The following improvements shall be complied with, and provided in accordance with, city standards and approval, and as provided within the plat agreement as indicated in division (B) below.
(A) Improvements.
(1) All improvements identified in divisions (A)(1)(a) through (A)(1)(e) below, and as included within the subdivision agreement, shall be installed at the expense of the subdivider, according to standards and specifications approved by the City Council:
(a) The full width of all street rights-of-way and utility easements, as approved on the final plat, will be finished at rough grade, for example, no more than six inches from the finished grade;
(b) Sanitary sewer, water, and drainage facilities, and electric, telephone, and gas service lines shall be installed as required by the subdivision agreement. Where city water and sewer facilities are not available for extension into the subdivision, the Council may permit the use of individual water and sewer systems in accordance with appropriate state and city laws, ordinances, and regulations;
(c) Where required, all streets shall be curbed, guttered, and paved as required by the subdivision agreement. The city may delay street paving if city water, sewer, or storm sewer facilities are not available but are anticipated in the foreseeable future. If street paving is not required, all street rights-of-way shall be finished at final grade;
(d) Street signs and street lights shall be installed as required by the subdivision agreement; and
(e) As may be required by the city, street trees and boulevard sodding shall be planted, and sidewalks shall be installed.
(2) Where feasible, all utility service lines shall be placed underground within easements or dedicated rights-of-way. All drainage and other utility installations, which traverse privately-owned property, shall be protected by proper easements and/or legal agreements.
(B) Developer’s agreement. Prior to the approval of the final plat by the City Council, the owner or subdivider of the land covered by the plat shall execute, and submit to the Council an agreement binding on his or her heirs, personal representatives, and assigns, including:
(1) A provision that no private construction will be made on the plat, or no building permit shall be filed for the construction, until all improvements required under this subchapter have been completed in a manner approved by the City Council;
(2) A listing or schedule of when, and what, improvements shall be required, as recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council;
(3) A certification by the City Administrator or City Engineer that the improvements, agreements, and documents meet the minimum requirements of all applicable ordinances; and
(4) A provision containing all conditions, if any, imposed by the City Council upon approval of the final plat.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)