(a) Upon receipt of the recommendation of the city of Selah planning commission or the hearing examiner on any preliminary plat of a proposed subdivision, the city council shall at its next public meeting set the date for a closed record public hearing to consider the proposed subdivision and recommendation.

(b) The city council shall conduct a closed record public hearing on all preliminary plats. Review by the council shall be based upon the record, which shall include all materials properly submitted at any previous stage of the review, the written documents and exhibits and oral comments of the parties and interested persons offered at the open record public hearing, audio/video tapes of the open record public hearing and the recommendation. The city council may also consider written or oral remarks regarding the facts in the record as it was developed before and was considered by the city of Selah planning commission or the hearing examiner. Only for good cause shown, as determined by the city council, may a party submit at the closed record public hearing information which was not part of the record as it was developed before and was considered by the city of Selah planning commission or the hearing examiner. Following the closed record public hearing, the city council may (1) affirm the decision of the city of Selah planning commission or the hearing examiner, (2) remand the matter back to the city of Selah planning commission or the hearing examiner with appropriate directions, or (3) reverse or modify the city of Selah planning commission's or the hearing examiner's recommendation. The city council shall adopt written findings and conclusions in support of its decision. If the city council affirms the recommendation to approve or disapprove the preliminary plat, it may adopt the findings, conclusions, and recommendation. If the city council rejects the recommendation, it shall adopt appropriate findings and conclusions.

(c) A record of all meetings and hearings concerning the proposed subdivision shall be kept and shall be open to public inspection.

(d) Each preliminary plat of a proposed subdivision and any associated dedication shall be approved, disapproved, or returned to the applicant for modification or correction within ninety calendar days from the date that an application has been deemed as complete unless the applicant consents to an extension of such time period; provided, that if an environmental impact statement is required as provided in RCW 43.21C.030, the ninety-day period shall not include any of the time devoted by the city to any preparation or circulation of such environmental impact statement. (Ord. 2173, § 2 (Exh. A), 2022.)