(a) Regulations. All lots in the subdivision shall be designed and laid out in accordance with the following regulations:
(1) All lots shall provide satisfactory building sites, properly related to topography and the character of surrounding development.
(2) Each lot shall front on a public thoroughfare. The minimum lot sizes, widths and setbacks shall be as specified in 1325.03. For slope areas where the average topographic slope is fifteen percent (15%) or greater, refer to the regulations for hillside development in Article 1363.
(3) All side lot lines shall be at right angles to street lines and radial to curved street lines, except where the Commission determines that a variation to this rule would provide a better layout.
(4) Lots with double frontage shall be avoided except where the Commission determines that it is essential to provide separation of residential development from arterial streets.
(5) No corner lot shall have a width at the building line of less than seventy-five feet.
(6) No lot should have an average depth which is more than three times its average width, nor shall it have a depth of less than 120 feet except that whenever a lot fronts upon an exterior curved portion of a street, the centerline radius of which is 100 feet or less then the required minimum lot depth may be reduced to not less than 100 feet.
(b) Debris and Waste. No cut trees, timber, debris, earth, rocks, stones, junk, rubbish or other waste materials of any kind shall be buried in any land, or left or deposited on any lot or street at the time of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, and removal of same shall be required prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy on a subdivision. Nor shall any be left or deposited in any area of the subdivision at the time of expiration of the performance bond or dedication of public improvements, whichever is sooner.
(c) Fencing. Each subdivision and/or developer shall be required to furnish and install fences wherever the Planning Commission determines that a hazardous condition may exist. The fences shall be constructed according to standards established by the City Engineer and shall be noted as to height and material on the final plat. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until such fence improvements have been duly installed.
(d) Waterbodies and Watercourses. If a tract being subdivided contains a water body, or portion thereof, lot lines shall be so drawn as to distribute the entire ownership of the water body among the fees of adjacent lots. The Planning Commission may approve an alternative plan where by the ownership of and responsibility for safe maintenance of the water body is so placed that it will not become a local government responsibility. No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the minimum area of a lot required under the Zoning Ordinance may be satisfied by land which is under water. Where a watercourse separates the buildable area of a lot from the street by which it has access, provisions shall be made for installation of a culvert or other structure, of design approved by the City Engineer.
(e) Performance Bond to Include Lot Improvements.
(1) The performance bond shall include an amount to guarantee completion of all requirements contained in this section of these Regulations including, but not limited to, soil preservation, final grading, lot drainage, lawn-grass seeding, removal of debris and waste, fencing and all other lot improvements required by the Planning Commission.
(2) Whether or not a certificate of occupancy has been issued, at the expiration of the performance bond, the local government may enforce the provisions of the bond where the provisions of this section or any other applicable law, ordinance or regulation have not been complied with.
(Ord. 10-14. Passed 8-14-14.)