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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SUBDIVISION REGU~TIONS OUTLINE 1. Legul Busis/Rutional State Planning Act (505) Municipal Planning Act (462) County Planning Act (394) Minnesota Land Sales Practices Act (82) Uniform Condominium Act (582) * Be sure to record both Zoning and Subdivision Regulations with the County Registrar of Deeds DEFN/ While conventional zoning normally applies to individual lots, subdivision regulations govern the process by which those lots are created out of larger tracts Background * Subdivision regulations originally created to simplify registration and transfer of land * More recently, courts have ruled that subdividing is a privilege not a right; thereby the state (through police power) passed through to local governmental bodies can approve/deny - alter conditions to proposed plat * Subdivision regulations have taken on more rules (1960's - 1980's) to overcome scrupulous developments and unforeseen local improve- ments. * Subdivision regulations are as important, if not more, than zoning regulations. Once area has begun to develop, the "die is cast". Subdivision regulations allow for better interaction with local officials and prospective developers II. Private/Public Concerns in Subdivision Private Concerns (Residential, Commercial, Industrial) * Size and shape of the site for the uses capable to be developed in the market * Site location and proximity to necessary public utilities * Natural amenities * Ease of development ("red-tape") * Necessary improvements to make site usable * Local regulations * Internal site design * Relating to existing or potential uses of abutting properties hh