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gantee that municipal or prohibit the devel n of taxes and the filing or recordable certifica- lity. In any action com ie misrepresentation of. tis subdivision shall be, , a district court hearing4. aunt sufficient to pay all luding reasonable attor- e per centum of the pur- es. In a municipality in or recorded as provided s are applicable shall be ay metes and bounds or fter April 21, 1961 or to ive. The foregoing provi- te of adoption of subdivi- the later, or of the adop- .. ter, or atered into prior to such Tea and 150 feet in width ea td 300 feet in width lot less than five acres and Ines not result in the dixi-„. of which is less than five not less than 20 acres and ioes not result in the divi- which is less than 20 acres restrictions will create an :re with the purpose of the zit compliance by adoption t be filed or recorded. Any. :el in violation of the prom ' .pality a penalty of not less y may enjoin such convey- ourt of competent junsdic- ; section all electric and gas ther similar improvements way or easement which is e official map of the munici- ning body. When a munici- ion of any building shall be land abutting on a street or at or on the official map or iy, and unless the buildings on issuing permits shall not 875 HOUSING, REDEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, ZONING 4623585 apply to planned developments approved by the governing body pursuant to its zoning ordinance- No permit shall be issued for the construction of a building on any lot or parcel conveyed in violation of the provisions of this section. Subd. 6. Variances. Subdivision regulations may provide for a procedure for vary- ing the regulations as they apply to specific properties where an unusual hardship on the land exists, but variances may be granted only upon the specific grounds set forth in the regulations. Unusual hardship includes, but is not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. • Subd. 7. Vacation. The governing body of a municipality may vacate any publicly owned utility easement or boulevard reserve or any portion thereof, which are not being used for sewer, drainage, electric, telegraph, telephone, gas and steam purposes or for boulevard reserve purposes, in the same manner as vacation proceedings are conducted for streets, alleys and other public ways under a home rule charter or other provisions of law. A boulevard reserve means an easement established adjacent to a dedicated street for the purpose of establishing open space adjacent to the street and which area is des- ignated on the recorded plat as "boulevard reserve". Subd. 8. Plat approval under other laws. Nothing in this section is to be construed as a limitation on the authority of municipalities which have not adopted subdivision regulations to approve plats under any other provision of law. - Subd. 9. Unplatted parcels. Subdivision regulations adopted by municipalities may apply to parcels which are taken from existing parcels of record by metes and bounds descriptions, and the governing body or building authority may deny the issu- ance of building permits to any parcels so divided, pending compliance with subdivi- sion regulations. Subd. 10. Limitations. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a municipality to regulate subdivisions or to regulate all subdivisions which it is autho- rized to regulate by this section. History: 1965 c 670 s 8; 1971 c 842 s 1; 1973 c 67 s 1; 1973c 176s I; 1975 c 98 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2:1978 c 786 s 16,17; 1980 c 560 s 6; 1980 c 566 s 25-33; 1981 c 85 s 7; 1982 c 415 s 2:1982 c 507s 23; 1985 c 1943 24; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 196 s 1; 1989 c 200 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1 4623585 JOINT PLANNING BOARD. Upon request of a home rule charter or statutory city council or county or town board by resolution presented to the county auditor of the county of the affected terri- tory a board shall be established to exercise planning and land use control authority in the unincorporated area within two miles of the corporate limits of a city. The board shall have members in a number determined by the city, county, and town. Each gov- ernmental unit shall have an equal number of members. The members shall be appointed from the governing bodies of the city, county, and town. Upon request of more than one county or town board with respect to the unincorporated area within two miles of the corporate limits of a single city, the parties may create one board rather than a separate board for each county or town, with equal membership from each affected governmental unit. The board shall serve as the governing body and board of appeals and adjustments for purposes of sections 462.351 to 462.364 within the two- mile area. The board shall have all of the powers contained in sections 462.351 to 462.364 and shall have authority to adopt and enforce the uniform fire code promul- gated pursuant to section 299F.011. The city shall provide staff for the preparation and administration of land use controls unless otherwise agreed by the governmental units. If a municipality extends the application of its subdivision regulations to unincorpo- rated territory located within two miles of its limits pursuant to section 462.358, subdi- vision Ia, before the creation of a joint board, the subdivision regulations which the municipality has extended shall apply until the joint board adopts subdivision regula- tions. History: 1982 c 507 s 24 Page 57