All improvements in an R-5 Single Family Cluster District shall be in accordance with Chapter 1187 (General Subdivision Design Criteria) of the City of Twinsburg; and shall conform to all existing or future requirements of the City Engineer and/or Council for plans and specifications with respect to the construction and material standards for all pavement and utility installations within the City. Utility improvements within a single family cluster area in a single family cluster development need not be installed in a dedicated street right-of-way if approved by the City Engineer. In all instances where such improvements are not installed in a dedicated right-of-way, the owner shall grant permanent easements to the City, in a form satisfactory to the Engineer and Law Department, providing for access to the utilities by the City or other utility companies. All streets within a single family cluster development built to the standards of the Twinsburg Subdivision Regulations may be offered to the City for dedication.
Site improvements on individual lots shall be regulated by applicable homeowner’s association regulations and by the following. Site improvements include fences, decks, patios, sidewalks, landscape islands, planting beds, and similar elements. Where site improvements are proposed on single family detached cluster properties by an individual property owner post subdivision approval, such improvements shall be reviewed by the Chief Building Official and approved only after a determination has been made that the following standards will be met:
(a) The proposed improvement will not result in a change of grade that would materially affect storm water drainage patterns or result in an increase in storm water discharges to a neighboring property.
(b) Proposed improvements will not be situated so as to place outdoor use in close proximity to a neighboring property’s noise sensitive rooms such as bedrooms.
(c) Where above-ground improvements include modification of existing ground by excavation or fill, the applicant shall provide a site plan indicating the existing and proposed elevations, location of the improvement, and distances of the proposed modifications to adjoining property lines.
(Ord. 55-2013. Passed 5-28-13.)