The subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, and shall file with the Plats Officer an application in writing for the Preliminary Plat approval of said plat, accompanied by seven blue print drawings of said plat and three copies of the documents, plans and specifications meeting the requirements of this chapter at least 20 days prior to the meeting of the Planning Commission.
(A) Action by the Plats Officer. The Plats Officer shall transmit copies of the preliminary documents, plans and specifications to the city officials and other agencies as deemed necessary by the Planning Commission for these recommendations. These recommendations in respect thereto shall be submitted to the Planning Commission not later than one week before the meeting at which the preliminary plat will be reviewed.
(B) Action by the Planning Commission.
(1) A preliminary plat shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission to determine its conformity to this chapter, the official plan, all other ordinances and regulations in force which affect subdivisions.
(2) The Planning Commission shall within 45 days of the receipt of an application for the approval of a preliminary plat, approve or disapprove the plat, or approve it with modifications, noting thereon any changes that will be required. If agreed to by the subdivider, the time may be extended for no more than 60 days after which approval or disapproval, and the reason therefor, will be stated by the Planning Commission.
(3) If the preliminary plat as originally submitted, or as changed or modified as required by the Planning Commission, meets the requirements of this chapter, the Planning Commission shall give its approval. If the preliminary plat is disapproved, it shall be noted and it shall be returned to the subdivider within seven days after the meeting. If it is approved, the Chairman, Secretary, and Plats Officer shall affix their signatures to it with the notation that it has received the Planning Commission's approval and then be returned within seven days after the meeting to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements.
(4) Preliminary approval by the Planning Commission shall give the applicant the following rights for a 12-month period from the date of approval. If the preliminary plat approval expires, the subdivider may request an extension on his approved preliminary plat by submitting a letter to the Planning Commission stating why he should be granted an extension.
(a) That the general terms and conditions under which the preliminary approval was granted will not be changed by the Planning Commission.
(b) The applicant may submit on or before the expiration date the whole or part of the preliminary plat for final plat approval.
(Ord. 172, passed 6-8-87)