(a)
All plats, replats, and associated materials required to be submitted
for plat approval shall be received in the office of the city secretary.
The applicant shall meet with the plat administrator for the purpose
of review of the content of the applicant’s submission.
(b)
Not later than the tenth business day after the date an application
is submitted, the plat administrator shall make a written determination
whether the application constitutes a complete application. This shall
include a determination that all information and documents required
by this chapter have been submitted. A determination that the application
is incomplete shall be delivered to the applicant within such time
period by one, or more, of the following methods at the address listed
on the application:
(1)
United States Mail;
(2)
Facsimile transmission;
(3)
Receipted e-mail; or
(4)
Receipted hand-delivery.
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The determination shall specify the documents or other information
needed to complete the application and shall state that the application
will expire if the documents or other information is not submitted
within 45 days after the date the application was submitted.
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(c)
A plat application shall be deemed complete on the 11th business day after the application has been received, if the applicant has not otherwise been notified that the application is incomplete. For purposes of this section, the applicant shall be deemed to have been notified if the city has mailed a copy of the determination as provided in subsection (b) above.
(d)
The processing of an application by any city employee prior to the
time the application is determined to be complete shall not be binding
on the city as acceptance of the application as complete.
(e)
The incompleteness of an application shall be grounds for disapproval
of the application by the city council regardless of whether a determination
of incompleteness was mailed to the applicant.
(f)
A plat application shall be deemed to expire on the 45th day after
the application is submitted to the city secretary for processing
if the applicant fails to provide documents or other information necessary
to meet the requirements of this chapter as specified in the determination
provided to the applicant. Upon expiration, the application will be
returned to the applicant together with any accompanying documents.
Thereafter, a new application must be submitted. All subsequent re-filings
will be subject to fees per the city’s fee schedule.
(g)
No vested rights accrue solely from submitting an application that
has expired pursuant to this section, or from submitting a complete
application that is subsequently denied.
(Ordinance 2020-09 adopted 10/15/20)
An electronic copy of each exhibit required herein shall be
submitted for preliminary plats, final plats, replats and amending
plats. The zoning administrator will determine the number of printed
or reproducible copies needed for each application.
(Ordinance 2020-09 adopted 10/15/20)
The initial submission to the city of any preliminary or final plat revision shall be accompanied by the processing fee prescribed therefor as provided in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(2005 Code, sec. 16.1.12)
