§ 2.40.080. Plat committee—Powers and duties—Hearing and review procedures.

The planning commission (and the planning commission acting as the platting board) is authorized to delegate powers to hear and decide cases involving platting to a plat committee composed of those members of the planning commission present for such hearing so long as there are at least 4 members of the planning commission present. The following procedures are prescribed for hearings and reviews:

A.

Cases may be decided by a majority vote of the plat committee members present.

B.

Review of a decision of the plat committee may be heard by the planning commission acting as platting board by filing written notice thereof with the borough planning director on a form provided by the borough planning department. The request for review shall be filed within ten days after notification of the decision of the plat committee by personal service or service by mail. A request for review may be filed by any person or agency that participated at the plat committee hearing either by written or oral presentation. The request must have an original signature; filing electronically or by facsimile is prohibited. The request for review must briefly state the reason for the review request and applicable provisions of borough code or other law upon which the request for review is based. Notice of the review hearing will be issued by staff to the original recipients of the plat committee public hearing notice.

C.

Cases reviewed shall be heard de novo by the planning commission acting as the platting board.

(Ord. No. 2007-34, § 1, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2002-07, § 1, 4-16-02; Ord. No. 93-51, § 2, 1993; Ord. No. 73-34, §§ 1(part) and 2(part), 1973; KPC § 20.10.005(h))