(A) Application Of Provisions: The following standards for design and layout requirements shall apply to all new subdivisions of land. In addition, all subdivisions shall be developed to conform with Clinton's comprehensive plan and any future revisions made thereto.
The arrangement, character, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the city highway system or plans for the opening, widening or extension of any street, road or major thoroughfare as adopted by the city council in the public interest. Whenever a tract to be subdivided includes any part of such thoroughfares as approved or shown on the adopted city plan, such part shall be dedicated to the public for street purposes by the subdivider.
(B) Interpretation: The standards, provisions and specifications contained in this title are provided herein to promote the best possible development and use of land for orderly growth of the community. Exceptions from these standards, provisions and specifications may be granted when shown conclusively and to the satisfaction of the city that such exceptions will bring about a more logical and desirable result than would be obtained by strict compliance.
(C) Land Subject To Inundation: Land subject to flooding and land deemed by the reviewing authorities to be uninhabitable shall not be platted for residential occupancy, nor for such other uses as may increase danger to health, life or property, or aggravate the flood hazard, but such land within the plat shall be set aside for such uses as shall not be endangered by periodic or occasional inundation, or shall not produce unsatisfactory living conditions.
(D) Public Sites And Open Spaces: All proposed plats submitted for approval under the provisions of this title shall allocate adequate areas for park, school, recreational and other public and semipublic sites, wherever necessary, in conformity with the city's comprehensive plan and as required by the city. The location, shape, extent and orientation of such areas shall be consistent with existing and proposed topographical and other conditions, including, but not limited to, the park, school, recreational and other public and semipublic needs of said proposed subdivisions. Such areas shall be made available by one of the following methods:
1. Dedication to public use.
2. Reservation for the use of owners of land contained in said plat, by deed restriction or covenants which specify how and under what circumstances the area or areas shall be developed and maintained.
3. Reservation for purchase by a governmental unit or agency thereof within a period of two (2) years, such reserved area to be released for private use:
(a) In the event no governmental unit or agency thereof proceeds with such purchase within two (2) years after date of the recording of said plat; or
(b) If released by said governmental unit or agency prior to the expiration of the two (2) year period.
4. Due regard shall be shown for preserving outstanding scenic, cultural or historic areas.
5. All areas within the subdivision not dedicated and accepted for public use shall be either: a) included in a lot, or b) dedicated for the use of some or all owners, their heirs, successors and assigns forever, or c) dedicated to a public entity presently in being who accepts title by endorsement on the plat. (Ord. 869, 11-5-2001)