(A) No new street shall be accepted by the city for maintenance purposes until such street is brought up to the standards required in this subchapter. New streets shall include all property deeded or dedicated to the city and intended for street use, and all dedicated or existing streets within the city which have not been brought to the standards of this subchapter. Any future streets dedicated or deeded to the city shall be in accordance with § 151.002 unless specified differently by the City Council.
(B) No private access road will be accepted by the city for maintenance purposes and said road shall be maintained by its owner. All private access roads will require prior approval and satisfactory review by the Council of the following criteria:
(1) Clearing, grading to proper grade to required right-of-way width and surfacing;
(2) Storm drainage culverts or restrictive culverts;
(3) Base materials for roadways, in place and leveling course in place;
(4) Ongoing maintenance and repair responsibilities;
(5) Landscaping, including fencing, hedges, screening;
(6) Traffic pattern, including sufficient access and turn around space for public and everyday vehicles; and
(7) Utility easements necessary, installation of underground utilities including sanitary sewer, water mains and service lines, gas, underground electric, and telephone lines.
(C) All streets within the city shall include the following to be provided at the expense of the abutting property owners:
(1) Clearing, grading to proper grade to full right-of-way limits and surfacing from curb to curb;
(2) Storm drainage facilities both within and outside of right-of-way limits;
(3) Base materials for roadways, in place and leveling course in place;
(4) Concrete curb and gutter, and also portland cement concrete sidewalks, the location and width whereof shall conform to the provisions of the ordinances of the city; and
(5) Installation of underground utilities including sanitary sewer, water mains and service lines, gas, underground electric, and telephone lines.
(D) Before any street or private road improvement shall be made, the abutting owner or his or her representative shall notify the City Engineer or Street Superintendent, who shall supply, at city expense, the grade lines and specifications for the clearing and grading of the street and for the construction and installation of storm drainage. In the event such improvements are not commenced within six months the owner shall reimburse the city for such engineering expense.
(E) (1) The base and leveling materials for residential streets or private roads shall consist of a minimum of six inches of base rock and two inches of leveling course or surfacing rock, provided the subbase is consolidated or compacted fill consisting of silty gravel or other suitable material.
(2) On those streets or private roads which, in the opinion of the City Engineer, do not have a sufficient sub-base, additional gravel may be required as specified by the City Engineer. The size and type of base leveling and fill materials shall be as specified by the City Engineer. The base and leveling materials shall cover the entire street or private road width from curb to curb, except as hereinafter provided.
(F) In the event that a single improvement is to be constructed on a new street, and the owner thereof also owns the property on the opposite side of the street, the owner shall improve the street or streets for the entire width of the street fronting the lot in accordance with this subchapter, such improvement to extend at least for the total frontage length of the lot. If the opposite side of the street is in different ownership, the street improvement shall extend not less than ten feet beyond the centerline of the street from the lot to be improved.
(G) No person shall construct or repair a street, private road, or storm drainage system without first obtaining a permit from the city. The application for the permit shall describe the location, width, length, and material proposed to be used and any such other information as the City Engineer may deem appropriate.
(Ord. 352, passed 6-8-1992)