Subdividers may prepare a subdivision sketch plan for review with the city staff. For large acreages in particular, subdividers are urged to avail themselves of this informal review. Such sketch plan will be considered as submitted for informal discussion, and no fee shall be required of the subdivider for the submission of the sketch plan. Submission of the subdivision sketch plan shall not constitute formal filing of the plan with the city. As far as may be practical on the basis of the sketch plan, the city staff will informally advise the subdivider, as promptly as possible, of the extent to which the proposed subdivision conforms to the design standards of this title and the comprehensive plan of the city, and will discuss possible modifications necessary to secure approval of the plan. The informal advice of the city staff is not legally binding, and the sketch plan shall not be deemed a formal application for purposes of Minnesota statutes section 15.99. (Ord. 1038, 7-8-2002)