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Preliminary Plat Staff Review: Completeness of Submittal.' Upon receipt of preliminary plat and associated documents, the Zoning Administrator shall review the documents to determine acceptability for submission. If the Administrator determines the submittal is com- plete, then the submittal shall be date stamped. Distribution: As soon as practical after accep- tance of the preliminary plat submittal, the Zoning Administrator shall distribute copies of the pre- liminary plat to the Director of Planning and Development, Director of Public Works, Fire Chief and other City staff as appropriate. Staff Review: The Zoning Administrator shall review the preliminary plat, and solicit comments from other City staff on said plat, with respect to meeting the requirements of this Chapter, Chapter 34, "Zoning," other applicable City regulations, and with respect to good site planning, both with/n the tract to be subdivided and its relation to the surrounding area. The Administrator, with the input of other City staff, shall identify any deficiencies and site planning issues. The staff findings shall be submitted to the Plan Commis- sion. 3. Plan Commission: The Plan Commission shall consider the prelimi- nary plat at the meeting scheduled for review of the subject plat. The Commission shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat. A vote of disapproval shall be accompanied by reasons for such action in the meeting minutes. The Commis- sion may approve a preliminary plat with condi- tions to be addressed and resolved. The Plan Commission shall take action on the preliminary plat within sixty (60) days of its consideration of said plat Otherwise, the prelimi- nary plat shall be deemed approved by the Com- mission, except that the Commission, with the consent of the applicant, may extend this sixW (60) day period. 29-32.3 Effect of Approval of Preliminary Plat and Period of Validity Approval of the preliminary plat by the Plan Comm/s- sion constitutes authorization for the applicant to proceed with preparation of the improvement plans and related documentation. The preliminary plat shall be valid for a period of one (1) year form the date of Plan Commission approval. In the case of phased developments, the period of validity for the first phase shall be one (1) year. Thereafter, application for final plat approval of subsequent phases shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator within one (1) year after recording the previous phase. In no case shall any portion of a pre 'Luninary plat for a phased development be valid for more than three (3) years. At such time the period of validity has expired, the Plan Commission approval of the preliminary plat shall become null and void. In this event, a re-submis- sion of the preliminary plat shall be required, if the applicant intends to pursue final plat approval. The Plan Commission may grant up to a one (1) year extension, from the date that the period of validity expimck The Commission rn&v deny such extension or reject the re-application for the same preliminary plat proposal in light of new facts and circumstances relating to the preliminary plat. [. In the event that preliminary plat approval has expired, and such plat involved rezoning all or a portion of the property comprising the subdivision plat, the City. may initiate actions to rezone the property to its original or other appropriate zoning district, in accordance With the procedures and requirements of the Zoning Code (see Article 14, Chapter 34 of the Municipal Code). 29-32.4 Withdrawal of Plat The applicant may, at any time, withdraw a preliminary plat from consideration. Said withdrawal shall be made in writing to the Zoning Administrator or in a public meeting before the Plan Commission or the City Council. If the applicant desires to resubmit said plat, or modified version thereof, at a later date, then the entire review and approval procedure required by this Article 4 shall apply. Withdraw- chapt29.£m 4-4 ,As approved by the Plan Commission on October 22, 1997