Prior to the approval of a final plat by the City Council, the applicant shall have agreed to install the following improvements on the site in conformity with the construction plans approved by the City Engineer and with all applicable standards and ordinances of the City.
A. Monuments. Monuments of a permanent character, approved by the County surveyor, shall be placed in locations on the boundary of the subdivision and within it as required.
B. Street and Alley Improvements.
1. All streets, roadways and alleys within subdivisions shall be constructed with a base and sub-base that complies with the State of Minnesota Design Manual standards for a minimum 5 ton axle load design (less than 400 Average Daily Traffic).
2. All street, roadway and alley constructions shall comply with the City Roadway Specifications and Construction and Inspection Requirements as amended from time to time by the City Council and available at the City Hall.
3. All streets, roadways and alleys within subdivisions shall be paved except that the City Council may permit a gravel surface if it finds that:
a) The proposed new road will meet an existing gravel road;
b) The length of the proposed new road is too short to be desirable for city maintenance purposes;
c) The length of the proposed new road is too short to be economically justified; or
d) The proposed new road will provide public access to only one historically landlocked parcel and the proposed new road will terminate at the landlocked parcel.
If the City Council elects, in its sole discretion, to defer some portion of any required improvement, then the subdivider or owner of property subdivided shall deposit funds sufficient to complete the improvement as part of a future public improvement project based upon the estimate of the City Engineer. The deposit will be held in an interest bearing account for the benefit of the owners of the property subdivided. At such time as the improvement is ordered, the deposit, together with any interest on the deposit, will be credited against any special assessments levied to fund the public improvement project. amended by Ord. No. 86-1, effective January 31, 1986, and Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002, and Ord No. 04-05, effective June 24, 2004.]
C. Street Name Signs. Street name signs shall conform to current city, county or State of Minnesota highway standards, and shall be placed at all street intersections within or abutting the subdivision.
D. Stop Signs. Stop signs shall conform to current State of Minnesota highway standards and shall be placed on all streets intersecting an arterial or collector street.
E. Public Water Supply. Where connection with public water systems is available, the public water shall be used. Water mains shall be provided to serve the subdivision. Service connections stubbed in to the property line and all necessary fire hydrants shall also be provided. Construction of the system shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of this Code.
[§ 8-800 E., formerly § 8-900-5, amended June 11, 1982, by Ord. No. 82-2 effective June 11, 1982.]
F. Sewage Disposal. Where public sanitary sewer facilities are available, sanitary sewer mains and service connections stubbed in to the property line shall be provided to serve all the lots in the subdivision and shall be connected to the trunk line sewers. Construction of the system shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of this Code. Where public sanitary sewer is not available, ground water tests and percolation tests shall be provided for each lot. Private individual sewage treatment systems shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of this Code for lots where tests have indicated that individual sewage treatment systems can function effectively.
[§ 8-800 F., formerly §8-900-6, amended June 11, 1982, by Ord. No. 82-2, effective June 11, 1982.]
G. Drainage Facilities. Storm sewers, drainage facilities, and easements shall be installed as required by the City Engineer to provide for the immediate drainage of surface water.
H. Shoreline. Where a subdivision includes any portion of the shoreline of a lake or stream, 10% of such portion of shoreline shall be dedicated for public use together with sufficient right-of-way to allow access from a public street.
I. Connecting roads, connecting public water supplies, and connecting public sewage and utility systems. Where a new subdivision is designed so that public health, safety, and welfare require connection of proposed new roads, new water supplies and new sewage and utility systems to the stub or dead end systems existing on adjacent lands, the applicant shall be required to obtain easement rights for the benefit of the public over the adjacent lands. The applicant shall also be required to pay for the installation of the connections from existing roads and other public services. In lieu of the applicant's acquisition of these easements, the applicant shall agree to reimburse the City for the City's exercise of eminent domain in acquiring the easement(s) necessary to facilitate the applicant's new plat.
[§8-800 amended by Ord. No. 88-1, effective March 4, 1988 and Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]