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Updated January 2025 – Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 130 SECTION 25. SUBDIVISIONS 1. Purpose. In order to safeguard the best interests of the City of Gem Lake and to assist the subdivider in harmonizing his interests with those of the City at large, the following section is adopted so that the adherence to the same will bring resu lts beneficial to both parties. It is the purpose of this section to make certain regulations and requirements for the platting of land within the City of Gem Lake, pursuant to the authority contained in Minnesota Statutes, which regulations the City Council deems necessary for the health, safety and general welfare of this community. 2. Jurisdiction. The regulations herein governing plats and the subdivision of land shall apply within the corporate limits of the City of Gem Lake, MN. 3. Interpretation. The interpretation and application of the provisions of this section shall be minimum requirements adopted for the protection of public health, safety and general welfare. 4. Requirements. 1. This section requires that all land division in the City of Gem Lake be accomplished thru through subdivision of property as described in this section. 2. No subdivision of property in the City of Gem Lake shall be recorded in the Ramsey County Recorder’s Office or have any validity unless it is: 1. Part of a Platted Subdivision; or 2. Part of a Minor Subdivision described by a plat approved by the City; or 3. A single lot, existing on the effective date of this section, described by metes and bounds, which description shall be accompanied by a registered lot survey; or 4. A parcel 20 acres or more in size with at least 500 feet or more of frontage. 3. No building permits shall be considered for issuance by the City of Gem Lake for constructing any building, structure or improvement on the land on any lot in the subdivision as defined herein, until all requirements of this section have been met. 5. Park Land Dedication Requirements. 1. As a pre-requisite to plat or Planned Unit Development approval, all developers shall dedicate land for parks, playgrounds, public open spaces or trails and/or shall make a cash contribution to the City of Gem Lake’s park fund as provided by this section of this section. The form of the contribution, cash or land (or any combination), shall be as determined by the City Council in an amount equal to ten (10.0%) percent of the total acreage in the development or ten (10.0%) percent of the pre-development land value. 2. Subdivision of land which has been previously platted and officially recorded and which contains less than one (1) acre shall be exempt from dedication requirements. 3. Land to be dedicated for parks, playgrounds and public open spaces shall be reasonably suitable for its intended use and shall be at a location convenient to the people to be served. Factors used in evaluating the adequacy of proposed park and recreation areas shall include size, shape, topography, geology, hydrology, tree cover, access and location. The City Council, at its discretion, may reject proffered land and mandate monetary contribution. 4. The Gem Lake Planning Commission shall review all park land dedication proposals including the location of land and the amount of land to be conveyed or dedicated within a proposed development or subdivision. Upon review, the Gem Lake Planning Commission shall recommend the land dedication and cash contribution requirements for proposed developments or subdivisions to the City Council. The exact amount of land or cash considerations to be dedicated shall be established by resolution of the City Council. 5. Land areas conveyed or dedicated to the City of Gem Lake, as a park or recreation area, shall not be used in calculating the density requirements of the this ordinance for the proposed development or subdivision, and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of open space requirements for Planned Unit Developments.