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 Jamestown
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix B. SUBDIVISIONS

  § 6. Platting procedure.  

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  • The more important steps in platting procedure as provided for herein are summarized below:

    (1)

    Prior to the preparation of a preliminary plat, the subdivider shall submit a sketch of the intended layout of the subdivision, a description of the proposed development and such other general information as may be requested for the purpose, to a representative of the planning commission, who shall be the city engineer. Within ten (10) days after receiving complete data, the representative shall determine whether or not the intended layout and development of the subdivisions would conform satisfactorily to these regulations and to the master plan, or any portion thereof, and shall so advise the subdivider, giving suggestions and requirements for conformity, if needed.

    (2)

    Should the subdivider elect to proceed with the subdivision, he shall next cause a preliminary plat to be prepared in accordance with the specifications in section 9 hereof, and shall file such plat with the required number of copies and all required accompanying data, and with a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00), with the city engineer. The planning commission, the city engineer and the subdivider should then negotiate further, if desirable or necessary, prior to the planning commission's hearing and action on the preliminary plat.

    (3)

    The planning commission will act on the preliminary plat after affording a hearing thereon, at which the subdivider and other persons interested in the proposed subdivisions are given an opportunity to be heard.

    (4)

    After receiving notification of the planning commission's action on the preliminary plat, consisting of approval, conditional approval, or disapproval, the subdivider shall make any required modifications in the plat, then shall cause the subdivision to be completely surveyed, staked and monumented and shall install such improvements as may be intended or required, prior to official approval of the final plat. In the event of disapproval of the preliminary plat, no further steps shall be taken until a new preliminary plat shall have been prepared, submitted and approved.

    (5)

    The subdivider shall cause the subdivision to be surveyed, staked and monumented and shall cause the final plat to be prepared in conformity with the approved or conditionally approved preliminary plat, and within six months after the date of planning commission action thereon, shall file the final plat together with all required accompanying data, and the required number of copies of each with the city engineer. If not filed within the designated six-month period, unless this period is extended by vote of the planning commission, the action of the planning commission on the preliminary plat shall become null and void. If required improvements are not installed prior to filing, a surety bond or certified check insuring later installation as provided in section 8 hereof, shall accompany the final plat.

    (6)

    If the final plat is approved by the planning commission following the hearing thereon, and this action is confirmed by the approval of the city council, the subdivider may record the plat, as approved, in the office of the register of deeds. The owner of the land within the subdivision, the subdivider, and any agent of the owner are prohibited by the statute and by these regulations from selling, agreeing to sell or negotiating to sell any land therein, before such approval and recordation of the final plat of the subdivision.

(Amended by Ord. No. 819)