(A) Proposed plan.
(1) Prior to the filing of an application for conditional approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider shall submit for review with the Zoning Administrator, subdivision proposed plans which shall contain the following information: tract boundaries, north point, description of nature and purpose of tract, proposed land uses for tract, existing land uses of adjacent tracts, streets on and adjacent to the tract, proposed general street layout, proposed general lot layout and significant topographical and physical features as are determined necessary by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) Such proposed plans will be considered as submitted for informal and confidential discussion between the subdivider and the Zoning Administrator. Submission of a subdivision proposed plan shall not constitute formal filing of a plat with the Commission.
(3) As far as may be practical on the basis of a proposed plan, the Zoning Administrator will informally advise the subdivider as promptly as possible of the extent to which the proposed subdivision conforms to the design standards of this chapter and will discuss possible plan modifications necessary to ensure conformance.
(B) Preliminary plat; procedure.
(1) Approval of the County Planning Commission:
(a) Ten copies of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the County Planning Commission at least 21 days prior to the Planning Commission meeting at which consideration is requested. The County Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on said preliminary plat. The notice of the public hearing shall be sent to the property owners within 500 feet. It shall not be necessary to notify property owners in cities. Notice shall also be sent to the township board or boards and municipalities within two miles at least ten days prior to the hearing date. Public notice shall consist of a general description of the proposal, the time, date and place of hearing. The applicant must provide the tax parcel number or numbers.
1. For the purpose of notification, ownership of property within the previously described required distance shall be provided by the applicant and shall be certified as being correct. The owner, as herein defined, shall be the fee owner or contract purchaser. The Planning Commission shall act on each plat thereof submitted within 90 days of date of submission, or such time as mutually agreed by the applicant; failure to act shall be deemed as approval. In case the plat is disapproved within 45 days, the subdivider shall be notified of the reason for such action and what requirements will be necessary to meet the approval of the Planning Commission.
2. Approval or disapproval of the preliminary plat shall be conveyed to the subdivider in writing within 45 days after the meeting of the Planning Commission at which such plat was considered.
(b) In case the plat is disapproved, the subdivider shall be notified of the reason for such action. The approval of the preliminary plat does not constitute an acceptance of the subdivision, but is deemed to be an authorization to proceed with the final plat. This approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective for a period of six months, unless an extension is granted by the Planning Commission. The subdivider may file a final plat limited to such portion of the preliminary plat which he or she proposed to record and develop at the time; provided that, such portion must conform to all requirements of this chapter. If some portion of the final plat has not been submitted for approval within this period, a preliminary plat must again be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval.
(2) The preliminary plat shall be submitted to the County Commissioner, or Commissioner of the district or districts in which the subdivision is located and the township board, or boards, in which the subdivision is located, for review at least ten days prior to the public hearing.
(3) The preliminary plat shall be submitted to any municipality within two miles of the plat, for review at least ten days prior to the public hearing.
(4) The preliminary plat shall be submitted to the utility or power company for review of utility easements, at least ten days prior to the public hearing.
(5) The County Surveyor and Highway Engineer shall submit a report to the County Planning Commission concerning the feasibility of the proposed plat and its conformance. In the case where the County Surveyor is submitting the preliminary plat, the report shall be submitted either by the County Highway Engineer or other qualified person selected by the County Planning Commission.
(6) The preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Park Board Chairperson and to the Park Board representative.
(7) The preliminary plat shall be accompanied by a fee to be submitted to the Zoning Administrator as established by the County Board. Such fee is to be used for the expense of the county in connection with the review, inspection, approval or disapproval of said plat.
(8) The land survey shall certify conformance to design standards for both preliminary and final plats.
(9) Percolation tests are required on each soil type of building site groups three through eight within the proposed platted area. The soil types will be determined from the Wright County Soils Survey Atlas done by the Soils Conservation Service. The location and number of percolation tests may be reduced only at the direction of the County Sanitarian.
(C) Final plat.
(1) Procedure. After the preliminary plat has been approved, the final plat may be submitted for approval as follows.
(a) Examination and approval by the County Surveyor.
1. A copy of the final plat, in preliminary form, shall be submitted to the County Surveyor for examination and approval. The County Surveyor shall examine the plat for conformance to county requirements and state statutes.
2. The owner of the plat shall be charged a fee for such service, in accordance with a schedule established by the County Board of Commissioners.
(b) Approval of the County Planning Commission. The final plat shall be submitted to the County Planning Commission at least ten days prior to a Planning Commission meeting at which consideration is requested. The Planning Commission shall act on each plat submitted within 60 days of submission; failure to act shall be deemed as approval. In case the plat is disapproved, the subdivider shall be notified of the reason for such action and what requirements shall be necessary to meet the approval of the Planning Commission.
(c) Approval of the County Board.
1. After review and approval of the final plat by the Planning Commission, such final plat, with the recommendations of the Planning Commission, shall be submitted to the County Board for action. The County Board shall act on each plat, recommended by the Planning Commission, within 60 days after submission to the County Board.
2. If accepted, the final plat shall be approved by resolution, which resolution shall provide for the acceptance of all streets, roads, alleys, easements or other public ways, and parks, or other open spaces dedicated to public purposes. If disapproved, the grounds for refusal to approve a plat shall be set forth in the proceedings of the Board and reported to the subdivider applying for such approval.
(2) Fees. The final plat shall be accompanied by all fees established by these regulations, all fees to be submitted to the County Zoning Administrator.
(D) Plat approval.
(1) Each subdivision plat or registered land survey plat or condominium plat must be approved by the County Surveyor before recording.
(2) The proprietor of the subdivision plat or registered land survey plat or condominium plat shall be charged a fee for the review and approval in accordance with a schedule established by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners.
(Ord. passed 12-11-1979; Ord. 89-1, passed 12-5-1989)