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§ 152.04 PROCEDURES.
   (A)   Pre-application. The subdividers or owners should meet with the Planning Commission, the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer and other appropriate officials (City Engineer and Planner) in order to be made fully aware of all applicable city code provisions, regulations and plans in the area to be subdivided. The subdivider is urged to avail himself or herself of the advice and assistance of the Planning Commission and the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer in order to save time, money and effort to facilitate the approval of the preliminary plat.
   (B)   Preliminary plat procedures.
      (1)   Application and fee. The subdivider or owner shall file with the Planning Commission Secretary five copies of the preliminary plat and supplementary information as may be required and a cash fee of $50 plus $2 for each lot. In addition to the application and fee, the subdivider shall be required to prepay all planning, engineering and legal expenses incurred by the city for the review of the request, based on an estimate.
      (2)   Distribution to other agencies. The Secretary shall refer one copy of the preliminary plat to each of the following agencies: County Highway Engineer, County Surveyor, City Engineer and Planning Commission, and the Utilities Superintendent, for review and report. If, within 30 days, any agency fails to submit a report, the city may proceed on the assumption that the agency has approved the plat.
      (3)   Public hearing. The Planning Commission shall submit a recommendation to the Council within 60 days of receipt of the application. The Council shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary plat after notice of the time and place thereof has been published once in the official newspaper at least ten days before the day of the hearing. The Council shall act to approve or disapprove the preliminary plat. If disapproved, the reasons for disapproval shall be set forth in the minutes of the Council.
   (C)   Final plat procedures.
      (1)   Final submittal. The owner or subdivider shall file three hardshell and two linen copies of the final plat for consideration by the Council incorporating all changes or modifications required as conditions of approval of the preliminary plat. In all other respects, it shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved. The plat shall be complete as to the information required under § 152.05.
      (2)   Certificate of abstract. The owner or subdivider shall also submit an up-to-date, certified abstract of title or any other evidence as required by the City Attorney.
      (3)   Review. The Secretary shall refer the final plat to the Planning Commission for its review, report and signature. The report shall be submitted to the Council within 30 days of the receipt of the plat and approved within 60 days of its receipt, provided all improvement contract requirements have been satisfied according to §§ 152.40 through 152.42.
      (4)   Recording. Upon approval of the final plat by the Council, the subdivider shall record the final plat with the County Recorder, as provided for by that office, within 60 days after approval by the Council. The subdivider, within 30 days of recording, shall furnish the City Administrator/Clerk- Treasurer with one linen copy of the final plat showing evidence of the recording.
(1989 Code, § 12.04)
§ 152.05 SPECIFICATIONS FOR PLATS.
   (A)   Information required. The plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger, and shall contain the following information:
      (1)   Title of the proposed subdivision;
      (2)   Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider, surveyor or engineer preparing the plat;
      (3)   Location of the subdivision by section, township and range or by legal description;
      (4)   Graphic scale, north arrow, date of preparation;
      (5)   The names of abutting subdivisions and boundary or property lines of adjoining subdivided or unsubdivided lands;
      (6)   Boundary line survey;
      (7)   Total acreage (acreage or square footage of individual lots in preliminary plat);
      (8)   Location of existing easements, streets, utilities, structures, section lines and corporate lines within and adjacent to the proposed subdivision;
      (9)   If a replat, the original lot and block arrangements shown in dotted or dash lines;
      (10)   Streets, street names, right-of-way and roadway widths;
      (11)   Locations of all alleys, pedestrian ways and utility easements;
      (12)   Layout, numbers and dimensions of all lots and blocks;
      (13)   Areas intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use;
      (14)   Minimum front and side street setback lines as required by the zoning chapter (see Chapter 153);
      (15)   High water and floodplain boundaries where appropriate;
      (16)   The location of all monuments;
      (17)   Notarized certification by a registered land surveyor;
      (18)   Certification showing that all taxes and special assessments have been paid; and
      (19)   A form for approval and for the signatures of the Planning Commission Chairperson, Secretary and the Mayor and City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer.
   (B)   Supplementary information required. In addition to the plat, the following information shall be required and filed with the preliminary plat:
      (1)   A topographic map at the same scale as the preliminary plat showing proposed lot lines existing and proposed topography, street centerline grades, watercourses, marshes, vegetation and other significant features;
      (2)   Soil absorption tests where septic tanks are proposed;
      (3)   A schematic utility plan for water, sanitary and storm sewers and drainage and including the proposed location, gradient and size of the proposed sewer and water lines; and
      (4)   A map indicating plans for the development of the entire area, if the proposed plat is a portion of a larger holding intended for subsequent development.
   (C)   Qualifications governing approval of a preliminary plat.
      (1)   The approval of a preliminary plat by the Council shall only constitute acceptance of the design as a basis for the preparation of the final plat by the owners or subdividers. Subsequent approval by appropriate officials having jurisdiction will be required of the proposals pertaining to water supplies, storm drainage, sewage disposal, sidewalks, grading, gradients and roadway widths and the surfacing of streets prior to the approval of the final plat. The subdivider shall also present evidence that the plat has been reviewed by, and meets the requirements of, those responsible for the provision of gas, electric and telephone service.
      (2)   No plat will be approved for a subdivision which includes any area subject to periodic flooding or which contains poor drainage capabilities which would make adequate drainage of the streets and lots impossible, unless the subdivider agrees to make improvements which will, in the opinion of the City Engineer, make the area completely safe for occupancy and provide adequate street and lot drainage.
(1989 Code, § 12.05)
§ 152.06 VARIANCES, EXCEPTIONS, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
   (A)   Variances. The City Council, sitting as the Board of Adjustments and Appeals, shall have the authority to grant variances from the requirements of this chapter subject to the same procedures, conditions and findings required by the zoning chapter.
   (B)   Exceptions.
      (1)   Simple lot divisions. A simple, easily described division of a platted lot of record (e.g., east one-half of lot 31, or west 100 feet of lot 32) may be exempt from the platting requirements of this chapter, provided the resultant parcels meet all zoning requirements as to lot area and width. This division requires the approval of the Council.
      (2)   Lot line adjustment. The relocation of a common ownership boundary between two or more platted lots or two or more parcels of unplatted property, may be exempt from the platting requirements of this chapter, provided the resultant parcels meet all zoning requirements as to lot area and width. This division requires the approval of the Council.
      (3)   Court ordered transfers. Transfers of land pursuant to a court order shall be exempt from the platting requirements of this chapter, provided the resultant parcels meet all zoning requirements as to lot area and width. However, any such division that fails to meet the standards of the city land use regulations shall not be deemed a lot of record for the purposes of issuing land use permits.
      (4)   Small subdivisions. The supplementary information required under § 152.05 may be waived at the discretion of the Planning Commission for small subdivisions. This will be an administrative decision based on the specific nature of the land involved.
   (C)   Planned unit development. The requirements of this chapter may be waived by fulfillment of the planned unit development requirements established in the zoning chapter.
(1989 Code, § 12.08) (Ord. 129, eff. 4-24-1976; Ord. 81, passed 7-11-2017)
§ 152.07 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
   (A)   Authority. The City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer or the Building Inspector shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and for the purpose of this chapter shall have the power of a peace officer.
   (B)   Building permits. No building permit shall be issued by any governmental official for the construction of any building, structure or improvement on any land required to be subdivided by this chapter until final plat approval has been granted.
(1989 Code, § 12.20)
§ 152.08 AMENDMENTS; PROCEDURES.
   The Council may amend, supplement or repeal the provisions of this chapter after a public hearing has been held thereon. This amendment may be initiated by the Council, the Planning Commission or by petition. A notice of the time, place and purpose of hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the city at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing.
(1989 Code, § 12.21) (Ord. 129, eff. 4-24-1976)
SUBDIVISION DESIGN STANDARDS
§ 152.20 STREETS.
   (A)   Widths. Street right-of-way widths shall be as shown in the Comprehensive Guide Plan and where applicable shall conform to county and state standards for trunk highways. In general, minimum widths should be as follows:
 
Expressways
300 feet
Thoroughfares
100 feet
Collectors
60 feet
Local streets
50 feet
 
   (B)   Horizontal alignment. When connecting street lines deflect from each other by more than ten degrees, they shall be connected by a curve with a minimum radius of 300 feet for collector streets and 100 feet for local streets.
   (C)   Vertical alignment. Different connecting street gradients shall be connected with vertical curves. Minimum sight distance shall be 200 feet for local streets and 300 feet for collector streets measured from points five feet above street centerline.
   (D)   Minimum and maximum grades.  
      (1)   Minimum: 0.5%.
      (2)   Maximum: 5% for collector streets, 7% for local streets.
   (E)   Minimum carrying capacity. Seven-ton axle loading for local streets. Nine-ton axle loading based on traffic volumes for arterial and collector streets.
   (F)   Local streets. Local streets shall be laid out so that their use by through traffic will be discouraged.
   (G)   Cul-de-sacs.  
      (1)   Maximum length: 700 feet.
      (2)   Minimum radius of turnaround (right-of-way): 60 feet.
      (3)   Where certain topographic features or other unusual circumstances dictate, special consideration may be given to longer cul-de-sacs.
   (H)   Direct access to major thoroughfares. In the case where a proposed plat is adjacent to a freeway, thoroughfare or collector street as defined by the Guide Plan, there shall be no direct access from individual lots to the major thoroughfares. In the platting of small tracts of land fronting on major thoroughfares, where no other access is available, a temporary entrance permit may be granted by the State or County Highway Department. Provision shall be made in the plats for the connection of roads to neighboring land. As the neighboring land is platted and developed, and alternate means of access becomes possible, the temporary entrance permits shall become void.
   (I)   Half streets. Half streets shall be prohibited except where it will be practical to require the dedication of the other half when the adjoining property is subdivided, in which case the dedication of a half street may be permitted. The probable length of time elapsing before dedication of the remainder shall be considered in this decision.
   (J)   Private streets. Private streets shall not be permitted, nor shall public improvements be approved for private streets.
   (K)   Street names. Street names shall comply with the city street naming and numbering system.
   (L)   Stub streets. Where adjoining lands are not subdivided, some of the streets in the new subdivision shall be required to be extended to the boundary line of the tract to make provision for future access into adjacent areas.
   (M)   Street continuation and extension. The arrangement of streets shall provide for the continuation of existing streets from adjoining areas into new subdivisions where appropriate.
   (N)   Street location and dedication. All subdivisions shall be required to conform to the Comprehensive Guide Plan. Thoroughfare and collector streets shown on the Guide Plan shall be dedicated, in the locations and widths shown, to the city as a condition of plat approval.
(1989 Code, § 12.06, Subd. 1)
§ 152.21 INTERSECTIONS.
   (A)   Angle of intersection. Streets shall intersect as nearly to 90 degrees as possible. In no case shall streets intersect at less than 75 degrees.
   (B)   Number of streets. No more than two streets shall cross at any one intersection.
   (C)   Centerline offsets. The minimum distance between the centerlines of offset intersections shall be 125 feet.
(1989 Code, § 12.06, Subd. 2)
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