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Minn. Stat. § 462.358 <br />subd 6 <br />Sample Variance <br />Ordinance Excerpt <br />See Section IV -G <br />Variances <br />Sample Design <br />Guidelines Ordinance <br />Excerpt <br />Minn. Stat. §462.358 <br />subd 2b (a) <br />See Section VI Land <br />dedication for public <br />facilities <br />Sample land <br />dedication language <br />Minn. Stat. §462.358 <br />subd 2b(c) <br />See Section VI -A <br />Cash fees in lieu of <br />land dedication <br />Sample park <br />dedication language <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.358 <br />subd 2a <br />For more information <br />on improvements see <br />Section V Public <br />improvement <br />requirements <br />For more information <br />on development <br />agreements see <br />Section V -B <br />Development <br />agreements. <br />5. Variances <br />Similar to zoning, cities may issue variances from their subdivision <br />ordinance. Cities may issue variances where an unusual hardship related to <br />the land exists. If a city wishes to allow variances, the process and criteria <br />must be established in the local ordinance. State statute does not set a <br />standard for issuing variances. <br />6. Design guidelines <br />Design guidelines in a subdivision ordinance allow a city to set community <br />standards for issues such as street lighting, street design and width, drainage, <br />and lot sizes and arrangement. <br />7. Land dedication <br />Cities may by ordinance require that developers dedicate a reasonable <br />portion of land within the development to public use for such things as <br />streets, utilities, drainage, and parks and recreational facilities. <br />a. Park dedication fees <br />In lieu of dedication of land for park, recreational, and open space purposes, <br />cities may require developers to pay to the city cash fees. The city must use <br />the cash fees only to acquire recreational, park, or open space land off -site <br />from the development. The fees cannot be used for ongoing maintenance. <br />8. Required improvements and development <br />agreements <br />Cities may condition approval of a subdivision upon the developer's <br />agreement to construct and provide needed public improvements such as <br />streets, utilities, and similar improvements. This agreement should be <br />formalized in a written development agreement. <br />SUBDIVISION GUIDE FOR CITIES 9 <br />