Section
General Provisions
152.01 Purpose and intent
152.02 Jurisdiction and application
152.03 Plat approval required
152.04 Restrictions on filing and recording conveyances
152.05 Public street grants
152.06 Building permits
152.07 Plat review and charges
152.08 Definitions
152.09 Variances
152.10 Registered land surveys and conveyance by metes and bounds
152.11 Violations
Design Standards
152.25 Blocks
152.26 Lots
152.27 Roads, highways, streets and alleys
152.28 Easements
152.29 Public sites and open spaces
Plats; Submission Procedure and Data
152.40 Preliminary plat
152.41 Final plat
Basic Improvements
152.55 General
152.56 Street improvements
152.57 Sanitary sewer and water distribution improvements
152.58 Financing improvements
152.59 Public utilities
GENERAL PROVISIONS
This chapter is enacted for the following purposes: to safeguard the best interests of the city; to assist the subdivider in harmonizing his or her interests with those of the city at large; to prevent piecemeal planning of subdivisions, undesirable, disconnected patchwork of pattern and the poor circulation of traffic; to correlate land subdivisions with the City Comprehensive Plan, which provides a general plan for future community development; to secure the rights of the public, with respect to public lands and waters; to improve land records by establishing standards for surveys and plats; and to discourage inferior development which might adversely affect property values. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to make certain regulations and requirements for the platting of land within the city pursuant to the authority contained in M.S. Ch. 429, 462 and 505, as they may be amended from time to time, which regulations the Council deems necessary for the health, safety and general welfare of the community.
(Prior Code, § 12.01) (Ord. 102, Third Series, effective 2-21-1991)
This chapter shall apply to all land now lying within, and hereafter annexed to, the city, and to unincorporated territory located within two miles of its limits in any direction as provided by law. Except as herein otherwise provided, this chapter shall apply to the subdivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts or other division of land for any purpose, whether immediate or future, including the resubdivision, rearrangement or re-platting of land or lots. This chapter shall further apply to any parcel of land being subdivided, which includes an existing or future public right-of-way or easement according to the Comprehensive Plan of the city that has not been previously dedicated. This chapter shall not apply to the subdivision or allocation of land as open space for common use by owners, occupants or leaseholders.
(Prior Code, § 12.01) (Ord. 102, Third Series, effective 2-21-1991)
No plat for a subdivision or part thereof within the application of this chapter shall be prepared, presented for approval or approved, except as prescribed herein. No such plat or any deed or other conveyance attempting to convey land required to be platted shall be recorded in the County Recorder’s office, nor shall it have any validity until the provisions of this chapter are complied with.
(Prior Code, § 12.01) (Ord. 102, Third Series, effective 2-21-1991)
(A) After the effective date of this section, 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 4-21-1961, or to any unapproved plat.
(B) This section does not apply to a conveyance of land if the land:
(1) Was a separate parcel of record on the date of adoption of this section;
(2) Was the subject of a written agreement to convey entered into prior to the date of adoption of this section;
(3) Is a single parcel of commercial or industrial zoned 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
(4) Is a single parcel of residential or agricultural zoned land of not less than 20 acres and having a width of not less that 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) (1) In any case in which compliance with this section will create an unnecessary hardship and failure to comply would not interfere with the purpose of this chapter in that the proposed lot or parcel described in the conveyance is located in an area that is well established and developed, and no future planning issues need be addressed or could be effectively dealt with given the nature of existing land configuration and public improvements, the Council may, upon written application of the owner thereof or his or her agent, waive the compliance by adoption of a resolution to that effect, and the conveyance with the accompanying resolution may then be filed or recorded in the County Recorder’s office.
(2) The waiver may be subject to any reasonable requirements the Council deems necessary to protect the public interest.
(Prior Code, § 12.01) (Ord. 102, Third Series, effective 2-21-1991) Penalty, see § 10.99
No grant of a public street to the city by deed or otherwise shall be filed without the specific approval of the Council by resolution or otherwise and the approval accompanying or endorsed on the deed or conveyance.
(Prior Code, § 12.01) (Ord. 102, Third Series, effective 2-21-1991)
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