All subdivisions of land as defined by this title shall be reviewed according to the following:

    A.    Minor Plat.

    1.    Application and Fees. The application and supporting material, as listed in Section 16.12.030, shall be filed with the plan department. The fee, as set by the commission, shall be paid at the time of the filing.

    2.    Review. The committee shall review the plat for compliance with the subdivision control ordinance.

    3.    Action. Action by the committee shall be by majority vote.

    4.    Public Notification. Approval may be granted by the plat committee without public notice and hearing. Within ten days after approval staff shall provide due notice by mail to adjacent property owners and the petitioners. Such notice shall include a notification of the right to appeal the committee's decision.

    5.    Comment Period. A notice of appeal must be filed with the plan department within ten days after a copy of the notice is mailed.

    6.    Appeal. Appeal shall be governed in accordance with Section 16.44.090.

    7.    Approval Certificate. The plan director or assistant director is authorized to sign the secondary approval certificate only after all conditions of approval imposed by the commission or committee have been met.

    B.    Preliminary Plat—Major Subdivision.

    1.    Application and Fees. The application and supporting material, as listed in Chapter 16.16 shall be filed with the department. The fee, as established by the commission, shall be paid at the time of filing.

    2.    Review. Upon receipt of an application for primary approval, the department staff shall review the application for technical conformity with the standards fixed in the subdivision control ordinance. Within thirty days after receipt, the department shall announce the date for a hearing before the plan commission and provide for notice.

    3.    Public Notice. After the department shall announce the date for a hearing before the plan commission, the staff shall:

    a.    Notify the applicant in writing;

    b.    Give notice in the newspaper;

    c.    Send written notice to adjacent property owners at least ten days before the meeting.

    4.    Action. After the hearing the commission shall take action by majority vote.

    5.    Appeal. Appeal shall be governed in accordance with Section 16.44.090.

    6.    Approval Certificate. Two of the three executive officers of the commission shall sign the approved plat. (See Section 16.36.030)

    C.    Final Plat.

    1.    Application and Fees. The application and supporting material as listed in Section 16.20.020 shall be filed with the department. The fee, as set by the commission, shall be paid at the time of filing.

    2.    Review. The department shall review the plat for compliance with the primary plat. The department shall request appropriate representatives of the engineering department, fire department and Columbus city utilities to review the plat. The department shall have the plat reviewed by such other departments as it deems prudent and necessary under the circumstances.

    3.    Public Notification. No notice of hearing is required, and the provisions concerning notice and hearing do not apply to secondary approvals for final plats.

    4.    Appeal. Appeal shall be governed in accordance with Section 16.44.090.

    5.    Approval Certificate. The plan director or assistant director is authorized to sign the secondary approval certificate only after the subdivision improvement agreement has been executed and all conditions of approval imposed by the commission have been met.

    D.    Replats.

    1.    Application and Fees. The application and supporting material shall be filed with the department. The fee, as established by the commission, shall be paid at the time of the filing.

    2.    Consideration. Unless new streets or street widening is required, replats shall be considered as minor plats. A replat petition shall be considered as a plat vacation and a replat. (Prior code § 28-87)