A. Sidewalks And Drainage Improvements:
1. Sidewalks and drainage improvements are required in all zoning districts, except as otherwise provided herein.
a. The requirement for sidewalk and drainage improvements may be waived if the proposed project construction is less than five hundred (500) square feet.
b. The requirement for sidewalk and drainage improvements may be waived for any remodel or addition to single-family dwelling and duplex projects within the townsite overlay district; sidewalk and drainage improvements shall be required for new principal building.
c. The city may approve and accept voluntary cash contributions in lieu of the above described improvements, which contributions must be segregated by the city and not used for any purpose other than the provision of these improvements. The contribution amount shall be one hundred ten percent (110%) of the estimated costs of concrete sidewalk and drainage improvements provided by a qualified contractor, plus associated engineering costs, as approved by the city engineer. Any approved in lieu contribution shall be paid before the city issues a certificate of occupancy.
2. Sidewalk and drainage improvements shall be located and constructed according to applicable city standards, except as otherwise provided herein.
a. In the B and LB zoning districts, the following are required:
(1) A minimum sidewalk width of ten feet (10');
(2) Street trees with tree grates or a landscape buffer between the sidewalk and curb determined to be adequate.
b. The developer or city may propose alternatives to either the standard sidewalk location or configuration required.
(1) The council, commission or hearing examiner shall ensure that the alternative configuration or location shall not reduce the level of service or convenience to either residents of the development or the public at large.
(2) If an alternative location is approved, the cost of construction of the required square footage of sidewalk and linear feet of drainage improvements and the associated engineering costs, as approved by the city engineer, shall be paid by the applicant to the city before the city issues a certificate of occupancy, unless otherwise allowed for in an agreement between the city and applicant. The city shall ensure construction of sidewalk and drainage improvements occurs within two (2) years of the date the funds are received from the applicant.
3. The length of sidewalk and drainage improvements constructed shall be equal to the length of the subject property line(s) adjacent to any public street or private street.
4. New sidewalks shall be planned to provide pedestrian connections to any existing or future sidewalks adjacent to the site. In addition, sidewalks shall be constructed to provide safe pedestrian access to and around a building.
5. Sites located adjacent to public streets or private streets that are not currently through streets, regardless of whether the street may provide a vehicular connection to future streets, shall provide sidewalks to facilitate future pedestrian connections.
B. Water Line Improvements: In the townsite overlay district, any proposal for new construction or addition of a garage accessing from the alley, where water main lines within the alley are less than six feet (6') deep, the developer shall install insulating material (blue board insulation or similar material) for each and every individual water service line and main line between and including the subject property and the nearest public street, as recommended by the city engineer. (Ord. 1191, 2015)