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(1) Public Hearing. The City C uncil, Upon receipt of the application, staff reports, and Planning Commission recommendation, shall instruct the City Administrator to set shall schedule a public hearing for public review of the preliminary plat. The Council shall hold the hearing and make a written finding of fact. The notice of such hearing shall contain a legal property description, description of request and map detailing property location, and be published in the official newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. Written notice of the hearing shall be mailed at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to all owners of property within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the boundary of the subject property. Exceptions: In cases of simple subdivision (i.e. dividing one parcel into two or combining two parcels into one) the Council may, when deemed appropriate, waive the requirement for public hearing. (2) If all requirements of this Ordinance and requirements as additionally imposed by the Planning Commission are complied with, the Council shall act upon the preliminary plat and may impose conditions and restrictions which are deemed necessary within sixty (60) days of the date of the close of the public hearing. (3) If the preliminary plat is not approved by the City Council, the reasons for such action shall be recorded in the proceedings of the Council and transmitted to the applicant. If the preliminary plat is approved, such approval shall not constitute final acceptance of the layout. Subsequent approval will be required of the engineering proposals and other features and requirements as specified by this Ordinance to be indicated on the final plat. The City Council may require such revisions in the preliminary plat and final plat as it deems necessary for the health, safety, general welfare and convenience of the City of Little Canada. Non - standard improvements proposed in the subdivision may be considered a reason for denial of the proposal. i. The City Council may deny or require modifications to a proposed preliminary plat when said plat fails to comply with any of the requirements of this ordinance, or other applicable regulations, including the zoning ordinance. In addition, the City Council may deny or require modifications to a proposed preliminary plat when the City Council finds that despite technical compliance with applicable ordinances, the plat design results in a likelihood of extraordinary public costs for future maintenance or the potential for public safety hazards that are not typical for subdivisions in Little Canada. (4) If the preliminary plat is approved by the City Council, the subdivider must submit the final plat within one hundred (100) days after said approval or approval of the preliminary plat shall be considered void, unless a request for time extension is submitted in writing and approved by the City Council prior to expiration of the hundred day period. 1004.030. FINAL PLAT.