Any subdivider shall improve, or agree to improve, all streets, highways, alleys, ways, or easements within or adjacent to the proposed division of land as a condition precedent to acceptance thereof and approval of the parcel. Such improvements shall be installed at lines and grades and in accordance with specifications approved by the city engineer; such improvements shall include:
(A) Grading and drainage, including storm drains and culverts, necessary for proper use and public safety and designed to conform to sound engineering practices as stated in title 8, chapter 7 of this code; (Ord. 1152, 4-25-1978)
(B) Concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks; such improvements shall apply to C; R-1, 6,000; R-1, 10,000; BP and R-2 zones. In lieu of concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks, a minimum of four feet (4') in width of asphaltic paving shall be provided to serve pedestrian movement and a positive means of drainage control shall be provided as per subsection (A) of this section for RE, R-1A, and R-1, 20,000 zones. Location and alignment shall be subject to approval of the development services director; (Ord. 1654, 6-25-2013)
(C) Street roadway structural section to be per city standards adopted by the city council;
(D) Sanitary sewers and public utilities for each lot which shall be made available for each lot in such manner as will alleviate the necessity for disturbing the street pavement, gutter, curb, and sidewalk when service connections are made;
(E) Streetlights as required by city standards as adopted by the city council;
(F) Location and construction of fire hydrants as per fire department requirements;
(G) In addition to the minimum improvements required by this section, the planning commission may recommend, and the council may require, such additional improvements and facilities or such modifications in the standards of minimum improvements as special conditions may cause these bodies to make a special finding of need;
(H) Before commencing the construction of any improvement required by this section or the recordation of any map the subdivider shall have plans, profiles, and cross sections prepared by a registered civil engineer, where required by the city engineer. Such plans, profiles, and cross sections shall be drawn in conformity with standards prescribed by, and to the satisfaction and approval of the city engineer. After such plans, profiles, and cross sections have been approved and signed by the city engineer, the subdivider shall file one set of original transparencies with the city engineer;
(I) No parcel map shall be presented for approval until the subdivider either completes the required improvements or enters into a contract agreement with the city to complete such improvements within a specified reasonable time after the approval and recordation of the map, such contract agreement to be secured, in such amount as the city engineer shall estimate and determine will be necessary to complete all the improvements required to be done by the subdivider. If subdivider is required to install improvements which contain supplemental size, capacity or number for the benefit of property not within the proposed division of land or reversion to acreage as a condition precedent to the approval of a map, and thereafter to dedicate such improvements to the public, the subdivider shall be reimbursed, by the terms of the contract agreement that portion of the cost of such improvements equal to the difference between the amount it would have cost the subdivider to install such improvements to serve the proposed division of land only, and the actual cost of such improvements. (Ord. 1152, 4-25-1978)