(A) Filing and recommendation. No subdivision plat, or conveyance creating a subdivision of land within the city's jurisdiction shall be recorded in the office of the Adams County Clerk/Recorder of Deeds, unless such plat or conveyance has been submitted to the Commission and approved by the Council. The approval process is commenced by the developer filing with the Plan Commission
Secretary ten 24-inch by 36-inch copies of a preliminary plan conforming to the requirements of § 161.03. Within 60 days from the date of filing, the Commission shall convene a public hearing to review and recommend approval or disapproval of the preliminary plan. The Commission's recommendation shall be promptly submitted to the Council for its consideration. Recommendations shall be accompanied by appropriate findings or conditions for compliance with § 161.03. The Commission's recommendation may be rejected only upon a two-thirds vote of the Council members voting on the recommendation.
(B) Notice of public hearing. The Commission Secretary shall submit a notice of public hearing for each preliminary plan for publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the jurisdiction not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days before such hearing. The Secretary shall provide copies of such notice to all units of government affected by the proposed subdivision.
(C) Fees. Upon filing of preliminary plan, a fee of $300 shall be paid to the city to defray the cost of the administration, publishing, posting notices of the proposed amendment and the cost of maintaining a record of the public hearing. The fee shall be paid to the Department of Planning and Development.
(Ord. 9278, passed 6-22-2015; Ord. 9330, passed 3-19-2018)