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July 20, 2020 page 20 municipalities. The zoning administrator may request no official action be taken by these jurisdictions 805 until after the council action on the preliminary subdivision application. 806 (g) Public notice signs. In class II and III subdivisions, the subdivider, pursuant to the direction of the 807 zoning administrator, shall place public notice signs on the property visible from each street or closest 808 public roadway announcing the subdivision proposal. The subdivider shall place a cash deposit with 809 the city for the use of the public notice signs, such deposit to be escrowed by the city. The cash deposit 810 shall not be refunded if the signs are lost or damaged. The subdivider shall place the signs on the 811 property at least ten days prior to the scheduled planning commission public hearing and shall maintain 812 them on the property until the council passes on the preliminary plat. 813 Sec. 82-114. - Planning commission review of the preliminary subdivisionplat. 814 (a) Generally. The planning commission shall study and review all preliminary subdivisionplat 815 applications. Particular attention will be given to the location, arrangement and size of lots and blocks; 816 the location, width, length and continuity of streets; the topography and ecology of the land; sewage 817 disposal; traffic; drainage; public services; the further development of adjoining lands as yet 818 unsubdivided; the requirements of chapter 78 and comprehensive municipal planCommunity 819 Management Plan; and the recommendations of the city staff and other governmental agencies. 820 (b) Planning commission public hearing. At the advertised time and place, the planning commission shall 821 hold a public hearing as required by Minn. Stat. § 462.358. The planning commission may require that 822 comments from the public be in written form. The recommendations of city staff and governmental 823 agencies shall be entered in the minutes of this public hearingrecord. At the discretion of the planning 824 commission, the public hearing may be closed or may be held open for additional information. 825 (c) Planning commission recommendations. After the planning commission has reviewed the preliminary 826 subdivision plat and the testimony and exhibits submitted at the public hearing, including citizen 827 comments and the recommendations of the city staff and other governmental agencies, the subdivider 828 shall be advised of any required changes and/or additions. The planning commission shall recommend 829 approval, conditionally approve or disapprove deny of the preliminary subdivisionplat. within 120 830 days after the date of the certification by the zoning administrator of the completed application unless 831 an extension of the review period has been agreed to by the subdivider in writing. If the planning 832 commission fails to act within the 1020-day period, the zoning administrator City Administrator or 833 designee shall refer the application to the council for action within 120 days of the date of certification. 834 The zoning administrator shall return one copy of the proposed preliminary subdivision or survey to 835 the subdivider with written notification, noting the date of planning commission approval or 836 disapproval and reasons for their action. 837 (d) Class I subdivisions. Upon receiving the recommendations of the planning commission, the 838 subdivider shall make all required changes and/or additions to the proposal and may immediately make 839 application for final subdivision review by the council. The council will review class I preliminary 840 subdivisions only upon written application of the subdivider or request by the planning commission or 841 zoning administrator. 842 (e) Class II and class III subdivisions. Upon receiving the recommendations of the planning commission, 843 the subdivider shall have 30 days from the date of planning commission action to incorporate any 844 required changes and/or additions prior to review by the council: 845 (1) If the subdivider chooses to incorporate any required changes and/or additions, 15 copies of the 846 amended preliminary plat shall be filed with the zoning administrator within the 30-day period 847 and at least ten days prior to review of the preliminary plat by the council. 848 (2) If the subdivider refuses to incorporate any required changes and/or additions, the subdivider 849 shall provide his reasons for the refusal in writing to the zoning administrator within the 30-day 850 period and at least ten days prior to review of the preliminary plat by the council. 851 Commented [SM54]: No. Public hearing includes the ability to speak. Commented [JB55]: Is this legal? Commented [JB56]: Again, removing the different classes for subdivisions.