A. Phasing Required: Development of subdivisions shall be phased to avoid the extension of city services, roads and utilities through undeveloped land.
B. Agreement: Developers requesting phased subdivisions shall enter into a phasing agreement with the city. Any phasing agreement shall be approved and executed by the council and the developer on or before the preliminary plat approval by the council.
C. Mitigation Of Negative Effects: No subdivision shall be approved which affects the ability of political subdivisions of the state, including school districts, to deliver services without compromising quality of service delivery to current residents or imposing substantial additional public costs upon current residents, unless the developer provides for the mitigation of the effects of subdivision. Such mitigation may include, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Provision of on site or off site street or intersection improvements.
2. Provision of other off site improvements.
3. Dedications and/or public improvements on property frontages.
4. Dedication or provision of parks or green space.
5. Provision of public service facilities.
6. Construction of flood control canals or devices.
7. Provisions for ongoing maintenance.
D. Area Development Plan: When the developer of contiguous parcels proposes to subdivide any portion of the contiguous parcels, an area development plan shall be submitted and approved. The commission and council shall evaluate the following basic site criteria and make appropriate findings of fact:
1. Streets, whether public or private, shall provide an interconnected system and shall be adequate to accommodate anticipated vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
2. Nonvehicular circulation routes shall provide safe pedestrian and bicycle ways and provide an interconnected system to streets, parks and green space, public lands, or other destinations.
3. Water main lines and sewer main lines shall be designed in the most effective layout feasible.
4. Other utilities, including power, telephone, cable and gas shall be designed in the most effective layout feasible.
5. Park land shall be most appropriately located on the contiguous parcels.
6. Grading and drainage shall be appropriate to the contiguous parcels.
7. Development shall avoid easements and hazardous or sensitive natural resource areas.
The commission and council may require that any or all contiguous parcels be included in the subdivision. (Ord. 1191, 2015)