CHAPTER 1228
Improvements
1228.01   Construction plans.
1228.02   Monuments.
1228.03   Trafficways.
1228.04   Water.
1228.05   Sanitary sewers.
1228.06   Storm sewers; grading.
1228.07   Private utilities.
1228.08   Street lights.
1228.09   Land balancing.
1228.10   Parks, playgrounds and recreation areas.
1228.11   Optional public improvements.
1228.12   Ensured completion of public improvements.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Approval of plats; street system - see M.C.L. Sec. 125.43
   Regulations governing subdivision of land; bond to secure improvement; publication of regulations - see M.C.L. Sec. 125.44
   Approval or disapproval of plats; procedure; effect - see M.C.L. Sec. 125.45
   Certification of city plats - see M.C. L. Secs. 125.51 et seq.
   Planning Commission - see P. & Z. Ch. 1210
   Improvements; performance contracts - see P. & Z. 1224.06
   Subdivision Open Space Plan - see P. & Z. Chapter 1240 (Zoning Code)
   Review of subdivision proposals - see B. & H. 1440.06
1228.01 CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
   The proprietor of a proposed subdivision shall have prepared, by a registered engineer, a complete set of construction plans, including profiles, cross sections, specifications and other supporting data, for the public streets, utilities and other facilities required in this chapter. All construction plans shall be prepared in accordance with this chapter and all such plans and specifications shall be submitted as provided in these Regulations.
(Ord. 421. Passed 6-1-82.)
1228.02 MONUMENTS.
   (a)   Location. Permanent monuments shall be located in the ground at all angles in the boundaries of a plat; at the intersection lines of streets, at the intersection of the lines of streets with the boundaries of the plat and at the intersections of alleys with the boundaries of the plat; at all points of curvature, points of tangency, points of compound curvature, points of reverse curvature and angle points in the side lines of streets and alleys; and at all angles of an intermediate traverse line.
   (b)   Material. All monuments shall be made of solid iron or steel bars, at least one-half inch in diameter and thirty-six inches long, and completely encased in concrete.
   (c)   Corner Lots. All lot corners shall be marked in the field by iron or steel bars, or iron pipe, at least one-half inch in diameter and eighteen inches long.
(Ord. 421. Passed 6-1-82.)
1228.03 TRAFFICWAYS.
   (a)   Streets.
      (1)   Construction. All subdivisions shall have full street improvements, including adequate subgrade preparation, hard surfacing and curbs and gutters, in conformity with the construction standards of the City.
      (2)   Surfaces. The finished roadway surface shall be in conformity with such construction standards.
      (3)   Surface width. Minimum widths shall be as follows:
            Type of Street          Width (ft.)
            Parkway          48
            Arterial          44
            Collector          36
            Minor             30
      (4)   Curbs and gutters. Concrete curbs and gutters of types approved by the City shall be provided for all streets within each subdivision and along all streets that border on the subdivision.
      (5)   Islands. Where the proprietor proposes street islands in the street pattern, the proprietor shall have suitable plans made for landscaping these areas. All such landscape plans shall be approved, as to height, size and type of plant material, by the City Manager before construction.
      (6)   Street and traffic signs. The subdivider shall provide and erect street name signs of the same type and design in general use in the City. The subdivider shall consult with the Chief of Police who shall inform the subdivider as to the type and placement of traffic control signs and devices. All such signs and devices shall comply with the uniform traffic control device regulations of the State.
      (7)   Trees. Street trees are required in each subdivision of a type, size and location as specified by the Planning Commission and/or Council.
   (b)   Sidewalks and Crosswalks. A concrete sidewalk shall be installed by the proprietor along each side of a street in the subdivision and along the side of a street that borders on the subdivision, in accordance with the specifications of the City. A crosswalk, where required, shall have a five-foot paving width centered within the required right of way and shall be constructed pursuant to Act 8 of the Public Acts of 1973, as amended, regarding construction for use by the handicapped.
   (c)   Driveways. A driveway shall be in conformity with the construction standards of the City.
(Ord. 421. Passed 6-1-82.)
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