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6.3.3.5 SCOPE OF APPROVAL (Unincorporated Lee County and the Town of Broadway) 6.3.3.5.1 Approval of the preliminary plat by the Governing Body shall allow a subdivider to proceed with the preparation of the final plat. 6.3.3.5.2 Approval of the preliminary plat by the Governing Body without approved construction plans shall not constitute the necessary approval for submittal of the final plat. 6.3.3.5.3 Should the plat be approved subject to conditions or labeling corrections, the plat shall be revised and resubmitted to the Department of Community Development with all corrections within 60 days of the Governing Body's approval. Failure to return a corrected plat within this time period shall constitute a violation. Additionally, no final plat may be approved until a corrected copy of the preliminary plat has been filed with the Department of Community Development. 6.3.3.5.4 The preliminary plat shall serve as a guide in the preparation of the final subdivision plat, which must be submitted for final approval and recordation upon fulfillment of the requirements of this Article. 6.3.3.5.5 The preliminary plat shall be valid for three (3) years after its final approval. A preliminary plat shall become void if a final plat is not approved within this time period. Final Approval of a phase or portion of a preliminary plat shall re-establish the effective date for measuring the time period of a preliminary plat approval. 6.3.3.6 REVISING APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAT (Unincorporated Lee County and the Town of Broadway) 6.3.3.6.1 Minor Amendments. The Department of Community Development shall have the authority to approve the following deviations from an approved preliminary plat: • A change in the location of not more than ten percent (10%) of the number of lots; • A change in the location of any part of open space acreage by not more than ten percent (10%) of the gross acreage of the proposed subdivision; or • A change in the location of any part of proposed street alignment and lot configuration of more than ten percent (10%) of the gross acreage so long as the number of external access points is not decreased and the minimum street connectivity ratio as set forth in Article 10 is maintained. • Changes to within parcel boundaries which do not affect external property lines. 6.3.3.6.2 Major Amendments. All other changes to an approved Preliminary Plat that do not meet the standards of this Section shall require the filing and approval of a new Preliminary Plat. 6.3.3.7 PHASING OF PRELIMINARY PLAT (Unincorporated Lee County and the Town of Broadway) 6.3.3.7.1 A preliminary plat may be approved with multiple phases where it is the intent of the landowners to proceed to final plats covering only a portion of the tract at any one time. 6.3.3.7.2 For each approved phase, the developer shall have up to three (3) years to submit the final plat for that respective phase. 6.3.3.7.3 The applicant may submit for an extension of the approved phase beyond the three (3) year limit. All subsequent extensions will be for two (2) years. Application shall be submitted to the Department of Community Development. Failure to record a plat for any phase within the