(A) All improvements shall be designed and installed so as to provide for a logical system of utilities, drainage and streets, and to create continuity of improvements for the development of adjacent properties.
(B) The construction and installation of all improvements required by these rules and regulations shall be completed within two years of the date of approval of the final plat by the City Council, unless good cause can be shown for the granting of an extension of time by authority of the City Council.
(C) (1) All utility facilities, including, but not limited to, gas, electricity, telephone and CATV cables, may be located underground within the subdivision. Wherever existing facilities are located aboveground, except where such facilities are located on public roads or rights-of-way, they may be removed and placed underground. Underground service connections to the street property line of each platted lot shall be installed at the developer’s expense.
(2) At the discretion of the Planning Commission, the requirement for service connections to each lot may be waived in the case of adjoining lots to be retained in single ownership and intended to be developed for the same primary use.
(3) After installation of such lines, “as installed” diagrams shall be furnished by the installer to the City Council, drawn to scale and indicating the location of all lines.
(D) In addition to the requirements established herein, all subdivision plats shall comply with the following laws, rules and regulations:
(1) All applicable provisions of state statutes;
(2) Ch. 154 of this code of ordinances, Building and Housing Codes and all other applicable laws of the city;
(3) The Official Comprehensive Plan of the city;
(4) The special requirements of any rules and regulations of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality and/or other appropriate state agencies;
(5) The rules and regulations of the state’s Department of Transportation if the subdivision or any lot contained therein abuts a state highway or connecting street; and
(6) The official standards and regulations adopted by any boards, commissions, agencies or officials of the city.
(2002 Code, § 153.078) (Ord. 230, passed 9-8-1986; Ord. 651, passed 10-26-2009)