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TOWN OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEP I N COUNTY, M i NNESOTA
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ORDINANCE NO. 20
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND ROADS BY SUBDIVIDERS
WITHIN THE TOWN OF EDEN PRAIRIE& PROVIDING SPECI-
FICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS,
PROCEDURES FOR SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
DEFINITIONS: (a) 'Town" means the Town of Eden Prairie;
(b) "engineer" means the town street engineer or his agent; '
(c) "specifications" shall mean the designs, standards, $
requirements and directions prepared by the engineer,
as accepted by the Town Boards
(d) The term "work" includes materials and labor; and
ce) "Subdivider" means owner or developer.
Section 1 . PURPOSE AND JURISDICTION. Pursuant to applicable
statutory authority of the town to regulate, control and maintain town streets
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, the following regulations, standards,
specifications and inspection procedures are established.
The specifications for town street construction by subdividers on
file in the office of the Town Clerk shahl apply to the construction of the
streets in all subdivisions or plats receiving the preliminary approval of the
Town Board following adoption and publiaation of this ordinance.
Section 2. SURETY BOND TO GUARANTEE WORK BY SUBDIVIDERS. The sub-
divider shall furnish a surety bond in an amount equal to one and one-half times
the cost of the work estimated by the engineer. The conditions and form of said
bond shall be prescribed by the Town Board.
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Section 3. PARTIAL STREET CONSTRUCTION. The subdivider may be per-
mitted to complete the streets limited to that portion of the plat which he
proposes to first develop and record.
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/^ Section 4. CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS. The sp ec;f i cat tons for town N
street construction shall be the minimum standard and shall apply to all streets +
which are to be offered to the town for acceptance for maintenance.
Section 5. ENGINEERING. The supervision of construction shall not
be considered to include the stake--out, establishment of grades or similar work.
Such engineering shall be done by the subdivider's engineer.
Section 6. INSPECTION FEE. The subdivider shall pay to the town an
inspection fee of fifteen cents per iineal foot measured along the center line
of the street with a minimum fee of $150.00 per plat or the portion thereof
to be recorded, as provided in Section 3 above, to insure compliance with the
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specifications.
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The cost of any extra inspection made necessary by failure of the
subdivider to promptly meet the specifications shad be charged to the sub-
divider at the rate of $6.50 per hour.
Section 7. INSPECTION BY TOWN STREET ENGINEER. The engineer shall
be a registered civil engineer and shall be appointed by the town board.
Section 8. PARTIAL MAINTENANCE. When a street has been completed to
a point where it is suitable for snowplowing, such operations will be carried
on at the expense of the town. Snowslowing shaft in no way constitute acceptance
for other maintenance and shall have no effect upon agreements between the town
and the subdivider.
Section 9. FINAL ACCEPTANCE. Final acceptance of streets shall be
in accordance with provisions of the surety bond after theissuance of a certi-
ficate of approva► by the engineer.
Section 10. VARIATION AND EXCEPTION. The town board may permit vari-
attons from these requirements in specific hardship cases, and in its discretion
may enter Into an escrow agreement when a surety bond cannot be obtained by
the subdivider.
Section 11 . VALIDITY. Should any section, cieuse, sentence or
provision of this ordinance be declared by the courts to be invalid, the same
shall not affect the valTdity of this ordinance as a whole, or any pert thereof
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other than the part so declared to be Invalld.
Section 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in force and
effect from and after its passage and publTcatlon.
Section 13. PENAL-T I ES FOR VIOLATION. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or Interfering with any of
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Its agents or employees In the admTnistration of this ordinance shalt be
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guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount
not to exceed $100.00 or Imprisonment in a public jail for not to exceed ninety
days.
Passed by the Town Hoard of the Town of Eden PraTrie this 9th day
of May, 1961 .
Donald Rogers, Chal an, Town Boar
of Town of Eden P rr 1 r 1 e
ATTEST:
E mer E. Clark, Clerk
Published In the Hennepin County Review on May 18. 1961
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each week in column and sheet form equivalent In space to 450 ruaning inches of single column •". K ;
two inches wide: has been issued from a known office established. In said place of publication
equipped with skilled workmen and the necessary material for preparing and printing the same:
THE HENNEPIN COUNTY REVIEW has had In its makeup not less than twenty-five percent �f1li,"fit°
of its news columns devoted to local news of interest to said community it: purports to serve, the
press work of which has been done In its said known place of publication; has contained general
news, comments and miscellany; has not duplicated any other publication; has not been entire- j
ly made up of patents, plate mattee and advertisements; has been circulated at and near its said i
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of legal not!ces; and that Its publlshere•have complied with all demands of said County AudiWr ir4 tigt OfRtiRe e k �pwti
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