Chapter 13

SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

Article 3. Procedure for Submission and Approval

§13-301             PRELIMINARY PLAT. In obtaining approval of a proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall submit a preliminary plat showing and including data specified in section 13-401 and in accordance with the following procedure:

1.          The subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat and file with the City Council five copies of the preliminary plat and written application for conditional approval.

2.          The City Council shall refer the proposed preliminary plat to the Planning Commission for their consideration. The preliminary plat shall be referred to the Planning Commission at least ten days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered.

3.          The Planning Commission shall examine the plat as to its compliance with these regulations, and the Comprehensive Plan of the community and shall have thirty (30) days in which to submit a recommendation to the City Council, for their consideration. In case of modification or disapproval, the Planning Commission shall give its reasons.

4.          The City Council, upon receiving the Commission̓s recommendation, or after thirty (30) days, or any extension thereof shall have passed, shall by resolution grant approval to or reject the preliminary plat. Approval of the preliminary plat by the City Council shall constitute approval to proceed with the preparation of the final plat but shall not be deemed approval of the subdivision.

§13-302             FINAL PLAT. In obtaining approval for a proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall submit a final plat showing and including the date specified by this Article in accordance with the following procedure.

             (1)        A final plat shall be submitted within twelve (12) months of the approval of the preliminary plat, or such approval shall expire and the preliminary plat shall be resubmitted for approval prior to the preparation of the final plat.

             (2)        Procedure for the final plat shall be the same as set out for the preliminary plat in section 13-301.

             (3)        Upon approval of the final plat. a certification of approval signed by the Mayor, and attested by the County Clerk shall be affixed to the original of the final plat and copies of the same filed with the Municipal Clerk and Register of Deeds, along with such other certifications and instruments as may be required by law.

§13-303             PLATS OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS. Procedure for approval of preliminary and final plats of land within one (1) mile of the corporate limits shall be the same as set out in sections 13-30 1 and 13-302, except that five (5) copies of the plat shall be filed and one (1) copy referred to the county surveyor with a request for his recommendations to be submitted to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall not take action on the plat prior to receiving the recommendations of the county surveyor. If no recommendation is received by the Planning Commission within twenty (20) days, the plat shall be deemed approved by the county surveyor.

§13-304             PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE. The City Council or the Planning Commission may request such professional assistance as it deems necessary to properly evaluate the plats as submitted.