A. General Information And Data: General information shall describe the existing conditions of the site and the proposed development. This information may include data on existing or proposed covenants, land characteristics, utilities, and street improvements.
B. Sketch Plans: All sketch plans shall show in simple form the proposed layout of streets, lots and other features in relation to existing conditions including information describing the design of the subdivision and data on existing topographic conditions.
C. Surveyor's Certificate: All surveyor's certificates shall be drafted in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Annotated chapter 505.
D. Preliminary Plat:
1. Scale: One inch equals one hundred feet (1" = 100') (Minimum).
2. Identification And Description:
a. Name: Proposed name of subdivision, provided the name shall not duplicate or be similar in pronunciation to the name of any plat previously recorded in the County.
b. Location: Location by section, township, range or by other legal description.
c. Names And Addresses: Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider, surveyor, and designer of the plan.
d. Graphic scale.
e. North point.
f. Date of preparation.
3. Existing Conditions: Existing conditions in the tract and in the surrounding area to a distance of three hundred feet (300').
a. Boundary line of proposed subdivision, clearly indicated.
b. Total approximate acreage.
c. Platted streets, railroad right of way, and utility easements.
d. Boundary lines and ownership of adjoining unsubdivided land.
e. Sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities.
f. Permanent buildings and structures.
g. Topography, showing lakes, watercourses, marsh areas and contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet (2'), unless the grade is greater than fifteen percent (15%). All elevation data shall be mean sea level or some other assumed, workable datum.
h. Other information, such as soils tests, if requested by the Planning Commission to aid in their review.
i. Designation of areas which, before improvements, are subject to inundation or stream overflow. For purpose of information only, the outline of the flood plain, present shorelines, and water elevation.
4. Subdivision Design Features:
a. Streets; Utility Easements: Layout and width of proposed streets and utility easement showing street names, lot dimensions, and public areas. The name of any street previously used in the County shall not be used, unless the proposed street is an extension of an already named street, in which event the name shall be used. The street layout shall include all contiguous land owned by the subdivider.
b. Use: Proposed use of all parcels, and if zoning change is contemplated, proposed rezoning.
c. Street Grades And Drainage Plan: Preliminary street grades and drainage plan shall be shown on a copy of the contour map.
E. Final Plat:
1. Water, Sewage Disposal, Drainage And Flood Control: Plans for the provisions of safe and palatable water, sewage disposal, drainage and flood control.
2. Soil Borings: Soil borings, if required by the Planning Commission.
3. Ground Water Control: Evidence that ground water control is at least ten feet (10') below the level of any finished grades, or a plan is provided for solving ground water problems.
4. Survey Data: Data required as set forth in Minnesota Statutes Annotated chapter 505, and also the following requirements:
a. Boundary Lines: All interior and exterior boundary lines shall be correctly designated on the plat and shall show bearings on all straight lines, or angles at all angle points and central angle and radii and arc links for all curves.
b. Monuments: Durable iron monuments shall be set at each angle and curve point on the interior and exterior boundary lines and at all block corners and at all intermediate points on the block or lot lines indicating a change of direction in lines. The plat shall indicate that the monuments have been set.
5. Identification System: An identification system for all lots and blocks.
6. Lot Size: The size (in square feet) and dimension of all lots.
7. Lots Within Flood Plain Districts: All lots within the flood plain districts shall contain a building site at or above the regulatory flood protection elevation. All subdivisions shall have road access both to the subdivision and to the individual building sites no lower than two feet (2') below the regulatory flood protection elevation. For all subdivisions in the flood plain, the floodway and flood fringe boundaries, the regulatory flood protection elevation and the required elevation of all access roads shall be clearly labeled on all required subdivision drawings and platting documents.
8. Certification By Surveyor: Certification by a registered land surveyor to the effect that the plan represents a survey made by him and that monuments and markers shown thereon exist as located and that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct.
9. Surveying Requirements: Surveying requirements of the final plat shall be under the regulation of the County Surveyor.
10. Owner, Subdivider Certification: Certification by the owner or subdivider shown in the title opinion shall be the owner of record of the platted lands on the date of recording of the plat with the County Recorder.
11. Owner, Subdivider Notarized Certification: Notarized certification by owner or subdivider shown in the title opinion shall be the owner and by any mortgage holder of records, of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas.
12. Tax Certification: Certification showing that all taxes currently due on the property to be subdivided have been paid in full.
13. Township Board Certification: Certification by the township board showing plat approval.
14. Certification Of Plat Approval: Certifications by the County Board, County Planning Commission chairman, County Engineer, County Zoning Administrator showing plat approval.
15. Certification Of County Recorder: Certification of County Recorder authenticating recording of the plat.
16. Protective Covenants: Protective covenants in final form for recording. (Amd. Ord., 5-25-1993)