11-6-3: REGISTERED LAND SURVEY:
   A.   Surveys: It is the intent of this title that all land surveys in the city, including a split or subdivision of an existing tract or lot, shall first be presented to the planning and zoning commission in the form of a preliminary plat to be processed in accordance with the standards set forth in this title for preliminary plats. All surveys shall be done by a registered land surveyor. Tracts or easements to be used for public roads and utilities shall be deeded to the city free and clear of taxes, assessments, and liens of whatever nature. Unless the council has approved the land subdivision in accordance with the standards set forth in this title, the city shall not issue building permits for buildings on such nonapproved tracts. The council may refuse to accept and/or to improve, repair, or maintain tracts for streets, roadways, and/or easements unless so approved under this title.
   B.   Conveyance By Metes And Bounds:
      1.   No conveyance of land within the city shall be filed for record in the office of the Crow Wing County recorder, if the land is described in the conveyance by metes and bounds, or by reference to an unapproved registered land survey made after April 21, 1961, or by reference to an unapproved plat made after November 2, 1967. The foregoing provision does not apply to a conveyance if the land described:
         a.   Was a separate parcel of record on January 19, 1982, or
         b.   Was the subject of a written agreement to convey entered into prior to January 19, 1982, which agreement was recorded before January 1, 1985, or
         c.   Is being conveyed to the city of Baxter, or
         d.   Is being conveyed to establish public right of way and said purpose is so stated in the conveyance, or
         e.   Was a conforming lot of record prior to the adoption date hereof, or
         f.   Is approved as an administrative subdivision as described in section 11-2-5 of this title.
      2.   Any owner, subdivider, or agent thereof, who conveys a lot or parcel in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to strict enforcement of all penalties and enforcement measures available to the city under section 11-6-6 of this chapter.
      3.   Pursuant to Minnesota statutes chapter 272, the county auditor will not transfer any conveyance that subdivides a lot unless said conveyance is accompanied by a certificate signed by the planning and zoning administrator and stamped with the city seal indicating that the subdivision regulations set forth above do not apply to the subdivision or that there has been full compliance with said regulations. (Ord. 2014-02, 2-18-2014)