(A) Required improvements. The following required improvements shall be installed in accordance with the engineering policy, standards and specifications which have been or may in the future be adopted by the City Council. Where standards and specifications have not been adopted, the improvements shall be made in accordance with good engineering practices:
(1) Monuments. Monuments shall be placed at all block and lot corners, angle points, points of curves in streets and at intermediate points as shall be required by the city. The monuments shall be of a material, size and length as may be approved by the city. It shall be the applicant’s responsibility to see that the monuments are maintained in good order during construction and development.
(2) Sanitary sewer systems.
(a) Where available, municipal sewer facilities shall be provided in the development of the subdivision.
(b) Prior to providing plans for utilities, analysis of the soil to the depth of the utility proposed should be made and provided with the utility report when required by the city.
(c) Where municipal sewer facilities are not available, individual sewage systems shall be provided in accordance with the code.
(3) Water systems.
(a) Where available, municipal water facilities shall be provided in the development of the subdivision.
(b) When municipal water facilities are not available, individual water systems shall be provided in accordance with Minnesota Department of Health Standards.
(4) Streets. Streets shall be provided for as required in § 153.51, except that construction of half streets shall be prohibited.
(5) Sidewalks and pathways. Sidewalks and pathways shall be provided for as required in § 153.52.
(6) Drainage facilities. Storm sewer, open drainage or other facilities and easements shall be installed and provided, as will adequately provide for the drainage of surface waters.
(a) Drainage facilities shall be provided as approved by the City Engineer.
(b) Storm sewer and/or other drainage facilities shall be installed as determined to be necessary by the City Engineer for proper drainage of the surface waters. No storm drainage shall be carried over the street surface a distance greater than 500 feet.
(7) Streetlight. Streetlight shall be installed as provided by the city’s policy adopted by resolution of the City Council.
(8) Trees. When planted, “street” trees shall be planted as provided in § 153.59.
(9) Driveway approaches. Concrete or bituminous driveway surfaces over each boulevard or lots adjacent to streets improved to city standards shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the issuance of building permits.
(10) Lawns. Topsoil shall be respread and lawn grass shall be established on each lot as provided for in § 153.60(B)(12) through (14) upon the completion of the paving of adjacent street(s). In addition, if at the time of occupancy of a dwelling unit constructed on a lot upon which seeding has been so provided, and the seeding has not yet resulted in an established and maintainable lawn, sod shall be installed upon the unpaved street right-of-way fronting the lot and in any drainage swales adjacent to the lot.
(‘81 Code, § B1-45)
(B) Payment for improvements. Before the final plat is approved by the City Council, the applicant shall submit an agreement and performance bond, irrevocable letter of credit or cash escrow agreement in a reasonable amount as determined by the City Council to ensure the following:
(1) That the applicant shall pay, under terms prescribed in the agreement, for the cost of all improvements required in the subdivision and the subdivision’s share of costs of trunk facilities to be extended to the subdivision, except costs as the city shall agree to assess against benefitted property wherein no bond shall be required for city-installed improvements.
(2) Guaranteed completion of the required improvements undertaken by the applicant as approved by the city within a specified time after commencement of any construction in the subdivision,
or portion thereof less than the entire subdivision to be developed at any one time as approved by the City Council, provided that the City Council for good cause, may extend the period of time in which the improvements must be installed.
(3) The performance bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or cash escrow agreement herein required shall be equal to one and one-quarter times the City Engineer’s estimated cost of the required improvements to be installed by the applicant.
(4) If the required improvements to be installed by the applicant are not completed and paid for within the specified time period or the period approved by the City Council as hereinabove provided, all amounts held under the escrow agreement, performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit, shall be turned over and delivered to the city and applied to the cost of the required improvements. Any balance after the improvements have been made and paid for shall be returned to the subdivider.
(‘81 Code, § B1-47)
(Ord. 293, passed 4-21-83)