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THOMAS M. SWEENEY <br />JAMES J. O'CONNOR <br />JOHN H. LeMAY <br />GEORGE F. BORER <br />SWEENEY, O'CONNOR & LeMAY <br />PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />(612) 222.2541 <br />July 8, 1982 <br />Mr. Joseph G. Chlebeck <br />City Clerk <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 <br />RE: Council Consideration of Plats <br />Our File No. 4621 <br />Dear Joe: <br />SUITE 350 <br />NORTHERN FEDERAL BUILDING <br />SIXTH AND WABASHA <br />ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA55102 <br />Minn. Stat. Section 462.358 is the enabling legislation <br />empowering the City to regulate the subdivision of land with- <br />in the City. Subd. la. of Section 462.358, provides, in part, <br />as follows: <br />To protect and promote the public health, <br />safety, and general welfare, to provide <br />for the orderly, economic, and safe <br />development of land, to preserve agricultural <br />lands, to promote the availibility of <br />housing affordable to persons and families <br />of all income levels, and to facilitate <br />adequate provision for transportation, <br />water, sewage, storm drainage, schools, <br />parks, playgrounds, and other public services <br />and facilities, a municipality may by ordinance <br />adopt subdivision regulations establishing <br />standards, requirements, and procedures for <br />their review and approval or disapproval of <br />subdivisions. . . <br />Subd. 2a. of Section 462.358, entitled "Terms of Regulations," <br />provides, in part, as follows: <br />The standards and requirements in the regulations <br />may address without limitation: the size, location, <br />grading, and improvement of lots, structures, public <br />areas, streets, roads, trails, walkways, curbs and <br />gutters, water supply, storm drainage, lighting, <br />sewers, electricity, gas, and other utilities; the <br />