Hereafter, except as provided in this chapter, no plan of any
subdivision shall be approved by the Planning Commission of the Council
except in accordance with the procedure designated by this section
and other parts of this chapter. Any approval of any subdivision plan,
not processed as hereafter provided, shall be null and void, unless
such approval was made previous to the adoption of this chapter.
A.
Three copies of the preliminary plan of lots and supplementary material
specified shall be submitted to the Planning Commission with written
application for conditional approval at least 15 days prior to the
respective meeting at which it is to be considered.
B.
Following review of the preliminary plan of lots and other materials
submitted for conformity to this chapter and negotiations with the
developer on changes deemed advisable in the kind and extent of improvements
to be made by him, the Planning Commission shall, within 30 days,
act thereon as submitted or modified, and, if approved, the Planning
Commission shall express its approval as conditional approval and
state the conditions of such approval, if any, or, if disapproved,
shall express its disapproval and its reasons therefor.
C.
The action of the Planning Commission shall be noted on all copies
of the preliminary plan of lots, referenced, and attached to any conditions
determined. One copy shall be returned to the developer, one transmitted
to the Council and the other retained by the Planning Commission.
Under no circumstance shall the developer start work of any nature
other than surveying and staking prior to receiving the conditional
approval of the Planning Commission upon the preliminary plan of lots.
D.
Conditional approval of the preliminary plan of lots shall not constitute
approval of the final plan of lots. Rather, it shall be deemed an
expression of approval to the layout submitted on the preliminary
plan of lots as a guide to the preparation of the final plan of lots
which will be submitted for approval of the Planning Commission and
for recording upon fulfillment of the requirements of this chapter
and the conditions of the conditional approval, if any.
A.
The final plan of lots shall conform substantially to the preliminary
plan of lots as approved, and, if desired by the developer, it may
constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plan of lots
which he proposes to record and develop at the time; provided, however,
that such portion conforms to all the requirements of this chapter.
B.
Six copies, plus one reproducible print (sepia), of the final plan of lots or portion thereof, as specified under Subsection A above, and other exhibits required for approval shall be prepared as specified herein and shall be submitted to the Council.
C.
The date of approval of the final plan of lots by the Council shall
be recorded thereon. Approval shall be void unless said plot is recorded
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Washington County within
90 days after the date of approval or 90 days after the date of delivery
of an approved plat signed by the governing body following completion
of conditions imposed for such approval, whichever is later.[1]
