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The required public hearing must be held at least 15 days but not more than <br />30 days before the expiration of the interim ordinance, and notice of the <br />hearing must be published in the official newspaper at least 10days before <br />the hearing. <br />IV.Subdivision ordinance <br />administration <br />A.The application process: overview <br />The application review process involves many steps, from submission of an <br />initial application on the appropriate city form, to staff review, until ultimate <br />city council acceptance or denial. <br />Minn. Stat § 462.358 <br />Timelines are a critical component of the application process. A <br />subd 3b <br />subdivision application must receive preliminary approval or <br />See Section IV-B-4 <br />disapproval within 120 days of its delivery, unless theapplicant agrees <br />120 day rule: <br />to an extension. <br />preliminary plat <br />review. <br />Similar to the 60-Day Rule in the zoning context, if no action is taken <br />within 120 days, the application will be deemed approved after this time <br />period. Similarly, final plats must be approved in 60 daysfrom the date of <br />application for the final plat. This concept is discussed in more depthin <br />section IV-B-4 below. <br />1.Application forms and required materials <br />The city subdivision ordinance must include the city requirements for the <br />SeeSample <br />Preliminary Plat <br />content of applications submitted to the city. For example, the city ordinance <br />Ordinance <br />should require that all applications for approval be submitted on an official <br />Sample Final Plat <br />city form and also require that application include scale drawings or <br />Ordinance <br />graphics, legal descriptions, plats and surveys, and all information needed by <br />the city to evaluate the application. <br />2.City staff and the structure for review <br />Because subdivision applications must be approved within a relatively short <br />Sample Preliminary <br />Plat Checklist <br />time period, it is important that the city have an organized system for <br />Sample Final Plat <br />reviewing and processing subdivision applications. Generally, this system is <br />Checklist <br />composed of staff, city consultants (such as city engineers and attorneys), <br />and city officials, who ensure that subdivision applications are reviewed and <br />answered in a timely manner,and that subdivision ordinance provisions are <br />enforced. Cities may wish to develop forms and checklists to ensure <br />subdivision applications receive the appropriate review and report from city <br />staff and consultants. <br />16LMC <br />EAGUE OF INNESOTA ITIES <br /> <br />