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- 5 - E. Governing body must approve final plats dedicating land to the local government, sec. 236. 10(3) . F. Governing body may waive its extraterritorial approval rights by filing a resolution with register of deeds, sec. 236.10(5). G. Basis for Approving Authority Approval 1. Sec. 236. 13(1) says approval of preliminary or final plats shall be conditioned upon compliance with: the provisions of Chapter 236; any municipal, town or county ordinance; any local master plan consistent with a 236.46 or 62.23(6) official map. 2. Sec. 236.13(3)--approving authorities or objecting agencies may not condition approval or object to plats on grounds other than specified in sec. 236.13. 3. Town board could not reject plats where they did not conflict with existing written ordinance, master plan or official map. State ex rel. Columbia Corp. v. Town Bd. of Town of Pacific (App. 1979) 92 Wis. 2d 767, 286, N.W. 2d 130. 4. Sec. 236.13(2)(a) permits governing body of town, city or village within which the subdivision lies to require subdivider to make and install any public improvements reasonably necessary or provide security they will be installed. 5. Sec. 236.13(2)(b) authorizes cities and villages to require additional improvements. 6. Town board could not reject plat on basis of a resolution that the subdivider make and install various public improvements such as streets meeting county standards, rubbish and water systems "sufficient to meet the needs of the subdivision." The resolution listed criteria, but was not a condition of approval contemplated by sec. 236.13(2)(a) which authorizes the imposition of specific conditions tailored to a specific subdivision. State ex rel. Columbia Corp. Id. 7. As a condition of its approval of a plat, the village could require that the subdivider make and install any public improvements reasonably necessary, including a water system, and could require as a condition for accepting the dedication that the designated facilities previously constructed and provided be, without cost to the village, and that such facilities be according to the village's specifications and under its inspection, including water mains and laterals. Zastrow v. Brown Deer (1960) 9 Wis. 2d 100,° 100 N.W. 2d 359. 8. Any person aggrieved by an objection to a plat or failure to approve a plat may appeal to court within 30 days of notification of rejection and court may order plat approved if it finds rejection is arbitrary, unreasonable or discriminatory, Sec. 236.13(5) . "Person aggrieved" includes the holder of an option to purchase the land. State ex rel. Lozoff v. Board of Trustees (1972) 55 Wis. 2d 64, 197 N.W. 2d 798.