(a) Final plats shall be subsequent to and substantially in conformance with a previously approved preliminary plat or development plan. A final plat may constitute only that portion of the project which is proposed for recording and development at the time. Final plats shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector within 12 months after approval of the preliminary plat or development plan or such approval shall become null and void unless an extension of time has been granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission upon showing of cause. Only one extension of time may be granted for a period not to exceed 12 months.
(b) All fees required for processing of a final plat as well as all other fees incurred by the Village as a part of the review process to date must be paid prior to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the submittal will be deemed incomplete by the Zoning Inspector and not suitable for review.
(c) Final plats shall be prepared by a registered surveyor, engineer, architect or landscape architect and fifteen copies of the plat and supporting data as required in Section 1121.03 shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector no less than 30 calendar days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered.
(d) The Zoning Inspector shall review the submittal for completeness and compliance with the preliminary plat or appropriateness of modifications and these Regulations. The Zoning Inspector's findings shall be presented in writing to the Planning and Zoning Commission and to the applicant. The application shall be considered filed as of the date the application submitted and fee paid to the Zoning Inspector.
(e) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review same and recommend either approval, approval with conditions, or disapproval. The plat together with a letter signed by the Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission stating the Commission's recommendation shall then be immediately forwarded to Village Council, and heard by Village Council no more than 30 calendar days of receipt of the plat as reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(f) Before any plat is approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the developer shall give notice to the State Director of Transportation of the proposed improvements and obtain a letter from the State Director of Transportation stating that: a) this property is not within 300 feet of the centerline of a proposed new highway, or within 500 feet of the centerline of a highway for which changes are proposed, or b) this property is within these limits but that acquisition of the land at this time is not in the public interest. If the State Director of Transportation notifies the Planning and Zoning Commission that the State shall proceed to acquire the land needed, then the Planning and Zoning Commission may refuse to approve the plat, according to provisions of Section 5511.01 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(1) At the request of the subdivider, the Planning and Zoning Commission may give conditional approval and allow the developer to proceed with completion of the plat. However, it shall be clearly at the subdivider's own risk and the conditional approval shall be withdrawn if the State Director of Transportation proceeds to acquire the land.
(2) If the State Director of Transportation notifies the Planning and Zoning Commission that acquisition at this time is not in the public interest, or upon expiration of a 120-calendar day period from date of notice to the State Director or any extension thereof agreed upon by the State Director of Transportation and the property owner, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall, if the plat is in conformance with all provisions of this Subdivision Ordinance, approve the plat.
(3) A copy of correspondence to the State Director shall be mailed to the Zoning Inspector. The correspondence to the State Director shall indicate the 120-calendar day notification deadline.
(g) Village Council shall either approve or disapprove the plat. Should Council approve the final plat, the subdivider shall deliver to the Village Fiscal Officer a bond and other items as required by Section 1129.02, 1129.03, and Chapter 1133. Upon review and approval of said items by the Village Engineer, the Village Mayor and the Fiscal Officer shall sign the final plat and it may be recorded. The placement of the Mayor's signature on the plat shall constitute final approval of the subdivision. The required bonds shall be posted and the plat placed on record within 6 months from the date of Council's approval or the plat shall be null and void. Provided, however, the said time may be extended by Village Council for good cause.
If the plat is disapproved by Council, it shall be returned to the Planning and Zoning Commission with recommendations for modification. A two-thirds majority vote is required by Council to overturn a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(h) A "hard" copy of the final plat as recorded shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector. The developer may then begin constructing the infrastructure improvements. Upon satisfactory completion of the subdivision as determined by the Village Engineer, "as-built plans" based on Village inspection records and prepared by the developer shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector in mylar form. Acceptance of the improvements shall occur upon adoption by Council of an ordinance stating such acceptance.
(i) Application for building permits for lots within the subdivision shall not be submitted until after the plat is recorded, all additional engineering fees incurred by the Village for review have been paid, and a bond is posted for 100 percent of the estimated construction and inspection cost of the improvements, and other items as required by Sections 1129.02, 1129.03, and Chapter 1133. (Ord. 06-08. Passed 2-25-08.)