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IMPROVEMENTS
No final plat of any subdivision shall be approved unless:
(A) The improvements required by this subchapter have been installed prior to that approval; or
(B) In the alternative, the subdivider shall have filed with the City Council a surety bond, or cashier’s or certified check, to ensure the construction of the improvements required by this subchapter in a satisfactory manner and within the period specified by the City Council, that period not to exceed 2 years. No surety bond shall be accepted unless it be enforceable by or payable to the city in a sum at least equal to the cost of constructing the improvements as estimated by the city official having jurisdiction and in form with surety and conditions approved by the City Attorney.
(1969 Code, § 23-78) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961) Penalty, see § 10.99
The owner of a tract may prepare and secure approval of a preliminary plat for the entire tract and may install the required improvements only in a portion of that tract, but the improvements must be installed or provision made for their installation in any portion of the area for which a final plat is approved for recording; however, any water mains, storm sewers, trunk sewers, and any sewage treatment plants shall be designed and built to serve all the area owned by the subdivider or designed and built in such a manner that they can easily be expanded or extended to serve the entire area; and provided further that the requirements of § 159.072 of this code have been met.
(1969 Code, § 23-79) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961) Penalty, see § 10.99
All subdivision boundary corners shall be marked with permanent survey monuments. All points of tangency and points of curvature of all curves shall be marked with permanent markers. A permanent monument shall be deemed to be concrete with rod center at least 30 inches long, with a minimum dimension of 4 inches extending below the frost line. Should conditions prohibit the placing of monuments on the line, offset marking will be permitted; provided, however, that exact offset courses and distances are shown on the subdivision plat. Iron pipes or steel rods shall be set at all lot corners. If survey monuments are removed during construction, they shall be replaced before the final plat is approved.
(1969 Code, § 23-80) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) All streets and public ways shall be graded to their full width, including side slopes, and to the appropriate grade, and shall be surfaced to a width of 30 feet between face of curbs with 6 inches of compacted crushed stone or gravel and with 2 inches of hot bituminous mix, or 6 inches of concrete may be used for the surfacing. Concrete curbs and gutters shall be installed. The surfacing and curbs shall be in accordance with applicable standard specifications of the city and shall be subject to inspection and approval by the proper city official.
(B) Where lots are 20,000 square feet or more in area, pavements of 20 feet in width and without curbs and gutters may be used, but usable shoulders with a slope of 1/2 inch per foot shall be provided along any 20-foot pavement.
(1969 Code, § 23-81) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961) Penalty, see § 10.99
Concrete sidewalks not less than 4 feet in width shall be constructed along both sides of every street shown on the plat in accordance with applicable standard specifications of the city; and concrete sidewalks shall also be constructed along both sides of all major streets; however, where the property is platted in lots having an area of at least 20,000 square feet and a width of at least 100 feet, the Plan Commission and City Council may waive those requirements. Location of all sidewalks shall be shown on final plans. All sidewalks must have a depth of not less than 4 inches Portland cement or its equivalent.
(1969 Code, § 23-82) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Where a subdivision is located within the city limits, each lot therein shall be provided with a connection to the city water system, the water service to terminate not less than 2 feet inside of the curb line or easement line.
(B) Where a subdivision is located contiguous to the city limits and the subdivider requests that all lots be provided with city water, then the subdivision must be annexed to the city before the lots can be connected to the city water system.
(C) Fire hydrants shall be installed in all subdivisions within the corporate limits, and the location of the hydrants shall be approved by the superintendent of water distribution.
(D) The water supply system shall be designed by a registered professional engineer of this state, approved by the State Environmental Protection Agency, and be constructed under the direction and control of the engineer, and all construction shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer and of the city superintendent of water distribution. No water supply system piping shall be covered until such time as the city, through its designated agent, approves of the installation of the same.
(E) Water lines shall not be less than 6 inches in diameter.
(F) In subdivisions outside the city limits, pending availability of a public water supply, the subdivider shall construct wells or a private water supply system in such a manner that an adequate supply of potable water will be available to every lot in the subdivision at the time improvements are erected thereon. The installation shall be designed by a state registered professional engineer and approved by the State Sanitary Water Board and appropriate county authorities.
(1969 Code, § 23-83) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961; Am. Ord. 1992-12, passed 4-27-1992; Am. Ord. 1994-32, passed 10-10-1994) Penalty, see § 10.99
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