(A) General requirements.
(1) Necessary action shall be taken by the applicant to extend an existing public water system for the purpose of providing a water supply system capable of providing domestic water use and fire protection.
(2) Where a public water main is accessible, the subdivider shall install adequate water facilities (including fire hydrants) subject to the specifications of the state or local authorities. All water mains with fire hydrants shall be at least 6 inches in diameter.
(3) Water main extensions shall be approved by the officially designated agency of the state or local government.
(4) To facilitate the above, the location of all fire hydrants, all water supply improvements, and the boundary lines of proposed districts, indicating all improvements proposed to be served, shall be shown on the preliminary plat, and the cost of installing same shall be included in any bond to be furnished by the developer.
(5) When the water main is located under the street surface to serve the abutting lots, a connection shall be stubbed out to the property line to serve each lot before the street is surfaced.
(B) Individual wells and central water systems.
(1) In rural residential subdivisions, at the discretion of the Planning Commission, if a public water system is not available, individual wells may be used or a central water system provided in such a manner that an adequate supply of potable water will be available to every lot in the subdivision. Individual wells and central water systems shall be approved by the appropriate health authorities. Orders of approval shall be submitted to the Planning Commission.
(2) If the Planning Commission requires that a connection to a public water main be eventually provided as a condition to approval of an individual well or central water system, the applicant shall make arrangements for future water service at the time the plat received final approval. Performance or cash bonds may be required to insure compliance.
(C) Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be required for all subdivisions, except those coming under division (B) above. Fire hydrants shall be located no more than 1,000 feet apart and within 500 feet of any structure and shall be approved by the applicable protection unit. To eliminate future street openings, all underground utilities for fire hydrants, together with the fire hydrants themselves and all other supply improvements, shall be installed before any final paving of a street shown on the subdivision plat.
(Ord. 105, passed 12-29-1988) Penalty, see § 154.999