§ 9.27. Approval of plats and subdivisions.

From and after the date on which such regulations and restrictions become effective in the city the owners of tracts of land within the city to which such regulations and restrictions are applicable who subdivide them into two or more lots, shall cause plats of such subdivisions, in the form prescribed by the applicable regulations and restrictions, to be made and submitted to the city planning commission. It shall be the duty of such commission to consider such plat in the light of the regulations and restrictions applicable to the same and approve or disapprove the plat in accordance therewith. Before taking any action thereon the city planning commission shall afford the owner and other interested parties an opportunity to be heard after such reasonable notice as may be provided in such regulations and restrictions. Failure to act on any plat for a period of forty-five days shall be deemed to constitute approval. Approval shall be attested on the plat by the signature of the chairman or vice-chairman of the city planning commission. The council may by ordinance provide for appeals to the city council in cases in which the city planning commission approves or disapproves a plat of subdivision; provided, that in the instance of an appeal from an approval the appeal must be made by the owners of at least twenty percent of the area of the land within three hundred feet of the boundaries of the proposed subdivision. Streets, alleys and land dedicated to public use or land owned by the city, state or federal governments or public agencies shall not be included in computing said area. (Acts 1972, ch. 808, § 1; Acts 1974, ch. 595, Sec. 1)