(A) Preliminary plat. The owner or subdivider shall prepare and submit a preliminary plat, together with any necessary supplementary information. The preliminary plat shall contain the following information:
(1) General provisions:
(a) Proposed name of subdivision; names shall not duplicate or closely resemble names of existing subdivisions within Murray County;
(b) Location of boundary lines in relation to a known section, quarter section or quarter-quarter section lines comprising a legal description of the property;
(c) Names and addresses of the owner, developer and the designer or surveyor making the plat;
(d) Scale of plat, not less than 1 inch to 100 feet; and
(e) Date of preparation and northpoint.
(2) Existing conditions:
(a) Boundary line of proposed subdivision, clearly indicated;
(b) Existing zoning classifications for land within and abutting the subdivision;
(c) A general statement on the approximate total acreage and dimensions of the lots;
(d) Location, widths and names of all existing or previously platted streets or other public ways, showing type, width and condition of improvements, if any, railroad and utility rights-of-way, parks and other public open spaces, permanent buildings and structures, easements and section and corporate lines within the tract and to a distance of 100 feet beyond the tract;
(e) Location and size of existing sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities within the tract and to a distance of 100 feet beyond the tract. Data as grades, invert elevations and locations of catch basins, manholes and hydrants shall also be shown;
(f) Boundary lines of adjoining un-subdivided or subdivided land, within 350 feet, identified by name and ownership, including all contiguous land owned or controlled by the subdivider; and
(g) Topographic data, including contours at vertical intervals of not more than 2 feet. Water courses, marshes, rock outcrops, power transmission poles and lines and other significant features shall also be shown. U.S.G.S. data shall be used for all topographic mapping where feasible.
(3) Proposed design features:
(a) Layout of proposed streets showing the right-of-way widths, centerline gradients, typical cross sections, and proposed names of streets. The name of any street heretofore used in the city or its environs shall not be used unless the proposed street is a logical extension of an already named street, in which event the same name shall be used;
(b) Locations and widths of proposed alleys and pedestrian ways and utility easements;
(c) Typical cross-sections of proposed improvements upon streets and alleys, together with an indication of the proposed storm water runoff, showing drainage from other areas that contribute storm waters to proposed plat;
(d) Approximate center line gradients of proposed streets and alleys, and adjoining streets, if any;
(e) Locations and size of proposed sewer lines and water mains;
(f) Layout, numbers and preliminary dimensions of lots and blocks;
(g) Minimum front and side street building setback lines;
(h) When lots are located on a curve, the width of the lot at the building setback line;
(i) 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;
(j) Water supply. Water mains shall be provided to serve the subdivision by extension of an existing community system wherever feasible. Service connections shall be stubbed into the property line and all necessary fire hydrants shall also be provided. Extensions of the public water supply system shall be designed so as to provide public water in accordance with the standards of the City of Slayton. In areas where public water supply is not available, individual wells shall be provided on each lot, properly placed in relationship to the individual sewage disposal facilities on the same and adjoining lots. Well location plans must be in compliance with the State Well Code and submitted for the approval of the Zoning Official; and
(k) Sewage disposal. Sanitary sewer mains and service connections shall be installed to serve all the lots in the subdivision and shall be connected to the public system. In areas where public sewer facilities are not available, individual on-site sewage disposal facilities shall be provided for each lot, properly located in relation to the wells on the same and adjoining lots, and the disposal facilities on adjacent lots. Plans for individual on-site facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Zoning Official.
(4) Supplementary information. The following supplementary information requirements shall be complied with where they are deemed appropriate and necessary by the Planning Commission:
(a) Proposed protective covenants;
(b) Statement of the proposed use of lots stating type of residential buildings with number of proposed dwelling units and type of business or industry, so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic, fire hazards and congestion of population;
(c) An accurate soil survey of the subdivision;
(d) If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed zoning plan for the areas, including dimensions, shall be shown. The proposed zoning plan shall be for information only and shall not vest any rights for the applicant;
(e) Provision for surface water disposal, drainage and flood control;
(f) 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 relationships between the proposed subdivision and the future subdivision. In any event all subdivisions shall be shown to relate well with existing or potential adjacent subdivisions;
(g) Where structures are to be placed on lots which could be re-subdivided for further development, the preliminary plat shall indicate placement of structures so that the lot may be further subdivided;
(h) A plan for soil erosion and sediment control both during construction and after development has been completed. The plan shall include gradients of waterways, design of velocity and erosion control measures, and landscaping of the erosion and sediment control systems;
(i) A vegetation preservation and protection plan that shows those trees proposed to be removed those to remain, the types and locations of trees and other vegetation that are to be planted; and
(j) Other information as may be requested by the city staff, Planning Commission or City Council.
(B) Final plat. The owner or subdivider shall submit a final plat together with any necessary supplementary information.
(1) Contents. The final plat, prepared for recording purposes, shall be prepared in accordance with provisions of Minnesota State Statutes and Murray County regulations. The final plat shall be drawn at a scale of 1 inch equals 100 feet and shall contain the following information:
(a) Location by section, township, range, county and state, and including descriptive boundaries of the subdivision, based on an accurate traverse, giving angular and linear dimensions which must mathematically close. The allowable error closure on any portion of a final plat shall be 1 foot in 7,500;
(b) The location of monuments shall be shown and described on the final plat. Locations of the monuments shall be shown in reference to existing official monuments on the nearest established street lines, including true angles and distances to the reference points or monuments;
(c) Location of lots, streets, public highways, alleys, parks and other features, with accurate dimensions in feet and decimals of feet, with the length of radii and/or arcs of all curves, and with all other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground shall be shown. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points of curve to lot lines;
(d) Lots shall be numbered clearly. Blocks are to be numbered with numbers shown clearly in the center of the block;
(e) The acreage of each lot and parcel of land, other than streets;
(f) The exact locations, widths and names of all streets to be dedicated;
(g) Name and address of surveyor making the plat;
(h) Location and width of all easements to be dedicated;
(i) Scale of plat (the scale to be shown graphically on a bar scale), date and northpoint;
(j) Statement dedicating all easements as follows: easements for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities are reserved over, under and along the strips marked “utility easements;” and
(k) Statement dedicating all streets, alleys and other public areas not previously dedicated as follows: streets, alleys and other public areas shown on this plat and not heretofore dedicated to public use are hereby so dedicated.
(2) Certification required.
(a) Certification by registered surveyor in the form required by Minnesota Statutes, as amended.
(b) Execution of all owners of any interest in the land and any holders of a mortgage thereon of the certificates required by Minnesota Statutes, as amended and which certificate shall include a dedication of the utility easements and other public areas in the form as approved by the City Council.
(c) Space for certificates of approval and review to be filled in by the signatures of the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission and the Mayor and City Clerk/Administrator. The form of certificate by the Planning Commission is as follows:
Reviewed by the Planning Commission of the City of Slayton.
This _______ day of _____________, 20___.
Signed: ___________________________
Chairperson
Attest: ____________________________
Secretary
The form of approval of the City Council is as follows: Approved by the City of Slayton, Minnesota this _________ day of __________________, 20___.
Signed: ___________________________
Mayor
Attest: ____________________________
City Clerk/Administrator
(Prior Code, § 19.104)