§ 18-41. Final plat—Generally.

(a)

Unless otherwise provided in the development contract for phased development, within one year after the date of the city council approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider shall file an application for approval of the final plat. In addition to the application the subdivider shall submit:

(1)

Copies of the plat in such quantities as is required by the city;

(2)

Two Mylar copies of the plat;

(3)

One (200) scale copy of the plat;

(4)

One inch equals 200 feet scale Mylar reductions of the final plat with just street names and lot and block numbers;

(5)

A digital copy in .dxf format and a digital copy in .tif format of the final plat shall be submitted. The digital files must be in the current Carver County coordinate system.

If the final plat application is not filed within this period, the preliminary plat will be considered void unless for good cause shown an extension is requested in writing by the subdivider and granted by the city council prior to the one-year anniversary date of the preliminary plat approval. The application for final plat approval shall be filed at least 30 days prior to the meeting of the city council at which action is desired.

(b)

The final plat shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and to all conditions set forth in the approval of the preliminary plat as modified during final plat approval.

(c)

The city council shall review the final plat and shall approve or disapprove it within 60 days of receipt of the completed application.

(d)

No final plat shall be recorded by the city until the plat is in a form acceptable for recording with the county, the proper filing fees have been paid to the city, a development contract has been signed, appropriate security has been furnished, and no other payments to the city related to the development are outstanding.

(e)

Upon approval of the final plat by the city council, the city shall notify the applicant of the approval and within 30 days thereafter, the applicant or the city attorney shall file the final plat with the county recorder and furnish the city evidence of such recording. Failure of the applicant to comply shall be cause for revoking the city's approval.

(f)

The developer shall pay the city a fee established by city council to reimburse the city for the cost of updating the city's base maps and geographic information systems (GIS) data base files and converting the plat and record drawings into an electronic format.

(g)

The developer shall reimburse the city for the cost the city incurred in preparation of environmental review including environmental assessment worksheets, environmental impact statements, alternative urban area-wide review and alternate reviews.

(Ord. No. 33-D, § 4.1, 2-25-85; Ord. No. 240, § 4, 7-24-95; Ord. No. 273, § 1, 9-8-97; Ord. No. 324, § 13, 7-9-01; Ord. No. 342, § 1, 4-14-03; Ord. No. 369, § 9, 2-23-04; Ord. No. 392, § 1, 4-11-05; Ord. No. 410, § 3, 1-23-06; Ord. No. 437, § 1, 12-11-06)