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Blocks shall not exceed one thousand three hundred feet (1,300') in length. Blocks over eight hundred feet (800') in length shall be provided with a dedicated walkway through the block at its approximate center. Such walkways shall be not less than ten feet (10') in width. The width of blocks generally shall be sufficient to allow two (2) tiers of lots. Blocks intended for business or industrial uses shall be designed specifically for such purposes with adequate space set aside for off street parking and delivery facilities.
(1979 Code § 17.20.030)
A. Arrangement: The lot arrangement and design shall be such that lots will provide satisfactory and desirable sites for buildings, be properly related to topography and to existing and probable future needs of infrastructure and lot usage, and provide for a diversity of lot sizes. To accomplish these goals, in part, the following standards shall specifically apply to lots created after April 6, 2004, when not established as part of a planned residential unit development, cottage lot development, or a group dwelling under the zoning title:
1. The minimum lot depth of any residential lot shall be a minimum of one hundred feet (100').
2. No more than sixty seven percent (67%) of the lots with a single-family zoning designation shall have a lot area (square footage) within a one thousand (1,000) square foot range of the minimum lot area required in the zone.
3. Lots with an R-2, R-2EC, R-3, R-3EC, or R-4 zone designation shall be designed so that no more than fifty percent (50%) of the lots have a lot area complying with the minimum lot area for a duplex or multiple-family dwelling in that zone.
B. Zoning And Sewage Requirements: All lots shown on the subdivision plan must conform to the minimum requirements of the zoning title for the zone in which the subdivision is located, and to the minimum requirements of the public works director for sewage disposal. The minimum width for any residential building lot shall be as required in the zoning title.
C. Dedicated Street: Each lot shall abut on a street dedicated by the recording of a subdivision or on an existing publicly dedicated street, or on a street which has become public by right of use and is more than twenty six feet (26') wide. Interior lots abutting on more than one street shall be prohibited except where unusual conditions make elimination of double fronted lots undesirable. If a double facing interior lot is determined to be appropriate, those lots which face more than one street shall be:
1. Twenty percent (20%) larger than the minimum required lot size for the zone in which the subdivision is located.
2. The rear portion of the lot shall have an added ten feet (10') of right of way dedicated, which will be between the adjacent property line and the sidewalk, and landscaped in accordance with an approved landscaping plan. This landscaped area shall be in addition to the requirement to provide a landscaped park strip.
3. The developer shall install as part of the required public improvements a six foot (6') see through wrought iron fence with a three foot (3') wide gate for each lot to provide maintenance access to the landscaped area and park strip. The fence shall be designed to have a minimum four inch (4") spacing for vertical members. The fence shall be placed along the property line facing the rear portion of the lot and the street.
The planning commission may impose restrictive covenants as determined to be necessary for maintenance of such required improvements.
D. Corner Lots; Width: Corner lots shall have extra width sufficient for maintenance of required building lines of both streets.
E. Sidelines; Right Angles: Sidelines of lots shall be approximately at right angles or radial to the street line.
F. Remnants: All remnants of lots below minimum size left over after subdividing of a larger tract must be added to adjacent lots rather than allowed to remain as unusable parcels.
G. Separate Ownership: Where the land covered by a subdivision includes two (2) or more parcels in separate ownership and the lot arrangement is such that a property ownership line divides one or more lots, the land in each lot so divided shall be transferred by deed to either single or joint ownership before approval of the final plan and such transfer verified by title report submitted to and approved by the city attorney.
(1979 Code § 17.20.040; amd. 1999 Code; Ord. 2002-62, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2004-18, 5-18-2004; Ord. 2022-53, 11-15-2022)
In subdividing property, consideration shall be given to suitable sites for schools, parks, playgrounds and other areas for public use. Any provision for such open spaces should be indicated when and in what manner such areas will be dedicated to, on the preliminary plan, in order that it may be determined or acquired by the appropriate agency.
(1979 Code § 17.20.050)
A. Specified: The owner of any land to be subdivided shall be required to install or guarantee the installation of the following improvements, under the specifications and inspection of the director of public services:
1. Land for the entire width of the streets shall be dedicated by the subdivider. The subdivider shall provide all the street grading and surfacing for all streets, the right of way for which is sixty six feet (66') wide or less. The subdivider shall provide street grading and surfacing forty six feet (46') wide on streets, the right of way for which exceeds sixty six feet (66') in width;
2. Curbs and gutters;
3. Sanitary sewers, including laterals to the property lines of each lot;
4. Street drainage and drainage structures and surface and storm drainage structures;
5. Water lines, including laterals to the property line of each lot;
6. Fire hydrants;
7. Sidewalks;
8. Street name signs and traffic control devices;
9. Substantial fence not less than five feet (5') in height on both sides of existing irrigation ditches or canals which will carry five (5) second-feet or more of water and which are located within or adjacent to the subdivision;
10. Bridges and culverts as may be needed for ditches, drains or canals, for the width of the street right of way, but not more than sixty six feet (66') for any one bridge or culvert;
11. Water facilities adequate to provide a minimum culinary water service level of fifty pounds per square inch (50 psi) at the individual meter for each residential lot; provided, that no new water facilities shall be approved that would diminish the service level to surrounding properties.
12. When an enhanced median is required, land for the entire width of the median shall be dedicated by the subdivider. The subdivider shall install all infrastructure and landscaping improvements for the enhanced median (median curb and gutter, median pavement, grading, drainage structures, required landscaping, irrigation). The landscaping plan for such median shall be approved by the planning commission. In developing and approving the landscaping plan, as much existing natural vegetation as possible should be retained in the median, and where new plantings are required, low water/low maintenance plant materials should be used. The subdivider shall be reimbursed for such median costs as follows:
a. One hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the dedicated land;
b. One hundred percent (100%) of the actual cost of drainage structures within the median; and
c. Eighty five percent (85%) of the actual cost of the remaining median improvements.
The reimbursements provided herein shall not be in addition to any reimbursement which would otherwise be required under subsection A1 of this section.
13. Street lights in new subdivisions which propose the construction of a street to be dedicated to the public or which proposes lot access to existing City streets, subject to the following:
a. The street light design shall be approved by the appropriate power provider and the subdivider shall pay the power provider the appropriate cost for materials and installation.
b. Lighting fixtures shall be mounted a minimum of sixteen feet (16') above the ground. For subdivisions with street trees, fixtures shall be mounted a maximum of fourteen feet (14') above the ground. The city engineer, in addition to other requirements in the engineering standards, may require a light to be located at the following areas:
(1) Street intersections within the subdivision;
(2) Half block street intersections;
(3) Cul-de-sacs;
(4) Horizontal or vertical bends in the roadway;
(5) Parking lot entrances and exits; and
(6) Bridges.
B. Water And Sewer Lines: Water and sewer lines and laterals shall be installed prior to the surfacing of the street.
C. Permit Required; Fee: Minimum standards of design and specifications for materials and construction for the improvements listed in subsection A of this section shall be prepared and approved by the city engineer and filed in the city recorder's office before becoming effective. A permit shall be obtained from the city engineer before the construction starts on any of these improvements. The permit and inspection fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) per lot, which fee shall be paid by the subdivider.
(1979 Code § 17.20.060; amd. Ord. 91-52, 12-19-1991; Ord. 96-43, 8-27-1996; 1999 Code; Ord. 99-18, 4-6-1999, eff. 4-17-1999; Ord. 2002-62, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2004-18, 5-18-2004; Ord. 2004-39, 6-15-2004, eff. 7-1-2004; Ord. 2005-49, 7-26-2005; Ord. 2010-16, 5-4-2010; Ord. 2020-41, 9-15-2020)
A. In lieu of actual installation of the improvements required by this chapter prior to the approval and recordation of the final plat, the mayor, or the mayor's designee, may permit the subdivider to enter into an agreement by which the subdivider agrees to complete all required improvements no later than two (2) years following the approval of the plat and subdivision. The subdivider shall covenant to maintain each required improvement until inspection and acceptance by the city engineer and also shall warrant that all required improvements will be free from defect for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of final inspection and acceptance. The agreement shall provide that the covenants contained in the agreement shall run with the land and bind all successors, heirs, and assignees of the subdivider. The subdivision improvement agreement shall contain such other terms and conditions required by the mayor, or the mayor's designee, and shall be approved as to form by the city attorney.
B. Whenever a subdivider is permitted under subsection A of this section to enter into a subdivision improvement agreement, the mayor, or the mayor's designee, shall require the subdivider to provide a financial guarantee for the completion and warranty of the required public improvements by one of the methods specified as follows:
1. The subdivider may furnish and file with the city recorder an irrevocable letter of credit agreement approved by the mayor, or the mayor's designee, together with an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a federally insured bank or savings institution, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the improvements not previously installed as estimated by the city engineer, conditioned for the installation of such improvements within a period of two (2) years immediately following the approval of the plat and subdivision by the mayor, which agreement and letter of credit shall be approved by the city attorney as to form, and shall be filed with the city recorder.
2. The subdivider may deposit in escrow either with the city or with a federally insured bank or savings institution, approved by the mayor, or the mayor's designee, as a third party depository, an amount of money equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the improvements not previously installed as estimated by the city engineer, as stated in subsection A of this section, under an escrow agreement conditioned for the installation of said improvements within two (2) years from the approval of the plat and subdivision by the mayor. The escrow agreement shall be approved by the mayor, or the mayor's designee, and by the city attorney as to form and shall be filed with the city recorder.
C. The city shall release the financial guarantee, or portions thereof, upon request of the subdivider under the following conditions:
1. A request is not made more frequently than every thirty (30) days;
2. The request is for a completed system that has been inspected and accepted by the city; and
3. All required improvements are warranted by the subdivider for one full year after final inspection and acceptance. The city shall, as a warranty assurance, retain a portion of the financial guarantee, or receive from the subdivider a separate financial guarantee, equal to:
a. Ten percent (10%) of the required improvement costs under the financial guarantees until twelve (12) months from the date of final inspection and acceptance; or
b. Ten percent (10%) of the actual improvement costs if the developer provides the city with receipts or other evidence of actual cost deemed satisfactory by the city engineer until twelve (12) months from the date of final inspection and acceptance.
D. The mayor may waive the financial guarantee requirement for improvements required to be installed by the Ogden City redevelopment agency as the owner and subdivider of property; provided that the city and the agency have entered into a subdivision improvement agreement.
E. No subdivision improvement agreement or financial guarantee shall be required for property owned and subdivided by the city, except as may be necessary to provide for the obligations of parties other than the city.
(Ord. 2013-35, 6-25-2013)
The mayor is authorized to prescribe, by administrative rule or regulation filed for record with the city recorder, forms and procedures to ensure the orderly, regular and efficient processing of applications for the approval of a proposed subdivision and the strict compliance with the requirements of this title.
(1979 Code § 17.20.090; amd. Ord. 91-52, 12-19-1991; 1999 Code)
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