18.11.070 Preliminary Short Subdivision Application Review Procedures.
A. The Plat Administrator shall within ten (10) days of receipt of the short plat application, respond to the applicant in one of the following manners:
1. Preliminary approval is granted as submitted.
2. Preliminary approval is granted with modifications requested.
3. The proposed subdivision is denied and reasons stated.
4. Preliminary approval is withheld until Planning Authority and/or Council approval of dedications or variance requests.
B. The short subdivision preliminary application shall require approval of the Plat Administrator and the City Engineer indicated by their dated signatures thereon to be valid.
C. The decision of the Plat Administrator shall be final, unless an appeal by any aggrieved party is made to the Planning Authority within ten (10) calendar days of the date of decision of the Plat Administrator. Said appeal shall be in writing to the Planning Authority and submitted through the Public Works Department. The Public Works Department shall record and date the receipt of that appeal. The Planning Authority shall act on that appeal within forty (40) days unless an extension is agreed to in writing by the applicant. The decision of the Planning Authority shall be final and conclusive unless, within ten (10) days, any aggrieved party files with the Mayor a written appeal. The Council shall hear that appeal within twenty (20) calendar days of the date of the appeal.
D. Approval of the preliminary plat shall constitute approval for the applicant/subdivider to develop construction plans and specifications for all facilities and improvements and to prepare the final plat.