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LANDSCAPING; DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
§ 154.145 LANDSCAPING.
   (A)   The subdivider shall submit his or her proposal and a schedule for landscaping to the Plan Commission prior to filing or with the filing of the application for approval of the preliminary plat.
   (B)   All subdivisions must have an approved landscape plan in accordance with this chapter.
   (C)   Landscaping must be shown on the preliminary and final construction plans, and must be installed and maintained by the developer as specified on the plan within one year of beginning construction of subdivision or section thereof and same for following sections.
   (D)   Required landscape plans must be prepared by a landscape architect registered in the state or a licensed nurseryman for major subdivisions.
   (E)   Required landscape plans.
      (1)   Residential subdivision (major only).
         (a)   Minimum six-inch wide strip behind the right-of-way and or easement along all existing public street or road frontage for entire length of subdivision. (Does not mean new internal streets.)
         (b)   Tree preservation plan where more than one acre of woods is to be developed or where existing wooded fence rows are located at edge of property.
         (c)   Entrance features; i.e., landscaping, walls, signs, lighting and the like.
      (2)   Commercial or industrial subdivision (all).
         (a)   Minimum six-inch wide strip behind the right-of-way and/or easement along all existing public street or road frontage for entire length of subdivision.
         (b)   Tree preservation plan where more than one acre of woods is to be developed or where existing wooded fence rows are located at edge of property.
         (c)   Screening/buffering plans for parking areas, outdoor storage areas, loading areas, storage tanks, large mechanical or electrical installations and other unsightly uses or structures visible from noncommercial or non-industrial adjacent land uses must also be in accordance with the zoning regulations.
      (3)   Required landscaping. Required landscaping shall include but not be limited to a mixture of trees, shrubs and ground cover.
         (a)   Minimum sizes at time of planting shall be as follows.
 
Deciduous shade trees
2 in. diameter trunk
Deciduous ornamental trees
6 ft. high
Evergreen trees
6 ft. high
Shrubbery
18 in. to 24 in.
 
         (b)   Each required landscape strip shall have as an average minimum one tree every 30 feet horizontally along strip.
   (F)   Subdivider shall make every attempt to preserve and enhance all existing woods, forests and soils as part of overall landscape plan.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992)
§ 154.146 RETAINING WALLS.
   Retaining walls may be constructed within sites given the following requirements:
   (A)   Must be shown on the construction plans. No wall will be allowed if not shown on the plans;
   (B)   Any structural wall over four feet must be designed by a professional engineer, landscape architect or architect and all design plans must be submitted and be stamped by said design professional;
   (C)   No retaining wall shall exceed ten feet in height without terracing;
   (D)   No retaining wall shall be constructed within a street right-of-way nor a drainage or a utility easements; and
   (E)   No drainage, utility, sanitary sewer or water line will be constructed on the upper elevation of a retaining wall nor closer than 15 feet from the lower elevation of a retaining wall.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992)
§ 154.147 EARTH MOUNDS.
   (A)   Maximum height shall be set at six feet.
   (B)   Minimum top width shall be set at two feet.
   (C)   Maximum side slope for front and back sides shall be set at three to one (three feet horizontal to one foot vertical).
   (D)   Mounds shall be set back from rights-of-way or property lines so that the toe of slope will be no closer than five feet of the right-of-way or property line.
   (E)   Mounds shall not be allowed to increase storm water runoff onto an adjoining property in excess of the amount received previous to new development.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992)
STREETS AND ROADWAYS; DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
§ 154.160 STREET CLASSIFICATIONS FOR SUBDIVISIONS.
   (A)   The following classifications/definitions are for streets in an approved subdivision. The classifications are not to be construed with the definitions used for or that identify roads on the thoroughfare plan and/or are mentioned in any other part of this chapter.
      (1)   Major residential. Major residential streets are defined as those streets which serve to collect traffic from the minor residential streets. Although major residential streets may have driveways connected directly to them, they serve more than just the lots to which they are contiguous.
      (2)   Minor residential. Minor residential streets are defined as those streets that provide direct access to the lots located along the street. In additions to serving the contiguous lots, they may also be used, as short cuts between the major residential streets.
      (3)   Cul-de-sac. Cul-de-sacs are defined as those streets which are dead end streets that service only the lots located directly along that street. Each cul-de-sac will be required to have a turn around located at the end of the street of width and right-of-way further described within this chapter.
   (B)   The classification of the streets within the subdivision shall be subject to the review and approval of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
(Ord. 1996-7-1, passed 7-1-1996)
§ 154.161 STREET PLANS.
   (A)   (1)   The proposed street shall provide access to all lots and parcels of land within the subdivision for all major subdivisions (as defined i.e., four lots or more).
      (2)   All lots shall have access within the subdivision.
      (3)   Drive cuts shall not be permitted onto existing public (dedicated) roadways for major subdivisions.
   (B)   Proposed streets, where appropriate, shall be extended up to the boundary lines of adjacent property to provide for normal circulation of traffic within the vicinity.
   (C)   Proposed streets shall provide for continuation of existing, planned or platted streets on adjacent tracts.
   (D)   All streets including those proposed to provide the continuation of streets to adjacent property shall be constructed to the boundary lines of the subdivision and in accordance with the standards of this chapter.
   (E)   Proposed streets shall be designed to minimize through traffic movement.
   (F)   (1)   No street names may be used which will duplicate, or be confused with the names of existing streets. The streets which are logical extensions or continuations of any existing streets shall bear the names of such existing streets.
   (G)   (1)   Subdivisions in excess of 50 lots (commercial, residential or industrial) shall provide de-acceleration, acceleration and bypass lanes off arterial (primary and/or secondary) or collector (major and/or minor) road classifications.
      (2)   If all lot sizes in the subdivision are greater than three acres in area the developer may reduce street pavement width for local streets to 24 feet for dedicated or non-dedicated streets, all other standards set forth shall not be waived/reduced. When streets are reduced to 24 feet on-street parking shall be prohibited (this must be part of the covenants and deed restrictions).
   (H)   The number of access roads required into a subdivision will be based upon the number of lots, sound engineering design and continuity of the county road system. If in the opinion of the Plan Commission staff additional access points are needed it shall make recommendations for additional entrances to the developer and the Plan Commission. If the Plan Commission determines that additional access roads are needed it will advise the developer at the time of preliminary approval.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1995-6-3-2, passed 7-3-1995)
§ 154.162 RIGHT-OF-WAY.
   (A)   Minimum rights-of-way widths for major residential, minor residential and cul-de-sac street classifications in subdivisions (all other listed classification remain for the existence of the Thoroughfare Plan.
Cul-de-sac
50 ft.
Local
50 ft.
Major collector
70 ft.
Major residential
70 ft.
Minor collector
60 ft.
Minor residential
60 ft.
Primary arterial
100 ft.
Secondary arterial
90 ft.
 
   (B)   In subdivisions that adjoin or include existing streets that do not conform to the minimum right-of-way dimensions as established by the Thoroughfare Plan, the subdivider shall dedicate additional width per the requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1995-6-3-2, passed 7-3-1995; Ord. 1996-7-1, passed 7-1-1996)
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