(A) If a proposed subdivision will result in three or fewer parcels, the city may waive some of the requirements of this chapter. If the subdivision will not create more than three lots, the newly created property lines will not cause any results to violate this chapter or
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of this code, and the subdivision will not involve city vacation of existing easements, then the division may be approved by the Zoning Administrator or Director of Engineering, after submission of a survey by a registered land surveyor, showing the original lot and the proposed subdivision.
(C) If a proposed minor subdivision will involve city vacation of existing easements, then the request shall proceed to the City Council who may consider an ordinance vacating existing easements and may accept new easements from the subdivider.
(D) The applicant shall file the completed application form together with a certificate of survey showing the original lot lines, the proposed subdivision, legal description of the existing parcel, legal description of the resulting parcels after subdivision and other exhibits as required by the Zoning Administrator or Director of Engineering. The applicant shall pay, at the time of application, the required Subdivision Fee and the required County Recording Fee. If the minor subdivision also requires a variance, the applicant shall pay the required variance fee and will be exempt from the required subdivision fee.
(E) If the City Planner is to grant administrative approval for a proposed minor subdivision, each of the provisions shown below must be met:
(1) The proposed subdivision will not result in more than three lots.
(2) Each lot shall have no fewer than four sides and no more than eight sides.
(3) All necessary utility and drainage easements are provided for.
(4) The property to be divided will not require the dedication of public right-of-way for purposes of gaining access to the property.
(5) The property has not been divided through the provisions of this section within the previous five years.
(6) The subdivision meets all design standards as specified elsewhere in this chapter.
(F) Staff may impose conditions to approval on any proposed minor subdivision that are deemed reasonable and necessary to protect the public interest and to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The applicant shall provide required utility and easements and be responsible for the cost of filing and recording written easements with the Waseca County Recorder's Office; and
(2) The applicant shall pay parkland dedication fees for each residential lot created beyond the original number of existing lots prior to subdividing.
(`86 Code, § 10.60) (Am. Ord. 706, passed 12-2-97; Am. Ord. 888, passed 11-1-05; Am. Ord. 1097, passed 9-21-21)