(A) No conveyance of land to which this chapter is applicable shall be filed or recorded, 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 to an unapproved plat.
(B) The foregoing provision does not apply to a conveyance if the land described:
(1) Was a separate parcel of record April 1, 1945 or the date of adoption of subdivision regulations under former M.S. §§ 471.28 - 471.31, whichever is the later, or of the adoption of subdivision regulations pursuant to a home rule charter;
(2) Was the subject of a written agreement to convey entered into prior to such time;
(3) Was a separate parcel not less than two and one-half acres in area and 150 feet in width on January 1, 1966;
(4) Was a separate parcel of not less than five acres in area and 300 feet in width on July 1, 1980;
(5) Is a single parcel of commercial or industrial land of not less than five acres and having a width of not less than 300 feet and its conveyance does not result in the division of the parcel into two or more lots or parcels, any one of which is less than five acres in area or 300 feet in width; or
(6) Is a single parcel of residential or agricultural land of not less than 20 acres and having a width of not less than 500 feet and its conveyance does not result in the division of the parcel into two or more lots or parcels, any one of which is less than 20 acres in area or 500 feet in width.
(C) In any case in which compliance with the foregoing restrictions will create an unnecessary hardship and failure to comply does not interfere with the purpose of the subdivision regulations, the platting authority may waive such compliance.
(D) Any owner or agent of the owner of land who conveys a lot or parcel in violation of the provisions of this subdivision shall pay to the municipality a penalty (no criminal sanction) of not less than $100 for each lot or parcel so conveyed. A municipality may enjoin such conveyance or may recover such penalty by a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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