No conveyance of land in which the land conveyed is described by metes and bounds or by reference to a plat made after the effective date hereof which has not been approved as provided herein shall be made or recorded; provided, however, the foregoing provision does not apply to a conveyance if the land described:
A. Was a separate parcel of record April 1, 1945, or the date of adoption of subdivision regulations under Minnesota laws 1945, chapter 287, whichever is the later, or of the adoption of subdivision regulations pursuant to a home rule charter; or
B. Was the subject of a written agreement to convey entered into prior to such time, and the instrument showing the agreement to convey was recorded in the office of the Morrison County recorder within one year thereafter, as provided by Minnesota statutes section 462.358; or
C. Was a separate parcel of record of not less than two and one- half (21/2) acres in area and one hundred fifty feet (150') in width on January 1, 1966; or
D. Was a separate parcel of record of not less than five (5) acres in area and three hundred feet (300') in width on July 1, 1980; or
E. Is a single parcel of commercial or industrial land of not less than five (5) acres and having a width of not less than three hundred feet (300'), and its conveyance does not result in the division of the parcel into two (2) or more lots or parcels, any one of which is less than five (5) acres in area or three hundred feet (300') in width; or
F. Is a single parcel of residential or agricultural land of not less than twenty (20) acres and having a width of not less than five hundred feet (500'), and its conveyance does not result in the division of the parcel into two (2) or more lots or parcels, any one of which is less than twenty (20) acres in area or five hundred feet (500') in width. (Ord. 10, 6th Series, eff. 3-2-2009)