(A) Pursuant to M.S. § 462.358, subd. 3b, an application for a final plat shall be approved or denied within 60 days from the date of its official and complete submission.
(B) Application.
(1) Following approval of a preliminary plat, the applicant may prepare a final plat and shall file an application and fee with the Zoning Administrator for approval of the final plat.
(2) No final plat shall be considered unless it is filed on an official application form with the Zoning Administrator within the effective period of the approval of the preliminary plat.
(3) The request shall be considered as being officially submitted when all the information requirements are satisfied.
(4) A final plat shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and all conditions set forth in the approval of the preliminary plat.
(5) If the final plat is part of a phased preliminary plat or planned unit development, all land not being final platted shall be shown as an outlot unless otherwise approved by the City Council.
(C) Review process.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall review the final plat and, at their discretion, may send the final plat to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
(2) After review of the final plat by the Zoning Administrator, the final plat and all associated recommendations shall be sent to the City Council for review and final decision.
(3) If found acceptable, the final plat shall be approved by City Council resolution, providing for the acceptance of all agreements for improvements, public dedication, and other requirements as indicated by the City Council. If disapproved, the grounds for any refusal to approve a plat shall be set forth in the proceedings of the City Council and reported in writing to the applicant.
(D) Special assessments. Upon written request by the applicant, any existing special assessments which have been levied against the property described shall be divided and allocated to the respective lots in the proposed plat. The Zoning Administrator shall estimate the clerical cost of preparing a revised assessment roll, filing the same with the County Auditor, and making such division and allocation, and upon approval of the City Council of such cost, the same shall be paid by the final plat applicant(s) before final plat approval.
(E) Recording the final plat.
(1) The final plat of record, prepared in accordance with this chapter, shall be filed by the applicant with the Olmsted County Property Records and Licensing Department within 100 days after approval by the City Council.
(2) Failure to record the final plat within time specified causes the City Council approval to be void, unless a request for a time extension is submitted in writing prior to 100 days after approval by the City Council and with adequate time to be discussed at the next City Council meeting. The City Council will make a decision at their first meeting after staff is in receipt of the request.
(3) No building permits shall be issued for construction of any structure on any lot in said plat until the city has received evidence of the plat being recorded by the county and the first layer of bituminous has been placed on all roads unless otherwise recommended by the City Engineer and approved by the City Council.
(F) Recording final plats of multi-phased plats. If a preliminary plat is final platted in stages, all stages must be final platted into lots, blocks, outlots within two years of preliminary plat approval by the City Council unless otherwise provided in the development contracts. All outlots must be platted into lots and blocks within five years of the recording of the initial final plat, unless otherwise approved by the City Council. Following the expiration of the five-year period, or as determined by the City Council, the preliminary plat for the development shall be void.
(Ord. 2023-02, passed 5-9-23)