§ 119-5 — Procedures

119-5. Procedures.

1. CERTIFIED SURVEY MAPS. a. The department of city development shall coordinate review of a certified survey map. After review by the commissioner of neighborhood services, the city engineer and the city treasurer, the department of city development’s recommendation shall be forwarded to the council for consideration. b. The council shall be responsible for the approval or rejection of all certified survey maps. When a certified survey map provides dedication of land to the city for public purpose, the commission shall be responsible for recommending to the council approval, conditional approval, or disapproval. c. Within 90 days of the subdivider submitting a certified survey map to the department of city development for approval, the council shall take action to approve, approve conditionally, or reject the certified survey map and shall state in writing any conditions for approval or reasons for rejection, unless the time is extended by agreement with the subdivider. Failure of the council to act within the 90 days, or any extension of that period, constitutes an approval of the certified survey map and, upon demand, a certificate to that effect shall be made on the face of the map by the city clerk, per s. 236.34(1m)(f), Wis. Stats. 2. PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLATS. Upon completion of the review and processing of a preliminary plat by the departments of city development, neighborhood services and public works, the preliminary plat shall be scheduled for consideration by the commission, as the council’s designated agent for approval of preliminary plats under s. 236.11(1)(a), Wis. Stats. The commission shall take action to approve, approve conditionally, or disapprove the preliminary plat within 90 days after the subdivider’s submission of the plat under s. 119-4-2, unless the time is extended by agreement with the subdivider. The commission shall provide written notice to the subdivider of the commission’s determination of approval, or conditions of approval, or of disapproval and reasons for disapproval, and state in writing any conditions of approval or reasons for disapproval. Any person aggrieved by an objection to the plat, or to a condition, or by a failure to approve the plat, may appeal as per s. 236.13 (5), Wis. Stats., within 30 days of the commission’s written notice. Failure of the commission to act within the 90 days, or extension thereof, constitutes an approval of the preliminary plat per s. 236.11 (1)(a), Wis. Stats. 3. FINAL SUBDIVISION PLATS. a. A preliminary plat shall be approved pursuant to s. 119-5-2 prior to submittal of a final plat unless waived by the commissioner. b. A final plat shall be submitted to the department of city development by the subdivider within 36 months following the commission’s notice about the preliminary plat; otherwise, the council may refuse to approve the final plat or may extend the time for submission of the final plat in accordance with s. 236.11(1)(b), Wis. Stats. c. A final plat shall be considered in the same manner as a preliminary plat, except final approval shall be by the council after receiving the commission’s recommendation. d. A professional engineer, a planner, or another person charged with the responsibility to review plats shall provide the commission and council with his or her conclusions as to whether the final plat conforms substantially to the preliminary plat and with his or her recommendation regarding approval of the final plat. The commission shall prepare a report regarding its recommendation and forward its report to the council for consideration. e. The council shall approve or reject the final plat within 60 days of the subdivider’s submission of the final plat under s. 119-4-2, unless the time had been extended by agreement with the subdivider. If a plat is rejected, the reasons therefore shall be stated in the record and written notice of the reasons shall be provided to the subdivider. If the council fails to act within 60 days and the time has not been extended by agreement, and if no unsatisfied objections have been filed within that period, the plat shall be deemed approved and, upon demand, a certificate to that effect shall be made on the face of the plat by the city clerk in accordance with s. 236.11(2)(a), Wis. Stats.