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Updated January 2025 – Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 133 4. Any applications for Variances from the provisions of this section or applications for Variances or Special Uses as provided for in the other Gem Lake Ordinances and the required fee(s) for such action; 5. A list of all property owners located within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the subject property, obtained from and certified by Ramsey County or the City of Gem Lake; 6. An executed Cost Sharing Agreement indicating the applicants understanding that he/she agrees to reimburse the City for all expenses incurred through staff time and from all outside sources including, but not limited to, engineers, attorneys, and outside consultants employed specifically for review and processing the application. 2. Action on Requests. The Zoning Administrator shall upon receipt of the Preliminary Plan: 1. Determine whether the Preliminary Plan includes the data required by this section. The plan shall be considered as being officially submitted when all the information required is supplied and all requirements of this section are complied with; 2. Send a copy of the Subdivision Application and one copy of the Preliminary Plan to each member of the Planning Commission and one copy to the City Engineer; 3. The Zoning Administrator also shall refer copies of the Preliminary Plan to the Park Advisory committee, Watershed Districts, County, State, or other public jurisdictions for their timely review and comment, where appropriate and when required; 4. The proposed plan shall be placed on the agenda of the first possible Planning Comm ission meeting; 5. The City Engineer shall in a timely manner submit his report to the Planning Commission. This report shall be on the feasibility of street location and construction and on any drainage or other problems that might be encountered. The absence of a report fr om the City Engineer shall in no way invalidate the approval or disapproval by the City of the Preliminary Plan; 6. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed Preliminary Plan and shall have notice of such hearing published in the official newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. The subdivider shall certify that all owners of property within 350 feet of the property being subdivided have been notified by mail of the Public Hearing; 7. Upon completion of the Public Hearing, the Planning Commission shall prepare and submit its report, five (5) copies of the Preliminary Plan, its recommendation for approval or disapproval, and recommendations for conditions associated with approval to the City Council in a timely manner that allows the City Council to take action within the time limits established by law. If the report of the Planning Commission has not been received so as to provide for compliance with time limits established by law, the City Council may act without such a report; 8. The City Council shall, within the time limits established by law, approve with or without conditions or disapprove the Application for Subdivision Preliminary Plat with said action being formally recorded in the minutes of a properly convened meeting. Fur ther, any disapproval of the Application for Subdivision Preliminary Plat shall be noticed in writing to the applicant; 9. Any modification or waiver of time limits established by law shall only be made in writing to the City by the applicant except for extensions by the City provided for by law. 3. Final Plat. Within six (6) months following approval of the Preliminary Plan by the City Council, unless the subdivider has requested an extension of that time from the City Council, the following shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator: 1. Filing. 1. Eight (8) copies of the Final Plat, including one reproducible copy are required. This Final Plat shall incorporate all changes to and conditions associated with the Preliminary Plan required by the City Council. Otherwise, it shall conform to the Preliminary Plan. The Final Plat may