11-5-7: SIDEWALKS:

   A.   Requirements:

      1.   Sidewalks shall be included within the dedicated nonpavement right of way of all roads as shown in Table 2 of this section.

      2.   Concrete curbs are required for all roads where sidewalks are required by these regulations or where required in the discretion of the planning, programming and zoning commission.

      3.   Sidewalks shall be improved as required in subsection 11-5-3B2 of this Chapter. A median strip of grassed or landscaped areas at least five feet (5') wide shall separate all sidewalks from adjacent curbs in residential subdivisions.

   B.   Pedestrian Access: The planning, programming and zoning commission may require, in order to facilitate pedestrian access from the roads to schools, parks, playgrounds or other nearby roads, perpetual unobstructed easements not less than ten feet (10') in width. Easements shall be indicated on the plat.

   TABLE 2

   SIDEWALKS REQUIRED

	Development Density			Nonresidential Business Industrial
		Residential
	Low	Medium	High
Local road	Optional*	Optional	One side**	Optional*
Collector road	One side**	One side**	Both sides	Both sides
	4' wide	4' wide	4' wide	4' wide
Secondary arterial	One side**	Both sides	Both sides	Both sides
	4' wide	4' wide	4' wide	6' wide
Primary arterial	Both sides	Both sides	Both sides	Both sides
	5' wide	5' wide	5' wide	6' wide

 

*Optional, but where provided, 4 feet minimum on either side of road with concrete curbs.

**One side minimum; may be required on both sides of road upon recommendation of the planning, programming and zoning commission.

(Ord. 2997, 11-20-1978)

11-5-8: UTILITIES:

   A.   Location: All utility facilities with the exception of pad- mount transformers and terminals, including, but not limited to, gas, electric power, telephone and CATV cables, shall be located underground throughout the subdivision. All utility easements existing and proposed throughout the subdivision shall be shown on the preliminary plat. Underground connections to the property line of each platted lot shall be installed at the subdivider's expense. At the discretion of the planning, programming and zoning commission, the requirement for service connections to each lot may be waived in the case of adjoining lots to be retained in single ownership and intended to be developed for the same primary use.

   B.   Easements:

      1.   Easements centered on rear lot lines which are provided for municipal utilities shall be at least sixteen feet (16') wide. Proper coordination shall be established between the city, the subdivider and the applicable utility companies for the establishment of utility easements prior to approval of the preliminary plat.

      2.   Where topographical or other conditions are such as to make impractical the inclusion of utilities within the rear lot lines, perpetual unobstructed easements at least sixteen feet (16') in width shall be provided along side lot lines with satisfactory access to the road or rear lot lines. Easements shall be indicated on the plat. (Ord. 2997, 11-20-1978)

11-5-9: PUBLIC USES:

   A.   Parks, Playgrounds And Recreation Area Standards: The city should obtain land for parks and playgrounds or other recreation purposes in locations designated on the comprehensive plan or otherwise where such reservations would be appropriate. Each reservation shall be of suitable size, dimension, topography and general character and shall have adequate road access, for the particular purposes envisioned by the leisure services commission. The area shall be shown and marked on the plat, reserved for park and/or recreation purposes. When recreation areas are established, the leisure services commission shall determine the number of acres to be reserved.

   B.   Minimum Size Of Park And Playground Reservations: In general, land reserved for recreation purposes shall have an area of at least four (4) acres. When less than four (4) acres, the commission may require that the recreation area be located at a suitable place on the edge of the subdivision so that additional land may be added at such time as the adjacent land is subdivided. (Ord. 2997, 11-20-1978)

11-5-10: PRESERVATION OF NATURAL FEATURES AND AMENITIES:

Existing features which would add value to residential development or to the city as a whole, such as trees, as herein defined, watercourses and falls, historic spots and similar irreplaceable assets, should be preserved in the design of the subdivision. The plat shall show the number and location of existing trees, as required by these regulations and shall further indicate all those marked for retention. (Ord. 2997, 11-20-1978)

11-5-11: NONRESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS:

   A.   General: If a proposed subdivision includes land that is zoned for commercial or industrial purposes, the layout of the subdivision with respect to such land shall make such provisions as the planning, programming and zoning commission may require. A nonresidential subdivision shall also be subject to all the requirements of site plan approval set forth in the zoning ordinance. Site plan approval and nonresidential subdivision plat approval may proceed simultaneously at the discretion of the planning, programming and zoning commission. A nonresidential subdivision shall be subject to all the requirements of these regulations, as well as such additional standards required by the planning, programming and zoning commission, and shall conform to the proposed land use and standards established in the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance.

   B.   Standards: In addition to the principles and standards in these regulations, which are appropriate to the planning of all subdivisions, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commission that the street, parcel and block pattern proposed is specifically adapted to the uses anticipated and takes into account other uses in the vicinity. The following principles and standards shall be observed:

      1.   Proposed industrial parcels shall be suitable in area and dimensions to the types of industrial development anticipated.

      2.   Street rights of way and pavement shall be adequate to accommodate the type and volume of traffic anticipated to be generated thereupon.

      3.   Special requirements may be imposed by the local government with respect to street, curb, gutter and sidewalk design and construction.

      4.   Special requirements may be imposed by the local government with respect to the installation of public utilities, including water, sewer and storm water drainage.

      5.   Every effort shall be made to protect adjacent residential areas from potential nuisance from a proposed commercial or industrial subdivision, including the provision of extra depth in parcels backing upon existing or potential residential development and provisions for a permanently landscaped buffer strip when necessary.

      6.   Streets carrying nonresidential traffic, especially truck traffic, shall not normally be extended to the boundaries of adjacent existing or potential residential areas and shall connect to a collector street. (Ord. 2997, 11-20-1978)