10-1-125 APPEALS
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1. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the Planning Commission may appeal such decision to the City Council. Such action shall be taken within 30 days from the date of the Planning Commission hearing wherein the subdivision was reviewed, or as outlined herein. The notice of the appeal shall specify the grounds of the appeal and all previous actions of the planning commission related thereto. Upon receipt of the appeal, the City Council will set a date for consideration of the appeal at a regularly scheduled meeting.
CHAPTER 10 SUBDIVISIONS 2. The decision of the City Council shall be final as to the administrative action taken by the
City. Such a decision may affirm or reverse the decision of the Planning Commission in whole or in part. Appeals of any City Council decision shall be to the District Court. Saving Clause If any provision(s) of this ordinance shall be held or deemed to be invalid, inoperable, or unenforceable for any reason, such shall not have the effect of rendering any other provision(s) invalid, inoperable, or unenforceable to any extent. The remainder of the provisions herein shall be deemed to be separate, independent, and severable acts of Fountain Green City.
11.1 GOVERNING PROVISIONS 11.2 LOT STANDARDS 11.3 DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND LAYOUT 11.4 CONSTRUCTION ON SLOPES EXCEEDING 25% 11.5 LANDSCAPING 11.6 BUILDINGS 11.7 ROADS 11.8 PRIVATE ROAD MAINTENANCE 11.9 STREET NAMES 11.10 CUTS, FILLS AND RETAINING WALLS 11.11 MEASURING CUT AND FILL HEIGHTS 11.12 MAXIMUM SLOPE GRADES 11.13 RETAINING WALLS 11.14 ENGINEERING/GEOLOGIC ANALYSIS 11.15 RE-VEGETATION 11.16 BUILDING SETBACKS FROM WATER WAYS AND FLOOD HAZARD
AREAS 11.17 UTILITIES 11.18 OUTDOOR LIGHTING 11.19 COMPLETION OF ON- AND OFF-SITE IMPROVEMENTS PRIOR TO
APPROVAL OF PLATS OR ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS 11.20 SECURITY FOR COMPLETION 11.21 AMOUNT OF SECURITY 11.22 TERM OF SECURITY/PROOF OF LICENSING 11.23 FORM OF ASSURANCE 11.24 PAYMENT OF INTEREST 11.25 RELEASE OF FUNDS 11.26 MODIFICATION OF PLANS 11.27 PHASED PROJECTS 11.28 FEES, ENFORCEMENT, PERMITS AND PENALTIES 11.29 CITY CULINARY WATER SUPPLY 11.30 CITY WATER AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE-
FIGHTING 11.31 RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRIBUTED SOLAR
Final copy approved by Fountain Green City Council February 18, 2008. Minor changes to 11.3E April 19, 2012. Amended 11.6A and 11.19/20 October 18, 2012. Amended 11.6A September 27, 2018, Subsection 11.31 added October 10, 2019. Subsection 11.32 added July 21, 2022. Added subsection 11.6 A and corrected 11.6 C January 18, 2024. Add section 11.7 new B August 15, 2024. Section 11.33 added June 19, 2025.
ENERGY SYSTEMS 11.32 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS 11.1 GOVERNING PROVISIONS
The regulations hereinafter set forth in this Chapter qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the zone regulations appearing elsewhere in the Fountain Green Land Use Ordinance. The current edition of the American Public Works Association (APWA) Manual of Standard Specifications will also govern construction of infrastructure in Fountain Green.