Final plat process

A. Following preliminary approval, the applicant may request final approval by the City and upon such request, the City shall certify final approval within sixty (60) days if the applicant has complied with all conditions and requirements of applicable regulations and all conditions and requirements upon which the preliminary approval is expressly conditioned, either through performance or execution of appropriate agreements assuring performance. B. After approval by the City, and within six (6) months following said date, the subdivider shall submit ten (10) copies of a final plat to the City Clerk, as well as a current certified abstract of title, or registered property abstract, certified to date, evidencing ownership of the premises involved in the plat. If the subdivider does not submit a final plat within six (6) months from date of preliminary plat approval, and the City Council does not grant an extension, approval of the preliminary plat shall be considered void. C. The final plat shall include all changes or modifications required by the City Council as conditions to approval of the preliminary plat, but in all other respects, it shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved. It may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at that time, provided that such portion conforms with all requirements of this Chapter. D. The City Clerk shall refer two (2) copies of the final plat to the Planning & Zoning Commission with thirty (30) days of the final plat submission. The Commission shall review the final plat. If the Planning & Zoning Commission finds the final plat in conformance with these regulations, it shall approve the final plat and submit it to the City Council. E. Upon receipt of the City Council report and within sixty (60) days of the final plat filing date, the City Council shall act on the final plat. If the City Council approves the final plat, it shall endorse the plat and return it to the subdivider. If disapproved, the City Council shall attach to the drawing of the final plat a statement of the reasons for such actions and return it to the subdivider. F. Any provision or conditions of subdivision that cannot by law be shown on a final plat, such as trail easements, specific property use restrictions or like development restrictions shall be separately described, recorded and guaranteed by the financial guarantee. (Ordinance #2, adopted November 14, 2006)