CHAPTER 1112
Design Standards
1112.01   Generally.
1112.02   Physical features.
1112.03   Drainage.
1112.04   Public sites and open spaces.
1112.05   Trees.
1112.06   Subdivision name.
1112.07   Street names.
1112.08   Lot identification.
1112.09   Off-street parking and loading requirements.
1112.10   Easements.
1112.11   Streets.
1112.12   Alleys.
1112.13   Blocks.
1112.14   Lots.
1112.15   Neighborhood development.
1112.16   Sidewalks.
1112.17   Door delivery or curbline mail delivery.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Plat and subdivision defined - see Ohio R.C. 711.001
   Original plats - see Ohio R.C. 711.01 et seq.
   Vacating or altering plats on application of owner - see Ohio R.C. 711.17 et seq.
   Lots outside municipal boundaries - see Ohio R.C. 711.24 et seq.
   Revision of plats - see Ohio R.C. 711.28 et seq.
   Lost or destroyed records - see Ohio R.C. 711.34 et seq.
   Street dedication and acceptance - see Ohio R.C. 723.03
1112.01 GENERALLY.
   (a)   The provisions of Section 1112.02 through Section 1112.16, inclusive, shall control the manner in which streets, public utilities, lots and blocks and other physical elements of a subdivision are to be arranged on land.
   (b)   Subdivision design principles and standards shall help insure convenient and safe streets, the creation of usable lots, provision of adequately sized public utility systems and the reservation of land for recreational purposes. The planning of attractive and functional neighborhoods shall be promoted, and the impact that subdivision developments will have on the provision of community facilities and the character of adjoining areas will be evaluated in order to insure the continuation of an orderly and desirable residential community within the City of Elyria, Ohio.
   (c)   The Planning Commission shall consult with the appropriate City staff to insure that all of the design standards are met within any subdivision development.
(Ord. 97-297. Passed 12-15-97.)
1112.02 PHYSICAL FEATURES.
   (a)   Subdivisions shall be planned to take advantage of the topography of the land, to economize in the construction of drainage and street and sewer improvements to reduce the amount of grading, to preserve tree stands and topsoil, to protect such land features as watercourses and unusual rock formations, which, if safeguarded, will contribute to the value of the subdivision, the neighborhood and the City of Elyria, Ohio.
   (b)   Due consideration shall be given to the following conservation principles in preparing the design of a subdivision:
      (1)   Flood plain protection. Lands prone to flooding within the boundaries of the subdivision shall not be platted for residential use or for any other use that may cause increased danger to health, life or property or further aggravate the flood hazard. Developers shall consult the flood plain ordinance of the City of Elyria and the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), as published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to determine whether or not the proposed development is within a flood hazard area.
      (2)   Erosion and sedimentation control. Consideration shall be given to sedimentation and erosion control where earth-moving practices involve finished grading of improved lots, rehabilitation of excavated slopes, road grading, topsoil removal or alteration or enlargement of waterways or drainage creeks, during and after construction.
      (3)   Protection of natural features. Natural features, irregularities in slope, natural drainage patterns of rivers and streams, and groves of trees, shall be protected and avoided in designing the layout of streets, lots and blocks.
   The Planning Commission may waive certain design principles in order to preserve unusual land features within the boundaries of the site to be subdivided.
      (4)   Streets and natural land features. Where the site is relatively flat, or includes very gentle undulations, the street pattern will be designed to follow the natural land and watercourses to the extent possible.
   All building sites, wherever possible, shall be above the finished gradient of the street.
(Ord. 97-297. Passed 12-15-97.)
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