(A) The City Manager-Clerk shall, upon receipt of the preliminary plat and application, refer three copies of the plat and application to the City Council, two copies of the plat to the Planning Commission, one copy of the plat to the school district if applicable, one copy to the County Planning Commission, and one copy to the Town Board if applicable.
(B) If the proposed subdivision abuts any state trunk highway, the City Manager-Clerk shall also refer one copy to the state District Highway Headquarters for review as required by state law; if it adjoins a public body of water one copy shall be referred to the state Commission of Natural Resources for review, and one copy to the Watershed District Board if applicable. Within five days after receiving the preliminary plat that includes or borders on an existing or proposed county road, the City Manager shall submit it to the County Engineer for review.
(C) The Engineer, Fire Chief, and Utilities Superintendent, and if appropriate, the School Board, County Planning Commission, Town Board, and the District Highway Engineer, shall within 30 days submit reports to the Planning Commission expressing recommendations for approval, disapproval, or revisions of the preliminary plat.
(D) Within 45 days after the plat is filed, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the plat. One notice of the purpose, time, and place of this public hearing shall be published in the official newspaper at least ten days prior to the day of the hearing. The subdivider shall furnish the City Manager-Clerk with the names and mailing addresses of owners of all lands within 300 feet of the boundaries of the preliminary plat and the City Manager-Clerk shall give mailed notice of the hearing to these owners at least ten days prior to the day of the hearing, although failure of any property owner to receive notification shall not invalidate the proceedings.
(E) The subdivider or his or her representatives shall appear before the Planning Commission at the public hearing, in order to answer questions concerning the preliminary plat.
(F) The report of the Planning Commission shall be submitted to the City Council not later than 30 days after the public hearing on the plat. If the Planning Commission fails to make a report, the City Council shall proceed without the report. Failure to receive a report from the Planning Commission as herein provided shall not invalidate the proceedings or actions of the City Council.
(G) The City Council shall either approve or disapprove of a proposed plat within 120 days after a preliminary plat which contains all of the data required by § 155.041 and which conforms to the minimum design standards required by §§ 155.055 et seq. is submitted to the city unless the subdivider agrees to an extension of this time. The City Council may hold a public hearing on the plat following notice as provided herein. After receiving the Planning Commission’s recommendations, the City Council will act to approve or disapprove the plat at its next regularly scheduled meeting. Approval of the plat shall be by passage upon a simple majority vote of the entire membership of the City Council.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)