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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-153 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY EXEMPTING SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY RESULTING FROM ACQUISITION BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS OR USES FROM THE PLATTING PROCESS. SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Chapter 153: Subdivision Regulations, Section 153.09: Exceptions to Platting, by inserting the following: (A) Minor subdivision. A minor subdivision is a division of land which results in no more than 4 parcels wherein each resultant parcel complies with the city's minimum lot dimension and public road frontage requirements for the zoning district in which the land is located. (B) Lot line adjustment. A lot line adjustment is a division of land which results in no more than 4 parcels wherein each resultant parcel does not comply with the city's minimum lot dimension and/or public road frontage requirements for the zoning district in which the land is located. The City Council hereby waives compliance with the city's platting regulations for lot line adjustments which satisfy 1 of the following conditions: (1) Each resultant parcel, when combined with an abutting parcel through a Tax Parcel Consolidation Procedure approved by Washington County, equals or exceeds the minimum lot dimension requirements and public road frontage requirements for the zoning district in which the property is located; (2) In those cases where the City Administrator determines that it is not reasonably possible for each resultant parcel to comply with the provisions of division (B)(1) above, each resultant parcel, when combined with an abutting parcel through a Tax Parcel Consolidation Procedure approved by Washington County, is less non -conforming after the lot consolidation than it was before the lot consolidation; or (3) In those cases where, in regard to property which is zoned agricultural or rural residential, the City Administrator determines that each resultant parcel will equal or exceed minimum lot dimensions for the zoning district in which the property is located, but that 1 of the resultant parcels cannot satisfy the minimum public road frontage requirements for the zoning district in which the property is located, access to the noncomplying parcel is protected by a restrictive covenant approved by the City Attorney which includes the city as a beneficiary. (C) Subdivision of Property for Public Purpose. The subdivision of property resulting from acquisition by governmental agencies for public improvements or uses. (D) Application for minor subdivision/lot line adjustment. An application for a minor subdivision or a lot line adjustment shall be submitted on forms provided by the City 1 484671vl SJS LA515-4