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TABLE OF CONT'~1TS
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SCCTIOI`1S ~~~, Pages
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-100 Provisions and Procedures `~ 1-10
:.200 Desio Standards 11-24
-300 Basic Improvements ZS-24
-400 Registration and Conveyance 30-31
-500 Validity ~ ~ 32-33
-600•' Effective Date 33-34
SECTION ONE
ORDINANCE PROVISIONS AND AD?•ilydlSTR:-'.TINE PROCEDURES 1-10
-100 Preamble ......................................... 2
..104 Title ........................:.................. 2
-108 Purpose and Intent .............................. 2
-112 Jurisdiction .................................... 3
-lI5 Anplicatior. of Ordii:ance ........................ 3
-120 Approval necessary for acceptance of Subdivision
Plats .................:...................... 3
-124 Submittal of Plats .............................. 3
-128 Compliance ...................................... ~
-I32 Building Pernits ................................ ~
-136 Rules ........................................... ~
-140 Definitions ..................................... 7
-144 Exceptions ...................................... 10
-148 Violations and Penalty .......................... 10
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OI:Dit:!li\CE PI~'JVISIO:~~S ?iD :~CL`;T\'T S`:P.:iTI~~'i: F::OC :DUKES
-100 PREAtiBLF
AN OE;DI"?ANC% EST:IBLISHI~iG REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBDIVISIO}i :11`1D
PLATTIiJG OF LA:`iD t11TEiI~1 ?rilGiiT COLriT~' A:dD t1IT:i0UT :;OUivD:~.nIES
OF MUNICIP."1LIT_IirS, D~:Ii~~i:IG CGP.T-`tI`+ T~R:~iS USED HER~I~E, PRO~/IDI`IG
FOP, TIIE FREP:11::'~TIO:"I OF FL".TS; ?R;;VIDI:vG F R TciE IidST_II,LATI0;1 OF
STREETS, R0:1D A:dD GTHE2 Ii•iPnOV~`E`;TS; ESTA~LISHIi`iG PPOCEDURES
FOR TEiE APPi.OVAL A:~;D T'r.E RECORDIi~G CF Pi,__"iTS; A:~ID PZOVIDING
PEVALTIES FOR VIOL:'1TI0~ Or THIS ORDIi~:1:~'CE.
-104 TITLE
This Ordinance shall be known as the "Subdivision Ordinance of
4Jright County", and will be referred to herein as "this Ordinance. 't
--108 PURPOSE AND INT~;T
This Ordinance is enacted for the following purposes: to
safeguard the best interests of t•7right County; to assist the
subdivider in harmonizi_na his interests *.~~ith Those of the
County at large, as well as with those of the local munici-
palities located within the Count,; to prevent piecemeal planning
of subdivisions, undesirable, disccnr_ected oatchwork of pattern,
and poor circulation of traffic; to correlate land subdivisions
~•71th the County Comprehensive Plan; tG SECUre 'the rights Of t~'ie
public, faith respect to public lands and ~Taters; to improve land
records by establishing standards for. surveys and plats; to dis-
courage inferior development which taight adversely affect property
values; and to establish subdivision development of standards com-
patible with affected municipalities and townships within the
County.
It is the purpose and intent of this Ordinance to Hake certain
regulations and requirenerts for the plattir.~ of land in Tlright
County pursuant to "an act authorizing County planning and
zoning activities; establishing a board of adjustment, authorizing
the. enactment of official controls, and providing penalties for
violation thereof," passed by the Legislature of the State of
Tiinnesota, Chapter »9, La:as of 1959 as amended, which regulations
the Board of County Co:mnissioners deems necessary for the health,
safety, .and general welf are of the County.
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-112
JIiRISDICTICcI
The regulations heroin governing plats and the subdivision of
land shall apply to all the areas of the County lying outside
the incorporated limites of municipalities.
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-116 APPLICATION OF ORDINt.\CE
Any plat, hereafter made, for each subdivision or each part there-
of lying :sithin the jurisdiction of this Ordinance, shall be pre-
pared, presented for approval and recorded as herein prescribed.
The regulations contained herein shall apply to the subdivision
of a let, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts
or•~ther division of land for the purpose of sale or of building
development, whether ic*r*:ediate or future, including the resub-
division or replatting of Land or lots. Division of Land in
tr. acts Larger than forty (40} acres in area ar.d three hundred
(300) feet in width where the remainder is not less than forty
(~A) acres, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Ordinance.
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-120 APPROVALS NECESSARY FOR ?.CCEPTANCE OF SUBDIVISION PLATS
Before any pla*_ shall be recorded or be of any validity, it shall
be reviewed by the County Planning Commission and approved by the
Board of County Co~:_:~issioners as having fulfilled the requirements
of this Ordinance except the Planning Coru-.~.i ssion shall r,.vi e:•r and
approve all subdivisions of land, less than forty (40) acres made
by metes and bounds description.
-122 REVIEj•7 OF PLATS
Any proposed plat lying within two (2) miles of any municipality
~,rithin t•Iright County' shall also be submitted to and revie=reed by
said municipality. Any proposed plat lying within any S•lzight
County to~mship, or townships, shall also be submitted to, reviewed
and corrcnented on by said toomship or townships.
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-124.0 SL'B~IITTAL OF PLATS & METES AND BOU~iDS DIVISIONS
-124.1 Proposed Plan
A. Prior to the filing of an application for conditional
approval of the preliminary plat, the .subdivider shall
submit for review with the Zoning Administrator, sub-
division proposed plans which shall contain the follo:ain~
information: tract boundaries, north point, description
of nature and purpose of tract, proposed land uses for
tract, existing Zand uses of adjacent tracts, streets on
and adjacent to the tract, proposed general street layout,
proposed general lot layout, and significant topographical
and physical features as are determined necessary by the
Zoning Administrator.
B. Such prcposr~d plans will be con_idered as submitted for
informal and confidential discussion buL":JCCrI the subdivider
and the Zonins Administrator. Submission of a subdivision
proposed plan shall not constitute forr..al riling of a plat
.with the Commission.
C. As far as may be practical on the basis of a proposed plan,
the Zoning Administrator will informally advise the subdivider
as promptly as possible of the e::tent to which the proposes
subdivision conforms to the design standards of thi's_Ordinance
and will discuss possible plan modifications necessary to ensure
conformance.
-124.2
Preliminary Piat
A. Procedure:
1. Approval of the County Planning Commission.
Ten (10) copies of the preliminar}• plat shall be submitted
to the County Planning Coranission at least twenty one (21)
days prior to the Flanning Commission meetinj at which
consideration is requested. The County Planning Commission
shall hold a_ public hearing on said preliminary plat. The
notice of the public hearing shall be sent to property
owners o:itliin five hundred (500) feet. It s1~all not be
necessary to notify property owners in cities. Notice
shall also be sent to the Township Eoard or. Boards and
municipaliti~~ within tT-ao (2) ~aiies a*_ least ten (3.v^)
days prior to file hearing date. Public notice shall
consist of a general description of t:~e nrouosal, the
time, date and place of izearing. Applicant must provide t?:~
tax parcel number or numbers.
a. For the purpose of notification, ownership of property
within the previously described required distance shall
be provided by the applicant ar.d shall be certified
as being correct. The owner, as herein defined, shall
be the fee oorner or contract purchaser. The Planning
Commission shall act on each plat thereof submitted
' within ninety (90) days of date of submission, or
such time as mutually agreed by the applicant; failure
to act shall be deemed as approval.. In case the plat
is disapproved within forty five (45) days, the sub-
divider shall be notified of the reason for such action
and what requirements will be necessary to meet the
approval of the Planning Corranission.
' b. Approval or disapproval of the. preliminary plat shall
be conveyed to the subdivider in writing within forty
five (45) days after the meeting of the Planning
Commission at which such plat was considered.
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In case the plat is disapproved, the
subdivider shall be nctified of the reason
for such action. The ;:p;.roval of the preliminary
plat does not constitute an acceptance of the
subdivision, but is dee:r.ed to be an authorization
to proceed faith the final plat. This approval
of the prelic;,inary plat shall be effective for a
period of six (ti) months, unless an extension is
granted by the Planning Commission. The subdivider
may file a final p1~t limited to such portion of
the preliminary plat which he proposed to record
and develop at the time, provided that such portion
must confo mn to all requirements of this Ordinance.
If some portion of the final plat has not been
submitted for approval ;~;ithin this period, a
preliminary plat must again be submitted to the
Planning Commission for approval.
2. The preliminary plat shall be submitted to the
County Commissioner, or Commissioner of the
district or districts in which the subdivision
is located and *_he Tow-nsh~p Board, or Beards in
which the subdivision is located, for review at
least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing.
3. The preliminary plat shall be submitted to any
municipality within tTao (2) miles of the plat,.
for review at least ten (10) days prior to the
public hearing.
4. The preliminary plat shall be submitted to the
utility or potrer company for review of utility
easements, at least ten (10) days prior to .the
public hearing.
5. County. Surveyor and County Highway Engineer.
-The County Surveyor and Highway Engineer shall sub-
mit a report to the County Planning Commission con-
cerning the feasibility of the proposed plat and its
conformance. In the case where the County Surveyor
is submitting .the preliminary plat, the report shall
be submitted either by the County Highway Engineer
or other qualified person selected by the County
Planning Commission.
6. Preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Park Board
' Chairman and to the Park Board Representative.
7. The preliminary plat shall be accompanied by a fee
to be submitted to the Zoning Administrator as
established by the County. Board. Such fee is to be
used for the expense of the County in connection with
_ the review, inspection, approval o~ disapproval of
said plat.
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8. Land Survey shall certify confor-.nance to desigtl
standards for both preliriinary and fi ;a1 plats.
9. Percolation tests are required on each,'~oi1 type
of building site groups three (3) t.~roub,,. eight (S)
w-i.thin the prop~~sed platted area. The soil types
«i.ll be deterriined from the ";dright County Soils
Survey Atlas" done by the Soils Conservation Service.
The location. and number of percolation tests may be
• reduced only at the direction of the County Sanitarian.
-124.3 viral Plat
A. Procedure:
After the preliminary plat has been approved, the final
plat may be submitted for approval as follows:
1: F.xamir_ation and approval by the County Surveyor;
a, A copy of the final plat, it preliminary form,
shall be submitted to the County Surveyor for
examination and approval, The County Surveyor
shall examine .the plat for conformance to
County requirements and rfi nnesota State
statutes.
b. The owner of the plat shall be charged a fee
for such service, in accordance ~~-ith a schedule
established by the Wright Co~~nty 3ozra of
Corrnissioners.
2. Approval of the County Planning Commission:
The final plat shall be submitted to the County
Planning Commmission at least ten (10) days prior
to a Planning Commission meeting at which consider-
ation is requested. The Planning Cotr.rnission shall
act on each plat submitted within sixty (60) days
of submission; failure to act shill be deemed. as
approval. Incase the plat is disapproved, the
subdivider shall be notified of the reason for such
action and what requirements shall be necessary to
meet the approval of the Planning Cor.:mission.
3. approval of the County Board:
After review and approval of the final plat by the
Planning Commission, • such final plat, with the
recorrvendations of the Planning Coranission shall be
submitted to the County Board for action. The County
Board shall act on each plat, recor.~mended by the •
Planning Cocr.-nission, orithin sixty (00) days after
submission to the County Board.
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If accepted, the fin~cl plat shall be approved
by resolution, which resolution shall provide
for the acceptance of all s*_reets, re ds, alleys,
easements, or other public ways, and ,arks, or
other open, spaces dedicated to public p~'po'ses.
If disapproved, the grounds for refusal co
approve a plat shall be set forth in the proceedings
of the Board and reported to the subdivider applying
for such approval.
B: Fees:
The Final Plat shall be accompanied by.a11 fees established
by these regulations, all feES to be subr^.itted to the County
Zoning Adm~.nistrator.
-128 COr1PLIf1NCE
No plat of any subdivision shall be entitled to record in the Wright
County Recorders Office, or have any validity until the plat thereof
has been prepared, approved, .and acknowledged in tLie manner prescribed
by this Ordinance. .
-132 BUILDING PE?.,.`TITS
No bui idi no permit steal l be issuad by T,•Iri~-~t County for the construction
or~any buil.din~, structure or improvement to the Land or to any .Lot iP. a
subdivision, as defined herein, until all requirements of L-his Ordinance
have been coT~plied ~~rith.
-236 RiJLES
For the purpose of this Ordinance, words used in the present .tense
shall include the future; words in t1-~e singular shall include the
plural, and the plural the singular; and the word "shall" is
mandatory and not discretionary.
-2~+0 DEFINITIONS
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For the purpose of this Ordinance, certain words and terns are hereby
defined as follows:
A21ey - is a public right-of-way which affords a secondary means of
access to abutting property.
Block - is an area of laced within a subdivision that is entirely
bounded by streets, or by streets and the exterior boundary
or boundaries of the subdivision, or a combination of the
above with a river, stream or lake.
County - is the County of tdright.
County Board - 1;'i Chc Bl~~rd Or COURty CCt~yRISS10n~3rS CAL jJ1'1`ilt COUP.ty.
County Plan;zing Cccnission - is the 4)ri ght County F annir.g Cor~ission.
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Comprehensive P1 an - refers to the grain. of maps, cha~.-s and texts,
that make up the Comprehe^.sivo long ran5~ Plan for
the County.
Dedication - the contribution of property or of money to the govern-
ing body. Said property is forever vacated-by the
• dedicators or their successors. •
Design. Standards - are the specifications to landoi~mers or sub-
dividers for the preparation of vlats, both pre-
liminary and final, indica*_ing a.aong other things,
• the optimum, minimu~~ or maximum dimensions of such
items as right-vi-ways. blocl:s, easements and lots.
Easement - is a grant by a property owner for the use of a strip
of land for the purpose of constructing and rain-
taining utilities, including, but not limited to,
• sanitary se~•:ers,. water main, electric lines,
telephone lines, priv~t~ right-•of-way, storm sewer,
or store drainage ways ar_d 'as lines.
Final Plat - is a dra:.ing.or map of a subdivision, meeting all the
requirerc:~~nts Of the CGU;lty and the :'line$Ot-a State
Statutes regarding the ~lattin~ of i2nd and in such
• form as required for the purposes of recording.
Highway - Any pt~.blic road, thoroughfare or vehicular right-of-way
r'rith a Federal or State ntLL~;erci a1 route desi;~.~ation;
any public thoroughfare or vehicular right-of-way
with a j•7right County numerical route desig:zation.
High:•~ay, riajor Intercity and Regional •- State and Federal hightaay
routes within the County.
Highway, Principal Arterial .. the principal Count}• Highways; such
arterial high:aays inter-connect communities within
• Wright County and adjoining counties, and carry
traffic between principal land use districts ~rithin
Wright County.
Highway, riinor Arterial - the secondary County Highways; such high-
ways carry traffic between land use districts, but also
provide ready access to private properties.
Lot of Record - is a deed which has been recorded with the Wright
County recorder.
Parks and Playgrounds - are public lands end open spaces in Wright
County dedicated or reserved for recreation purposes.
Percentage of Crade - on street center line, mean's the distance
vertically (up or don) from the horizontal in feet
and tenths of a foot for each one hundred feet of
horizontal distance.
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Fedestrian Way - is.a public or private right-of-c:ay across
• block or within a block to provide access fen
pedestrians and o;hich may be used for the
installation, of utility lines.
• Preliminary Piat - is a tentative drawing or map of a proposed
subdivision meeting the requirements herein enumer-
ated.
Protective Covenants - are contracts made be~;yeen private parties
as to the manner in -;•rhich land may be used, ;~rith
the view of protecting and preservin~~'the physical
and economic integrity of any given area.
Road - is a public right-of-~•:ay affording prir:~ary access by
' 'pedestrians and vehicles to abutting properties,
whether designated as a street, high;.ay; thorougn-
fare; parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, place or
however othercaise desio~zated. -
Road, Cul-de:-sac - is a minor street or road ;•rith only one outlet
and having an appropriate terminal fo-r the safe and
convenient raversal of traffic movement.
Road 4?idth - is the shortest distance bet;-re en 1ir_es of lots
delineating the road right-of-;aay.
Subdivider - is a:n individual, fi .,, 2ssociation, syndicate, co-
partnership, corporatio-:, trust or other legal entity
having sufficient proprietary interest in the lard
sought-to be subdivided to com,~ence and maintain
proceedings to subdivide the sa~.a under this Ordinance.
Subdivision - is the dividing of any parcel of land into two (2) or
more parcels.
a. Platted subdivision - if any resultant parcel is Iess
than five (S) acres in area end less than three
hundred (300) feet in width and the subdividing was
done for the purpose of transfer of ownership. to
effectuate building development or if a new street
or road is involved, regardless of the size of the
parcel and/or its width, such parcels must be platted
in accordance ;~rith the terms and procedures of the
Subdivision Ordinance.
b. Unplatted subdivision -
A division of any parcel of land into t=ao or more
parts wherein all parts are at least five (S) acres
and leave at least three hundred (300) feet in width
and frontage on an existing public road. Ingress and
egress easements of any type shall not be construed
as public roads. These do not require platting, but
shall be zoned for the appropriate use.
Tan~;cnt - is a ::Ct•:IiL;hl: lir,c~ th~.t i.c pc~i-}~u:t(licainr to the r;tCl:{.l.s
Of ~~ CU \~i: llil(:L'C 1 t:]II~Cnt 11;CCt i .~.. CU1: VL..
Vertical Curve - is the surfac.r. curvature on u 1'0:1(1 or hi.8h\:ay
center 1i.nc locat.cd bet\:~c~~r, linc~ of di~f.~rclat
pcr.ccllt:l~c of oracle.
-144 r:~cr}>,.T.o.~:s
' Thc~ PLanninC Conwlission r~l.:,y rccclrrl;~ncl an e;:ccption to the Prcvi.si.olls
of this Ordnance \:hen, ill its op~.llion, unu~.lc hardship rl~}• result'
irons strict col'lpliance. 7n ~r.ant~.llb an exception, the Colrrnis;ion
shall prescribe sr.}' conditions that it c.eerls necess~.ry to or
desir«~1e for the protection of the public interest. In matcin~
its findi.n~s, as rco,ui.rcd herein be lo\•r, t: he Planning C;o^.:rlissi.oli
shall ta':ce ill(_'o account th~a nsture of the •pLoposed use of land
' and th~~ c::i.stin~ use of Land in the viciaity, the nul>>ber of persons
trllo reside or ~:orl; in the proposed subdivision and the nrob~~bl.e
effect of the proposed subdivision upon. trafLic conditions in the
vicinity. ito e~:ception shall be grunted unless tll^ Pliulni.n~
Con~nission finds:
1. Tha*_ L-llere ~:re speci~.1 circun~~t•ances or cer_diti.011s
affecting said prop_•-rt'y such t1:aL- the strict application
of the provisions of this Ordiu~nce \~:oL11d deprive ~hc
~ipplic~lr.t of the rer:sonahle use of h-is land. Metes ar:d
founds divisions of scattered JLtCJ 1S pe-~:nitted at Clle
cii~CLetZC>n Of t12~ PLalllliri~ COin•!1].SS~.On and P.:USL' be CO115i5tant
with other p_operty di~risions in the area.
2. That- the exception is necessary for the preservation and
en jo}-dent of a substanti~:1 Property right of the petitioner.
3. That- the granting of the exception t•:i11 not be dc:t-ri_mcntal
to the public welf~-:re or ir.juri.ous to other properly in the
territory in c•:hic11 the property is situated.
~I48 VL0?,ATIC\S Ai•:P pi?i~ALTY
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1. Sale of Lots from Unrecorded 1'Lats:
It shall be unlacrful to sell, ~ trade, or offer to sell, trade,
or other\•rise con•,rey any lot or parcel of land as a par L- of,
or in conformity ~;itll any Plan, plat o'r rep?.at of any sub-
division or area located t•:ithin the jurisdiction of this
Ordinance unless said p1 an, plat or replat shall hwe iir~t
been recorded in the Cffice of the County Recorder of
j~7ri.1;?lt County.
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4.
Receiving and Recording Unapproved °Iats:
Zt shall be unlawful to receive o~~ record in any public
office any plans, plots, or replats of land laid out in
building lots and highc~;ays, streets, roads, alleys or
other portions of the sa;~e intended to be dedicated to
public or private use, fo_ the use of purchasers of oc,rners
of lots fronting on or adjacent thereto, and located caithin
the jurisdiction of this Ordinance, unless the same shall
bear thereon, by endorse,.~ent or otherwise, the approval
of the Planning Commission. and the County Board.
1`iisrepresentation as to Construction, Supervision or Inspection
of Improvements:
It shall be unlac~~fu1 for any subdivider, person, firm or
corporation owning an addition. or subdivision of land within
the County to represent that any improvement upon any of the
highways, roads, streets, or alleys of said addition or
subdivision or any sewer in said addition or subdivision
has been constructed according to the plans and .specificztior.s
approved by the County Board, or has been supervised or inspected
by the County,•when such iazprovements have not been so cor_-
structed, supervised, or inspected.
Penalty:
shall be guilty of an offense punishabJ.e by
more than five hundred (500) dollars and/or
to jail for a period of not to exceed ninety
Each day during cahich compliance is delayed
a separate offense.
Anyone violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance
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a fine of not
by a corrnitment
(90) days.
shall constitute
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DESIGN ST:V~; D~1RDS
-200,0 BLOCKS
-200,1 Block Length - In general, intersecting streets and roads, determining
block length, shall be provided at such intervals as to serve cross-
' traffic adequately and to meet existing streets and roads. adhere no
existing plats control, the blocks in residential subdivisions shall
normally not exceed thirteen hundred tc~~ent}° (1,320) feet in length,
except where topography or other conditions justify a departure from
this maximum. In blocks longer than eight hundred (800) feet,
pedestrian ways and/or easements throu;h the block may be required
near the center of the block. Blocks for business or industrial
use should normally not exceed six hundred (600) feet in length.
.-200,2 Elock blidth - The cridth of the block shall be sufficient to allow
two (2) tiers of lots. Blocks intended for business or industrial
ttse shall be of such width as to be considered most suitable for
their respective use, including adequate space for off-street
parking and deliveries.
..204,0 LJTS
.-204.1 The minimum lot are a, 'lot width, and let depth shall cor_form to the
requirements of the Zoning District in cahich the plat is situated
as required by the j•:right'County Zoning Ordinance.
..204. 2 Corner lots for residential use shall have additi o*~al T•rid*_h to
permit appropriate building setbac'.~c from both roads 4s re.quired
by the tdright County Zoning Ordinance.
-204.3 Side lines of Lots shall be approximately at right angles to road
or street lines or radial to curved road or street lines,
-204.4 Double frontage lots shall be avoided except where lots back on a
• highway or other arterial road, or where topographic or other
conditions render subdividing othercrise unreasonable. Such double
frontage lots shall have an additional depth of at least ten (10)
feet in order to al to ca space for screen planting along the back
lot line,
-204.5 Every lot must have the minimum required frontage on a public
dedicated road or street other than an alley, except in Planned
Unit Developments. On curvilinear streets, the required frontage
may be measured at the building setback line.
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-208.0 E:0:1D^,, IIIGiI1.1~~.~5, STREETS ",'vD "~L:.~1'S
-208,1 The arrangement of highc~ays s:na11 conform as nearly as possible to
' the Z~lright County Comprehensive FLan. E:ccept fen cul-de-sacs, roads
and streets normally shall connect with reads and streets already
dedicated in adjoining or adjacent subdivisions, or provide far
future connections to adjoini:~~ unsubdivided tracts, or .s hall b. a
reasonable projection of roads in the nearest subdivided tracts.
The arrangement of hiohcaays shall .be considered in their Yelaticn.
. to the reasonable circula.tian of traffic, to topograp'_:ic conditions,
to runoff storm crater, to public convenience and safety, and is their
appropriate rela=ion in the proposed uses of the area to be served.
-208.2 Local roads and streets should be so planned as to di~coura~e their
use by non-lac al traffic. Dead-end streets and reads sha~1 be
prohibited, but cul-de-sacs or approved "Tee" will be permitted c:here
topography or other conditions justify their use. Cut-de-sacs shall
not be longer than five hundred (500) feet, including a terminal
turn-around i•;hich shall be provided at the closed end, :with an
outside curb radius of at least sixty.(60) feet and a right-of-::may
radius of not less than si}:ty-six (66) feet or an approved "Tee."
..208.3 jdhere the plat to be submitted includes only part of the tract
ok•ned or intended for develop:::ent by .the subdivider, a tentative
plan of a proposed Future street and road s•;ste.:~ far th. un~ub-•
divided portion shah be prepared and submitted by tl:e subdivider.
-208. 4 FTnen a tract is subdivided into larger than nor:~..1 bLi lding ..lots or
parcels, such lets or parcels shall be so arranged as to rermit
the Logic.l openings of future roads and appropriate resub-
divisicn, crith provision for adequate utility conr_ec~ions for
such resubdivision.
-208.5 Under normal conditions, roads shall be designed so as to intersect
• as nearly as possible at right angles, except crhere topography or
other conditions justify variations. Under normal corditior_s,
the minimur,. angle of intersection of reads shall be eighty (80)
degrees. Road intersection jogs w•i.th an offset of less than two
hundred (200) feet shall be avoided.
..208.6 Wherever the proposed subdivision contains or is adjacent to the
right-of-caay of ~ Caur.ty, State or Federal hibhway, provision shall
. be made for a marginal access street or road appro:cimately parallel
and adjacent to the boundary of such right-of-way, or for a road at
a distance suitable for tine appropriate use of land between such
road and right-of-way. Such distance shall be determined with dose
consideration for the minimum distance required for approach con-
nections'to future grade separations, or for lot depths. In
platted subdivisions, individual lots will have no direct access
to any County, State or rederal Highway,
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-208.7 Alleys shill be provided in commercial and industrial districts,
except that this requirement may be ~raived ~~~here other definite
and assured provisions is made for service access, such as on-site
loading, unloading and parkinb consistent with and adequate for
the uses proposed, Except :•hhere justified by special conditions,
such as the continuation of an existing alley in •t he same block,
alleys will not be approved in residential districts. Alleys,
where provided, shall not be less than twenty (20) feet wide.
Dead-end alleys shall be avoided wherever possible, but if
unavoidable, such dead-end alleys may be approved if adequate
turn-around facilities are provided at the closed end,
. -208.8 Dedication of half streets or roads will not be approved, except
canere it is essential to the reasonable development of the sub-
division and in conformity with the other requirements•of these
regulations, ~•~here it is found that it will be practical to
require the dedication of the other half when the adjoining 'property
is subdivided or where it becomes necessary to acquire the remain-
ing half by condemnation so that it may be improved in the public
interest.
..208.9 For aI1 public ways hereafter dedicated and accepted, the minimtan
right-of-.ray widths far streets, roads and l:igh~.ays shall be as
sho4m in the t•'right County Comprehensive Plan, and where not
sho~•m therein, the minim~n right-of-way width for streets, roads,
highs.*ays, alleys cr pedestrian ~~rays included in any s~.!bdi:rision shall
not be Less than the minimum dimensions for each classification as
follows:
24ajor Intercity and Regional Highways
Major Intercity Highway ......................... 150 feet
Arterial Highways
Principal Arterial Highway ...................:.. 130 feet
Minor. Arterial H1.ghWay .......................... 100 feet
Local Streets and Roads ........................ 66 feet
Marginal Service Access Roads .........:........ 50 feet
Alley ......................:.................... 20 feet
Pedestrian Ways .................................. 10 feet
Where the existing or anticipated traffic on major and minor arterial
highways warrants greater widths of right-of-way, these shall be
required. Right-of-way widths for major intercity highways shall
also meet standards established by the :•tinnesnta Stace Highway
Department. t•;here any platted subdivision abuts a public road
including a township road, right-of-way dedication from center-
line of public road shall be provided in compliance with above
schedule bait in no case shall said dedication be less than fifty
(50) feet.
(No exclusion of roads wholly within subdivision.) •~•
-208.10 Minor street access to e:~:isti^_' highways shall. not be
permitted at intervals of less than si:c hundred (600) feet.
..208.11 Road and highway grades ... T:~e grades in all streets, roads,
highways and alleys in any subdivision shall not be greater than
the maximum grades for etch classification as follows:
Arterial Hight~ays
Local Streets and Roads ............... 8 percent
A11ey ................................ 8 percent
In addition, there shall be a minimum grade on all roads and
highways of not less than five-tenths (5/10) of one (1) percent.
-20$.12 Road and Highway Alignments - The horizontal and vertical alignment
standards on all roads, highways and streets shall be as follows:
A. Horizontal --- radii of center line:
Major Intercity Highways
Major Intercity expressway .......... (.as required by
Major Intercity Highways the .•Sinnesota
• State Try^srorta.tio:~
Department)
~sterial Highway=
Principal Arterial Iiigh:•.ays ........ , .. (as rewired bjr Ll1e 1~~~ _^L~':,
Timor Arterial Hi gh:•;aya ............... Beparts:e flt of T1 anSp J_'t at_'..
Local Streets and Roads ............... 100 feet
There shall be a tangent between all reversed curves of a length in
relation to the radii of the curves so as to provide for a sniooth
flow of traffic.
B. Vertical --._ all changes in street grades shall be connected
by vertical parabolic curves of such length as follows:
Major Intercity Highways .............. (as required by A1inn.
t
~ the State Transportation
Depart;nent)
Arterial Highways .....................~
30 times the algebraic
difference in. the
percent of grade of
thz two adjacent
slopes.
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Loca1'Streets and Roads ............. 20 times the alegebraic
difference in the per-
- cent of grade of the t~.~o
adjacent slopes.
-208.13 Subdivision road cross section requirements:
A, tdidth
- 1. A11 roads shall be subgraded to thirty-two feet
- minimum.
2. Five ton aggregate-base shall consist of eitt~er:(1)
-- four (4) inches of Class S on top of 4 inches of Class
.3 or 4, or (2), seven (7) inches of Class 5.
3. Bituminous surface
shall be completed
individual lots in
- 4. P.oad base shall be
blacktopping and a
B. Structure of F,oads
2 inches thick and 22 feet wide
at such time as 65% of the
the subdivision are sold.
at stanuard ir.~mediately before
proved by the County Engineer.
1. Five ton aggregate base. shall be applied first.
2, A seven to.z roadway shall have a minimum 2 inches -
of bitu.~ninous.
c. Ditches
1. Side slope shall be a minimum 3 to 1.
2. Ditch bottom shall have a width minimum of
4 feet.
3. Ditch depth shall be two feet from shoulder
at minimum.
..208,1'+ A11 proposed public streets or roads shall be offered fer,dedication
as public rights-of-~•Tay. Private street or roads shall not be
permitted except upon approval as part of a Planned Unit Development
or in other instances when specifically reco:rnnended by the County
Planning Coranission.
-212.0 EASE~IE~ITS
Shall no.t be used for road purposes. Ingress and egress easements
.of any type shall not be construed as public roads.
-212.1 An easement for utilities at least ten (10) f.ect wide along the
side line and/or rear line of Iota where necessary !call be
provided for a continuuus right-of-way at least tc.~en,)~ (20) feet
in width. If necessary for the extension of main Ovate and sewer
• lines or similar utilities, easements of greater width i:~ay be required
along lot lines or across lots.
-212.2 Utility easosients shall connect with easements established in adjoin-
ing properties. These easements, c:hen appro•~ed, shall riot thereafter
be changed without the approval of the County Board, by Ordinance,
upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
-212.3 Additional easements for pole guys should be provided at the outside
of turns. [•Ihere possible, lot lines shall be arranged to bisect
the exterior angle so that pole guys will fall along side let lines.
-?_12.4 Where a subdivision contains or is traversed by:
a. a watercourse
b. drainage way •
c. channel
d. lake
e. stream
f. drainage field the .
One of the following shall be provided at the discretion of t1:e
Planning Con:rci_ssion:
a. a storm water easement
b. drainage right-of-way
c. park dedication
These should conform with the .lines of such water course along with
such further caidth as caill be adequate. to provide for property storm
drainage of the area. The width of such easement shall be recommended
by the County Engineer.
-216.0 PUBLIC SITES AND OPEN SPACES S
-216.1 In subdividing land or resubdividing an existing plat, due consideration
shall be given to the subdivider and b}• the Planning Co ~~nission upon
review, to the dedication or reservation of suitable sites for schools,
parks, playgr.our.ds, conservation areas, or other public or semi-public
recreational areas or open spaces. Areas so dedicated or reserved
shall conform as nearly as possible to the Comprehensive Plan. When-
ever the Comprehensive Plan shows the proposed public area partially
or completely within a proposed subdivision, the area of said park
or recreational area exceeds seven (7) percent of the total area of
the subdivision,
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the preliminary plat of said subdivision shall show
the proposed site as reserved and the County shall have one year
from date of approval of the preliminary plat by tt:_ °lanning
Commission in cahich to purchase said land which exce~~~s the said
seven (7) percent of the said total area, or to initial condemna-
tion procee~inos with respect thereto.
-.216.2 Zn all subdivision either seven (7) percent of the gross area of
the subdivision or ten (10) percent of the raw land value•~ha11 be
dedicated or paid to the County for public recreation and parks.
• The County Planning Comaission and County Board shall determine
whether seven (7) percent of the gross-area shall be dedicated
. or ten (10) percent of the rata land value paid. Said seven (7)
percent of the total gross area of the subdivision shall be in
addition to any dedication of streets, alleys, and easements.
The location of said dedications caithin_ the area of the sub-
division shall be subject to the approval of the County Planning
Commission and County Board. The raw land market value shall be
determined by the County Assessor's Office.
-220.0 PRELIriI~:Ai;Y PLAT COyTEVTS
-220.1 Contents --- The preliminary plat shall contain the foLloc~rirg
information:
A. Proposed name and type of subdivision; names shall :.ot
duplicate or too closely resemble nines of existing
subdivisi.or.s.
B. Loc~.tion of boundary lines in relation to a knoc~m section,
quarter section or quarter-quarter section lines comprising
a legal description of the property.
C. Names and addresses of the subdivider and the designer
making the plat, and names and addresses of adjoining
. property owners within five hundred (500) feet.
D. Graphic scale of plat, not less than one (1) inch to one
hundred (100) feet.
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E. Date and north point.
F. Existing Conditions:
1. Location, width and name of each existing or
platted street, road or other public open spaces,
and permanent buildings, v-ithin or two hundred
(200) feet adjacent tq the proposed subdivision.
2. All existing sewers, water mains, gas mains, culverts,
power or cor.;munication cables, drainage tiles or other
underground installations within the proposed subdivision
or two hundred (200) feet adjacent thereto.
3. 4Jaterways, ditc;i~s, pones, r.~~r.shes, anc: f1~od~ble
low lands in a plan ~:hich d•,~cribe the existing
conditions.
G. Proposed Development:
1. The location and width of proposed streets, roads,
alleys, pedestrian ~~3ys and easements. T}'olcal
road cross-section shall be provided sho,~~ir.g grading
within the right-o*-way, traveled way width, type
and thickness of surfacing proposed, base course
thickness and type.
Z. The location and char~cttr of all preposed public.
utility lines, including sec,ers (storm and sani*_ary),
water, gas, and power lines. '
3. Layout, numbers or letters and appro~:imate dimensions.
of lots and the number of each block.
4. Location and size of proposed parks, playgrounds,
churches, school sites, or other special uses of
land to be considered for dedication to public use,
or to be reserved by`deed of covena?:t for .he use of
all DrOperty O:vZlerS 111 t~':c St!bdlViSl.On and any
conditions of such dedication. er reser-tution,
5. ~ Building setbac'--: lir_es z:ith di:r~er_sicrs.
6. Znciication of any lots on ~•:hich a .use other than
residential. is propcsed b~~ tl:e subdivider.
7, The zoning district, if any, on and adjucer.t to the
tract.
K. Vicinity Sketch, at a legible scale, to show the relation
of the plat to its surroundings and ~n air photo at an
approximate scale of 1" = 1000' of the area to be platted
and one mile in each direction from the plat.
I. Where lots to be platted are larger in 2r`ea than 20,CG0
square feet or greater than one h~,:ndred fifty (150) feet in
• width at the building setback line, public sewer and *aater
facilities are-unavailable, and the plat is ~,rithin one (1)
mile of a municipali ty in ?.]right Cottr.ty, a preliminary re--
subdivision plan shall be prapare3 and subr,.itted, show-ir_g a
feasible method by which large lots may be re-subdivided in
the future for higher density development in the event that
public sewer and water facilities become available. The
location of the principal structure on each lot shall be
sho?•m and building per:its will only be issued for those
structures which a11o~a for economically feasible resubdivision.
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J. Existing toposraphy, as.determined necessary by the County
Zoning Administrator, including date of survey, with contour
intervals of not less than two. (2) feet, rel.'ted to United
States Geological Survey dat~.n; also the loci. pion of water
courses, ravines, bridges, lakes marshes, woods' areas,
rock outcroppings, approximate acreage, and other such
features as may be pertinent to the subdivision.
K. 1. Two (2) copies of profiles for each proposed street and
road, showing existing grades and proposed approximate
grades and gradients on the center line.
Z. Bridges shall be shown.
3. A complete drainage plan sh311 be provided' sha~•:ino culvert i
-1"ocations with culvert sizes no less than iifteen:(15)
inches•in dianeter.
4. All culverts sho~•m in approaches to County and to~•mship
roads will be provided by the developer. Approaches to
individual lots shall meet th_e frontage roads on a
positive grade.
5. A11 ditches and slopes shall be seeded and other erosion:
control measures and devices provided where necessary as
specified by the County Highway ~ngi Weer.
I.,. Proposed surface drainage di agrams for lots in the fo_..a of
arro=as, proposed contours or other apprapriate r:.ethad.
..220.2 Supplementary Requirements:
Upon request of the Planning Cocn<nission, suppl_mentary information
shall be submitted; such supplementary information may include soil
tests and reports, as specified by the County Engineer, by an
approved soils laboratory.
-224.0 DATA P.E~UIRED 02d FINes, PLATS
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The subdivider shall submit a final plat to gether with any
necessary supplementary information.
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-224,1 Contents --- Tae final plat, prepared for recordins puraoses,
shall be prepared in accordance with provisions of Fiinnesota
State Statutes, Chapter 505, and as required beloj;:
A. Name of the subdivision shall not duplicate or too
closely approximate the r.arne of any existing
subdivision.
B. Flaming of all streets and thoroughfares to be in
accordance with the idright County street naming
system.
' C. The words "BLOCK ONE" to be spelled out on plats
having only one block.
D. Lettering and numbering sho:~m o•n the plat to be
clear and legible.
E. Scale of the plat to be sho:,rn both graphically
and in feet per inch.
F. The plat Shaii 1.i+diCate 4ihiC~i FilOIlUIR2r`it5 Sr72re Set
and which monuments were found.
G. The basis cf the bearings shoom on the plat shall- be
given. -
H. The boundaries of the plat shall be labeled as they
are recited in the description..
I. Lines of different weight should be used on the exterior
and the interior lines.
J. All plats are to be of one standard size, 20 inches by
30 inches. c
-224.2 Certification. P,equired on Final Plats:
All signatures on each plat shall be written with black ink
(not ball point). •
A. Notarized certification by owner and b}• any mortgage holder
of record of the adoption of the plat and the dedication
of streets and other public areas and ease-rr,ents.
Statement dedicating streets, utility and drainage easements,
and other public areas to be worded as follo:~s: "... hereby
donate-and dedicate to the public for public use forever the
streets, roads, alleys, drives, utility and drainage easements.
and other public areas as shown on the plat."
3. r~otari~ed certification by owner and by a reUi.scered 1a~id
surveyor, to be worded as Eollows: '
"I do hereby ccrtiEy th,7t I have sur~.~eyed and platted the
property described in the dedication of this plat as
Addition; that this plat is a correct
representation of said survey; that all distant;,; are
correctly snocan on said plat in feet and n~arest~~h.undredth
of a fooC; that all monuments have been correctly 1ac'ed in
the gro~_ind as shown on the plat; that the outside boundary
lines are correctly designated on the plat; and that there
are no wetlands or public highways to be designated on said
plat other than shown thereon.
Surveyor
Minn. Registration No.
C. Certification shcvino that all taxes due on the property have
been paid in full:
' 1. County Auditor:
Certification to be worded: "Taxes paid for all years
through year and transfer entered this day.
of.......... ~ A.D., 1
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County Auditor
2. County Treasurer:
Certification to be worded:- "I heresy certify that taxes
• payable in the year - on 7_ands herein described are
dal o.f-..... .. A.D., 19 ~~
paid, this' _
County Treasurer
D. County Planning Commission
To be -worded as follows: "The plat of ~ was
approved by the t~7right County Planning Commission at a meeting held
this... day o.f ... .. ... A.D, 19 .:
Planning Commission Chairman
E.
County Board of Commissioners
To be worded as follows: "The plat of was
accepted and approved by resolution of the Board of County
Commissioners of Wright County, Minnesota, at a
meeting of said Board held this~~~ _ day of
19'
Chairman of the County Roard
County Auditor '
F. .County Surveyor
To be worded as follows: "Examined and recommended for approval
this day of ,19 "
A.D.,
Wright County Surveyor
G. County FliCht:~ay ~noine~cr:
To be worded as fello;as: "This plat c,ras rec m:nended
for approval this day of ~ ~ ,
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H: County Recorder:
Z•Jrioht County Hijhway engineer
To be worded as follows: "I hereby certify that the
instrument on this plat was filed in this office for
record on the day of p.. D,,
19 , at o'clock .ii., and was duly recorded
in Cabinet No.
Document ido. .
Wright County Recorder
.-224.3 Supplementary Lbcumen*_a and Irfor::cation ~~y be required as fellows:
A. A complete set of street profiles rho*.:~i ~ grade iin~s ~s
constructed.
B. Copies Of any U'rlvat~ restrictions ::fLCCi:iIlg ttie Silbdlt'1S1Cn
or any part thereof.
C. Signature of taunicipal and township officials when such
approval is required by law.
-224, 4 Filing:
A. Ten (10) copies of the final plat shall be filed with the
Planning Coaanission.
B. One (1) "Official Plat" and two (2) copies on photcmat stock
with Linen backing along with one (i) copy on linen or :eylar
reproducible shall be signed and filed as provided by law.
Three (3) paper copies shall be si~~ned, one of which shall
be sent to the township.
C. One (1) copy of the plat,
be filed ~~ritlr the County
D. At least one (1) print o{
with the County Auditor.
calculated square footage
shown on the plat.
at a scale of 1" - 200 feet shall
Surveyor.
th•~ final plat shall be deposited
This print shall contain the
or acreage of all. lots and outlots
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BA5IC IMPROVE::°1E,~'iS
-300.0 G~IERAL
-300.1 Before a fi:,a1 plat is approved by the Cour.t~~ Board, the subdivider
of the land covered by the sad plat shall ;~;ecute and submit to the
County Board and 3_:'e°:;:ert 1~ahich sha 11 be binding on hi s or their
heirs, personal repree_ntatives and assi,~,ns, that he drill .cause no
private cotzstr~.iction to be made on said plat or file or cause to be
filed any application for building permits for such construction
until all imp-rov~^lents required under this Ordinance have been made
or arranged for in the manner following as respects the highways,
roads, or streets to which the lots sought to be constructed have
access.
-330.2 agreement and Financial Guarantee
A. f~greement
1. Prior to the installation of any required improvements
and prior to approval of the final plat, the subdivider
Stall Nnter i ntU P. Contract iT_1 4Tr).Ci T'ig C91.th the County
requiring t::e subd?.eider to f~.irnisz and contract said
improva;rents at his sole cost aaC :ir_ cccr.eance with
plans and specifications a^d •.:sual contract corditionS.
The agreei:~ent shall require t;~~~~ subdivider to ma1.z an
?_SCrOW depGSit Or, in lieu thereof, to furnish a
perfo~::ance bond acceptable to the County ?.ttorney,
the a.~~ount of the deposit or p_nai amcu t of *_lze bond
to be equal to 150% of the cngineer~s estimate of the
total cost of the improvements to be furnished under
the contract, including the cost of inspection. On
request of the subdivider, the contract may provide for
completion of part or all of the improvements covered
thereby prior to acceptance of the final plat. In such
event, the amount of the deposit or bond raay be reduced
in a stun equal to the estimated cost of the improvements
so completed prior to the acceptance of the final plat,
The time for completion of the work and several parts
thereof shall be detemired by the County Planning
Commission upon recommendation of the e:^_gir:eerafter
consultation with the subdivider. It shall be reasons
•able with relation to the-work to be done, the seasons
of the year, and proper correlation z,rith construction
activities in the plat and subdivision.
2. No subdivider shall be permitted to start work on any
other subdivision without aporoval of the County P1an:.ing
Commission if he has previously defaulted on work or
commitments.
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B. Financial Guarantee
1. The contract provided for in Section 300.2 shall require
the subdivider to make an escrocJ deposit, or in Lieu there-
of, furnish a performance bond. The escrow deposit or
performance bond shaL1 conform to the requirements of
this regulation. -
2. An escrow deposit shall be made with the County Auditor
in a sum equal to 150; of the total cost as estimated
_. ~ by the County Engineer of all improvements to be
furnished and installed by the subdivider pursuant
to the contract, which have not been completed prior
to approval of the final p1 at. The total costs sha1L
include costs of inspection by the County. The County
shall be entitled to reimburse itself out of said
deposit for any cost and expenses incurred by the
' ~ County for completion of the caork in case of default
of the subdivider under said contract, and for any
damages sustained on account of any breach thereof.
Upon completion of the work and the liability, the
balance remaining of said deposit shall be refunded
to the subdivider.
3. In lieu of making the escrow deposits, the suddivider
ma.y furnish a perfo;zeance bond with corpor=te surety,
in a penalty sum equal to 150'; of the total cost as
estimated by the Ccunty Enoincer of all the :.;nrrov-
ments to be furnished and installed by the subdivider
pursuant to the centract, which have not been co~::pleted
prior to the approval of the final plat. The total cost
shall include costs of inspection by the County. The
bond shall be approved as to fora by the County Attorney
and filed with the County Auditor.
-300.3 No final plat shall be approved by the County Board until the Board is
satisfied that the improvements described herein, to gather with the
agreements and documents required herein, meet the minimum requirements
of~a11 applicable ordinances. Drawings showing all improvements as
built shall be filed crith the County Engineer,
-300.4 No final plat shall be approved by the County Board on land subject
to flooding or containing poor drainage facilities and on land *which
would make adequate drainage of the .streets, roads, and lots impossible.
However, if the subdivider agrees to make improvements which *aill, in
the opinion of the Coun*_y Board, make the area suitable for use *with-
out interfering with•the flow of water under flood conditions, the
final plat of the subdivision may be approved.
-300.5 All of the required i;nnrovc-icnts to be ~r.stalied under the
provisicns of this Ordinance shall co icispocted during the
course of Lhe construction by an a~r~>nc of tho County Board.
A11 of the inspection costs pursuant ~'r:c=-eto shall be paid
by the subdivider in the manner prescribed in paraSraph
--300.2 above.
-304 P,OAD F,VD IIIGH'.1;1Y I:4P20~'~tI;;TS
-304.1 The full width of the rioi:t_of_;aay shall bE graded, including
the sub grade of the areas to be paved, in accordance with
standards and specifications for road constr.uctioi: as ap,roved
by the County Board.
-304.2 Unless the Township caherein a plat is located requests that no
paving be orovid~d and the County Board accepts the to wnship
recommendations, all roads to be Waved shall be of an overall
width in accordance with the standards and specifications for
road construction as approved by the County Board.
-304.!+ Curb and gutter shall ~e constructed as required by the standards
and specifications for road construction as appro~.~ed by the.
County Board.
-304.5 Storm sewers, culverts, storm :•:ater ir.iots, and Gt'rter draina~a
facilities will be required *.ahere trey are ner_ess~ry to in sure
adequc.,tC storm Water drainage fOr the s°.;Lr'i Vi~ i nn. ~ller~
requireu, such 4rainag~ facilti_es shall be constructed in
accordance '.'Tith t:`~e standards ar.d sDeC:f~CatiOa.S for road
construction. as approved by the County 3oard,
-304, 6 Road signs of the standard design approved by the Count}* hoard
• shall be installed at each street or road in~•ersectior_.
-304, 7 Access Drive and l':ccess
~'•. The number and types of access drives onto major streets
shall be controlled and 1i:zited in the interest of
public safety and efficient traffic flow;
$. Access drives onto county roads'shall require a permit
from the County Engineer, This permit shall be acquired
prior to the issuance of any building gerr..its. The County
Engineer shall. determine the appra~riate locaticn, size,
and design of such access drives and :nay limit the number of
access drives~in the interest of public safety and efficient
traffic flow. The County Engineer may refer the request for
an access drive permit onto a county road to the Planning
Coaanission for their comment.
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-308.0 S:INITARY SE,lER AND (•1~\T ER DISTRIBl1'CION I~:FROVF^4ENTS
-308.1 Sanitary sewers, both public and private, sha12 be installed as
required by standards and specifications as approved by the County
Board. •
-308.2 Water facilities, both public and private, including pipe fittings,
hydrants, etc., shall be installed as required by standards and
specifications as approved by the County Board.
-312.0
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• -312. 2
PUPLIC UTILITIES
All utility lines cahere feasible, for telephone and electric service
shall be placed in rear line easements crhen carried on overhead poles.
S•7here telephone, electric and/or gas service lines are to be placed
underground entirely, conduits or cables shall be placed within
easements or dedicated public ways, in such a manner so as not to
conflict with other underground services. A11 drainage and other
underground utility installations, which traverse privately o:aned
property, shall be protected by easements.
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RECIS"CE ED Z~~:^ID SUnVEYS A1~D CO~IVEYA:dCE B'! t`IETES Ai`!D BOUNiS
-400.0 IZEGISTGP,ED L_\`IU SU V~YS
-400.1 It is the intention of this Ordinance that all registered Land
surveys in 4lrigilt County shall be presented to the Planning
Corrrnission in the form of a preliminary plat in accordance with
the standards set forth in this Ordinance for preliminary plats
• and that the Planning Corr;iission shall first approve the
arrangements, sizes, and relationship of proposed tracts in such
registered land surveys, and that tracts to be used as easements
or roads sr:ould be so designated. Unless such approvals have been
obtained from ti:e Planning Co,:enission, County board and County
Surveyor in accordance With the standards set forth in t1~is
Ordinance, buiLdir.g permits will be :•rithheld for buildings on
tracts :~rhich have been so subdivided by registered land surveys
and the County may refuse to take over tracts as streets or roads,
• or to improve, repair or maintain any such tracts unless so
approved.
-404.0 CON~TYANCE BY METES A.`~D BOUNDS - For Building Development Purposes
.:404. i Conveyance by i•Setes and Bo~.irds of. Less than five (5) acres:
A. The regulations established by this section are for the
purpose of providing for the reasonable regulation of
conveyance by metes and 'pounds descriptions, thereby
promoting greater efficiency in the county offices
having responsibilities relating to the corve;-ance of
land and to• promote the purpose set forth in Minnesota
Statutes, Section 272.19 as amended.
B. No conveyance of land to which the regulations are
applicable shall be filed or recorded if the land is
described in the conveyance by metes and bounds or by
reference to an unapproved registered land survey made
after June 4, 1971,•or to an unapproved plan made after
such regulations have become effective. The foregoizig
provision does not apply to a conveyance `if the land
described:
1. was a separate parcel of record on the date of
adoption of subdivision rep lations under Sections
394,12 to 394.37 of State Statutes.
2, was the subject of a written agreement to convey
entered into prior to such time, or
3. was a separate parcel of not less than five (5)
acres and having a width of not less than three
hundred (300) feet.
4. has been zoned for residential use and approved by
the County Board and a Conditional Use Permit
approved by the PLanning Coamission.
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-500.0 If any sec~ien, sub-section, sentence, clausa or pt:rases of
this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the re:r,ainin~
portions of this Ordinance.
E'r'F'ECTIVE DATE
-600.0 This Ordinance shall be in fu11 force ar.d effect from and after
.its passage according to law.
Passed and approved this ~~' 7 day of ,(~n~~,~,/~-~ci- ~
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Recortattended by the Planning CotTtrnissi on
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