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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />See Section IV -D Interim <br />ordinances. <br />Minn. Stat. §462.358subd. <br />6. <br />VanLandschoot v. City of <br />Mendota Heights, 336 <br />N.W.2d 503 (Minn.1983). <br />Minn. Stat. §462.358subd. <br />3b. Minn. Stat. § 505.03 <br />subd. 1. <br />Sample ordinance and forms <br />for minor subdivisions. <br />Minn. Stat. §505.03. Minn. <br />Stat. § 505.021 subd. 9 (b). <br />Minn. Stat. §462.358subd. <br />13. Minn. Stat. §505.01 subd. <br />3 (f). <br />Minn. Stat. §462.358subd. <br />3a. Minn. Stat. § 505.03 subd <br />1. <br />Minn. Stat. §505.03 subd. 1. <br />An interim ordinance or moratorium may not delay or prohibit a subdivision <br />that has been given preliminary approval, nor extend the time for action <br />under the 60 -Day Rule with respect to any application filed prior to the <br />effective date of the interim ordinance. <br />G. Variances <br />Cities may grant variances from their subdivision ordinance requirements, <br />where the regulations would create an unusual hardship on the land. In order <br />to grant variances, cities must first adopt a procedure for granting variances, <br />with detailed standards in the city subdivision ordinance. State law does not <br />explicitly set standards for granting variances. <br />H. Minor subdivisions <br />State statute allows cities to adopt ordinance provisions that consolidate the <br />preliminary and final plat approval process. Sometimes this is referred to as <br />a "minor subdivision." State statute also allows cities to approve <br />subdivisions without requiring the expense of a formal plat in instances <br />where the subdivision of land results in less than five lots that are more than <br />2 1/2 acres in size. <br />This is also sometimes called a "minor subdivision." Cities may opt to do <br />one or both in their ordinance, and establish procedures for each. <br />Normally all plats are subject to city council review. In addition, normally, <br />all plats are required to contain certification of council approval. However, <br />when a city offers a "minor subdivision" option, it may designate by <br />resolution or ordinance a local official, such as the city clerk or zoning <br />administrator, to approve plats administratively without full council review. <br />Some cities choose this option for increasing the ease and speed of city <br />administration related to minor subdivisions. <br />I. Platting requirements <br />A plat is a scale drawing of one or more parcels of land that shows the <br />location and boundaries of the parcels' lots, blocks, parks, roads, and other <br />significant features. <br />City ordinance must require that all subdivisions creating five or more <br />parcels that are 2 1/2 acres or less in size be platted. In addition, the city can <br />also choose to require that all subdivisions of land creating lots or parcels be <br />platted, regardless of number or size. <br />Whether or not the city has adopted subdivision regulations, all plats in <br />cities with populations over 5,000 must be presented to the city council for <br />approval. Home rule charter cities may delegate this review to a municipal <br />officer or body other than the city council. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 4/15/2014 <br />Subdivision Guide for aties Page 21 <br />