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Go <br /> <br />Ho <br /> <br />Requests for variances are heard by the Board of Adjustments <br />(Planning Commission) and may be appealed to the City Council. <br /> <br />Appeals - Minnesota Statutes §462.357, Subd. (6)(1) <br /> <br />Property owners may appeal from a decision or interpretation of <br />the Zoning Administrator. <br />a. Appeal is heard first by Board of Adjustments (Planning <br /> Commission). <br /> <br />Zoning Ordinance must be interpreted in favor of property owner <br />when ambiguous. <br /> <br />Subdivision Approvals - Minnesota Statutes Section 462.358 <br /> <br />5. <br />6. <br />7. <br />8. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Subdivision ordinance is a separate ordinance from the zoning <br />ordinance. <br />Platting is generally required to subdivide, with certain statutory <br />and ordinance exceptions. <br />Subdivision statute provides authority for requiring dedication of <br />land for parks, roads, etc. <br />City has 120 days to act on a preliminary plat. <br />Preliminary plat approval is valid for one year. <br />Final plat approval is valid for two years. <br />Variance standard is "unusual hardship." <br />Council acts in a quasi-judicial capacity when reviewing plats. <br />a. City must generally approve a subdivision or plat which <br /> fully complies with the requirements of the zoning and <br /> subdivision ordinances. <br />Planning Commission conducts initial review of subdivisions. <br /> <br />Process <br /> <br />The process for applications is the same whether the applicant is a <br />homeowner, a contractor working on behalf of a business, a property <br />owner or a developer. <br /> <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Application submitted. <br />Staff review and preliminary comments returned to applicant. <br />Public hearing notices published twice in local newspaper. <br />Notices mailed to adjacent property owners within 350' of the <br />subject property. <br />Planning Commission Public Hearing. <br />City Council Public Hearing. <br /> <br />Joint City Council/Planning Commission Orientation Page 6 <br /> <br /> <br />