(1) The plat administrator shall transmit the application, the plat, respective comments and recommendations from other offices and agencies, comments and recommendations from city departments to the planning commission prior to the hearing.

(2) The planning commission shall conduct the open record hearing and shall review the preliminary plat, municipal recommendations, testimony, and exhibits submitted at the hearing and make findings, conclusions and a recommendation thereon to the council to assure conformance of the proposed subdivision with the comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, community street and utility standards, and city design standards. The planning commission shall recommend approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of the preliminary plat. (Ord. 393 § 1, 2007)