05-May 26, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting Packet Pt 2

May 19, 2022 50 (f) If the application is disapproved, the staff will notify the above individuals, in writing, of the defects in the application and will identify the requirements which have not been met and citing the provisions of the statute or ordinance relied upon. (g) Compliance with Planning Commission Action. If the Planning Commission conditions its Preliminary Plat approval upon receipt of additional information, changes and/or notifications, such data shall be submitted and/or alterations noted on two (2) copies of the Plan to be submitted to the county staff for approval. (h) Planning Commission Approval. Approval of a preliminary plat application shall constitute approval of the proposed subdivision as to the character and intensity of development and the general arrangement of streets, lots, structures and other planned facilities, but shall not constitute Final Plat approval. The Preliminary Plat may not be recorded in the office of the Cass County Recorder of Deeds. (i) Preliminary Plat Approval Duration. Preliminary Plat approval will be effective for a one (1) year period from the date of the Planning Commission’s approval of the Preliminary Plat application; therefore, Final Plat applications for the entire project must be filed within one (1) year of Preliminary Plat approval unless the Planning Commission grants a variance by extending the effective time period of the approval. (j) Final Plat Application – Major Subdivision. An application for Final Plat Approval for a Major Subdivision may be submitted only when one of the following is true: 1. The final plat application is consistent in all respects with an unconditional preliminary plat approval from the Planning Commission. 2. The final plat application demonstrates conformance with all conditions of a preliminary plat approval from the Planning Commission. 3. Either paragraph (1) or (2) occurs and the final plat application proposes a change to the approved preliminary plat that is determined by the Planning Commission to be insignificant because it does not change any impact to the surrounding properties. (k) The application for Final Plat Approval may be submitted in sections of the preliminary plat approved by the Planning Commission in the case that at least 25% of the total number of lots on the approved preliminary plat are included in the final plat application, except that the last possible Final Plat application may be for a smaller number of lots. (l) Required final plat application documents include: 1. An application form (obtained from the County Planning Office) completely and property executed with all information legible and bearing all required signatures. 2. A final plat containing all required information 3. A filing fee consisting of a check or money order draw to the Cass County Highway Department. 4. One copy of all supplemental information not included on the final plat. 5. An attorney’s opinion of title or similar document.