STEARNS COUNTY PLAT APPLICATION
Environmental Services Department
Administration Center Rm 343 - 705 Courthouse Square - St. Cloud, MN 56303
320-656-3613 or 1-800-450-0852 - Fax 320-656-6484
Date Application Submitted
Parcel Number (s)
Name of Plat
Plat File Number
Property Owner
Phone
Property Address
Mailing Address
Property Owner Email
Developer
Phone
Mailing Address
Developer Email
Fees
Plat Review Fee:
$
Receipt #
Minor - $400
Major - $500 plus $100 per building site
Park Dedication Fee: (prior to FINAL plat Approval)
$
Receipt #
Surveyors Final Plat Check Fee:
$
Receipt #
$350 base fee plus $35 per lot:
# of lots
# of outlots
County Highway Review Fee:
$
90.00
Receipt #
Stormwater management/erosion control plan and grading plan, including hydrology calculations
Review Fee:
$
300.00
Receipt #
Wetland Delineation & Report- Review Fee
$
Receipt #
The following must be submitted with the preliminary plat:
Preliminary plat signed by Township
Documentation of the Townships intentions to apply road standards for plats with new roads
Septic System Site Evaluations
Proof of ownership (copy of deed)
Title Commitment
Water test results for nitrates (can be submitted with either preliminary plat or final plat) Note:
water sample shall be collected at the well by the lab that’s doing the test. In no case shall the
owner take the sample.
Stearns County Assessor review date:
Signature:
Date of Pre-Application Meeting (major plats only):
Required Information
Eight (8) copies of the preliminary plat (Major plat) or Four (4) copies of the preliminary plat (Minor Plat), and a
copy of the plat in a PDF format. At a minimum, the preliminary plat and application shall contain the
information required in Section 5 of Ordinance 230. The application shall be accompanied by all fees established
pursuant to Section 13 of Ordinance 230.
Signature of Person Submitting Plat
Signature of this application authorizes Environmental Services Staff to enter upon the property to perform needed
inspections. Entry may be without prior notice.
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Information reviewed at pre-application meeting:
Existing property lines and property lines extending 100 feet from the exterior boundaries of the
parcel to be subdivided.
Existing public and private roads, widths of the roads and any associated easements.
Visually significant aspects of the property, including views outward from potential homesites
and views inward from the public.
Location and size of any abandoned wells, sewage treatment systems and dumps.
Existing buildings and any impervious surface.
Determine the type of contour interval needed. A contour map of surrounding properties may
be required if deemed necessary.
Existing vegetation (list type and percent of coverage; i.e. grassland, plowed field, wooded
areas, etc.)
The location(s) of any animal feedlot within 700 feet of the plat boundary.
Waterways, watercourses, lakes and public water wetlands, including potential development
impacts.
Review National Wetland Inventory mapped wetlands.
The Shoreland District Boundary, if any portion of the plat is in shoreland.
In the shoreland district, the toe and top of any bluffs present.
In the shoreland district, characteristics regarding near-shore aquatic conditions, including
depths, types of bottom sediments and aquatic conditions.
Floodway, flood fringe and/or general flood plain district boundary, if applicable.
The soils in the area to be platted, including highly erodable soils, water table and steep slope
information. Areas with soils that may present problems for development shall be outlined.
The Stearns County Soil Survey may be used for this information.
Parcel number(s).
Potential storm water management issues.
Relationship of the proposed plat to existing and/or proposed County and State Highways.
Unplatted Burial Site
Biological Survey
DWSMA
Airport Overlay
Landfill/Dumpsite
Conservation Design
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