(A) Information submitted to Council; requirements.
(1) Requirements prior to final plat. Prior to filing a final plat, the following information shall have been received and approved by the City Council:
(a) A preliminary plat in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
(b) An environmental assessment worksheet when required and subject to the provisions of Minnesota State Statutes (6 MCAR 553);
(c) Approval by the Dakota County Plat Committee for all plats fronting on a Dakota County highway and approval by Minnesota’s Department of Transportation for all plats fronting upon a state or federal highway;
(d) An engineering feasibility study unless this requirement shall have been waived by the City Council; and
(e) A determination on the method by which park dedication shall be satisfied for all residential plats.
(2) Information with final plat. The final plat petition, as a minimum, shall include the following information and any additional information as may be deemed necessary by the city for review and action on the petition:
(a) Six copies of the final plat, plus one copy of the hardshell for the permanent files of the city which shall be the same as the document to be filed with Dakota County;
(b) A completed and signed petition form;
(c) Fees as established by resolution of the City Council;
(d) Easements or deeds as may be required by the city for trailways, ponding, parks, utilities or similar public purposes in a form prescribed by the City Attorney;
(e) Performance bond, cash escrow, letter of credit or similar guarantees to the city related to performance and/or for installation of public improvements and/or developer to install improvements and filed with the City Treasurer;
(f) A copy of the abstract when required by the city so that a title search may be conducted by the City Attorney;
(g) Design detail as required under § 153.51; and
(h) A subdivision agreement, drafted by the city staff, for consideration by the City Council when taking action on the final plat.
(3) Signing and recording of final plat.
(a) Vested rights. No vested rights in terms of conveying lots, shall accrue to any plat by reason of preliminary or final approval until the actual signing of the plat by city officials after all requirements are met and recorded with Dakota County.
(b) Signing of plat. The following signatures shall be recorded upon the final plat:
1. The signature of the Mayor, or in his or her absence, the acting mayor, attesting to the date upon which the City Council approved the final plat; and
2. The signature of the City Clerk, or in his or her absence the deputy City Clerk, and seal of the city attesting to the above-referenced actions by the city and valid signatures.
(4) Release of plat. The final plat shall not be released by the City Clerk for recording with Dakota County until the following has been completed:
(a) The recording of signatures upon the final plat as listed in division (A)(3)(b) above;
(b) The recording of signatures upon the appropriate subdivision agreement(s); and
(c) The submittal of appropriate financial guarantees to the city, if any, ensuring the applicant’s performance of the terms of these regulations.
(5) Recording of plat.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to file the plat with the Dakota County Recorder within 60 days after the plat has been released for recording by the city unless a time extension has been granted by the City Council.
(b) Failure to record the plat within the 60-day period shall render all approvals by the city null and void until a new application has been processed and approved by the city or until the City Council has granted an extension in time in which the final plat shall be recorded.
(6) Proof of recording. The city shall not take any action related to the plat such as issuing building permits or awarding public utility or street contracts on the platted property until the time as the City Clerk has been satisfied that the plat has been recorded with the Dakota County Recorder.
(‘81 Code, § B1-14)
(B) Data required. A final plat shall contain as a minimum the following data, except where deviations are approved by the City Council or where a specific variance is granted by the City Council:
(1) The final plat shall be a reproducible mylar, 20 inches wide by 30 inches long and shall be at a scale of 100 feet equals one inch or another standard scale as approved by the City Engineer and in all other respects shall comply with state statutes. Where necessary, plat or final plat may be on several sheets accompanied by a key map showing the entire subdivision. For large subdivisions, the final plat may be submitted for approval progressively; the submittals, unless otherwise approved, shall be submitted in contiguous sections satisfactory to the City Council. The progressive submittal shall in no way be construed as changing the preliminary plat approval time period unless specifically authorized. The final plat shall contain the information required on the preliminary plat, except that the following information required on the preliminary plat need not be shown on the final plat:
(a) Existing zoning classification;
(b) Total acreage;
(c) Topographical data, except control data as stated below;
(d) Site data including number of residential lots, lot size, acres in park and similar lot data;
(e) Sites, if any, for multiple family dwellings, shopping centers, churches, industry or other nonpublic uses exclusive of single-family dwellings; and
(f) Minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites with the width of lot shown at the minimum front setback line.
(2) The following supplementary data shall be supplied with the final plat:
(a) Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines and property lines of individual lots with accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles and radii, arcs and control angles of all curves;
(b) Lot dimensions and area calculations, including square footage. Area calculations of lots shall delineate the area of any dedicated ponding easements in addition to net area of lot exclusive of ponding easement or public rights-of- way;
(c) All elevations, topography, and vertical control data tied to sea level datum, 1929 general adjustments;
(d) Primary control points, with descriptions and ties to the control points to which all dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data on the plan shall be referred;
(e) Certification by registered land surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him/her and that monuments and markers shown thereon exist as located and that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct where the certification is required by the city;
(f) Notarized certification by owner and mortgage holder of record of the adoption of the plat, the dedication of streets and other public areas;
(g) Letter from the county plat committee with recommendations, if any, on any preliminary plat which abuts a county road;
(h) Protective covenants and association articles and bylaws where applicable in the form of recording, if any; and
(i) An attorney’s opinion of title or control of the property to be subdivided in the application if requested by the city.
(‘81 Code, § B1-33)
(Ord. 293, passed 4-21-83; Am. Ord. 963, passed 4-24-14)