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(A) Public utilities. Extension of water and sewer services shall be made at the discretion of the city.
(B) Water supply. Extensions of the public water supply system shall, when available, be designed so as to provide public water service to each lot.
(C) Sewage disposal. Extensions of the public sanitary sewer system shall, when available, be designed so as to provide public sewer service to each lot.
(D) Underground utilities. All telephone, electric, and gas service lines shall be placed underground within dedicated public ways or recorded easements in a manner so as not to conflict with other underground services and in accordance with community standards. All underground installation of service lines within street rights-of-way shall be completed prior to street surfacing. Upon completion of the installation of underground service lines in dedicated public ways, a tracing and two copies of plans and specifications showing the completed installation shall be filed with the Manager-Clerk.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(A) Utility and drainage easements. Easements of at least ten feet wide centered on rear and other lot lines as required, shall be provided for utilities where necessary. Where underground utilities are being installed, a front or side yard easement may be required. These easements shall be covered by document. Municipal water and sanitary sewer shall not constitute utilities under this section.
(B) Provided for drainage. Easements shall be provided along each side of the center line of any watercourse or drainage channel, whether or not shown on the Comprehensive Plan, to a sufficient width to provide proper maintenance and protection and to provide for storm water run-off and installation and maintenance of storm sewers.
(C) Dedication. Utility and drainage easements shall be dedicated for the required use.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
Names of new streets shall not duplicate existing or platted street names unless a new street is a continuation of or in alignment with the existing or platted street. In that event it shall bear the same name of the existing or platted street so in alignment. Street names shall conform to the city Uniform Street Naming and Building Numbering System.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(A) Block length and width or acreage within bounding streets shall be so as to accommodate the size of residential lots required in the area by Chapter 156 of this code and to provide for convenient access, circulation control, and safety of street traffic.
(B) In residential areas, other than water frontage, blocks shall be not less than 600 feet nor more than 1,800 feet in length measured along the greatest dimension of the enclosed block area, unless minor variances are necessitated by topography or conformance with an adjoining plat.
(C) In blocks over 900 feet long, a 10-foot wide pedestrian crosswalk may be required through the blocks in locations deemed necessary to public health, convenience, and necessity. Suitable paving and fencing shall be provided.
(D) Blocks for commercial and industrial areas may vary from the elements of design contained in this section if the nature of the use requires other treatment. In these cases, off-street parking for employees and customers shall be provided along with safe and convenient limited access to the street system. Space for off-street loading shall also be provided with similar access. Extension of roads and utilities shall be provided as necessary.
(E) Blocks shall be wide enough to allow two tiers of lots with a minimum depth as required by Chapter 156 of this code except adjoining a lake, stream, or thoroughfare, or where one tier of lots is necessary because of topographic conditions.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
(A) Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines or lake or stream shores unless topographic conditions necessitate a different arrangement.
(B) Each lot shall be afforded primary access on a public street.
(C) No lot shall have less area or width than is required by Chapter 156 of this code applying to the area in which it is located, except as herein provided.
(D) Lots shall provide adequate off-street service, loading, and parking facilities as required by Chapter 156 of this code.
(E) Each lot shall provide an adequate building site at least one foot above the street grade or have a site drainage plan that is approved by the City Engineer.
(F) No lot shall have a total width at the front or rear lot line of less than 40 feet. The minimum lot width at the building setback must comply with Chapter 156 of this code.
(G) Corner lots shall be platted at least 20 feet wider than interior lots.
(H) Butt lots in any subdivision are to be discouraged. Where this type of lot must be used to fit a particular type of design, they shall be platted at least five feet wider than the average width of interior lots in the block.
(I) Through or double frontage lots shall not be permitted except where this type of lot abuts a thoroughfare or major highway. These lots shall have an additional depth of ten feet for screen planting along the rear lot line.
(J) Lots abutting upon a watercourse, drainage way, channel, or stream shall have additional depth or width, as required to assure building sites that are not subject to flooding.
(K) Lots with lakeshore frontage shall be designed so that the lot lines extended shall maintain the closest approximation to riparian rights.
(L) In the subdividing of any land, regard shall be shown for all natural features, such as tree growth, watercourses, historic spots, or similar conditions, which as preserved will add attractiveness and stability to the proposed development.
(M) All remnants of lots below minimum size left over after subdividing a larger tract must be added to adjacent lots, or a plan shown as to future use, rather than allowed to remain as unusable parcels.
(N) In the case where a proposed plat is adjacent to a limited access highway, other major highway, or thoroughfare, there shall be no direct vehicular access from individual lots to this type of street and road. In the platting of small tracts of land fronting on limited access highways or thoroughfares where there is no other alternative, a temporary entrance may be granted; as neighboring land becomes subdivided and more preferable access arrangements become possible, these temporary access permits shall void. Traffic controls may be required at the intersections of any street, thoroughfare, and/or highway when, in the opinion of the City Engineer, existing and/or future traffic and/or pedestrian volume may reasonably warrant. The city may, but need not, reasonably participate in the cost thereof when unusual circumstances, present and/or future, justify.
(O) In any area where lots are platted in excess of 24,000 square feet or 160 feet in width at the building setback line, a preliminary resubdivision plan may be required showing a potential and feasible way in which the lot or lots may be resubdivided in future years for more intensive use of the land. The placement of buildings or structures upon these lots shall allow for potential resubdivision.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
The City Council reserves the right to decline approval of a subdivision if due regard is not shown for the preservation of all natural features such as large trees, watercourses, scenic points, historical spots, and similar community assets which, if preserved, will add attractiveness and stability to the proposed development of the property.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-16-78)
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