(a) Upon receipt of the final plat from the planning commission, the city council shall review the final plat and all recommendations of the planning commission and shall take action to approve or disapprove the final plat at its next regular meeting, or at a meeting called within 20 days of the date of receipt.
(b) The city council shall require of the proprietor, as a condition of final plat approval, a cash deposit, certified check or irrevocable bank letter of credit, whichever the proprietor elects, running to the city to insure, within the time specified in the contract, the performance of any contract relation with the city relative to improvement of public places that have not been completely installed or constructed at the time of final plat approval, and shall require either a cash deposit, certified check, or irrevocable bank letter of credit, whichever the proprietor elects, running to the city for the full cost, as estimated pursuant to section 74-163(b)(1), of any required public improvements that have not been completely installed or constructed at the time of final plat approval, to insure the installation of such required public improvements within the time specified in the contract, after approval of the plat; provided the city shall refund to the proprietor as the work progresses, amounts of any cash deposits, or allow the appropriate reduction in security, in amounts equal to the cost of completed units of work stipulated in the agreement prepared pursuant to section 74-163(b)(1), and satisfactory accomplishment of the construction milestones noted in that section.
(c) After the city council has approved the final plat, no change shall be made in the plat unless the plat is resubmitted for review and approval in accordance with all the provisions of this article.
(d) Upon approval of the final plat, the subsequent approvals shall follow the procedure set forth in the Land Division Act (MCL 560.101 et seq.).
(e) A certificate of approval of the final plat shall be affixed to the plat by the surveyor, and all copies of the final plat signed by the city clerk on behalf of the city council upon approval of the final plat by that body.
(f) Once the final plat has been approved by the city and recorded under section 172 of the Land Division Act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.172, it shall be considered to be an amendment to the master plan of the city and a part thereof. Approval of a plat by the city does not constitute or effect an acceptance by the public of any street or other open space shown upon the plat.
(Ord. No. 73, § 14, 3-4-1968; Ord. No. 172, 5-4-2009)