[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-110), 2-22-1999]
A. Whenever
any subdivision of a tract of land is proposed to be made, the owner
or his/her agent may submit to the Planning and Zoning Commission
sketch plans and data concerning existing conditions within the site
and in its vicinity and which shall convey the intention of the subdivider
as to the proposed layout and type of development.
B. No fees
shall be collected for such pre-application consideration, the purpose
being to acquaint the subdivider with plans and policies in effect
that would be significant to the proposed subdivision.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-112), 2-22-1999]
A. Whenever
any subdivision of a tract of land is proposed to be made, the subdivider
shall first submit to the Planning and Zoning Commission an application
for a certificate of preliminary plat approval, which shall consist
of:
2. Plats, plans and data as specified in Article
IV of this Chapter concerning existing conditions within the site and its vicinity and which shall convey the intentions of the subdivider as to the proposed layout and type of development.
3. A filing fee as specified in Section
410.050.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-113), 2-22-1999]
A. Upon
receipt of an application or a certificate of preliminary approval,
the Planning and Zoning Commission shall check the application for
conformance to the provisions of this Title and shall also consider
letters or certificates of approval or disapproval from City, County
and State agencies as well as from the utility companies.
B. In considering
a submittal, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require such changes
as necessary to meet the intent of the rules and regulations contained
in this Title and to serve the best interests of the needs of the
community.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-114), 2-22-1999]
A. The Planning
and Zoning Commission shall initiate action on an application within
thirty (30) days of submittal of the preliminary plat and approval
thereof shall be given by the Commission by the issuance of a certificate
of preliminary plat approval within sixty (60) days after submittal
or if the application is disapproved, the applicant shall be so notified
in writing and the reasons therefor shall enumerated within sixty
(60) days after submittal.
B. One (1)
copy of the approved preliminary plat shall be retained in the Planning
and Zoning Commission's files and one (1) copy, endorsed with the
certificate of preliminary plat approval, shall be returned to the
subdivider.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-115), 2-22-1999]
A disapproved preliminary plat may be resubmitted to the Planning
and Zoning Commission after changes have been made as suggested, or
it may be carried to the Commission for its direct action at its next
regular meeting.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-116), 2-22-1999]
A. An approved
preliminary plat shall be subject to the following qualifications:
1. Approval
of a preliminary plat is only tentative pending submission of the
final plat.
2. Approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective and binding upon the Planning and Zoning Commission for a period not to exceed eighteen (18) months, and thereafter such approval shall expire and be null and void except to the extent that work on the subdivision has progressed, as set forth in Section
410.160, unless a petition for an extension of time has been submitted to is subsequently approved by the Commission.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-117), 2-22-1999]
A. Receipt
by the subdivider of the executed certificate of preliminary plat
approval is authorization to proceed with:
1. The
preparation of any necessary plans and specifications and the installation
of any improvements required, subject to the approval of agencies
having authority.
2. The preparation of the final plat or part thereof as specified in Section
410.250.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-118), 2-22-1999]
Whenever the foregoing provisions of this Chapter have been complied with and while the certificate of preliminary plat approval is in effect, the subdivider may submit to the Planning and Zoning Commission an application for review and approval of the final plat, which shall consist of the final plat and other documents as specified in Sections
410.250 to
410.270, together with a letter of application requesting review and final approval of the plat.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-119), 2-22-1999]
A. Whenever a final plat has been submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission which is in conformance with an approved preliminary plat and the provisions of Sections
410.250 to
410.270, the Commission shall consider and take action on the plat.
B. The Planning
and Zoning Commission need not take action on any application received
less than ten (10) days before its meeting; but failure of the Commission
to act within sixty (60) days of receipt of the application shall
be deemed approval of the final plat and waives all further plat requirements
of this Chapter. Such failure to act shall be so noted by the Commission
on the plat to be filed for record.
C. If the
final plat is disapproved, the applicant shall be so notified in writing
within five (5) days and the reasons therefore shall be enumerated.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-120), 2-22-1999]
A. The Planning
and Zoning Commission, upon the request of a subdivider, shall grant
conditional approval to the final plat when all requirements of the
rules and regulations have been met with the exception of the actual
installation of required improvements or the posting of guarantees
for such required improvements.
B. Conditional
approval of the final plat shall be indicated by the issuance, by
the Planning and Zoning Commission, of a notice of conditional final
approval.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-121), 2-22-1999]
A. No plat
of a subdivision of land lying within the City shall be filed or recorded
until it has been submitted to and a report and recommendation thereon
shall have been made by the Zoning and Planning Commission and the
City Council has approved the plat as provided by State law, this
Code and all other applicable ordinances of the City.
B. No County
Recorder shall receive for filing or recording any subdivision plat
required to be approved by the City Council and Zoning and Planning
Commission unless the plat has endorsed upon it the approval of the
City Council under the hand of the City Clerk and the Seal of the
City.
C. Final
approval of the final plat shall be indicated by the execution of
a certificate of final plat approval on the plat, and the Planning
and Zoning Commission shall execute such certificate when the City
Clerk certifies to the Commission that the City has received one (1)
of the following:
1. A certificate
submitted by the subdivider stating that all improvements and installations
to the subdivision required for its approval under the terms of this
Chapter and regulations have been made in accordance with these specifications;
or
2. A performance
bond which shall:
b. Be
in an amount sufficient to complete the improvements and installations
for the subdivision in compliance with this Article;
c. Be
with surety by a company entered and licensed to do business in the
State; and
d. Specify
the time for the completion of the improvements and installations;
or
3. A cash
deposit or a cash escrow deposited with an agent approved by the Planning
and Zoning Commission in the full amount as determined necessary to
complete the improvements and installations for the subdivision in
compliance with this Article. Such cash deposit may be withdrawn in
direct proportion to the amount of work completed as approved by the
Commission.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-122), 2-22-1999]
Approval of a final plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission
shall not be deemed acceptance of any of the dedications shown on
the plat.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-123), 2-22-1999]
Upon recording of the approved final plat, the reproducible
print of the final plat with all certificates endorsed shall be returned
to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its files.
[Ord. No. 6924 §§1—3(9-124), 2-22-1999]
A. Upon
completion of the installations and improvements required by this
Chapter, the subdivider shall present to the City Clerk and to the
Planning and Zoning Commission one (1) complete set each of the "as-built"
construction plans and drawings showing the subdivision and its improvements.
These sets of "as-built" plans and drawings shall include:
1. Plans
of all streets and alleys as constructed and showing the final location
of all utility lines.
2. Centerline
profiles of all streets.
3. Profiles
or invert elevations of all storm and sanitary sewage lines as such
improvements shall have actually been installed by the subdivider.
4. A letter
submitted by a registered professional engineer to the City and the
Planning and Zoning Commission certifying that all improvement and
installations have been made in accordance with the submitted "as-built"
construction plans and drawings and the standards established by the
City and are functioning properly.
B. Upon
receipt and verification of the information required by this Section,
the City Council may accept the dedications shown on the plat.