(A) Purpose.
(1) This chapter is hereby adopted in order to safeguard the best interest of the city and to assist the subdivider in coordinating his or her developing plans with the aims and purposes of the city at large. It is the purpose of these regulations to prevent the unregulated, piecemeal development of new subdivisions which in turn might cause undesirable and costly traffic circulation patterns and disrupt the unified scheme of community development as set forth in the approved Comprehensive Plan for the city.
(2) In order to accomplish the foregoing, all subdivision of land hereafter submitted for approval to the Planning Commission shall, in all respects, fully comply with the regulations set forth in this chapter.
(3) It is the intent of this chapter to provide regulations and requirements for the platting of land within the city pursuant to the authority stipulated in M.S. Chs. 429, 471, 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 all residents.
(B) Jurisdiction.
(1) The regulations herein governing plats and the subdivision of land shall apply within the corporate limits of the city and the unincorporated area within two miles of its limits; provided, that where a municipality lies less than four miles from the limits of the city, these regulations shall apply only to a line equidistant from the city and said municipality; and provided further, that the governing body or bodies of unincorporated area adjacent to the city have not adopted ordinances for the regulation of subdivision of land or platting.
(2) Copies of resolutions approving subdivision plats of land outside the city, but not subject to its subdivision regulations, shall be filed with the clerk of the town in which the land is situated.
(C) Application of chapter.
(1) Any plat, hereafter made, for each subdivision or each part thereof lying within the jurisdiction of this chapter, shall be prepared, presented for approval, and recorded as herein prescribed.
(2) The regulations contained herein 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 the purpose of sale or building development, whether immediate or future, including the resubdivision or replatting of land or lots.
(3) Division of land in tracts larger than two and one-half acres in area and 150 feet in width shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
(D) Approvals necessary for acceptance of subdivision plats. Before any plat shall be recorded or be of any validity, it shall have been approved by the Planning Commission and by the Council, as having fulfilled the requirements of this chapter.
(2006 Code, § 12.01)