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As provided by M.S. § 462.353, Subd. 4, as it may be amended from time to time, fees may be established as follows:
(A) The Council may in a separate ordinance or in the Ordinance Establishing Fees and Charges, adopted pursuant to § 30.11 of this code, as that ordinance may be amended from time to time, prescribe fees sufficient to defray the costs incurred in reviewing, investigating and administering applications for a preliminary or final plat, or an application for some other approval required under this chapter.
(B) These fees must be fair, reasonable and proportionate to the actual cost of the service for which the fee is imposed. The city shall adopt management and accounting procedures to ensure that fees are maintained and used only for the purpose for which they are collected.
(C) If a dispute arises over a specific fee imposed by a city, the amount of the fee must be deposited and held in escrow, and the person aggrieved by the fee may appeal to district court as provided by M.S. § 462.361, as it may be amended from time to time. The application shall proceed as if the fee had been paid, pending a decision by the court.
(A) This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Administrative Officer who is hereby designated the enforcing officer.
(B) Any violation of the terms and provisions of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in § 10.99. All fines paid for violations shall be credited to the City General Revenue Fund. Each 24-hour day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(C) In the event of a violation or threatened violation of this chapter, the City Council and/or the Administrative Officer, in addition to other remedies may institute appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent, restrain, correct or abate such violations or threatened violations, and it shall be the duty of the City Attorney to institute such action. This will include, but not be limited to, mandamus, injunction, or any other appropriate remedy in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(D) A person who knowingly makes or submits a false statement or document in connection with an application or procedure required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by § 10.99.
City Council of the City of
RE: Plat of________________________________________________________________
Subdividers____________________________________________________________
Preliminary Opinion
I hereby certify that I have examined the above-described plat including the signatories thereon and an abstract of title consisting of entries__________through__________inclusive, last certified by (Abstract Co.) to the hour of 8:00 a.m. on__________. From such examination I conclude that good record title in fee simple absolute is in the subdividers’ so as to vest in the public those right-of-way rights and easement rights as in the plat, subject to the following:
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which shall be cured prior to the recording of the plat. I further agree to furnish the Final Title Opinion following the recording of the plat as required by Chapter 152 of the City Code of Ordinances.
Sincerely,
City Council of the City of
RE: Plat of________________________________________________________________
Subdividers____________________________________________________________
Gentlemen:
Final Opinion
I hereby certify that I have examined all records relating to the above described plat in the office of the County Recorder from the date of the abstract of title to__________, the date the plat was recorded. From such examination I conclude:
1. That all defects cited in the Preliminary Opinion have been cured;
2. That as of the date of recording, good record title in fee simple absolute was in the subdividers; and
3. That the public is vested with those right-of-way rights and easement rights as in the plat indicated.
Sincerely,
1. All construction of roads dedicated for public use shall be in compliance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation State Aid Design Standards for Roads as well as the following minimum standards.
2. All roads dedicated for public use or for the use of lot owners on a plat presented for the approval shall have a permanent minimum width of 66 feet right-of-way (during the road construction period the right-of- way width may exceed 66 feet to provide for the appropriate backslope). Dead end roads require a cul-de- sac which has a minimum 120-foot diameter. Alleys require a minimum width of 20 feet right-of-way.
3. All dedicated roadways have a roadbed of not less than 32 feet and shall have a bituminous surface. All cul-de-sacs, regardless of surface type, shall have a minimum traveled surface diameter of 100 feet.
4. When necessary for drainage, ditches along the roadbed shall not be less than two feet deep.