A. The planning commission shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the final plat was accepted by the platting officer as complete, approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the final plat; provided, approval may not be given unless all required improvements have either been completed and accepted by the city or the construction of uncompleted or unaccepted improvements has been guaranteed in accordance with the provisions of BMC 17.24.300.

B. One copy of the final subdivision plat shall be returned to the subdivider with the date of approval or disapproval noted thereon, with the reasons for disapproval accompanying the plat if it was disapproved.

C. If approved, the platting officer shall sign the original reproducible of the final subdivision plat. A copy of the signed plat shall be distributed to the subdivider, the local utilities providing electric, telephone and cable service, the city public works department, companies providing water and sewage or waste disposal that are affected by the subdivision, and state and federal agencies with jurisdiction over the development of the subdivision.

D. If conditionally approved, the platting officer shall not sign the original reproducible of the subdivision plat until the platting officer verifies that the conditions have been met and the plat has been revised in accordance with the conditions specified by the planning commission as a condition of approval.

E. The platting officer shall file the original, signed plat with the district recorder’s office within ten (10) days of the later of the date the last required signature is appended to the plat or the date all required documents and the subdivider shall pay all filing fees to the city before the plat is recorded. The recorded plat shall be returned to the platting officer who shall make a reproducible copy for the city files and shall notify the subdivider that the original recorded plat is available for delivery to the subdivider at the office of the platting officer.

F. No vested rights shall accrue to or under any plat by reason of final approval until the plat is officially recorded. [Ord. 01-05 § 7.]