(A) No final plat of any development of land shall be approved by the Town Council, unless it is possible without undue delay for the developer to supply a guarantee to the improvements required in this chapter.
(B) The owner of any land to be platted as a subdivision shall, at his or her own expense, install the improvements detailed below:
(1) Street grading and drainage. Grading, concrete curbs, and gutters, cross gutters, drainage, and drainage structures necessary to the proper use, safety, and drainage of streets and highways;
(2) Pavement material and thickness. Pavement material and thickness shall be a minimum of eight-inch compacted subbase, with a minimum four-inch bituminous overlay, unless otherwise specified by the Town Engineer;
(3) Concrete sidewalks. Concrete sidewalks shall be provided not less than five feet wide. Wider sidewalks may be required along major and collector highways or for streets abutting commercial or industrially zoned land;
(4) Water supply. The developer shall connect to the town water system. Water mains and fire hydrants of a size, type and at a location uniform in pattern and design historically used in the town shall be provided by the developer. Individual water connections to each lot shall be provided from the town water system to the property line of each lot;
(5) Sewer system. The developer shall connect to the town sewer system. Stubs from public utilities, where provided, and from sanitary sewers shall be made available for each lot in such manner as will obviate the necessity for disturbing the street pavement, gutter, culvert, and curb when sewer line connections are made. Individual sewer connections to each lot shall be provided from the town sewer system to the property line of each lot and no more than one house shall be tied unto each lateral;
(6) Street name signs. Street name signs uniform in design and pattern as those historically used in the town shall be installed at all street intersections. The developer shall bear the total expense in the purchasing and installation of all required street name signs;
(7) Barricades and reflectors required. Barricades and reflectors shall be provided along the ends of all dead end or without turn around streets, and at the ends of culverts and other dangerous areas during construction. There shall be no permanent dead end streets without cul-de-sacs;
(8) Permanent survey monuments. Permanent survey monuments shall be set at all development boundary corners in such locations so as not to be disturbed during construction. Permanent survey monuments shall also be placed on each lot p.c. and p.t., shall be five-eighths inch rebar with aluminum cap, and shall be marked with the identity of the corner and name of the surveyor. Such monuments shall either be concrete at least 36 inches in length and four square with suitable permanent center point, or a 30 inch by two and one-half inch iron pipe with brass cap;
(9) Other improvements. The developer shall make such other improvements as needed when deemed necessary by the Town Council to preserve the public health, safety, or welfare;
(10) Extension of sewer and water facilities. If sewer and water facilities are not available adjacent to the proposed development, it shall be the responsibility of the developer to extend such lines in a manner satisfactory to the Town Council. Where such lines may benefit existing developments, the Town Council can make such a determination and if deemed necessary, may partially finance or make other arrangements as needed to assist in such construction; and
(11) Dedication of public land.
(a) To enable the development of public uses to serve the development, dedication of areas or sites of a character, extent and location suitable for parks, schools, open space, greenbelts, or other public purposes (other than streets) shall be dedicated as follows: The percent of the total land to be dedicated shall be based on the formula below, which recognizes the national standard of ten acres per 1,000 population for park usage. This standard is then related to the density and varying family size and density changes. Therefore, the amount to be dedicated is calculated as follows:
Gross density x 2 ÷ 5 = 11% dedication Example: 3 units per acre x 2 ÷ 5 = 11% dedication |
(b) An alternate to dedication could occur if agreed upon by the Town Council in one of the following methods:
1. Dedicating use rights to the town for a portion of the area;
2. Leasing to the town for a nominal fee for 50 to 100 years; or
3. Cash payment to the town for the market value of the land required for open space.
(Prior Code, § 12-6-1) (Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)