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PLAT REQUIREMENTS
Data required for the preliminary plat is as follows:
(A) Identification and description.
(1) Proposed name of subdivision, which name shall not duplicate or be alike in pronunciation of the name of any plat theretofore recorded in the county;
(2) Legal description of the property;
(3) Name and address of the record owner, and any agent having control of the land, subdivider, land surveyor, engineer, and designer of the plan;
(4) Graphic scale not less than 1 inch to 100 feet;
(5) North point and key map of area showing well-known geographical points for orientation within a one-half mile radius; and
(6) Date of preparation.
(B) Existing conditions.
(1) Boundary lines shall be shown clearly and to a degree of accuracy that conforms to the plat so that no major changes are necessary in preparing the final plat;
(2) Existing zoning classifications for land in and abutting the subdivision;
(3) Total acreage;
(4) Location, right-of-way width, and names of existing or platted streets or other public ways, parks and other public lands, permanent buildings and structures, easements, and section, corporate, and school district lines within the plat and to a distance of 100 feet beyond shall also be indicated;
(5) Location and size of existing sewers, water mains, culverts, or other underground facilities within the preliminary plat area and to a distance of 100 feet beyond. Data such as grades of surfaces of underground structures and locations of catch basins, manholes, hydrants, and street pavement width and type, shall also be shown;
(6) Boundary lines of adjoining unsubdivided or subdivided land, within 100 feet, identified by name and ownership, but including all contiguous land owned or controlled by the subdivider;
(7) Topographic data, including contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet except where the horizontal contour interval is 100 feet or more, a 1-foot vertical interval shall be shown. Watercourses, marshes, wooded areas, rock outcrops, power transmission poles and lines, and other significant features shall also be shown. U.S.G.S. datum shall be used for all topographic mapping where available. At least one permanent benchmark shall be set within each subdivision to be platted and the location and elevation of this benchmark shall be shown on the preliminary plat. The City Engineer may waive and/or change the number of required benchmarks;
(8) A copy of all proposed private restrictions shall be submitted;
(9) Percolation test and soil borings are required by the City Engineer; and
(10) If severe soil limitations for the intended use are noted by the City Engineer, a plan or statement indicating the soil conservation practice or practices to be used to overcome this limitation shall be made part of the permit application.
(C) Subdivision design features.
(1) Layout of proposed streets, showing right-of-way widths and proposed names of streets. The name of any street shall conform to the city Uniform Street Naming and Building Numbering System;
(2) Locations and widths of proposed alleys, pedestrian ways, and utility easements;
(3) Layout numbers and preliminary dimensions of lots and blocks;
(4) Proposed front and side street building setback lines;
(5) Location and size of proposed sanitary sewer lines and water mains;
(6) Gradients of proposed streets, sewer lines, and water mains;
(7) Maximum high water level where platted areas abut on or contain lakes, rivers, or permanent ponding basins;
(8) Areas, other than streets, alleys, pedestrian ways, and utility easements, intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use, including the size of the area or areas in acres as required by § 155.069;
(9) Alleys are prohibited except as authorized by the City Council; and
(10) (a) Site grading plan showing the information required in divisions (C)(1) through (C)(7) above and the following:
1. Elevation and type of structure for each buildable lot;
2. Existing contours (two-foot intervals);
3. Proposed contours (two-foot intervals) and proposed drainage; and
4. Existing trees six inches in diameter or larger.
(b) The site grading plan shall be subject to the review of the city Zoning Administrator and/or City Engineer.
(D) Other information.
(1) Statement of the proposed use of lots stating type of residential buildings with number of proposed dwelling units; type of business or industry so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic, fire hazards, and congestion of population;
(2) Source of water supply;
(3) Provisions for sewage disposal, surface water drainage, and flood control;
(4) If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed zoning plan for the areas, including dimensions;
(5) Other information as may be requested by the City Engineer or Planning Commission; and
(6) Where the subdivider owns property adjacent to that which is being proposed for the subdivision, the Planning Commission may require that the subdivider submit a sketch plan of the remainder of the property so as to show the possible relationship between the proposed subdivision and future subdivision. In any event, all subdivisions must be shown to relate well with existing or potential adjacent subdivisions and land use.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78; Am. Ord. 240, passed 8-12-82)
(A) The plat shall be prepared by a land surveyor who is registered in this state and shall comply with the provisions of state statutes and of this chapter.
(B) Form for approval by the Planning Commission:
Approved by the Planning Commission of the City of Milaca this ___________ day of ______________.
Signed: ___________________________________
Chairperson
Attest: ___________________________________
Secretary
(C) Form for approval by the City Council:
Approved by the City of Milaca, Minnesota this __________________ day of ____________________.
Signed: ____________________________________________
Mayor
Attest: ____________________________________________
City Manager-Clerk
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(D) Site grading plan conforming to the configuration of the final plat and requirements of § 155.041(C)(10) subject to the city Zoning Administrator and/or the City Engineer review.
(Ord. 240, passed 8-12-82)
Planning and zoning activity fees shall be as designated in Chapter 34, as may be amended, and shall be paid at the time of filing and submission of application.
(Ord. passed 2-15-96)
(A) In addition to the aforementioned fee, the subdivider shall pay any expense incurred by the city for the services of the City Engineer and City Attorney in their review of the preliminary plat and final plat.
(B) The subdivider, owner, or developer, on or before submitting a preliminary plat, shall make a cash deposit in an amount as determined by resolution of the City Council which shall be available in the form of a published schedule. This deposit shall be held in a special subdivider’s escrow account and shall be credited to the subdivider, owner, or developer. Engineering or legal expense or City Manager-Clerk’s expense incurred by the city in checking plat improvements, giving notice, holding hearings, checking and setting grade and drainage requirements, general supervision, staking, inspection, drafting as-built drawings, and all other engineering services performed in the processing of the improvements and plats, and administrative and legal expenses in examining title to the property being developed, shall be charged to the aforementioned account.
(C) The City Engineer and City Attorney shall itemize all time, services, and materials billed to any subdivider’s escrow account and the time, services, and materials shall be in accordance with the rules, regulations, and fees as promulgated and adopted by the Council. The subdivider, owner, or developer making the deposit(s) in the subdivider’s escrow account shall be furnished a copy of the itemized charges and any balance remaining in the account shall be returned to the depositor by the City Manager-Clerk after all claims and charges thereto have been paid.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS
(A) Land shall be suited to the purpose for which it is to be subdivided. No plat shall be approved if the site is not suitable for purposes of the kind proposed by reason of potential flooding, topography, or adverse earth or rock formation.
(B) Land subject to hazards to life, health, or property shall not be subdivided for residential purposes until all these hazards have been eliminated or unless adequate safeguards against the hazards are provided by the subdivision plan.
(C) Erosion and sedimentation control plans in accordance with the technical standards and specifications of the State Department of Transportation, State Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, as amended, are required on slopes with grades of 20% or steeper.
(D) Proposed subdivisions shall be coordinated with existing neighborhoods so that the city as a whole may develop harmoniously.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(A) Proposed streets shall conform to all state road and county highway plans as have been prepared, adopted, and/or filed as prescribed by law.
(B) Streets shall be logically related to the topography so as to produce usable lots and reasonable grades.
(C) Access shall be given to all lots and portions of the tract in the subdivision, and to adjacent unsubdivided parcels unless the topography clearly indicates that connection is not feasible. Reserve strips and land-locked areas shall not be created.
(D) The arrangement of streets in new subdivisions shall make provision for the appropriate continuation of the existing streets in adjoining areas.
(E) Where adjoining areas are not subdivided, but may be subdivided, the arrangement of streets in a new subdivision shall make provision for the proper projection of streets into adjoining areas by carrying the new streets to the boundaries of the new subdivision at appropriate locations.
(F) Minor streets shall be laid out to discourage their use by through traffic. Thoroughfares shall be reserved for the through traffic by providing marginal access streets, interior streets for serving lots, or other means.
(G) Half or partial streets will not be permitted.
(H) Wherever a tract to be subdivided adjoins an existing half or partial street, the part of the street within the tract shall be platted.
(I) Dead-end streets shall be prohibited, except as stubs to permit future street extension into adjoining tracts, or when designed as cul-de-sac streets.
(J) Private streets and reserve strips shall be prohibited and no public improvements shall be approved for any private street. All streets shall be dedicated for public use.
(K) Wherever a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or planned major thoroughfare or railroad right-of-way, a street approximately parallel to and on each side of the thoroughfare and right-of-way may be required for adequate protection of residential properties and separation of through and local traffic. These service streets shall be located at a distance from the major thoroughfare or railroad right-of-way suitable for the appropriate use of the intervening land, as for park purposes in residential districts, or for commercial and industrial purposes in appropriate districts. These distances shall also be determined with due regard for the requirements of approach grades and future grade separations.
(L) The street arrangements shall not be so as to cause hardship to owners of adjoining property in platting their own land and providing convenient access to it.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(A) Cul-de-sac streets, permanently designed as such, shall not exceed 400 feet in length, except as variances are permitted. A variance may be granted if it can be clearly shown that by reason of unfavorable land form, or the irregular shape of the land from which the subdivision is being made, a normal street pattern cannot be established, or that land would be wasted by not granting a variance.
(B) Unless future extension is clearly impractical or undesirable, the turnaround right-of-way shall be placed adjacent to a property line, and a right-of-way of the same width as the street shall be carried to that property line in a way that will permit future extension of the street into the adjoining tract. At the time that the street is extended, the acreage covered by the turnaround outside the boundaries of the extended street shall revert in ownership to the property owner fronting on the temporary turnaround.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(A) Minimum right-of-way widths and pavements widths (face to face of curbs) for each type of public street or road shall be as follows:
Type of Street | Right-of-Way Width | Roadway Width |
Type of Street | Right-of-Way Width | Roadway Width |
Alleys (where permitted) | 40 ft. | 20 ft. |
Collector street | 80 ft. | 44 ft. |
Commercial or industrial service street | 60 ft. | 40 ft. |
Cul-de-sac | 60 ft. | 30 ft. |
Cul-de-sac turnaround | 60-ft. radius | 45-ft. radius |
Marginal access street | 60 ft. | 30 ft. |
Minor street | 60 ft. | 30 ft. |
Thoroughfare | 120 ft. | As determined by traffic needs |
(B) Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing street of inadequate width, a sufficient additional width shall be provided to meet the above standards.
(C) Additional right-of-way and roadway widths may be required to promote public safety and convenience when special conditions require it or to provide parking space in areas of intensive use.
(D) Extensions of existing streets with lesser right-of-way than prescribed above, may be permitted by variance in special cases.
(E) Access of minor streets onto state and county state aid highways, shall be discouraged at intervals of less than 500 feet.
(F) Street jogs with center line offsets of less than 150 feet shall not be allowed.
(G) When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any one point by more than ten degrees, they shall be connected by a curve with a radius of not less than 100 feet.
(H) Center line gradients shall be at least 0.4% and shall not exceed the following:
Classification | Gradient (in Percent) |
Thoroughfares and collector streets | 5 |
Minor and service streets | 8 |
(I) Different connecting street gradients shall be connected with vertical curves. Minimum length, in feet, of these curves shall be 20 times the algebraic differences in the percent of grade of the two adjacent slopes.
(J) The angle formed by an intersecting of streets shall not be less than 75 degrees, with 90-degree intersections preferred.
(K) Intersections of more than four corners shall be prohibited.
(L) Roadways of street intersections shall be rounded by a radius of not less than 15 feet. Roadways of alley-street intersections shall be rounded by a radius of not less than 6 feet. Corners at the entrances to the turnaround portions of cul-de-sacs shall be rounded by a radius of not less than 15 feet.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78; Am. Ord. 240, passed 8-12-82)
Alleys shall not be permitted except as authorized by the City Council. In the case of a planned shopping center development, either a public or private alley shall be provided in a block where commercially zoned property abuts a major thoroughfare or major street.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(A) Widths. Minimum sidewalk widths shall, when installed, conform to the following standards.
Classification | Width |
Commercial areas and public building sites | 10 ft. |
Industrial areas | 5 ft. |
Multiple family area | 5 ft. |
Single family area | 5 ft. |
(B) Grades. Sidewalks shall slope one-fourth inch per foot toward the street and the profile grade shall not exceed 8%. The center line elevation of the sidewalk shall be above the corresponding street center line.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(A) Public utilities. Extension of water and sewer services shall be made at the discretion of the city.
(B) Water supply. Extensions of the public water supply system shall, when available, be designed so as to provide public water service to each lot.
(C) Sewage disposal. Extensions of the public sanitary sewer system shall, when available, be designed so as to provide public sewer service to each lot.
(D) Underground utilities. All telephone, electric, and gas service lines shall be placed underground within dedicated public ways or recorded easements in a manner so as not to conflict with other underground services and in accordance with community standards. All underground installation of service lines within street rights-of-way shall be completed prior to street surfacing. Upon completion of the installation of underground service lines in dedicated public ways, a tracing and two copies of plans and specifications showing the completed installation shall be filed with the Manager-Clerk.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
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