§ 155.354 MINOR SUBDIVISION PLATS CREATING PRIVATE STREETS.

   Minor plats creating new private streets serving single-family residential uses may be approved only after review and approval of a construction plan for the proposed private street. The construction plan shall conform to the following standards.

   (A)   Construction plan requirement. No construction of improvements for a subdivision shall begin until the subdivider has obtained a work order from the Director of Works, and no work order shall be issued by the Director of Works except in accordance with an approved construction plan, either for the subdivision in its entirety or for sections thereof, in accordance with the following procedure.

      (1)   Time limit. The construction plan shall be approved by Metro Public Works prior to the

approval of the minor plat.

      (2)   Preparation. The subdivider shall have the construction plan prepared by an engineer and

land surveyor in conformance with the requirements of §§ 155.015, 155.016, 155.030 through 155.033, 155.045 through 155.051, 155.065 through 155.071, and 155.085 through 155.092 and any variances and waivers which have received prior Commission approval in accordance with §§ 155.194 and 155.200.

      (3)   Submission to other agencies. The subdivider shall submit that part of the construction plan as required for approval or comment to interested agencies which shall consist of the following:

         (a)   Director of Works;

         (b)   Metropolitan Sewer District;

         (c)   The Fire Chief of the district having jurisdiction over property;

         (d)   Health Department;

         (e)   Utilities providing water, gas, electricity, and telephone service; and

         (f)   If the proposed subdivision abuts on a street maintained by the state, then to the district engineer for the state’s Department of Transportation.

      (4)   Action taken on plan. Within 90 days of submittal of the construction plan and following notification of approval of the plan by the MSD, the Director of Works shall take action on behalf of the Commission and shall notify the subdivider in writing of his or her action. The action of the Director of Works shall take one of the following forms.

         (a)   Approval. The plan may be approved as submitted. A copy of the approved construction plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission. Approval of the plan shall be valid for one year and extensions of approval may be granted by the Director of Works. Construction may not proceed without a work order issued by the Director of Works in accordance with the approved plan. The subdivider’s request for a work order shall be submitted to the Works Department and the MSD no less than five working days prior to the day on which construction is intended to begin.

         (b)   Disapproval. The plan may be disapproved and the Director of Works shall state, in writing, if requested by the subdivider, his or her reasons for disapproval. The subdivider must then submit a new construction plan if he or she wishes to create the subdivision.

(LDC § 7.8.90)