(A) Roads. Roads shall be constructed to grades shown on plans, profiles and cross-sections prepared by a registered professional land surveyor and/or registered professional engineer. The County Engineer, who shall receive two sets of plans as approved and shall supervise the construction of the road improvements, must recommend approval to the County Commissioners.
(B) Curbs, gutters and sidewalks. The curbs and gutters for all roads within and bounding the subdivision shall conform to the standards shown in Exhibit 1 in § 155.33. The subdivider shall have sidewalks in subdivisions with lots 9,600 square feet or smaller and may provide sidewalks in subdivision with lots greater than 9,600 square feet for all roads within and bounding the subdivision.
(1) Curbs and gutters must be of integral concrete or other approved design, and materials and methods of construction must conform to the latest approved minimum requirements of the standard specifications or any subsequent amendment thereto, as adopted by the county.
(2) Sidewalks shall conform to the standard specifications or any subsequent amendment thereto, as adopted by the county.
(a) Sidewalks shall conform to the established location and width of existing sidewalks within the same block, but not be less than four feet in width.
(b) In commercial and other congested areas, the Board of County Commissioners may require sidewalks of greater width constructed adjacent to the curb.
(c) The owners of property abutting sidewalks in the county are required to repair that part of the sidewalk adjoining property belonging to them, at their own expense, by repairing any holes, uneven surfaces and other defective places therein, by using materials as nearly similar as possible to that of which the sidewalk is constructed.
(d) Sidewalks shall conform to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), being 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., standards.
(C) Sewerage facilities.
(1) General requirements. The subdivider shall install sanitary sewer facilities in accordance with the rules, regulations and standards of the Health Department, the State Department of Environmental Management and other appropriate state and federal agencies. (In the case of a city system extended into the county, the city’s engineering and other standards and the like would prevail.)
(2) Sanitary sewerage system requirements. Where provided, sanitary sewerage facilities shall connect with public sanitary sewerage systems, and shall be installed to serve each lot to grades and sizes required by approving officials and agencies. Sanitary sewerage facilities (including the installation of laterals in the right-of-way) shall be subject to the specifications, rules, regulations and guidelines of the Health Officer, participating jurisdiction and appropriate state agency.
(3) Individual disposal system requirements. If public sewer facilities are not available and individual disposal systems are proposed, minimum lot areas shall conform to the requirements of the Health Department and the standards of the zoning ordinance (Chapter 156) establishing lot areas for individual sewerage disposal systems.
(D) Water. When there is an available municipal or community water supply approved by the State Department of Environmental Management at the time of approval of the final plat, then the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete water main system connected to said existing water system, and where a water main of suitable size and pressure abuts the subdivision, the developer shall install water mains and fire hydrants adequate for fire protection within the subdivision. All new water systems in any flood hazard area must be located and designed to avoid impairment from flooding. If, prior to the issuance of a building permit, there is no available municipal or community water supply system for the subdivision, the subdivider shall either:
(1) Provide a water supply system to each lot in the subdivision in accordance with minimum requirements of the State Department of Environmental Management; or
(2) If applicable, affix a certificate to the Mylar stating that said purchaser shall install on said lot an individual water supply in accordance with the minimum requirements of the Indiana State Board of Health.
(E) Storm drainage. The subdivider shall provide the subdivision with an adequate storm water system in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the subdivider’s professional engineer or professional land surveyor and approved by the County Drainage Board after inspection.
(F) Monuments and markers. Monuments and markers should be constructed to the standard as set forth under 865 I.A.C. 1-12-18.
(Ord. 18-2007, passed 12-18-2007)