(A) Where the subdivision of a lot or tract of land contains watercourse, floodable areas, or wetlands the land shall at the city’s option be:
(1) Dedicated to the city as a park, parkway, open space, outlot, or other public use;
(2) Carried in a private easement in the individual deeds affected with no allowance for building construction therein; or
(3) Developed in accordance with a plan setting forth provisions for sediment control, water management, maintenance of landscaped features and indicating any change which will be made in the natural condition of the earth and its effect, if any, upon watercourses, lakes, streams, wetlands, and drainage ways.
(B) The Planning Commission and City Council shall review the option selected and approve or disapprove the dedication, private easement or development plan. In no case shall land be subdivided which is held unsuitable by the city or the Commissioner of the State Department of Natural Resources for the proposed use because of flooding, inadequate water supply or sewage disposal capabilities or any other feature likely to be harmful to the health, safety or welfare of future residents of the proposed subdivision or of the city.
(C) If located within the Shoreland Overlay District and no central sewer is available, a final plat shall not be approved until the subdivider has submitted data from percolation tests and soil borings which ensure that each lot in the subdivision has a suitable location and adequate area for the installation of an on-site disposal system that meets the requirements of the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
(D) A buffer strip shall be maintained around the perimeter of all wetlands meeting the requirements listed in the Public Works Design Manual.
(Ord. 20220120-01, passed 1-20-22)