(A) Streets shall be completed in accordance with the plans, profiles, specifications and cross-sections prepared for the subdivider by a professional civil engineer and/or registered land surveyor duly registered in Indiana, and as approved by the County Highway Supervisor, County Highway Engineer or appointed city officials. In no event shall any street plan be approved unless the entire improvement width is proposed to be installed within the proposed subdivision, unless the plan is in conformity with this chapter.
(1) The streets shall be surfaced to a minimum width according to the type of street, as specified in Appendix B: Exhibits 1 and 2, at the end of this chapter.
(2) Curb and gutter shall not be permitted to be installed along the edges of streets having a total improvement width of less than 27 feet, except in the case of marginal access streets. However, curb and gutters shall be installed in conformity with § 151.077. In all cases, the surfaced street widths given in Appendix B, Exhibit 1 include curb and gutter.
(3) The streets shall be graded, surfaced and improved to the dimensions required by the cross-sections, and the work shall be performed in the manner prescribed in the current edition of the Indiana Department of Transportation. Streets shall comply with the minimum standards specified in all exhibits in Appendix B. Grading for street improvements shall not create soil slopes exceeding a vertical rise of one foot for every two feet of horizontal distance, unless retaining walls are to be provided.
(4) The street surface shall be of concrete or a flexible pavement and shall be constructed in accordance with design characteristics at least equal to those specified in Appendix B (all), and specifications approved by the County Highway Supervisor or Highway Engineer, or appointed city official.
(5) Prior to the construction of street or alley pavements, adequate surface and subsurface (if required) drainage shall be installed by the subdivider. Pipe used for drainage purposes shall be of a treated corrugated metal, reinforced concrete, or extra strength vitrified clay of an approved design, size, and strength to meet the requirements of the specific conditions which may be encountered. Minimum diameters of pipe to be used shall meet the requirements of the specific conditions which may be encountered, as set forth in § 151.082, and shall be approved by the County Highway Supervisor or Engineer, or appointed official.
(6) All construction shall be completed in accordance with the specific conditions in the agreement for improvements and the accepted plans and specifications, and in a manner acceptable to the authorities having jurisdiction. When changes from the accepted plans and specifications become necessary during construction, written approval from the authorities having jurisdiction shall be secured prior to the execution of any changes, and four copies of the approved revised drawings shall be submitted to the Plat Officer for distribution.
(7) Adequate provision shall be made for the continuous maintenance of all street improvements by dedication to and acceptance by the Board as provided in § 151.043 and all applicable sections dealing with post-approval procedures of this chapter.
(B) Provisions for easements shall be made by the subdivider for the future lighting of public streets within the subdivision in accordance with the standards and requirements of the city and the electric utility.
(C) Appropriate metallic street signs with reflectorized lettering mounted on metallic posts and as specified by the city shall be installed by the subdivider at all street intersections on diagonally opposite corners so that they will be on the far right-hand side of the intersection for traffic on the more important streets. Signs indicating both streets shall be erected at each location, mounted as close to the corner as practical, facing traffic on the cross street, with the nearest portion of each sign not less than one foot nor more than ten feet back from the curb line.
(D) Before the secondary plat is approved, the subdivider shall submit to the Plan Commission a statement from the local postmaster approving the names of the proposed streets and of the proposed systems of postal address along the streets.
(Ord. 466, § 4-8-2, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 151.999