(A) Submission to City Administrator. A final plat shall be submitted by a developer to the City Administrator who shall cause a review of the final plat by the city’s staff to determine conformance of the final plat to this chapter. Upon a finding by the City Administrator that the final plat conforms to this chapter and upon payment of filing fees by the developer, the final plat may be filed for consideration by the Commission within 30 days.
(B) Recommendation for approval. Upon a finding that the final plat conforms to this chapter, the Commission may forward the final plat with its recommendation for approval to the City Council. Upon a finding by the Commission that a final plat does not conform to this chapter, the Commission will cite the basis of its finding and will not recommend that the final plat be approved by the Council.
(C) Acceptance of final plat. A written record of the Commission’s action shall be forwarded to the Council for consideration of the final plat within 30 days following the Commission’s action. Upon finding that a final plat conforms to this chapter, the Council may accept the final plat. Upon finding that a final plat fails to conform to this chapter, the Council will cite the basis of its finding and will not accept the final plat.
(D) Recording final plat. Following acceptance of the final plat by the City Council, the City Secretary may cause the final plat to be filed for record in the county real property records when:
(1) All public improvements required by this chapter have been constructed and accepted by the city; or
(2) Financial security according to § 153.076 is made effective and can be used at the sole discretion of the city to construct the public improvements.
(E) Acceptance of final plat by sections.
(1) A developer, at his or her option, may obtain approval of a portion or a section of a subdivision provided he or she meets all the requirements of this chapter with reference to such portion or section in the same manner as is required for a complete subdivision. In the event that subdivision and the final plat thereof are accepted in sections by the Commission and City Council, each final plat of each section shall carry the name of the entire subdivision, but shall bear a distinguishing letter, number or subtitle. Block numbers shall run consecutively throughout the entire subdivision, even though such subdivision may be finally accepted in sections.
(2) When the proposed subdivision constitutes a unit of a larger tract owned by the developer which is intended to be subsequently subdivided as additional units of the same subdivision, the preliminary and final plats shall be accompanied by a layout of the entire area, showing the tentative proposed layout of streets, blocks, drainage, water, sewer and other improvements for such areas. The overall layout, if accepted by the Commission, shall be attached to and filed with a copy of the accepted subdivision plat in the permanent files of the city. Thereafter, plats of subsequent units of such subdivision shall conform to such accepted overall layout, unless changed by the Commission. However, except where the developer agrees to such change, the Commission may change the layout only when the Commission finds:
(a) That adherence to the previously accepted overall layout will hinder the orderly subdivision of other land in the area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; or
(b) That adherence to the previously accepted overall layout will be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or will be injurious to other property in the area.
(Ord. 933, passed 8-9-05) Penalty, see § 153.999