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Separations where all the resulting parcels, tracts, lots, or interests will <br />be five acres or larger in size for commercial and industrial uses. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.352 <br />Cemetery lots. <br />subd.12 (2) <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.352 <br />Court ordered divisions or adjustments. <br />subd.12 (3) <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.352 <br />Lot consolidation, since subdivision refers only to separation of land. <br />subd. 12 <br />Adeveloper may still choose to submit these types of divisions to the city’s <br />regulatory subdivision process. However, it appears cities are without <br />authority to require them do so.As a result, the city attorney should be <br />consulted on these applications. <br />2.Extra-territorial application <br />When neighboring towns have not adopted their own subdivision <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.358 <br />1a;A.G. Op.59A-32, <br />regulations, a city canextend the application of its subdivision regulations to <br />(Nov.4, 1977);A.G. <br />unincorporated territory located within two miles of its limits in any <br />Op. 59a-32, (Dec. 1, <br />1972.) <br />direction.These regulations would supersede any county subdivision <br />regulations. A city cannot extend its subdivision regulations into a <br />neighboring incorporated city, whether or not the neighboring city has <br />adopted subdivision regulations. When twocitiesthat donot share a <br />common borderhave boundaries less than four miles apart, each city is <br />authorized to control the subdivision of land an equal distance from its <br />boundaries within this area.The city must pass a resolution if it opts to <br />extend the application of its subdivision regulations. <br />When a city opts to extend its subdivision regulations beyond its borders, the <br />Minn. Stat. §462.36 <br />subd 3 <br />city must file copies of all resolutions approving subdivisions in the extra- <br />territorial area with the clerkof the affected town. <br />C.Interactions with and differences from <br />the city’s zoning ordinance <br />Much like a zoning ordinance, acity subdivision ordinance can be a <br />powerful tool to help cities implement their comprehensive plan. Subdivision <br />LMC information <br />Planning <br />memo, <br />ordinances may cover similar topics and are often confused with zoning <br />Commission Guide <br />regulations. However, there are important differences between zoning <br />LMC information <br />regulation and subdivision regulation. Ideally, a city will have both in place, <br />Zoning Guide <br />memo, <br />though this is not required by state statutefor cities outside of the <br />for Cities <br />metropolitan area. <br />See Section II-C-2 <br />Metropolitan Council <br />requirements and the <br />Metropolitan Land <br />Planning Act <br />for <br />more information on <br />the Metropolitan Land <br />Planning Act <br />6LMC <br />EAGUE OF INNESOTA ITIES <br /> <br />