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III.Subdivision ordinance adoption <br />and amendment <br />Cities must adopt and amend subdivision regulations in ordinance form. <br />Minn. Stat. §§ <br />462.352 subd 14; <br />462.358 1a <br />A.Process for adoption <br />Unlike with zoning regulations, cities are not required to hold a public <br />Minn. Stat. §§ <br />462.352 subd 14; <br />hearing or provide published or mailed notice prior to adopting or amending <br />462.3581a <br />their subdivision regulations. <br />State statute does not specify any particular or extraordinaryvoting <br />SeeHandbook, Ch. 7. <br />requirements for subdivision ordinance adoption or amendment. As a result, <br />an ordinance may be adopted and amended by a simple majority vote of the <br />council. Cities should follow their regular publication requirements. <br />If the subdivision regulations require dedication of buildable land for streets, <br />Land <br />See Section VI <br />dedication for public <br />sewers, parks, utilities, recreational facilities, playgrounds, trails, wetlands, <br />facilities. <br />or open space, the city must first have in placea capital improvement budget <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.358 <br />anda parks and open space plan.The parks andopen space plan may be a <br />2b(b) <br />component of the citycomprehensive plan. <br />State law does not require planning commission review of subdivision <br />Minn. Stat. §462.358 <br />subd 3b <br />ordinances and ordinance amendmentsprior to their adoption. However, the <br />See LMC information <br />city may adopt a policy requiring planning commission review if it prefers. <br />Planning <br />memo, <br />Commission Guide <br />B.Publication <br />In statutory cities, ordinances and ordinance amendments must be published <br />For more information <br />See Handbook,Ch.7 <br />once in the city’s official newspaper. A statutory city may, in the alternative, <br />See LMC information <br />choose to publish a summary of lengthy ordinances, provided that certain <br />Newspaper <br />memo, <br />legal requirements are met. <br />Publication <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.191, <br />To publish a summary of an ordinance, the city mustmeet the following <br />subd.4. <br />requirements: <br />The city council makesthe determinationthat publication of the title and <br />a summary of the ordinance would clearly inform the public of the intent <br />and effect of the ordinance. <br />The city council approvessummary publication by a four-fifths vote of <br />its members. <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />The title and summary conform to Minn. Stat. § 331A.01, subd. 10. <br />331A.01, subd.10 <br />SGC13 <br />UBDIVISION UIDE FOR ITIES <br /> <br />