(a) Any person, firm or corporation who desires to plat, replat or subdivide land within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission of the City, as provided by the laws of the State, shall submit a written application for a certificate together with a copy of the proposed plat to the Commission.
Upon receipt of the application, the Commission if it tentatively approves the application shall set a date for a hearing, notify the applicant in writing, and notify by general publication or otherwise any person or governmental unit having probable interest in the proposed plat.
In determining whether an application for approval shall be granted the Commission shall determine if the plat provides for:
(1) Coordination of subdivision streets with existing and planned streets or highways.
(2) Coordination with and extension of facilities included in the Comprehensive Plan.
(3) Establishment of minimum width, depth and area of lots within the projected subdivision.
(4) Distribution of population and traffic in a manner tending to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience and the harmonious development of the City or County.
(5) Fair allocations of areas for streets, parks, schools, public and semipublic buildings, homes, utilities, business and industry.
(b) As a condition of approval of a plat the Commission may specify:
(1) The manner in which streets shall be laid out, graded and improved.
(2) Provisions for water, sewage and other utility services.
(3) Provision for schools.
(4) Provision for essential Municipal services.
(5) Provision for recreational facilities.
(c) After the hearing and within a reasonable time after the application for approval of the plat, the Commission shall, if the Commission approves the plat, affix its seal on the plat. If the Commission disapproves the proposed plat, it shall set forth its reasons in its minutes and provide the applicant with a copy.
(d) The Commission shall have the authority to approve a plat for a subdivision in which the improvements and installations have not been completed as required by the Commission if the applicant provides a bond which shall:
(1) Run to the City of Moundsville.
(2) Be in an amount determined by the Commission to be sufficient to complete the improvements and installations required by the Commission.
(3) Be with surety satisfactory to the Commission.
(4) Specify the time for the completion of the improvements and installations required by the Commission.
Any money received from any such bonds shall be used by the City only for the completion of the improvements and installations required by the Commission. (Ord. 4-24-72)