(A) The proposed preliminary plat shall be placed on the agenda of the next regular Planning Commission meeting which follows the submittal of a complete preliminary plat package, but no less than 20 days. Should any required data be omitted, the proprietor shall be notified in writing of the specific data required, and the Planning Commission shall delay further action until said data is received.
The Planning Commission shall recommend approval, conditional approval or rejection of the preliminary plat.
(B) The Planning Commission shall review the preliminary plat in the following manner:
(1) All details of the proposed preliminary plat shall be reviewed with reference to the requirements of the Zoning Code, the various elements of the Community Development Plan, and the design standards set forth in this chapter. The Planning Commission may, at its discretion, transmit copies of the preliminary plat to the City Engineer and the City Manager for their review. The Planning Commission shall transmit copies of the preliminary plat to all city departments concerned with the development and may transmit a copy to the St. Johns School Board for review and recommendation;
(2) It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission via the City Clerk’s office to send notice by first class mail to the proprietor and to property owners immediately adjacent to the property to be platted of presentment of the preliminary plat and the time and place of the meeting of the Planning Commission to consider the preliminary plat. The notice shall be sent not less than five days before the meeting date fixed therefor. The Planning Commission shall act on the preliminary plat in sufficient time to permit the City Commission to act within the time limit required by Land Division Act of 1967, M.C.L.A. § 560.112.
(a) Should the recommendation be a conditional approval and therefore tentative, and if the proprietor shall in writing have waived the time requirement set forth by this chapter, the preliminary plat shall not be forwarded to the City Commission until the conditions have been satisfied by the proprietor. The revised preliminary plat shall be marked a revision and shall follow the filing procedure set forth in this chapter.
(b) Should the Planning Commission recommend rejection of the preliminary plat, it shall record the reasons in the minutes of that meeting. A copy of the minutes and all copies of the preliminary plat shall be forwarded to the City Commission.
(c) Should the Planning Commission find that all conditions have been met satisfactorily, it shall recommend approval of the preliminary plat. The Chairperson or Clerk of the Planning Commission shall make a notation to that effect on each copy of the preliminary plat, returning one copy to the proprietor, forwarding four copies to the City Commission via the City Clerk’s office and retaining one copy for its files.
(Ord. 509, passed 4-22-2002)