The governing body shall, upon receiving the report of the City Engineer, as soon as possible, but not more than 30 days thereafter, consider said report, negotiate with the subdivider on changes deemed advisable and the kind and extent of improvements to be made by the subdivider, and pass upon the preliminary plat as originally submitted or modified. If the governing body does not act within 30 days, the preliminary plat shall be deemed to be approved, provided, however, that the subdivider may agree to an extension of the time for a period not to exceed an additional 60 days. It shall then set forth its recommendations in writing, whether of approval, modification, or disapproval.
(A) In the event that substantial changes or modifications are made by the governing body or disapproval of the plat, it shall give its reasons therefor and it may request and cause the revised preliminary plat to be resubmitted in the same manner as the original plat.
(B) If approved, the governing body shall express its approval as conditional approval and state the conditions of such approval, if any.
(C) The action of the governing body shall be noted on two copies of the preliminary plat, referenced and attached to any conditions determined. One copy shall be returned to the subdivider and the other copy retained by the governing body.
(D) The conditional approval by the governing body shall not constitute final acceptance of the addition or subdivision by the city but an authorization to proceed with preparation of the final plat.
(Prior Code, § 6-7-21)