(A) Streets.
(1) Streets and alleys shall be constructed to grades shown on plans, profiles and cross-sections prepared by a registered land surveyor and/or registered professional engineer and shall be approved by the Town Council who shall receive two sets of plans as approved and shall inspect the construction of the streets and alley improvements.
(2) Street names shall not be used which will duplicate or be confused with the names of existing or platted streets. Proposed streets in alignment with existing or platted streets shall bear the names of the existing or platted streets.
(3) House numbers shall be assigned by the Plan Commission.
(4) All real estate subdivisions shall be entitled to erect one double-faced sign or two single-faced signs at each entrance to the subdivision advertising the subdivision. Such signage shall not be illuminated.
(5) Each sign erected shall be no larger than 32 square feet and shall extend no higher than ten feet into the air. All such signs shall be placed so as not to interfere with sight lines for vehicles entering or leaving the subdivision at its intersection with a public street
(6) Any permitted sign shall be in place no longer than 18 months after primary plat approval, except, that the Zoning Administrator may grant further extensions of up to 12 months each upon application and good cause shown by the developer.
(7) Subdivisions existing on the date of enactment of this chapter which have more than three lots unsold shall be entitled to erect signage as detailed herein.
(8) The developer shall cause to be installed street lights in conformance with the town’s standards for street lights. After installation, the cost of maintenance and operation of such lights shall be the responsibility of the town.
(B) Curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
(1) The subdivider shall provide curbs and gutters for all streets within and bounding the subdivision, except where specifically waived by the Town Council.
(2) The subdivider shall provide sidewalks for all streets within and bounding the subdivision.
(a) Curbs and gutters shall conform to the standards adopted by the town.
(b) Sidewalks shall conform to the standards adopted by the town.
(c) In commercial and other congested areas, the Town Council may require sidewalks of greater width constructed adjacent to the curb.
(C) Sewers. When there is an available sanitary sewer outlet or trunk line owned by the Town Sewer Department, prior to the issuance of a building permit, the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with an ample sanitary sewer system connected to the approved sewer outlet or trunk lines. All new sewer systems in any area of special flood hazard need to be located and designed to avoid impairment from flooding. If there is not an available sanitary sewer outlet or trunk line, then the subdivider shall install such sewer line. The plans for installation of a sanitary sewer shall be prepared by the subdivider and approved by the Town Sewer Department.
(D) Water. When there is an available municipal or community water supply approved by the Indiana State Board of Health at the time of approval of the secondary plat, then the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete water main system connected to said existing water system. All new water systems in any flood hazard area need to be located and designed to avoid impairment from flooding. If, prior to the issuance of a building permit, there is no available municipal or community water supply system for the subdivision, the subdivider shall provide a water supply system to each lot in the subdivision in accordance with minimum requirements of the Indiana State Board of Health.
(E) Storm drainage. The subdivider shall provide the subdivision with an adequate storm water system in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the subdivider and approved by the Town Department of Storm Water Management.
(F) Monuments and markers.
(1) Monuments and markers should be constructed to the following standard or be of other approved material.
(a) Monument. Reinforced concrete or limestone, minimum size four inches by four inches by 30 inches or a bronze marker securely imbedded in concrete which extends below the frost line.
(b) Markers. Iron pipe, minimum size 24 inches by one-half inch, three-fourths inch diameter preferred, or iron or steel bars of same dimensions.
(2) Monuments and markers must be so placed that the scored or marked point coincides exactly with the point of intersection of the lines being monumented.
(G) Landscaping. All subdivisions shall provide street trees on all streets, with a minimum placement as indicated on the plat, pursuant to the town’s zoning chapter.
(1) Types of trees to be used for street placement should be selected from lists provided by the town.
(2) All required trees to be used shall be a minimum caliper of two and one-half inches upon planting and of a variety which shall attain an average mature spread greater than 20 feet.
(3) All trees shall be planted behind any public rights-of-way not in any easement and shall not obscure any sight distances for traffic safety.
(4) For commercial subdivisions the following standards apply to parking areas, specifically parking lots.
(a) For the purposes of this division (G)(4), the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PARKING LOT. An area not within a building or other structure where motor vehicles may be stored for the purpose of temporary, daily or overnight off-street parking. A PARKING LOT shall include such areas for the storage of automobiles, buses, trailers, trucks and motorcycles which are stored, displayed, maintained or serviced. PARKING LOTS shall also encompass private ways built, used for driveways or accessways to such parking lots and areas.
(b) All parking lot landscaping shall be of such quality as to improve and enhance the site and its surrounding areas as required by the zoning chapter.
(c) The primary landscaping materials used in parking lots shall be trees which provide shade or are capable of providing shade at maturity. Shrubbery, hedges, other planting material and earth berms may be used to complement the tree landscaping but shall not be the sole contribution to the landscaping.
(d) In those instances where plant material exists on a parking lot site prior to its development such landscape material may be used if approved as meeting the requirements of the zoning chapter.
(e) A landscape screen of not less than 42 inches nor more than seven feet tall shall be provided along each side of a parking lot that is adjacent to a residential district or street an existing recreation area, or the right-of-way of a designated street.
(f) The interior of any parking lot containing 25 or more spaces should be maintained with landscaping, including trees, in plots of at least six feet in width. No more than 30 parking stalls shall be continuous in a parking lot without separation by a landscaped area.
(Ord. 1997-18, § 131.16, passed 8-27-1997) Penalty, see § 156.99