Division Act (MCL 560.112--560.119).
(b)4The city council shall review the preliminary plat at its next meeting, or within 20 days from the date of submission, and approve it if the proprietor has met all conditions laid down for approval of the preliminary plat.
(c) The city council shall instruct the city clerk to notify the proprietor of approval or rejection in writing and, if rejected, to give the reasons.
(d) The city council shall instruct the city clerk to note all proceedings relative to the preliminary plat in the minutes of the meeting, which minutes shall be open for public inspection.
(e) Final approval of the preliminary plat under this section shall confer upon the proprietor for a period of two years from the date of approval the conditional right that the general terms and conditions under which preliminary plat approval was granted will not be changed. The two-year period may be extended if applied for by the proprietor and granted by the city council in writing. Written notice of such extension shall be sent by the city council via the city clerk's office to all approving authorities.
(f) After receiving final approval of his preliminary plat but before proceeding with the construction of any public improvements, the proprietor shall submit four copies of complete street, streetlighting, water, storm, and sanitary sewer plans, and specifications prepared and sealed by an engineer registered in this state. The method indicated for the disposal of sewage shall be acceptable to the state department of environmental quality, the county health department, and the city council; and the proposed method of storm drainage involving county drains shall be acceptable to the county drain commission.
(Ord. No. 73, § 10, 3-4-1968)
State Law References: Similar provisions, MCL 560.120.