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`• 1. Title Opinion, less than 6o days old, acceptable to the City Attorney and showing <br /> conformance with those parties represented by signature on the plat as holding interest <br /> in the property being divided. <br /> 2. Financial security acceptable to the City Attorney in the amount of 125% of the cost <br /> estimated by the City Engineer for the uncompleted required improvements. <br /> 3. Development contract acceptable to the City Attorney,if required. <br /> Section 11.9, Subdivision 6C outlines the procedure to follow when reviewing a final plat <br /> application and directs the Planning Commission to consider the following: <br /> 1. Has the applicant complied with all conditions and requirements upon which the <br /> preliminary approval is expressly conditioned wither through performance or execution <br /> of appropriate agreements assuring performance? <br /> 2. Does the Final Plat or Final Condominium Plat agree with the Preliminary Plat or <br /> Preliminary Condominium Plat? <br /> 3. Does the City Attorney agree that all parties with an interest in the properly are shown as <br /> signers of the document? <br /> 4. Does the City Engineer agree that all improvements required are satisfactorily completed <br /> or are guaranteed by contract with adequate financial security? <br /> 5. Does an independent Professional Land Surveyor agree that the final document meets <br /> the statutory requirements? <br /> 6. Has financial security been posted in the appropriate amount? <br /> Staff Findings: The Staff provides the following findings of fact for consideration by the <br /> Planning Commission: <br /> 1. The applicant has complied with the two conditions placed on the preliminary plat <br /> approval as both structures have been removed. <br /> `. 2. The applicant has submitted Title Insurance showing conformance with those parties on j <br /> the plat. <br /> 3. The Final Plat agrees with the Preliminary Plat. The design has not changed since <br /> preliminary plat approval. <br /> 4. The City Attorney is reviewing the plat to ensure that all parties with an interest in the <br /> property are shown as signers of the document. <br /> 5. The proposed plat does not include any new improvements as this is a re-platting of lots <br /> within an existing subdivision.All roads and other improvements are already in place. <br /> 6. The applicant has submitted a plat check completed by an independent Professional <br /> Land Surveyor. <br /> 7. Because this plat does not require any improvements in addition to those already <br /> existing,financial security is not required to be posted. <br /> 8. Because no additional improvements are required or proposed, a development contract <br /> is not required. <br /> Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission should develop findings to <br /> either approve or deny the final plat. In general,the Commission cannot deny a final plat unless <br /> the applicant will not or cannot meet the final platting requirements or the conditions of the <br /> preliminary plat approval.The Commission cannot impose additional conditions that do not fall <br /> directly within the guidelines of the final plat or relate directly to conditions imposed in the <br /> preliminary plat. <br /> The Commission also has the option to table the final plat to obtain additional information. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Based on the findings of fact presented in this report, the Staff <br /> recommends approving the application. <br /> City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 1-2 <br /> October 19,2oo6 <br />