§ 154.02 APPROVAL; ACCEPTANCE.
   (A)   Preliminary approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Whenever the owner of any tract or parcel of land wholly or partially within the corporate limits of the city desires or is required to make a subdivision of the tract, the owner shall cause to be prepared a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision and shall submit four copies of said preliminary plat which shall contain the data and information outlined in § 154.04 and other pertinent information to the Planning and Zoning Commission for preliminary study and approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall study the preliminary plat to determine if it conforms with the minimum standards and requirements as outlined in this chapter and shall approve or reject the preliminary plat within 30 days after the date of submission.
   (B)   Preliminary plat submitted. Following action by the Planning and Zoning Commission on the preliminary plat, the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the City Council for review.
   (C)   Proposed plan of entire area. When a tract of land is proposed for subdivision that is a part of a larger logical subdivision unit in relation to the city as a whole, the Planning and Zoning Commission may cause to be prepared a proposed plan of the entire area, such plan to be used by the Commission and the Council as an aid in considering proposed subdivisions.
   (D)   Submit final plat. The owner shall submit to the Planning and Zoning Commission four copies of the final plat of the subdivision which shall contain all the information required in this chapter. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall approve or reject the final plat within 30 days of its submission.
   (E)   Approval of the City Council. After action by the Planning and Zoning Commission on the final plat, the final plat shall be submitted to the Council for consideration of final approval and for acceptance of all streets, alleyways, easements, parks or other areas preserved or dedicated to the public. The Council may either reject or approve the final plat, but if the final plat has not been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Council may approve the final plat only upon a three-fourths vote of all members of the Council. 
(Prior Code, § 9-13-2) (Ord. 103, passed 7-16-1972; Ord. 361, passed 7-5-1988)