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III! The City Council shall set a public hearing on the preliminary plat as soon as practicable but within at least fifty days. The City Council shall conduct the hearing. The City Council shall act on the preliminary plat within ninety days of the date on which it was filed with formal request for approval. If the report of the Planning Commission has not been received in time to meet this requirement, the City Council may act on the preliminary plat without such a report. If the preliminary plat is not approved, the reasons for this action shall be recorded in the proceedings and transmitted to the applicant. Should the applicant desire to amend the preliminary plat as approved, the applicant may resubmit the amended plan which shall follow the same procedure except for the hearing and fee unless the amendment is, in the opinion of the City Council, of such scope as to constitute a new plat, then it shall be re-filed. The approval of a preliminary plat by the City Council shall remain in effect for a period of twelve months from the date of Council approval or eighteen months from the date of last recorded final plat which is a part of this approved preliminary plat. 5 Section 26-33 of the City Code establishes the qualifications governing approval of preliminary plat, including: The Planning Commission may return a conditional recommendation. The City Council may require revisions as it deems necessary for the health, safety, general welfare, order and convenience of the City. The approval of a preliminary plat indicates that the subdivider may proceed toward fulfilling the necessary steps for approval of the final plat in accordance with the terms of approval. No plat will be approved for a subdivision which covers an area subject to periodic flooding or which contains extremely poor drainage facilities and which would make adequate drainage of the streets and lots impossible. The Planning Commission held a public hearing, reviewed the project and found the above criteria to be satisfied and recommended approval to the City Council. The City Council reviewed the application and concurred with the Planning Commission recommendation that all preliminary plat criteria were met. REFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the above findings of fact the application for reliminary Plat (PL2006-001) is hereby approved subject to the following conditions: A resolution vacating the necessary right-of-way (V A2006-002) is formally adopted in accordance with the final plat. Dedication and vacation of the necessary drainage and utility easements, as depicted on the preliminary plat and determined necessary by the Director of Public Works. The City reach an agreement acceptable in the land transfer. 1:\CO L\REPORTS\2006\Community Development\5-23-2006\City of New Brighton (PL2006-001, V A1006-002) RESOLUTlON,doc 2