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Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance 20-021, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 51, Subdivision Regulations, pertaining to Information Required for a Preliminary Plat and Final Plat.
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Summary:
The City of Brookings is seeking approval of an amendment to the Subdivision Regulations to change the deadline for submittal of a preliminary plat and the materials required for submittal of a final plat.
Background:
The current ordinance requires the submittal of preliminary plats by the fifteenth of the month preceding the planning commission meeting. Staff is recommending changing the due date for preliminary plat submittals to the first of the month for the following month’s meeting.
A preliminary plat is a major component in the overall development process and it’s important to allow adequate time to review the preliminary plat and associated preliminary drainage and grading plan. The current schedule creates challenges for completing a thorough review of the preliminary plat while also allowing the process to move forward.
The proposed changes affecting the final plat are simply updating the ordinance to reflect current practices. Staff no longer needs six (6) paper copies of the final plat. Rather, one (1) reproducible mylar is needed for required signatures and filing with the Register of Deeds. A copy of the filed plat is provided to the Community Development Department and scanned for office records. The electronic copy of the CAD file is provided by the engineer / surveyor for insertion into the City’s parcel layer.
Recommendation
Recommendation:
The Planning Commission voted 7 - 1 recommending approval of the ordinance amendment. The Development Review Team (DRT) recommends approval of the ordinance amendment.
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Ordinance - Clean
Ordinance - Marked Up
Notice
Planning Commission Minutes