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(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
(A) Within city. Where the subdivision is located within the city limits, each lot therein shall be provided with a connection to a sanitary sewer, the sewer connection to terminate not less than 2 feet inside the curb line or easement line.
(B) Adjacent to city. Where the subdivision is located outside the city limits, but is contiguous to the city, and if city sanitary sewers are available to serve the subdivision, then the subdivision shall be annexed to the city and each lot therein shall be provided with a connection to the city’s sewer.
(C) Construction and connections. All connections to the city sewer system and the subdivision sewer system shall be designed by a registered professional engineer of this state, approved by the State Environmental Protection Agency, and comply with the ordinances and code provisions of the city pertaining to sewers; and all construction of the system shall be subject to the direction and an approval of the city official having jurisdiction. No sewers shall be covered after installation without the prior approval of the designated city official.
(1969 Code, § 23-84) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961; Am. Ord. 1992-12, passed 4-27-1992; Am. Ord. 1994-33, passed 10-10-1994) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Small subdivisions; planned city sewers. In subdivisions beyond the city limits in which the lots are less than 20,000 square feet and where plans for the installation of sanitary sewers in the vicinity of the subdivision have been prepared by the city, the subdivider may be required to install sewers in conformity with the plans; and if city sanitary sewers are to be used by the subdivision, then it must be annexed to the city.
(B) Large subdivisions. In subdivisions beyond the city limits that cannot be annexed to the city and where the lots are 20,000 square feet or more and have a minimum width of 100 feet, the subdivider may install individual disposal devices for each lot at the time improvements are erected thereon. If individual sewage disposal systems are necessary, the soil of the subdivision shall be properly tested, including percolation tests, and the type of these systems be delineated and designated within the preliminary plot. All such individual sewage disposal systems shall be constructed in accordance with regulations and requirements of the State Department of Health and under the direction and control of the appropriate city and county authorities.
(1969 Code, § 23-85) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961; Am. Ord. 1992-12, passed 4-27-1992) Penalty, see § 10.99
The plat shall be laid out so as to provide proper drainage of the area being subdivided. Drainage improvements shall maintain any natural watercourse and shall prevent the collection of water in any low areas. The means for disposing of storm water shall be subject to the approval and supervision of the appropriate city official.
(1969 Code, § 23-86) (Ord. 1961-12, passed 4-24-1961) Penalty, see § 10.99