Every subdivider shall be required to install the following public and other improvements in accordance with the conditions and specifications as follows:
(A) Monuments: Monuments shall be set in-accordance with the State Land Division Act of 1967, Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1967, as amended, and the rules of the State Department of Treasury. Final plats can be approved prior to placement of all lot irons and monuments provided cash surety is posted with the City guaranteeing the placement of lot irons and monuments within one (1) year of approval of the final plat, The amount of security to be posted will be in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the City Commission.
(B) Streets: All streets shall be constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications adopted by the City.
(C) Curbs and Gutters: Curbs and gutters shall be required on all neighborhood access streets and minor streets and shall be constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications adopted by the City Commission.
(D) Installation of Public Utilities: Public utilities and driveways shall be located in accordance with the rules of the City Commission. The underground work for utilities shall be stubbed to the property line.
(E) Requirements For Underground Wiring: The proprietor shall make arrangements for all lines for telephone, electric, television and other similar services distributed by wire or cable to be placed underground entirely throughout a subdivided area, except for major thorofare rights-of-way. Such conduits or cables shall be placed within private easements provided to such service companies by the proprietor or within dedicated public ways, provided only that overhead lines may be permitted upon written recommendation of the City Engineer, Planner, Commission and the approval of the City Commission at the time of final plat approval where it is determined that overhead lines will not constitute a detriment to the health, safety, general welfare, plat design and character of the subdivision. All such facilities placed in dedicated public ways shall be planned so as not to conflict with other underground utilities. All such facilities shall be constructed in accordance with standards of construction approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission. All drainage and underground utility installations which traverse privately owned property shall be protected by easements granted by the proprietor.
(F) Driveways: All driveway openings in curbs shall be as specified by the City or the Michigan Department of Transportation when the openings are contiguous to an arterial street or state highway.
(G) (1) Storm Drainage: An adequate storm drainage system, including necessary storm sewers, drain inlets, manholes, culverts, bridges, and other appurtenances, shall be required in all subdivisions. The requirements for each particular subdivision shall be established by the County Drain Commissioner and the City Commission.
(2) Contractors shall grade the banks of all open ditches to a maximum slope of I to 4, and remove all debris so that drainage easement can be maintained as a portion of a lot yard area.
(3) Construction shall follow the specifications and procedures established by the County Drain Commissioner. All proposed storm drainage construction plans for proposed plats shall be approved by the County Drain Commissioner.
(H) (1) Water Supply System: When a proposed subdivision is to be serviced by a public water supply system, fire hydrants and other required water system appurtenances shall be provided by the subdivider in accordance with the requirements of the City Commission.
(2) Individual wells may be permitted in accordance with the requirements of the County Health Department and the City Commission policies.
(I) (1) Sanitary Sewer System: When a proposed subdivision is to be serviced by a public sanitary sewerage system, sanitary sewers and other required appurtenances thereto shall be provided by the subdivider in accordance with the requirements of the City Commission. Sewer systems shall comply with the requirements of Act 98, P.A. 1913, as amended and any City ordinances or requirements.
(2) Where it is determined in the judgment of the City Commission, with the advice of the City Engineer and the County Health Department, that a subdivision cannot be economically connected with an existing public sewer system or that a public sewer system cannot be provided for the subdivision itself, then approved septic tanks and disposal fields may be approved which shall comply with the requirements of the County Health Department, and subject to the approval of the Michigan Department of Health.
(J) Street Name Signs: Street name signs are to be provided in the manner prescribed by the City and names approved by the City.
(K) Street Lighting: Street Lighting shall be required for all streets within subdivisions. Design aspects, such as spacing of poles, height of standards, type of lighting, distribution of the illumination pattern, intensity of illumination, etc., must receive prior approval from the City Commission and be in accordance with the standards and specifications of the public utility company.
(L) Recreational: Where a school site, neighborhood park, recreation areas, or public access to water frontage, as previously delineated or specified by official action of the Planning Commission, is located in whole or part in the proposed subdivision, the City Commission may request the reservation of such open space for school, park and recreation or public access purposes. All such areas shall either be reserved for the respective school district in the case of school sites or for the city in all other cases; however, voluntary dedication of these land areas will be accepted.
(M) Landscaping and Greenbelts: Financial or other guarantees shall be made to the City Commission to insure continued upkeep and maintenance of all landscape improvements. Such guarantees may consist of a deed restriction or covenant which requires all future purchasers of lots in the plat to belong to a Homeowners Association and to pay an annual fee adequate to maintain and upkeep the improvements to their original condition.
(Ord. 152, passed 1-19-99)