(A) The owner or subdivider shall file six copies of the final plat with the City Planner no later than 12 months after the date of approval of the preliminary plat by the Council, otherwise, the preliminary plat and final plat will be considered void unless an extension is requested in writing by the subdivider and for good cause granted by the Council. The owner or subdivider shall also submit at this time an up-to-date certified abstract of title or Torrens certificate of title and such other evidence as the City Attorney may require showing title or control in the application.
(B) The final plat will have incorporated all changes or modifications approved in the preliminary plat; in all other respects it shall conform to the preliminary plat. It may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at the time; provided that, such portion conforms with all the requirements of this chapter.
(C) If the subdivider intends to petition the city for construction of improvements as provided for in § 155.086 of this chapter, the subdivider may be required to enter into agreement with the city, as provided for in the above mentioned section, before City Council approval of the final plat will be given.
(D) The final plat shall be considered officially filed after the City Planner has examined it and certified that all requirements have been met. He or she shall set a time at which the Planning Commission shall review the final plat.
(E) On the same date that the City Planner places the final plat on file, he or she shall refer two copies of the final plat to the City Engineer, the city’s public utilities, telephone company and the office of the County Surveyor. A copy of the final plat along with the abstract of title or Torrens certificate of title shall be referred to the City Attorney for his or her examination and report. The Attorney’s report shall be given to the City Council within 15 days of receipt by the City Attorney.
(F) The Planning Commission shall review the final plat and submit its recommendation to the City Council. No public hearing is required for the review of a final plat. The City Council shall certify approval of the plat within 60 days of the time of the filing of the final plat with the City Planner if the plat complies with all applicable regulations and conditions of approval. Final approval may be conditional and may be granted or denied for parts of the subdivision application.
(G) If the final plat is approved by the Council, the subdivider shall record it with the County Recorder within 60 days after the date of approval; otherwise, the approval of the final plat shall be considered void, unless due to extenuating circumstances, the City Council grants an extension.
(H) The subdivider shall, immediately upon recording, furnish the City Clerk-Treasurer with a reproducible copy of the final plat showing evidence of the recording.
(I) The subdivider shall furnish the following specified types of copies of the final plat to the persons listed below:
(1) County Recorder: as required by Minn. Stat. § 505.08, as it may be amended from time to time;
(2) County Auditor: as required by Minn. Stat. § 505.08, as it may be amended from time to time;
(3) County Assessor: one copy on paper;
(4) County Surveyor: one copy on paper;
(5) City Engineer: one reproducible copy;
(6) General Manager of the city’s public utilities: two copies on paper; and
(7) Northwestern Bell: one copy (as required).
(1992 Code, § 315:08) (Ord. 1069, passed 3-2-1993)