(A) (1) All public improvements that serve subdivisions shall be maintained by the owners of property served by the improvements, unless the improvements are dedicated to, accepted and maintained by a public entity, such as the city.
(2) All dedications and maintenance of improvements to the city are subject to approval by the City Council, which reserves the right to reject any proposed dedication and maintenance requests and require another form of dedication and private maintenance.
(B) (1) Generally, streets in and serving new subdivisions shall be dedicated to the city.
(2) The primary exceptions to this requirement are shared residential drives that serve up to two single-family residential lots.
(a) Such shared residential drives may be maintained as governed by a legally enforceable private agreement between the two lot owners served by the improvements.
(b) Draft private agreement(s) for the shared improvements shall be submitted with the preliminary plat application, are subject to review and approval by the city, and shall be recorded along with the final plat.
(c) A sample shared maintenance agreement is included in the administrative materials of these regulations.
(Prior Code, § 11.02.060.120) (Ord. 151, passed 6-20-2016)