(A) Generally.
Reserve tracts are those individual parcels of land created within a subdivision plat which are not divided into lots, but are established to accommodate some specific purpose such as a commercial center, industrial sites, a golf course, or other type of private recreational facility, schools or church sites or sites for utility facilities such as water wells and storage areas, wastewater treatment plants, electrical power stations, or other activities and land uses which division into lots is not suitable or appropriate. Since the use or reserve tracts may not be completely determined by the subdivider or developer at the time plats are prepared and submitted to the city, these reserve tracts are often established as “unrestricted reserves” which allows maximum flexibility in the determination of the ultimate use planned for the properties.
(B) Public street access.
Reserves established on any subdivision plat must have frontage on and be immediately adjacent to at least one public street, with the frontage being not less than 60 feet in width. In those instances where the average depth of an unrestricted reserve is more than 300 feet, the reserve access to all adjacent public streets must be separated by a one-foot reserve placed within the adjacent street right-of-way as provided for in § 154.31 which will become automatically removed upon the approval and recording of a suitable development plat of the property within the reserve.
(C) Identification and designation.
All reserves must be labeled and identified on the plat and a description of the use intended for the reserve must be noted. If the use of the reserve is not restricted for any specific use, the reserve must then be identified and noted as being unrestricted. All reserves are to be identified and designated by alphabetical letters, not numbers, along with an indication as to the total acreage of the reserves must be shown within each reserve boundaries.
(Ord. 96-0220, passed 2-20-1996; Ord. 19-1022A, passed 10-22-2019) Penalty, see § 154.99