The following procedures shall be followed in the administration of this subchapter and no real property within the jurisdiction of this chapter shall be subdivided or a plat recorded until a final plat has been approved by the City Council as set forth in the procedures provided herein and filed with the County Recorder.
(A) Pre-application meeting. Prior to the submission of a preliminary plat, the subdivider shall meet with the Zoning Administrator or designee, City Engineer and other appropriate regulatory agencies to review applicable ordinances, regulations and plans in the area to be subdivided. At this time, the subdivider shall submit a concept plan of the proposed subdivision showing the proposed lot and roadway layout and, if available, the proposed connections to community facilities, surrounding neighborhood information, existing natural resources and topography of the site. The concept plan will be reviewed by the city to provide an advisory review without incurring major costs prior to submission of a preliminary plat.
(B) Fees. Subdivision process fees shall be as established by the city. A schedule of such fees is located in § 32.49 of this code of ordinances. All applicable fees must accompany a subdivision application.
(C) Preliminary plat procedures.
(1) After a pre-application meeting and concept plan review, the subdivider can submit a preliminary plat application. The subdivider shall engage a qualified land planner, licensed land surveyor or engineer to prepare a preliminary plat of the area to be subdivided, and shall submit five full sized copies of the plat, one 11-inch by 17-inch reproducible copy of the plat, and an electronic copy (pdf) of the plat to the City Clerk.
(2) The city shall forward a copy of the preliminary plat to all applicable local, county, state and federal agencies for comment and review.
(3) The Zoning Administrator or designee shall review the preliminary plat and received comments from other agencies. The Zoning Administrator shall prepare a written report containing his or her findings and recommendations and the report shall be sent to the Planning Commission and the applicant.
(4) The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary plat. Notice of the public hearing shall be given at least ten days before the date of the hearing by publication in the official newspaper and written notice mailed to the applicant and the owners of record within 350 feet of the outer boundary of the preliminary plat.
(5) After considering the comments received at the public hearing, the Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to City Council and state its rationale for the plat to be either approved, approved subject to certain conditions or disapproved.
(6) City Council shall consider the preliminary plat at its next meeting following receipt of the Planning Commission recommendation. The City Council shall approve the preliminary plat, approve subject to certain conditions or disapprove the plat. The Zoning Administrator or designee shall notify the applicant in writing of the City Council’s action.
(7) An approved preliminary plat shall be effective for one year, unless a phasing plan has been approved or an extension is granted by the City Council prior to the termination of the one-year period. Only one additional extension can be requested.
(D) Final plat procedures. Following approval of a preliminary plat, the applicant shall engage a licensed land surveyor to prepare a final plat which may constitute only that portion of the preliminary plat which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at that time. The subdivider shall submit to the Zoning Administrator or designee, an application fee, one 11-inch by 17-inch reproducible copy of the plat and an electronic copy (pdf) for approval of a final plat.
(1) The Zoning Administrator or designee shall send copies of the final plat to each of the agencies which received a preliminary plat for their comments and recommendations.
(2) No final plat shall be considered for approval unless it is filed with the Zoning Administrator or designee within the effective period of the approval of the preliminary plat.
(3) The final plat shall conform to the requirements of this division (D) and all the conditions set forth in the approval of the preliminary plat.
(4) The City Council shall, by resolution and within 60 days, approve or deny the final plat. The reasons for denial shall be recorded in the City Council minutes and reported to the applicant by the Zoning Administrator or designee.
(5) Upon approval by the City Council, the applicant will record the final plat with the County Recorder and provide a certified copy to the city.
(Prior Code, § 300.10)