The improvements required by this chapter shall be designed by a registered professional engineer prior to approval of the master plat. The installation of improvements shall be in accordance with specifications of the City and under the inspection of the City Engineer. If, in any instance, the City decides that it is necessary to install a larger water main or sewer, or to increase the width of a street, the City will bear a pro rata share of the cost of the particular improvement. In some cases, the proposed area to be platted will not be served at its borders by water mains or adequate sewers. Council may require a petition for the creation of an assessment district to furnish such sewer and water service or may require the developer to bear the full cost of the extensions to the area to be platted. Council may accept petitions for an assessment district in lieu of a certified check or performance bond for the installation of improvements, provided that no building permit shall be issued within the subdivision until the assessment district is confirmed and the roll spread.
Where extraordinary circumstances exist or where there are practical difficulties in complying with a certain provision of this chapter, Council may, at its discretion, vary or modify any of the provisions herein contained at a particular instance so that the spirit of these Subdivision Regulations shall be observed and an adequate development encouraged.
(Ord. 228. Passed 4-5-94.)