1. Pursuant to Section 354.9 of the Code of Iowa, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all subdivisions located in the City or within two miles of the corporate limits of the City.
2. If a subdivision is located entirely outside the corporate limits of the City and has an area of not less than fifteen acres, the Commission and the Council on application by the developer may modify or waive any of the minimum standards of design and development contained in Section 180.08 of this chapter to the extent that they find that such modification or waiver will not interfere with the future development of the City and is necessary to achieve the purposes stated in Section 169.12 of this Code of Ordinances. As a condition to the modification or waiver of any of said minimum standards of design and development, the Commission and the Council may require that the developer enter into a contract for the future construction of any of the improvements set out in subsection 16 of Section 180.08 of this chapter. Such contract may provide either for construction of said improvements by the developer or for special assessment of the cost of said improvements against the property of the subdivision. Any modification or waiver of the minimum standards of design and development shall be specifically stated in the resolutions approving the final plat.