Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 497-S.F.No. 702 An act relating to transportation; authorizing county review of plats on real property that is bordering existing or proposed county highways; authorizing dispute resolution between city and county; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 462.358, subdivision 3b; and 505.03, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 505.08, subdivision 3. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 462.358, subdivision 3b, is amended to read: Subd. 3b. [REVIEW PROCEDURES.] The regulations shall include provisions regarding the content of applications for proposed subdivisions, the preliminary and final review and approval or disapproval of applications, and the coordination of such reviews with affected political subdivisions and state agencies. Subdivisions including lands abutting upon any existing or proposed trunk highway, county road or highway, or county state-aid highway shall also be subject to review. The regulations may provide for the consolidation of the preliminary and final review and approval or disapproval of subdivisions. Preliminary or final approval may be granted or denied for parts of subdivision applications. The regulations may delegate the authority to review proposals to the planning commission, but final approval or disapproval shall be the decision of the governing body of the municipality unless otherwise provided by law or charter. The regulations shall require that a public hearing shall be held on all subdivision applications prior to preliminary approval, unless otherwise provided by law or charter. The hearing shall be held following publication of notice of the time and place thereof in the official newspaper at least ten days before the day of the hearing. At the hearing, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to make presentations. A subdivision application shall be preliminarily approved or disapproved within 120 days following delivery of an application completed in compliance with the municipal ordinance by the applicant to the municipality, unless an extension of the review period has been agreed to by the applicant. When a division or subdivision to which the regulations of the municipality do not apply is presented to the city, the clerk of the municipality shall within ten days certify that the subdivision regulations of the municipality do not apply to the particular division. If the municipality or the responsible agency of the municipality fails to preliminarily approve or disapprove an application within the review period, the application shall be deemed preliminarily approved, and upon demand the municipality shall execute a certificate to that effect. Following preliminary approval the applicant may request final approval by the municipality, and upon such request the municipality shall certify final approval within 60 days if the applicant has complied with all conditions and requirements of applicable regulations and all conditions and requirements upon which the preliminary approval is expressly conditioned either through performance or the execution of appropriate agreements assuring performance. If the municipality fails to certify final approval as so required, and if the applicant has complied with all conditions and requirements, the application shall be deemed finally approved, and upon demand the municipality shall execute a certificate to that effect. After final approval a subdivision may be filed or recorded. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 505.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read: Subd. 2. [PRELIMINARYPLAT APPROVAL; ROAD REVIEW.] (a) Any proposed preliminary plat in a city, town, or county, which includes lands abutting upon any existing or established trunk highway or proposed highway which has been designated by a centerline order filed in the office of the county recorder shall first be presented by the city, town, or county to the commissioner of transportation for written comments and recommendations.Where any preliminary plat includes landabutting upon an existing or established county or county stateaid highway, it shall first be submitted to the county engineerfor written comments and recommendations.Preliminary plats in a city or town involving both a trunk highway and a highway under county jurisdiction shall be submitted by the city or town to the county highway engineer as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) and to the commissioner of transportationand the countyhighway engineer. Plats shall be submitted by the city, town, or county to the commissioner of transportation for review at least 30 days prior to the home rule charter or statutory city, town or county taking final action on the preliminary plat. The commissioner of transportationand/or the county highwayengineershall submit the written comments and recommendations to the city, town, or county within 30 days after receipt bythemthe commissioner of such a plat. Final action on such plat by the city, town, or county shall not be taken until after these required comments and recommendations have been received or until the 30-day period has elapsed. (b) Any proposed preliminary plat or initial plat filing that includes land located in a city or town bordering an existing or proposed county road, highway, or county state-aid highway that is designated on a map or county highway plan filed in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, must be submitted by the city or town to the county engineer within five business days after receipt by the city or town of the preliminary plat or initial plat filing for written comments and recommendations. The county engineer's review shall be limited to factors of county significance in conformance with adopted county guidelines developed through a public hearing or a comprehensive planning process with comment by the cities and towns. The guidelines must provide for development and redevelopment scenarios, allow for variances, and reflect consideration of city or town adopted guidelines. (c) Within 30 days after county receipt from the city or town of the preliminary plat or initial plat filing, the county engineer shall provide to the city or town written comments stating whether the plat meets county guidelines and describing any modifications necessary to bring the plat into conformity with the county guidelines. No city or town may approve a preliminary plat until it has received the county engineer's written comments and recommendations or until the county engineer's comment period has expired, whichever occurs first. Within ten business days following a city's or town's approval of a preliminary plat, the city or town shall submit to the county board notice of its approval, along with a statement addressing the disposition of any written comments or recommendations made by the county engineer. In the event the city or town does not amend the plat to conform to the recommendations made by the county engineer, representatives from the county and city or town shall meet to discuss the differences and determine whether changes to the plat are appropriate prior to final approval. This requirement shall not extend the time deadlines for preliminary or final approval as required under this section, section 15.99 or 462.358, or any other law, nor shall this requirement prohibit final approval as required by this section. (d) A legible preliminary drawing or print of a proposed preliminary plat shall be acceptable for purposes of review by the commissioner of transportation or the county highway engineer. To such drawing or print there shall be attached a written statement describing; (1) the outlet for and means of disposal of surface waters from the proposed platted area, (2) the land use designation or zoning category of the proposed platted area, (3) the locations of ingress and egress to the proposed platted area, and (4) a preliminary site plan for the proposed platted area,if one has been preparedwith dimensions to scale, authenticated by a registered engineer or land surveyor, showing the existing or proposed state highway, county road, or county highway and all existing and proposed rights-of-way, easements, general lot layouts, and lot dimensions. Failure to obtain the written comments and recommendations of the commissioner of transportation or the county highway engineer shall in no manner affect the title to the lands included in the plat or the platting of said lands.Acertificate or other evidence shall be required to or upon theplat for filing in the office of the county recorder orregistrar of titles as to the submission of or the obtaining ofsuch written comments and recommendations. The home rulecharter or statutory city, town or county shall provide thecertificate or other evidence to the county recorder orregistrar of titles.A city, town, or county shall file with the plat, in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, a certificate or other evidence showing submission of the preliminary plat to the commissioner or county highway engineer in compliance with this subdivision. Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 505.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. [PREMATURE REFERENCE TO PLAT; FORFEITURE.] Any person who shall dispose of,or lease, or offer to sellany land included in a plat by reference to the plat before the same is recorded, shall forfeit to the county $100 for each lot, or part of a lot, so disposed of,or leased, or offered; and any official, land surveyor, or person whose duty it is to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, shall forfeit not less than $100 for each month during which compliance is delayed. All forfeitures under this chapter shall be recovered in an action brought in the name of the county. Notwithstanding any provisions of this subdivision to the contrary, this subdivision shall not apply to an offer to sell or lease a unit in a proposed common interest community as defined in chapter 515B. Presented to the governor May 19, 2000 Signed by the governor May 30, 2000, 2:05 p.m.
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