(a) Easements. Any easements required by either a major or minor subdivision shall be described in a separate document, reciting in detail the right of construction, maintenance and entry land. The easements are to be reviewed by the City before recording. Easements are to be provided for all improvements, drainage ditches and swales not located in a public street. The easements shall be shown on the plat. The utility company, if applicable, and the City shall be the grantees.
(b) Improvements. Except as otherwise provided in a petition described in Section 1101.11 submitted to and accepted by Council, the following improvements are required for all subdivisions, minor or major: sanitary sewers and connections; storm sewers and connections; water mains and connections; paving; sidewalks; driveway aprons; trees; finish grading; street signs; traffic control devices; street illumination; and any appurtenances to the foregoing improvements.
Unless the developer submits, and Council accepts, a petition described in Section 1101.11, before construction of the improvement begins, a performance bond insuring the completion of the improvement shall be posted with the City by the developer equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of the approved estimate of cost of construction of the sewer, water, paving and sidewalk improvements.
(1) The sanitary connection shall be six inches or larger. The depth of the sanitary sewer shall be such that the sanitary connection can discharge by gravity into the sanitary sewer. Where this is not possible, basementless homes only shall be permitted. Lots to be used for basementless homes shall be noted on the plat.
(2) Storm sewers shall be a minimum size of twelve inches. Minimum size storm sewer connections shall be six inches. The storm sewers shall be sized to provide for storm drainage from the tributary area.
The culverts and bridges across dedicated streets shall be constructed by the developer, unless the developer submits, and Council accepts, a petition described in Section 1101.11.
Major drainage ditches passing through the proposed subdivision shall be improved as necessary. If a ditch is relocated, a plan shall be submitted for approval. All ditches passing through a proposed subdivision for which the City Engineer determines the culvert size to be fifty-four inch diameter circular pipe or equivalent, or less, shall be completely culverted through the subdivision. For pipe sizes between fifty-four inches and seventy-two inches inclusive, the developer shall negotiate with the City for installation of same, unless the developer submits, and Council accepts, a petition described in Section 1101.11. Ditches requiring in excess of seventy-two inch culvert may remain open, but Council, upon the advice of the City Engineer, is hereby empowered to require such ditches to be fenced with fence approved by the City Engineer, and providing that a minimum right of way of fifty feet is provided for service to such ditch. Ditch banks shall be on a minimum two horizontal to one vertical slope and deeded. No relocated ditch bank shall be closer than ten feet to adjoining property.
(3) Water mains and appurtenances shall be constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the Cleveland Water Department.
(c) Electrical Requirements.
(1) The preliminary plat or sketch plan with respect to any new subdivision shall be submitted to all utility companies serving the subdivision, as well as the Building Commissioner and City Engineer.
(2) Utility easements ten feet in width for communication and electric power and street lighting distribution lines and facilities shall be provided on all front lot lines and along certain side or rear lot lines where necessary.
(3) Unless the developer submits, and Council approves, a petition described in Section 1101.11, prior to the City's granting final approval of the plat, the developer shall have installed or shall have furnished adequate bond for the ultimate installation in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and Chapter 1309 "National Electrical Code", latest edition adopted by the State and all subsequent amendments thereto pertaining to the following:
A. Underground communication cables;
B. Underground distribution cables for power and street lighting from a common distribution system, and the equipment and housing necessary in the operation of the distribution system;
C. Adequate provisions for street illumination lamps and standards in accordance with the design approved by Council.
Unless the developer submits, and Council approves, a petition described in Section 1101.11, the developer shall bear the increase in costs, if any, over the normal mode of construction of communication or electrical lines and facilities, as determined by the telephone or electric company involved in accordance with the rules and regulations of the telephone or electric company involved.
(4) The Building Commissioner (or Council or the Planning and Design Commission) may authorize a variance from these regulations when undue hardship may result from strict compliance. In granting any variance, the Building Commissioner (or Council or the Planning and Design Commission) shall prescribe only conditions that he (or it) deems necessary or desirable for the public interest and finds that there are special circumstances or conditions affecting the property such that the strict application of the provisions of this chapter would deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of his land.
(d) Paving.
(1) All streets shall be paved with eight-inch reinforced concrete pavement; shall have barrier curbs; shall have a minimum width of twenty-eight feet measured from back of curb to back of curb; shall be constructed in accordance with the current State of Ohio, Department of Transportation, construction and material specifications, Item 451 reinforced Portland cement concrete pavement.
(2) Areas other than residential: nine-inch reinforced concrete pavement with barrier curbs, and shall have a minimum width of twenty-eight feet measured from the inside face to inside face of curbs.
(3) For all areas regardless of the type of zoning where the proposed pavement width from back of curb to back of curb exceeds thirty-two feet, the minimum lane width shall be eleven feet except that Council may require wider lane widths to conform to the volume and type of traffic.
(4) Sidewalks: concrete walks shall be five feet wide, four inches thick except at driveways where the thickness shall be six inches. Wire mesh six-inch by six-inch, No. 10 minimum, shall be provided and used throughout the entire length of the sidewalk.
(5) Driveway aprons shall have a minimum thickness of six inches for residential and eight inches for commercial and shall be flared toward the street a minimum of three feet wider on each side of the driveway. Wire mesh, six-inch by six-inch, No. 10 minimum for residential and six-inch by six-inch, No. 4 for commercial, shall be provided and used.
(6) Trees shall be planted according to the Master Tree Plan specified by the Director of Public Service on file at City Hall.
(7) The City Engineer has the authority to waive or increase the above improvement requirements when authorized by Council. All construction work required by the developer shall be done in the presence of a City Inspector, under the supervision of the City Engineer.
(Ord. 88-60. Passed 6-7-88.)