(A) Preliminary plat. The owner or subdivider shall prepare and submit a preliminary plat, together with any necessary supplementary information.
(1) Filing. Three copies of a preliminary plat of any proposed subdivision shall be filed with the City Planning Commission at least ten days prior to a meeting of the Commission at which consideration is requested.
(2) Contents. The preliminary plat shall contain the following information:
(a) Proposed name of subdivision. Names shall not duplicate or too closely resemble the names of existing subdivisions;
(b) Location of boundary lines in relation to section, quarter section or quarter-quarter section lines and any adjacent corporate boundaries, comprising a legal description of the property;
(c) Names and addresses of the developer and the designer making the plat;
(d) Scale of plat, not less than 1 inch to 100 feet;
(e) Date and north point;
(f) Existing conditions:
1. Location, width and name of each existing or platted street or other public way, railroad, utility right-of-way, parks and other public open spaces and permanent buildings within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision;
2. All existing sewers, water mains, gas mains, culverts or other underground installations within the proposed subdivision or immediately adjacent thereto with pipe size, grades and locations shown;
3. Names of adjacent subdivisions and owners of adjacent parcels of unsubdivided land;
4. Topography with contour intervals of not more than two feet related to U.S.G.S. datum; also the location of water courses, ravines, bridges, lakes, wooded areas, approximate acreage and other such features as may be pertinent to subdivision;
(g) Proposed development:
1. The location and width of proposed streets, roadways, alleys, pedestrian ways and easements;
2. The location and character of all proposed public utility lines, including sewers (storm and sanitary), water, gas and power lines;
3. Layout, numbers and approximate dimensions of lots and the number or letter of each block;
4. Location and size of proposed parks, playgrounds, churches or school sites or other conditional uses of land to be considered for dedication to public use;
5. Building setback lines with dimensions;
6. Indication of any lots on which use other than residential is proposed by the subdivider;
7. The zoning districts, if any, on and adjacent to the tract.
(h) Two copies of profiles shall be furnished for each proposed street, showing existing grades and proposed approximate grades and gradients on the center line of the street. The location of proposed culverts and bridges shall also be shown.
(3) Submission to Planning Commission. The preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Planning Commission at least 10 days prior to a Commission meeting at which consideration is requested. The Planning Commission shall take action on the preliminary plat within 60 days of date of submission. The recommendations of the Commission shall be forwarded to the Council within ten days after action is taken, unless the subdivider agrees to an extension of the statutory 120 days after submission of the preliminary plat within which the Council must either approve or disapprove of the preliminary plat.
(4) Council approval. Approval or disapproval of the preliminary plat shall be made by the Council and be conveyed to the subdivider in writing within 120 days after the preliminary plat was submitted, unless an extension of time is agreed to by the subdivider. In case the plat is disapproved, the subdivider shall be notified of the reason for such action and what requirements will be necessary to meet the approval of the Council. The approval of the preliminary plat does not constitute an acceptance of the subdivision, but is deemed to be an authorization to proceed with the preparation of the final plat. This approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective for a period of one year, unless an extension is granted by the City Council. If the final plat has not been submitted for approval within this period, a preliminary plat must again be submitted to the Planning Commission and the City Council for approval.
(B) Final plat.
(1) Filing. After approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider shall prepare and submit to the Commission a final plat for recording purposes, together with other supplementary information and certificates. The final plat shall be submitted to the Planning Commission at least ten days prior to a regular meeting of the Commission. Three copies of the final plat shall be furnished which shall bear the original signature of the owner or owners and be duly acknowledged, along with additional copies as required for approval by county authorities.
(2) Contents.
(a) The final plat prepared for recording purposes shall be prepared in accordance with provisions of state statutes and county regulations.
(b) Name of subdivision (not to duplicate or too closely approximate the name of any existing subdivision).
(c) 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 of closure on any portion of a final plat shall be 1 foot in 5,000.
(d) The location of monuments shall be shown and described on the final plat. Locations of such monuments shall be shown in reference to existing official monuments or the nearest established street lines, including true angles and distances to such reference points or monuments. Permanent markers shall be placed at each corner of every block or portion of a block, points of curvature and points of tangency on street lines and at each angle point on the boundary of the subdivision. A permanent marker shall be deemed to be a steel rod or pipe, ½-inch or larger in diameter extending at least three feet below the finished grade. In situations where conditions prohibit the placing of markers in the locations prescribed above, off-set markers will be permitted. The exact location of all markers shall be shown on the final plat, together with accurate interior angles, bearings and distances. Permanent monuments shall be placed at all quarter section points within the subdivision or on its perimeter.
(e) 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. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points and points of curve to lot lines.
(f) Lots shall be numbered clearly. If blocks are to be numbered or lettered, these should be shown clearly in the center of the block.
(g) The exact locations, widths and names of all streets to be dedicated.
(h) Location and width of all easements to be dedicated.
(i) Boundary lines and description of boundary lines of any areas other than streets and alleys which are to be dedicated or reserved for public use.
(j) Building setback lines on front and side streets with dimensions.
(k) Name and address of developer and surveyor making the plat.
(l) Scale of plat (the scale to be shown graphically and in feet per inch), date and north point.
(m) 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.”
(n) 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 so dedicated.
(o) Statement establishing building setback lines as follows: building setback lines are established as shown on the accompanying plat, and no building or portion thereof shall be built between this line and the street line.
(C) Filing fee. Unless specifically waived by the City Council, the final plat shall be accompanied by a required fee in the amount of $35, plus $1 for each lot of the subdivision. The foregoing fees are to be used for the expense of the city in connection with the review, inspection, approval or disapproval of the plat which may thereafter be submitted.
(D) Certifications required on final plats.
(1) Notarized certification by owner and by any mortgage holder of record of the adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public areas.
(2) Notarized certification by a registered land surveyor to the effect that the plat represents a survey made by him or her and that monuments and markers shown therein exist as located and that all dimensional and geodetic details are correct.
(3) Certification showing that all taxes and special assessments due on the property have been paid in full.
(4) Space for certificates of approval to be filled in by the signatures of the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission and the Mayor and City Council.
(a) The form of approval by the Planning Commission is as follows:
Approved by the Planning Commission of the City of Winnebago this day of , 20 .
Signed:
Chairperson
Attest:
Secretary
(b) The form of approval by the City Council is as follows:
Approved by the City of Winnebago, Minnesota this day of , 20 .
Signed:
Mayor
Attest:
City Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer
(E) Supplementary documents and information.
(1) A complete set of street profiles showing grade lines as constructed.
(2) Copies of any private restrictions affecting the subdivision or any part thereof.
(F) Approval or disapproval. Approval or disapproval of the final plat by the City Council shall be made within 60 days of submission. In case the plat is disapproved, the subdivider shall be notified of the reason for such action and what requirements shall be necessary to meet the approval of the Commission.
(Ord. 156, passed 1-18-78)