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Home My WebLink About14.B. Text Amendment Regarding Registered Land Surveys (RLS)-Ord. No. 728 CITY OF SHAKOPEE I'f. J!. Memorandum CASE LOG NO.: 05-035 CONSENT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Mark McNeill, City Administrator FROM: R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Text Amendment Regarding Registered Land Surveys (RLS) MEETING DATE: April 5, 2005 INTRODUCTION: Increasingly, city staff has experienced problems getting minor subdivisions that have complex metes and bounds descriptions recorded. Scott County's stated preference is to have an RLS prepared in these cases. To address that situation, staffis asking that the City Council consider revising City Code Chapter 12 by deleting Sec. 12.45, Registered Land Surveys. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed text amendment at their meeting of March 3, 2005, and recommended approval unanimously. ALTERNATIVES: 1. Approve Ordinance No. 728, revising City Code Chapter 12 by deleting Sec. 12.45, Registered Land Surveys as presented. 2. Approve Ordinance No. 728, with revisions. 3. Do not approve Ordinance No. 728. 4. Table the matter for additional information. ACTION REQUESTED: Approve Ordinance No. 728, revising City Code Chapter 12 by deleting Sec. 12.45, Registered Land Surveys as presented. 4d;~~ R. Michael Leek Community Development Director ORDINANCE NO. 728, FOURTH SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 12, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1 - That City Code Chapter 12, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, is hereby amended by deleting the following struckthrough language. SEC. 12.45. RECISTERED LAND SURVEYS. No parcel ofland may be divided through a registered land survey. If a registered land survey is designed to create more than one (1) parcel of land, modify property lines, or combine parcels of land, the property must be platted under this Chapter. If a registered land survey only clarifies a metes and bounds description on a single parcel of land, platting is not required. Section 2 - - Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective from and after its passage and publication. Adopted in session of the City Council of the City of Shakopee, Minnesota, held the day of ,2005. Mayor of the City of Shakopee ATTEST: City Clerk Published in the Shakopee Valley News on the _ day of ,2005.