Subd. 1. Supervisor of Plats. The City Planner is hereby designated as the Supervisor of Plats. The Planning Commission shall provide the necessary technical assistance to the Supervisor of Plats in checking and reviewing all subdivisions that are submitted for his or her review.
Subd. 2. No plat or survey of any subdivision shall be entitled to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder or shall have any validity until it has been approved by the Council in the manner described herein. It is unlawful for the owner or the agent of the owner to transfer or sell any land by reference to or by other use of a plat or description unless the plat has been approved by the Council, as required herein.
Subd. 3. Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed to be made, and before any contract for the sale of, or any offer to sell any lots in a subdivision or any part thereof is made, the subdivider or his or her duly authorized agent shall apply, in writing, for approval of the proposed subdivision in accordance with the following procedures:
Subd. 4. Advisory meeting with City Planner. Before preparing a preliminary plat and submitting it to the Planning Commission for review and their comment, the subdivider should meet and consult informally with the City Planner for the purpose of ascertaining the locations of proposed major streets, parks, playgrounds, school sites and other planned projects which may affect the property being considered for subdivision. At the same meeting, the subdivider should review with the City Planner the minimum standards of subdivision design set forth herein. This informal review should prevent unnecessary and costly revisions in the layout and development of the subdivision. Formal application or filing of a plat with the Planning Commission is not required for this informal advisory meeting.
(Ord. 699, passed 1-18-22)