(A) Lots shall meet the width, depth, frontage, lot size and all other requirements of the specific zoning district in which the subdivision is located.
(B) All streets or other rights-of-way designated for use, and all water, sewer and other public improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards of the city in effect at the time the plat is submitted. In the absence of a specific ordinance, the City Engineer shall determine the appropriate design standards in accordance with good engineering practices.
(C) All lots created shall abut a dedicated public street and shall connect to the public street system unless otherwise allowed by Ch. 158 of this code of ordinances. Private streets are not permitted unless specifically approved by the City Council.
(D) Insofar as possible, the natural terrain, existing topography and natural vegetation shall be preserved.
(E) Where the property to be subdivided is subject to natural or human-made hazards such as flooding, rock and mud slides, open quarries or abandoned mines, or where there exists shallow water table conditions or polluted water sources, such hazards or conditions shall be identified and the subdivider shall provide documentation as to how the hazards or conditions have been eliminated, or will be eliminated, through the design and construction of the subdivision.
(F) No single lot shall be divided by a municipal or county boundary line, a public road or street, or a private road or street which can legally be used by property owners other than the owner of the lot.
(G) Each lot in the subdivision shall be served with the city sanitary sewer system unless otherwise allowed by Ch. 158 of this code of ordinances.
(H) Each lot in the subdivision shall be served with the city public water system unless otherwise allowed by Ch. 158 of this code of ordinances.
(I) At the time of the application for preliminary plat, the subdivider shall provide a drainage system design which covers the entire subdivision. The design shall accommodate runoff from the entire subdivision and the historical runoff from areas adjacent to and “upstream” of the subdivision. The design shall ensure that runoff from the developed subdivision shall not exceed the historical volumes and velocities discharged onto adjacent property. At the time of the final plat, the subdivider shall include final drainage design for the phase of the subdivision included in the final plat. The final drainage design shall show how the drainage is consistent with the overall drainage system design.
(Prior Code, § 11-7.01) (Ord. 747, passed - -1995) Penalty, see § 157.99