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City of Breckenridge, MN
Wilkin County
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Sketch plans shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
A. 
Plat boundary.
B. 
North arrow.
C. 
Scale.
D. 
Street layout on and adjacent to plat.
E. 
Designation of land use and current or proposed zoning.
F. 
Significant topographical or physical features.
G. 
General lot locations and layout.
H. 
Preliminary evaluation by the applicant that the subdivision is not classified as premature based upon criteria established in Article III of this chapter.
The subdivider shall prepare and submit a preliminary plat, together with any necessary supplementary information. The preliminary plat shall contain the information set forth in the subsections which follow.
A. 
General requirements.
(1) 
Proposed name of subdivision; names shall not duplicate or too closely resemble names of existing subdivisions.
(2) 
Location of boundary lines in relation to a known section, quarter section or quarter-quarter section lines comprising of legal description of the property.
(3) 
Names and addresses of all persons having property interest, the owners, the developer, designer and surveyor, together with his or her registration number.
(4) 
Graphic scale or plat, not less than one inch to 100 feet.
(5) 
Date and North arrow.
B. 
Existing conditions.
(1) 
Boundary line and total acreage of proposed plat, clearly indicated.
(2) 
Existing zoning classifications for land within and abutting the subdivision.
(3) 
Location, widths and names of all existing or previously platted streets or other public ways, showing type, width and condition of improvements, if any, railroad and utility rights-of-way, parks and other public open spaces, permanent buildings and structures, easements and section and corporate lines within the tract and to a distance of 350 feet beyond the tract.
(4) 
Location and size of existing sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities within the tract and to a distance of 100 feet beyond the tract. Such data as grades, invert elevations and locations of catch basins, manholes and hydrants shall also be shown.
(5) 
Boundary lines of adjoining unsubdivided or subdivided land, within 350 feet, identified by name and ownership, including all contiguous land owned or controlled by the subdivider.
(6) 
Topographic data, including contours at vertical intervals of not more than one foot. Watercourses, wetlands, rock outcrops, power transmission poles and lines, base flood elevation data, the base flood elevation for subdivisions or other proposed new developments greater than 50 lots or five acres (whichever is the lesser), and other significant features shall also be shown. All elevations shall be mean sea level or other workable datum approved by the City Engineer.
(7) 
In plats where public water and sewer are not available, the subdivider shall file a report prepared by a registered civil engineer on the feasibility of individual on-site sewer and water systems on each lot, and shall include soil boring analysis and percolation tests to verify conclusions.
C. 
Proposed subdivision design features which must be complied with.
(1) 
Layout of proposed streets showing the right-of-way widths, center-line gradients, typical cross sections and proposed names of streets in conformance with City and county street identification policies. The name of any street heretofore used in the City or its environs shall not be used unless the proposed street is a logical extension of an already named street, in which event the same name shall be used.
(2) 
Locations and widths of proposed alleys and pedestrianways.
(3) 
Locations and size of proposed sewer lines and water mains.
(4) 
Location, dimension and purpose of all easements.
(5) 
Layout, numbers, lot areas and preliminary dimensions of lots and blocks.
(6) 
Minimum front and side street building setback lines.
(7) 
When lots are located on a curve, the width of the lot at the building setback line.
(8) 
Areas, other than streets, alleys, pedestrianways and utility easements, intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use, including the size of such area or areas in acres.
(9) 
Water supply. Water mains shall be provided to serve the subdivision by extension of an existing community system wherever feasible. Service connections shall be stubbed into the property line and all necessary fire hydrants shall also be provided. Extensions of the public water supply system shall be designed so as to provide public water in accordance with the standards of the City of Breckenridge. In areas where public water supply is not available, individual wells shall be provided on each lot when developed, properly placed in relationship to the individual sewage disposal facilities on the same and adjoining lots. Well plans must comply with the Minnesota State Well Code, as may be amended, and be submitted for the approval of the City Engineer.
(10) 
Sewage disposal, public. Sanitary sewer mains and service connections shall be installed in accordance with the standards of the City of Breckenridge.
(11) 
Sewage disposal, private. All on-site septic systems shall be installed in accordance with all applicable State Pollution Control Agency regulations and City ordinances.
(12) 
Public utilities. All public utilities and facilities, such as gas, electrical, sewer and water supply systems, to be located in the floodplain shall be floodproofed in accordance with the State Building Code[1] or elevated to above the regulatory flood protection elevation.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 64, Building Construction.
D. 
Supplementary information required to be supplied upon request.
(1) 
Any or all of the supplementary information requirements set forth in this subsection shall be submitted when deemed necessary by the City staff, consultants, advisory bodies and/or City Council.
(2) 
Proposed protective covenants.
(3) 
A survey prepared by a qualified person identifying tree coverage in the proposed subdivision in terms of type, weakness, maturity, potential hazards, infestation, vigor, density and spacing.
(4) 
Statement of the proposed use of lots stating type of buildings with number of proposed dwelling units or type or business or industry, so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic, fire hazards and congestion of population.
(5) 
If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed zoning plan for the areas, including dimensions, shall be shown. Such proposed zoning plan shall be for information only and shall not vest any rights in the applicant.
(6) 
Provision for surface water disposal, ponding, drainage, flood control and base flood evaluation data.
(7) 
Where the subdivider owns property adjacent to that which is being proposed for the subdivision, the subdivider shall submit a sketch plan of the remainder of the property so as to show the possible relationships between the proposed subdivision and the future subdivision. In any event, all subdivisions shall be compatible with existing or potential adjacent subdivisions.
(8) 
Where structures are to be placed on large or excessively deep lots which are subject to potential replat, the preliminary plat shall indicate a logical way in which the lots could possibly be resubdivided in the future.
(9) 
A plan for soil erosion and sediment control, both during construction and after development, shall be completed. The plan shall include gradients of waterways, design of velocity and erosion control measures, design of sediment control measures and landscaping of the erosion and sediment control system.
(10) 
A vegetation preservation and protection plan that shows those trees proposed to be removed, those to remain, the types and locations of trees and other vegetation that is to be planted.
(11) 
A financial statement for the developer satisfactory to the City.
(12) 
Such other information as may be required.
The owner or subdivider shall submit a final plat, together with any necessary supplementary information. The final plat, prepared for recording purposes, shall be prepared in accordance with this chapter and the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 505, as amended, and such final plat shall contain the following information:
A. 
Names of the subdivision, which shall not duplicate or too closely approximate the name of any existing subdivision in the City of Breckenridge.
B. 
Location by section, township, range, county and state, and including descriptive boundaries of the subdivision, based on an accurate traverse, giving angular and linear dimensions which must mathematically close. The allowable error closure or any portion of a final plat shall be one foot in 7,500 maximum.
C. 
The location of monuments shall be shown and described on the final plat. Locations of such monuments shall be shown in reference to existing official monuments on the nearest established street lines, including true angles and distances to such reference points or monuments.
D. 
Location of lots, streets, public highways, alleys, parks and other features, with accurate dimensions in feet and decimals of feet, with the length of radii and/or arcs of all curves, and with all other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground shall be shown. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points of curve to lot lines.
E. 
Lots shall be numbered clearly. Blocks are to be numbered, with numbers shown clearly in the center of the block.
F. 
The exact locations, widths and names of all streets to be dedicated.
G. 
Location and width of all easements to be dedicated.
H. 
Name and address of the surveyor making the plat.
I. 
Scale of plat (the scale to be shown graphically on a bar scale), date and North arrow.
J. 
Statement dedicating all easements as follows: "Easements for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities are reserved over, under and along the strips marked 'utility easements.'"
K. 
Statement dedicating all streets, alleys and other public areas not previously dedicated as follows: "Streets, alleys and other public areas shown on this plat and not heretofore dedicated to public use are hereby so dedicated."
The Address Map shall be prepared in accordance with City and county policy and shall include all addresses of lots as platted.
A. 
Certification by a registered surveyor in the form required by M.S. § 505.03, as amended.
B. 
Execution by all owners of any interest in the land, or any holders of a mortgage as required by M.S. § 505.03, as amended, and which certificate shall include a dedication of the utility easements and other public areas in such form as approved by the City Council.
C. 
Space for certificates of approval and review to be filled in by the signatures of the Chair of the City Planning Commission and the Mayor and City Administrator or his/her designee. The form of certificate by the Planning Commission is as follows:
[Amended 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 499]
Reviewed by the Planning Commission of the City of Breckenridge
This _______ day of ___________________________________.
Signed:__________________________________________________
          Chair
Attest:__________________________________________________
          Secretary
The form of approval of the City Council is as follows:
Approved by the City of Breckenridge, Minnesota
This ________ day of __________________________________.
Signed:__________________________________________________
          Mayor
Attest:__________________________________________________
          City Administrator or his/her designee