10-25C-4: FINAL APPROVAL:
A. A final subdivision plat and/or final site plan shall be prepared and submitted to the community development department prior to the expiration of the preliminary approval. The land use authority shall approve the final plat or site plan which shall include all infrastructure improvement documents only upon a finding that the final plat or final site plan conforms to all prior approvals, conditions, and regulations imposed by the city.
1. Any submission for a final plat shall include a current title report (within thirty (30) days) for review with the plat. A final plat shall be signed by the community development director or designee, the city attorney or designee, the city engineer or designee, the land use authority, the city surveyor, the culinary and wastewater provider, and the county treasurer prior to the final plat being recorded.
B. All applications shall comply with the requirements of Utah Code Annotated title 10, chapter 9a, of the Utah Land Use and Development Management Act, as amended.
C. Infrastructure Improvement Requirements: Developer shall submit to the city with the final application the necessary infrastructure improvement plans and other documentation required by the engineering standards of the city for essential infrastructure, which standards are adopted and incorporated by reference herein.
D. When an application is submitted through the city’s electronic online program, it shall be reviewed for completeness, including all fees paid, and, if complete, the application shall be accepted by the city for processing. The application shall be processed according to the procedure set forth in this section. If the city finds that the application is not complete, the application shall be rejected, until such time as the developer shall submit a complete application acceptable to the city. All reviews required shall be conducted under the time periods specified and imposed by Utah Code.
E. The land use authority for all final applications shall be the community development director who shall approve the final plat or final site plan which shall include all infrastructure improvement documents upon a finding that the final plat or final site plan conforms to all prior approvals, conditions, and regulations imposed by the city and Utah Code.
F. Approval of a final plat or final site plan by the community development director as the land use authority shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the applicant within ten (10) business days of the approval.
G. A final site plan once approved shall be valid for one (1) year during which time a grading or other permit must be issued, and construction commenced. Failure to obtain a permit or commence construction will result in the approval expiring and becoming void.
H. A final plat must be recorded with the office of the county recorder within one (1) year of the date of city approval. A final plat which has not been recorded within one (1) year shall be deemed void and all land use approvals associated with the final plat shall be considered void ab initio. Prior to expiration, a developer may request a one (1) time six (6) month extension of the approval from the community development director. (Ord. 2019-10-002, 10-10-2019; amd. Ord. 2022-07-009, 7-28-2022; Ord. 2024-006, 1-18-2024)