§ 16.40. Review and Approval Procedures.

Development plans shall be reviewed in accordance with the following procedures:

A.

Department review. The building inspector may secure comments from any of the city departments, boards, or commissions as well as the same from the state, county, or township, and shall forward all comments to the planning commission for its review. The planning commission may as part of the review of the development plan, solicit further comments from any engineer, planning consultant, agency, group, or person, as deemed appropriate.

B.

Development plan approval. The city planning commission is authorized to review and approve, with or without conditions or to review and deny approval of all development plans submitted under this Ordinance. When the commission approves a development plan with conditions, the building inspector shall require a revised development plan with a revision date, indicating said conditions on the development plan.

C.

Record of action. Each action taken with reference to development plan review and approval shall be duly recorded in the minutes of the City of Eaton Rapids Planning Commission. A final copy of the approved development plan shall be so marked and placed on file with the city clerk's office.

D.

Final development plan. When a development plan approval is required, no building permit shall be issued until three (3) copies of a final development plan, which includes all conditions of approval, a revision date, and notation of all variances has been signed by the chairperson of the planning commission, the building inspector, or their designees. Prior to the issuance of a building permit one (1) copy of the final signed plan shall be filed with each of the following: city clerk, building inspector, and the applicant.