Section 16.12.010 Preliminary plat submittal.
A. The subdivider shall submit for
review and approval a preliminary plat of the proposed
subdivision which conforms to the requirements of these regulations, unless exempted under
Section 16.16.090(B), Minor subdivisions. The preliminary plat shall be prepared in form and
with contents and supplements as required by city subdivision forms and regulations, and
conform to the design and improvement standards set forth in Chapter 16.32.
B. The subdivider shall submit the
following application information to the director of
community development:
1. A completed copy of the preliminary
plat application form, or the DHES/local
government joint application form;
2. Environmental assessment, unless
exempt;
3. The required review fee as stated
in the fee schedule; and
4. Fifteen (15) copies of the preliminary
plat and plat supplements.
C. Review by public agencies or utilities
shall not delay the city council's action on the
preliminary plat beyond the sixty (60) day review period. Any review comments shall be made
available to the subdivider and to the general public upon request.
D. The application materials and fee
shall be submitted to the director of community
development thirty (30) days prior to a regular meeting of the planning board. The planning
board will review the information to determine whether or not the application is complete. If the
application is complete, the director of community development will publish a notice of a public
hearing to review the application at the next regular meeting, in accordance with Sections
16.12.020 and 16.12.030. The sixty (60) day review period shall commence on the date that the
planning board accepts the application as complete.
E. If the planning board determines
that the subdivision application is incomplete, the
subdivider shall be notified of the deficiencies at least five days prior to the planning board
public hearing. The subdivider may then correct the deficiencies and present the application to
the planning board. If the application is complete, the procedure specified above shall be
followed. (Ord. 131 (part), 1998: prior code § 16.01.020B-1)
