[CC 1990 §405.050; Ord. No. 97.053 §1, 11-10-1997]
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In order to make the most of opportunities related to the subdivision and to conserve time, effort, and expense, the owner or subdivider shall consult with the Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Engineer, and other public officials prior to the preparation of the Preliminary Plat for the subdivision. The Comprehensive Master Plan of the City shall be reviewed to determine how the preliminary plat will fit into the Comprehensive Plan. Requirements for streets; school and recreation sites; community facilities; shopping centers; sanitation, water supply, and drainage; and the relationship to other developments, existing and proposed, in the vicinity shall be determined in advance of the preparation of the preliminary plat.
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Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land located within a subdivision, options, transfers, leases, or sells or agrees to sell or negotiates to sell any land by reference to or exhibit of or by other use of a plat of a subdivision, before such plat has been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen and recorded or filed in the offices of the City Clerk and/or the St. Francois County Clerk, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each lot or parcel so transferred, optioned, sold, leased, or agreed or negotiated to be sold; and the description of such lot parcel by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the transaction from such penalties or from the remedies herein provided. The municipal corporation may enjoin such transfer or sale or agreement by action for injunction brought in any court of equity jurisdiction or may recover the said penalty by a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
2. 
In planning and developing a subdivision the developer shall comply with the minimum design and development standards for the layout of subdivisions set forth in Article IV (Section 410.120 et seq.) and with the rules and regulations concerning required improvements set forth in Article V (Section 410.200 et seq.) of this Chapter, and in every case shall pursue the following procedures.
[CC 1990 §405.060; Ord. No. 97.053 §1, 11-10-1997]
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A subdivider desiring approval of a plat of a subdivision shall submit a written application, therefore, to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Such application shall be accompanied by the information, requirements, and plans in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article III (Section 410.080 et seq.) of this Chapter.
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Three (3) copies of the completed application for subdivision approval form, furnished by the City of Desloge, together with a minimum of six (6) prints of each drawing submitted as a part of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the City Clerk. No less than forty-five (45) days prior to the time of filing, a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) or ten dollars ($10.00) per lot, which ever is greater, shall be paid to the City Clerk to cover the costs of reviewing the preliminary and final plat, inspections, publishing notices and publishing legal notices of the pending hearing on said subdivision. The City Clerk shall immediately notify the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission upon receipt of the application and preliminary plat.
2. 
If the Preliminary Plat is approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen, applicant shall be authorized to proceed with the preparation of the final plat. The City Clerk shall attach to a copy of the preliminary plat a certified copy of the resolution approving or disapproving, the preliminary plat; in case of disapproval, stating the reason and specific aspect of non-conformance with this Chapter, and spreading said disapproval across the record of the Commission. A copy of the resolution shall be filed in the City Clerk's office and shall be signed by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Preliminary approval shall confer upon the applicant the following rights for a one (1) year period from the date of approval by the Board of Aldermen.
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That the general terms and conditions under which the preliminary approval was granted shall not be changed.
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That the said applicant shall submit on or before the expiration date the whole or part or parts of said plat for final approval. In the case of a subdivision being developed in stages, the applicant may elect to have final approval delayed for a period not to exceed three (3) years from the date of preliminary approval for the remaining portions of the plat, after submission of the original part within the above specified period.
[CC 1990 §405.070; Ord. No. 97.053 §1, 11-10-1997]
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The application for approval of final plats shall be accompanied by the information, requirements, and plans in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article III (Section 410.080 et seq.) of this Chapter.
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The final plat shall be submitted to the City Clerk for transmittal to the Planning and Zoning Commission for final approval. The submission shall include the plans and specifications for minimum design and development standards set forth in Article IV (Section 410.120 et seq.) and the required improvements as set forth in Article V (Section 410.200 et seq.). All documents shall bear the approving signature of the City Engineer and the transmittal to the Board of Aldermen shall include a letter from the City Engineer describing such approval and setting forth an estimate to cover the cost of the proposed improvements for performance guarantee purposes.
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Upon review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Engineer, the final plat shall be returned to the City Clerk for submission to the Board of Aldermen with all recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission attached. If the final plat is approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the original mylar print shall bear the signature of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
3. 
The City Clerk shall attach to a copy of the final plat, a certified copy of the Board of Aldermen's ordinance approving or disapproving the final plat; in the case of disapproval, giving reasons and specifying aspects of non-conformance with existing ordinances. The approved copy of the final plat shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
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The approval of the final plat by the Board of Aldermen shall be indicated on the document to be filed for record by affixing of the signatures of the Mayor and the City Clerk. The approved final plat shall be returned to the City Clerk to be held until such time as the subdivider has posted the performance guarantee as set forth in these regulations.
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Cross Reference — As to timing on plat approval, see §400.130 of this Code.