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36 offer a recommendation for either preliminary plat approval or denial. The Planning and Zoning Board may offer a recommendation of approval with conditions necessary to satisfy city regulations. (112) The Community Development Department shall prepare a staff report for the City Council which includes of the findings and recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Board. The findings may include specific conditions of approval or findings related to denial of the plat. (12) The City Council shall not approve the application if the applicant has not received and submitted to the City a preliminary approval from the Rice Creek Watershed District or the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization, as applicable. (13) The City Council shall take action on the application within 120 days following delivery of an application completed in accordance with the regulations of this chapter, unless an extension is agreed to by the applicant. If it approves the preliminary plat, the City Council may impose conditions it considers necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. (14) The City Council shall take action on the application which shall include findings of fact and shall be entered in the proceedings of the City Council and transmitted to the applicant in writing. The lack of a simple majority Council vote to affirmatively approve a preliminary plat shall be a denial of the requested application. (15) Grading of the site included in the preliminary plat may occur after approval of the preliminary plat and the approval and recording of a development agreement for the grading work, including financial securities. The grading development agreement shall comply with the requirements of & 1001.056 and § 1001.140 et seq Section 1005 1 1.6 and Section 1010. However, grading and other site work shall not commence until the issuance of a permit from the Rice Creek Watershed District or the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization, as applicable. This condition shall be included in the development agreement. (Ord. 04 -03, passed 2 -24 -2003) FINAL PLAT § 1001.055 FILING AND REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION. (1) Approval of a preliminary plat by the City Council is an acceptance of the general layout, as submitted, and indicates that the developer may proceed toward final plat approval in accordance with the City Council approval of the preliminary plat, including conditions and the city growth management standards. (2) A complete application for final plat shall be submitted no later than 1 year after the date of approval of the preliminary plat, or a time as provided in the developer's agreement. Otherwise, the DRAFT JANUARY 5, 2009 r