(A) Submittal and required data and preparation. The proprietor shall submit the final plat to the City Clerk.
(1) The final plat shall comply with the provisions of the Subdivision Control Act.
(2) The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat as approved, except that it may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which the proprietor proposes to record and develop at the time.
(3) The proprietor shall submit to the City Clerk, as evidence of title, an abstract of title certified to date and a policy of title insurance or copy thereof for examination in order to ascertain whether or not the proper parties have signed the plat.
(4) The final plat shall be accompanied by one set of the approved proposed construction plans and specifications for the improvements, and necessary surety, or if the improvements have been satisfactorily completed and accepted by the city, plans as-built shall be submitted and any other plans as may be required by the city.
(B) Review of the plat. The city shall review the final plat for conformance with the preliminary plat and may prepare a set of recommendations to be submitted to the Planning Commission.
(C) Action required — Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall examine the final plat and shall approve the plat, with or without modifications or conditions, or reject it. If the final plat is approved with modifications and/or conditions, the Planning Commission shall specify in writing the reasons therefor. In approving a plat, the Planning Commission may grant variances from the regulations in this chapter, but only in accordance with the standards set out in § 152.009, and must state its reasons therefor in writing. If the final plat is rejected, the grounds for rejection, including citation to the applicable regulations shall be stated on the record of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall transmit written report of its action to the City Commission.
(D) Action required — City Commission.
(1) No final plat shall be approved by the City Commission without the prior approval of the Planning Commission.
(2) The City Commission shall approve the final plat with or without modifications or conditions, or reject it, within a period of 20 days after the filing with the City Clerk of the written report of the Planning Commission as noted above.
(3) Rejected plats may be referred back to the Planning Commission for further study and review and required correction.
(4) One Mylar copy and three paper prints of the final plat shall be filed by the proprietor with the City Clerk, and the proprietor shall deposit any sums of money as the City Commission may require under the provisions of this code. Upon approval by the City Commission, the City Clerk shall sign the plat attesting to the action.
(1993 Code, § 153.18) Penalty, see § 152.999