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The Municipal Planning Act contains numerous directives to cities on <br />drafting a subdivision ordinance. These include but are not limited to the <br />following requirements: <br />Minn.Stat.§ 462.358 <br />The subdivision regulations must be consistent with the city’s official <br />subd 2a <br />map and zoning ordinance. <br />Minn.Stat. § 462.358 <br />The subdivision ordinance may provide for different types or classes of <br />subd1a <br />subdivisions, but the regulations within each type of class must be <br />uniform. <br />Minn.Stat. § 462.358 <br />Thesubdivision ordinance must require plats for subdivisions thatcreate <br />subd 3a <br />five or more lots that are 2 ½ acres or less in size. <br />See Section IV-I <br />Platting requirements. <br />Minn.Stat. § 462.358 <br />All plats must conform to the technical requirements found in Minn. <br />subd 3a <br />Stat.ch.505. <br />See Section IV-Hon <br />platting requirements <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.358 <br />The subdivision ordinance must require that a complete subdivision <br />subd 3b <br />application for a preliminary plat be approved or disapproved within 120 <br />See Section IV A <br />days, unless the city and the applicant have agreed to an extension. <br />Process for adoption, <br />for more information <br />on the 120 day rule. <br />In addition,land dedication requirements aresubject to numerous additional <br />See Minn.Stat. § <br />462.358 subd 2b, 2c <br />directivesas discussed in section VI of this memo. <br />2.Metropolitan Council requirements and the <br />Metropolitan Land Planning Act <br />Metropolitan cities are subject to the Metropolitan Land Planning Act. <br />Minn. Stat. §§ <br />473.121 subd 2; <br />Metropolitan cities includeall cities in the counties of Anoka, Dakota <br />473.865;473.859 <br />(excluding the city of Northfield), Hennepin (excluding the cities of Hanover <br />subd 4 <br />and Rockford), Ramsey, Scott (excluding the cityof New Prague),and <br />Washington. In drafting asubdivision ordinance, these cities must consult <br />Metropolitan Council <br />with the Metropolitan Council and meet the council’s additional directions. <br />Metropolitan Council <br />Local Planning <br />Handbook <br />Sample subdivision <br />ordinances for <br />metropolitan cities are <br />available from the <br />Metropolitan Council. <br />3.State law provisions related to natural <br />resource protection and floodplains <br />In cities that contain certain natural resources such as lakes and rivers, or are <br />located in a floodplain, the subdivision ordinance must also conform to the <br />following state standards: <br />SGC11 <br />UBDIVISION UIDE FOR ITIES <br /> <br />