16.108.040 Approval of tentative plan.

A. When all comments and recommendations from appropriate agencies or departments have been received or within sixty (60) days after receiving the application as provided for in this title, whichever date shall occur first, the city shall place the tentative plan on the agenda of the next scheduled meeting of the planning commission and notify the applicant of the meeting date and time. Following consideration of the tentative plan, the replies from other agencies and departments and such other testimony offered, the planning commission shall adopt findings and make a recommendation to the city council. The city council shall then hold a hearing denovo and render a decision. The city council shall conditionally approve, disapprove for cause, or, when further information is required, postpone a decision on the tentative plan.
B. The applicant shall be notified of the decision and the basis upon which the decision was made. Unless appealed, the decision shall become effective fifteen (15) days after rendered, in accordance with Section 16.132-.060. The tentative approval is valid for two years from the effective date of approval. (Prior code § 10.760(4))