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(A) The City Council may elect to install any or all of the required improvements pursuant to a cash escrow agreement or other financial arrangements with the subdivider.
(B) (1) It is hereby announced policy of the city that full and complete utility systems be installed in all needed areas as soon as is practicable and feasible.
(2) Accordingly, the city shall proceed as soon as it is practicable after final approval of a subdivision with installation within the subdivision of those improvements as may be determined to be necessary. In the event of small subdivisions or in subdivisions in which development may proceed slowly, or in other events in which the construction of gravel streets, utility lines, or other improvements is clearly not feasible immediately following the approval of the plat, the City Council may elect to commence assessment proceedings, utilize funds or a cash escrow agreement, or otherwise move to finance and install improvements when the subdivision is developed to the point of warranting the improvements.
(3) The improvements are required in order to provide greater assurance of public health, assure reliability of water supply, provide for economy of installation, provide more effective fire fighting through hydrants, and otherwise protect the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary herein contained, the City Council, upon recommendation from the Planning Commission, may issue municipal improvement bonds to pay the cost of required streets, sewer, water, and storm sewer improvements subject to the following:
(A) The proposed subdivision must be abutting upon a presently platted and substantially developed residential neighborhood.
(B) Before proceeding to issue improvement bonds, the Planning Commission and the City Council must make a finding based on current real estate activity in and around the city that lots within the proposed subdivision will be readily marketable.
(C) Issuance of improvement bonds to construct required improvements shall be upon petition and in accordance with M.S. Chapter 429, as amended, and the total cost of the improvements shall be assessed against the benefitted property.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
MINOR SUBDIVISIONS, RESUBDIVISIONS, VARIANCES, AND THE LIKE
Upon receiving a report from the Planning Commission the City Council may grant a variance from the provisions of these regulations in the case of a planned unit development, as defined in Chapter 156 of this code, provided that the Council shall find that the proposed development is fully consistent with the purpose and intent of these regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. This provision is intended to provide the necessary flexibility for new land planning and land development trends and techniques such as cluster development.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
In the case of a subdivision resulting in three or fewer lots, situated in a neighborhood where conditions are well defined, the City Council may exempt the subdivider from complying with some of the requirements of these regulations. In the case of a request to subdivide a lot which is a part of a recorded plat, or where the subdivision is to permit the adding of a parcel of land to an abutting lot or to create not more than three new lots, and the newly created property lines will not cause any resulting lot to be in violation of these regulations or Chapter 156 of this code, the division may be approved by the City Council, after submission of a survey by a registered land surveyor showing the original lot and the proposed subdivision.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
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