Chapter 10 — SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE

12 sections.

• Ch.10 § 3-1Verified

  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE · PURPOSE

  A. A preliminary plat and a final plat shall be made in accordance with such design standards as are applicable thereto, said standards being established for the purpose of building and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the City which will, in accordance with existing and future needs, best promote the public health, safety, order, convenience, and general welfar…

• Ch.10 § 3-3Verified

  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE · STREET SURFACING

  A. Minor arterial and collector streets will be constructed to the standards of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Anoka County Highway Department. B. Local streets shall be designed so the base and subbase requirements, as set forth in the State of Minnesota Highway Department Road Design Manual No. 5-291 for flexible pavement. In all cases, at least the top six (6) inches of the…

• Ch.10 § 3-4Verified

  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE · SUBDIVISION DESIGN STANDARDS

  A. Property lines at street intersections shall be rounded with a radius as required by the City Council, but not less than ten (10) feet. B. Street names shall be subject to the Anoka County Name and Numbering System. C. Residential blocks shall normally be of sufficient width for two (2) tiers of lots. Block lengths shall be determined by circulation and other needs, with lengths up to one tho…

• Ch.10 § 3-8Verified

  PARK LAND DEDICATION

  A. In all new subdivisions, as defined in this Section, the subdivider shall be required to make a cash contribution to the City's park fund and to the City's trail fund and/or shall dedicate land for parks, trails, and public open spaces as provided by this Section. The City Council shall annually establish a park dedication fee and a park trail fee that applies to each lot formed within the City…

• Ch.10 § 5-1Verified

  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE · PERFORMANCE CONTRACT

  A. Before a final plat is approved by the City Council, the owner and subdivider of the land covered by said plat shall execute and submit to the City Council an agreement to make and install, within one (1) year, all improvements required to be installed by him under these regulations in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the City Council. The agreement shall be accompanied …

• Ch.10 § 6-2Verified

  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE · PRELMINARY PLAT PROCESS

  A. The Planning & Zoning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary plat. Notice of the hearing shall be published in the official newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing and shall be sent to all property owners within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of any boundary of the subdivision by the City Clerk. At the hearing, all persons present and interested …

• Ch.10 § 6-3Verified

  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE · FINAL PLAT PROCESS

  A. Following preliminary approval, the applicant may request final approval by the City and upon such request, the City shall certify final approval within sixty (60) days if the applicant has complied with all conditions and requirements of applicable regulations and all conditions and requirements upon which the preliminary approval is expressly conditioned, either through performance or executi…

• Ch.10 § 7-3Verified

  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE · FINAL PLAT

  A. The final plat shall be prepared in accordance with Chapter 505, M.S.A. The plat may consist of more than one (1) sheet numbered progressively. B. The plat shall contain the name of the subdivision, lettered in large print, at the top of the plat, together with the location of the subdivision by section, township, range, as well as City of Nowthen and Anoka County. C. The plat shall contain a…

• Ch.10 § 9-2Verified

  LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT AND LOT CONSOLIDATION

  ### A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1\. Criteria. Lot line adjustments exempted from platting by Minnesota Statute §462.352, Subd. 12, and lot consolidations shall not require a plat or replat and may be administratively approved, provided all of the following conditions are met: A. The lot line adjustment shall be in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and the purpose and intent of this Chapter. B.…

• Ch.10 § 9-3Verified

  MINOR SUBDIVISIONS

  ### A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1\. Criteria. A subdivision resulting in the creation of not more than one additional lot, tract or parcel shall be considered a minor subdivision, shall be permitted in the Rural Residential Agriculture Zoning district and may be exempt from platting provided that the following conditions are met: A. The subdivision shall be in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan …

• Ch.10 § 9-4Verified

  RESERVED

  ### SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance becomes effective on the date of its publication, or upon the publication of a summary of the ordinance as provided by Minn. Stat. § 412.191, subd. 4, as it may be amended from time to time, which meets the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 331A.01, subd. 10, as it may be amended from time to time. ### SECTION 3. REPEALER All prior ordinances to the ext…

• Ch.10 § 9-6Verified

  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE · VARIANCE

  A. The City Council may grant a variance from the regulations contained in this Chapter following a report from the Planning & Zoning Commission finding that all of the following conditions exist: 1\. There are special circumstances or conditions affecting said property, such that the strict application of the provisions of this Ordinance would deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of his/h…