Development plan required.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 598.70
in effect598.70. - Development plan required.
(a) In general. In order to accomplish the purposes of these land subdivision regulations, each subdivider shall submit as part of its application for subdivision approval a development plan consisting of a statement of the proposed use of all portions of the land to be subdivided and a site plan showing all existing and planned development including the location of structures, parking areas, easements, reservations of land, drainage, sewerage, fire protection, building elevations, landscaping, screening and bufferyards, and similar matters, as well as the location of existing public facilities and services.
(b) Undeveloped outlots. A subdivider may identify portions of the land to be subdivided which the subdivider intends to reserve for future development as an undeveloped outlot, rather than showing planned development, subject to the following:
(1) Before any further subdivision of the outlot, the subdivider shall submit a complete application for subdivision approval, subject to all requirements of this chapter, including the payment of application and submittal fees.
(2) Whether or not the proposed development requires further subdivision of the outlot, the subdivider shall submit a development plan to the city for review and approval pursuant to this chapter before developing any outlot created by subdivision for any use other than open space or private or public park. In the event the proposed development does not require further subdivision of the outlot, the city's review of the development plan shall be deemed a continuation of the subdivider's original subdivision application and the subdivider shall not be required to pay an additional subdivision application fee.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the planning commission may waive the requirement to plat a lot or lots reserved for future development as an outlot or outlots where the subdivider can demonstrate the lots are of a sufficient width and area to allow future development without the need for variances and, there are no issues of access, grade or other hazards or issues that would make securing a building permit difficult. In no case shall the requirement be waived where a lot would not have frontage on a public street, would not meet the minimum requirements of the zoning ordinance and these regulations or would create a nonconformity to the zoning ordinance, building code, or these land subdivision regulations.
(4) An outlot may not be further subdivided except by replat.
(c) Conditions and assurances. In addition to other conditions of final subdivision approval that the city may require the subdivider to satisfy under this chapter, the city may require the subdivider to do one or more of the following:
(1) Revise the development plan to conform with the requirements of this chapter and any other laws affecting the design and improvement of the subdivision.
(2) Provide reasonable assurances that all improvements to the subdivision will be consistent with the development plan, as modified by the subdivider and approved by the city. The city may require such assurances to run with the land and be filed in the records of the Office of the Hennepin County Recorder or Registrar of Titles in a form reasonably acceptable to the city, including one or more of the following forms:
a. Resolution imposing conditions on the subdivision approval.
b. Restrictive covenants executed by the owners of the subdivided land.
c. An agreement between the city and the subdivider setting forth the improvements to be completed as a condition of subdivision approval and the party responsible for completion and maintenance of those improvements, which agreement shall bind the subdivider's successors and assigns.
d. An easement to the city or the public.
e. A conveyance of land to the city or other entity identified by the city.
(2013-Or-238, § 3, 12-13-2013)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=MICOOR_TIT22LASU_CH598LASURE_ARTIGEPR_598.70DEPLREFetched: 11/2/2026