(a) The owner of land who desires to subdivide it shall submit ten copies of a preliminary plat to the Village Manager or a designee.
(b) A preliminary plat shall be the result of as many prior consultations with the Village Manager or his or her designee, or the Planning Commission, as the owner or developer of a subdivision needs. Each applicant shall acknowledge agreement pursuant to R.C. 711.09(C) that the date of submission for plat approval is not the date of delivery of the preliminary plat copies to the Village, but deemed to be the date of the next available regular Planning Commission meeting based on the requirements set forth below, given Planning Commission may only act at a duly-noticed public meeting also in compliance with R.C. 121.22.
(c) When a preliminary plat has been determined by the Village Manager or a designee to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 1226.03, it shall be accepted on behalf of the Village and scheduled for Planning Commission review. To be scheduled for Planning Commission review, preliminary plats must be submitted delivered to the Village at least twenty-five days before, and accepted at least twenty-one days before, the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Commission, and shall be accompanied by payment for review services in an amount specified in Section 1226.13. The Commission shall thereupon examine said plat at the regular monthly meeting for which it has been scheduled and take action within thirty days to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the plat, except that the Commission may also, at its discretion, move to continue its deliberations on a given plat beyond the thirty days if so requested by the applicant. If the applicant does not request a continuation of deliberations but the Commission fails to act within thirty days of the date of submission, the preliminary plat is deemed approved pursuant to R.C. 711.09(C) and the Clerk of Council is authorized to certify the failure to act within the required time. At least one copy of all submitted plats shall be open to the public for inspection, in the office of the Clerk of Council, during the period said plats are under review by either the Planning Commission or Village Council.
(d) No plat will be accepted for the Village of Yellow Springs review until necessary reviews have taken place by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) pursuant to State laws relating to State rights-of-way.
(e) Approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective for a maximum period of twelve months unless the first section has been filed for final approval.
(f) Grounds for refusal, approval or modification of any plat submitted shall be stated upon the record of the Commission or Council including citation or reference to any applicable subdivision regulation consistent with R.C. 711.09.
(Ord. 91-12. Passed 12-2-91; Ord. 2020-27. Passed 10-19-20; Ord. 2022-10. Passed 4-18-22.)