(A) Final plat preparation. The subdivider shall engage a registered land surveyor or engineer to prepare a final plat of the preliminary plat portion which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at the time.
(B) Final plat submittal.
(1) The subdivider shall submit five copies of the final plat to the Zoning Administrator at least 21 days before the Planning Commission meeting at which the plat is to be considered.
(2) The final plat shall incorporate all changes required by the city, the County Engineer regarding county roads, and the State Department of Transportation regarding state highways. In all other respects it shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved, or it will be sent back to the Planning Commission and City Council for preliminary review.
(3) When the subdivider submits the final plat, he or she shall also submit to the city a title opinion or other evidence that the City Attorney may require showing that the plat and deeds to the public are properly executed.
(4) For one year following approval of the preliminary plat, no amendment of this chapter,
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of this code or the comprehensive plan shall apply to or affect the preliminary plat, unless the City Council, for good cause, extends this time after receiving a written request for extension.
(5) If the preliminary plat is not entirely platted in final form within three years of approval, the preliminary plat shall be considered null and void.
(C) Final plat distribution; city staff review.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall transmit one copy of the final plat and any supporting documentation to the Director of Engineering, City Attorney and other appropriate city officials.
(2) The city staff shall review the final plat and transmit their recommendations to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting when the plat will be considered.
(D) Final plat review by Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall study the final plat, considering the reports of the Director of Engineering, City Attorney and other municipal departments and/or employees, and then shall transmit its recommendations to the Council within 30 days of the Planning Commission's final plat review meeting.
(E) Subdivider duty to attend meetings. The subdivider or a duly authorized representative shall attend both the Planning Commission meeting and City Council meeting at which the final plat scheduled for consideration. Failure of the subdivider or a duly authorized representative to be present at the Planning Commission and Council meetings shall be grounds to defer action on the proposed final plat, and shall toll any applicable time limits for the approval or disapproval of a final plat.
(F) City Council action on final plat.
(1) The City Council shall act upon the final plat within 30 days of receiving the recommendations of the Planning Commission, whereupon the Records Administrative Secretary shall notify the subdivider of the Council's action. If the City Council approves the final plat, then it shall do so by resolution.
(2) Upon subdivider request for final approval, the city shall certify final approval within 60 days if the applicant has complied with all chapter requirements and all the preliminary approval conditions, either through performance or agreements assuring performance. If the city fails to certify final approval within the time frame, and if the subdivider has complied with all conditions or requirements, the final plat shall be deemed approved and upon demand, the city shall execute a certificate to that effect.
(G) Final plat recording.
(1) Upon final plat approval by the City Council, the subdivider shall record the final plat with the County Recorder, within 6 months after approval; otherwise the approval shall become null and void.
(2) The subdivider shall, within 30 days of recording furnish the Director of Engineering with the following formats and copies of the final plat showing evidence of the recording.
(a) Reproducible mylar original;
(b) Two paper copies; and
(c) Copy on disk in an AutoCAD release version specified by the Director of Engineering.
(3) The subdivider shall provide all formats and copies required for recording with the Waseca County Recorder, as well as for filing with the city.
(H) DNR final plat copy; plats in shoreland areas. Copies of all plats that include shoreland areas (shoreland overlay districts) shall be submitted to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) within ten days of final approval by the city.
(`86 Code, § 10.20) (Am. Ord. 903, passed 4-4-06)