(1) Notice of the public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. There shall be included in the notice of hearing the time and place of the hearing and a description or reference to the property proposed to be platted sufficient for identification.

(2) The planning commission may continue the public hearing to obtain additional information or to provide further notice to interested parties and shall announce a time and date when the hearing will be resumed.

(3) No approval shall be given to a preliminary plat unless the planning commission makes findings that the plat conforms to the requirements of this title; NBCC Title 18, Zoning; Chapter 10.12 NBCC; and the laws of the state of Oregon. In considering the approval, disapproval or modification of such plat, the planning commission may take into consideration the standards authorized in ORS Chapter 92 in addition to the standards and policies of the city of North Bend contained in this and other applicable NBCC provisions. The planning commission shall also take into consideration the policy of the city relating to the retention of trees and other vegetation and to preventing damage from the destabilization of dune and blow sand.

(4) After the hearing has been closed, the planning commission shall make findings concerning the preliminary plat, and based on such findings it may give approval to the preliminary plat as submitted or as it may be modified, or it may disapprove the preliminary plat. Approval of the preliminary plat by the planning commission shall not constitute final acceptance of the plat of the proposed subdivision or partition for recording; however, approval of the preliminary plat by the planning commission shall be binding upon the city for the purposes of the preparation of the final subdivision or partition plat. The action of the planning commission shall be noted on two copies of the preliminary plat, including reference to any attached documents describing conditions imposed by the commission and the commission shall return one copy to the applicant and retain the other. (Ord. 1947 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1758 § 7, 1990; Ord. 1634, 1981; Ord. 1614 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1175 § 10, 1961)