The subdivider of any land shall install or guarantee the installation of the following essential facilities in compliance with the construction standards of the city:
A. Water Supply: Subdividers must gain approval from the city council for water rights and connections to the city culinary water system. In cases where it is not feasible to hook into the city water system, subdividers must develop a water system that conforms with the standards of the state bureau of drinking water and sanitation and the city standards, including fire protection standards. Newly developed systems shall be dedicated to the city.
B. Secondary Water Supply:
1. Where secondary water rights are available to property to be subdivided, the subdivider shall install the water main valves, turnouts and service lines or laterals for such main prior to the installation of road base, surfacing, curb, gutters and sidewalks.
2. Where culinary water is of insufficient quantity to satisfy irrigation needs of the property to be subdivided, the subdivider must develop a secondary water system as required by the planning and zoning commission.
C. Sewage Disposal:
1. Sewage disposal shall be achieved by connecting to the city public sanitary sewer collection system as specified and required by the city sewer ordinance 1 .
2. If the city sewer ordinance defines conditions where connection to the public sanitary sewer system is not required, the Bear River district health department must issue a permit for each lot according to its capacity to support an individual sewage disposal system. In such case and before a final plat may be recorded, the district sanitarian must certify that soil exams, completed at the subdivider's expense, indicate that individual sewage disposal systems are feasible.
3. Where the subdivider is not proposing a public sewer system and individual sewage disposal systems are permitted by the city sewer ordinance and other local jurisdictions, the words "No proposed public sewage disposal system" shall appear on the final plat.
D. Storm Water Drainage:
1. The subdivider must obtain approval from the city engineer for plans to control storm water to assure that any increase in storm water runoff will not flow from the subdivision to adjacent properties, unless drainage easements have first been obtained from such properties.
2. The final plans for the drainage system shall be prepared by a licensed engineer and shall include all pipe, inlets, manholes, detention ponds, outlet structures and appurtenant works, including such bridges and culverts as may be needed. The width of bridges or lengths of culverts shall be equal to the width of the street right of way, but not more than sixty six feet (66') for any one bridge or culvert. The complete storm water drainage system shall be installed prior to the surfacing of streets and the installation of road base, curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
E. Road Improvements:
1. Unless otherwise specified or waived by the planning and zoning commission, all roads to be constructed and dedicated to the city shall meet city standards and shall have a minimum improved width consisting of thirty five feet (35') of bituminous surfacing and two and one-half foot (21/2') wide curb-gutter on each side for a total improved width of forty feet (40'). Sidewalks shall be required on each side between the curb-gutter and right of way line in conformance with the public works construction standards. The width of a dedicated road right of way, if it is an extension of an existing street, shall be equal to the width of said existing street right of way width, which shall be either fifty feet (50'), sixty feet (60'), sixty six feet (66') or ninety feet (90'). The widths of improvements shall match the width of existing improvements unless required otherwise by the planning and zoning commission. Unless specified otherwise by the planning and zoning commission, minor roads which are not extensions of existing streets shall have a right of way of sixty feet (60'), and minor roads serving only cul-de-sacs shall have fifty foot (50') rights of way with a fifty five foot (55') radius turnaround.
2. Developers of subdivisions adjacent to substandard roads shall dedicate additional rights of way and improve the adjacent one-half (1/2) width of said road to conform to city standards. Said improvements shall be made to the nearest improved collector street.
F. Fire Protection: Fire hydrants shall be placed within seven hundred feet (700') of one another throughout the subdivision. They will be installed according to the city standards.
G. Electricity And Distribution System: The subdivider shall be responsible for securing service agreements with Utah Power And Light and shall be financially responsible for any associated costs to extend electrical service and distribution to the development.
H. Telephone: The subdivider shall be responsible for securing service agreements with the utility franchise providing local telephone service and shall be financially responsible for any associated costs to extending telephone service to the development. (Ord., 2-29-1996)
I. Natural Gas And Distribution Facilities: The subdivider shall be responsible for securing service agreements with Questar and shall be financially responsible for any associated costs to extending natural gas service to the development. (Ord., 2-29-1996; amd. 2006 Code)
J. Street Signs: The contractor will furnish and install all necessary street signs at required locations and in conformance with city standards.
K. Monuments: Permanent monuments shall be accurately set and established at such points as are necessary to definitely establish all lines of the plat, except those outlining individual lots. Monuments shall be of a type approved by the city engineer. All subdivision plats shall be tied to a section corner, a monument of record, or an established land office survey corner. (Ord., 2-29-1996)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 7, chapter 2 of this code. |