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8 <br /> <br />§ 153.07 MINOR SUBDIVISIONS. <br />(A) Purpose and Intent. The purpose of a minor subdivision process is to allow the City to <br />waive certain procedures and requirements of a major subdivision. The purpose is to <br />reduce the time and cost to the property owner for dividing land in locations and <br />situations that are well defined and where no new public infrastructure is required. The <br />minor subdivision process allows for concurrent review and approval of a Preliminary <br />and Final Plat. <br />(B) Criteria for Minor subdivision. A minor subdivision is a division of land which results in <br />no more than 4 parcels whereinshown on the plat/survey: <br />(1) Each resultant parcel meets all applicable requirements of the Zoning Code, including <br />but not limited to density, lot size, lot width, and minimum frontage on a public road, <br />unless a variance has been approved according to the procedures set forth in 153.11. <br />(2) No new public rights-of-way or streets shall be necessary for or created by the <br />subdivision. <br />(3) Streets, utility easements, drainage easements or public park land or cash in lieu of <br />land shall be dedicated or fees paid in lieu of dedication as required by the City. <br />(4) All wetland areas and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources protected waters <br />shall be protected with a conservation easement up to the 100-year flood level. <br />(5) The minor subdivision complies with all applicable requirements of the road <br />authority, including access spacing and location criteria for sight distances if located <br />adjacent to a state or county highway, and/or of the watershed district(s) in which it is <br />located. <br />(C) Submittal Requirements. Requests for minor subdivision shall be filed with the Zoning <br />AdministratorCity on an official application form. The applicant’s signatures shall be <br />provided on the application form. If the applicant is not the fee owner of the property, the <br />fee owner’s signature shall also be provided on the application form, or the applicant <br />shall provide separate written and signed authorization for the application from the fee <br />owner. Such application shall be accompanied by the following information. The <br />applicant shall submit a minimum of 4 large scale copies and 10 reduced scale (11” X <br />17”) copies and electronic versions of all graphics. The application shall be considered as <br />being officially submitted and complete when the applicant has complied with all the <br />specified requirements. The applicant will be responsible for all expenses incurred in <br />obtaining the required information. <br />(1) A fee as set forth by the City’s adopted fee schedule <br />(2) Detailed written and graphic materials fully explaining the proposed minor <br />subdivision. <br />(3) List of property owners located within 350 feet of the subject property in a format <br />prescribed by the Zoning AdministratorCity.