11-1-7.15 Improvement Requirements

Before final acceptance of any subdivision lying within the City shall be approved, the following improvements shall be constructed in accordance with City specifications and under the inspection of the City Council and/or the City Engineer: b. Permanent Markers: All subdivisions boundary corners, all points tangent and street intersections shall be definitely marked with metal monuments approved by the City Council and/or the City Engineer. c. Streets: All streets shall be graded, graveled and hard-surfaced in accordance with City specifications. Traffic regulatory, safety and street identification signs shall be erected. d. Curbs, Gutters and Sidewalks: In subdivisions in which one or more lots have frontage along a public street, curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall be installed on both sides of all streets (except on streets bonding the subdivision, curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall be required only on the subdivision side); however, required sidewalks may be waived by the City Council upon recommendation of the Planning Commission. e. Drainage: i. The subdivider shall provide adequate surface drainage for the development, including primary on-site drainage adequate to handle a twenty-four (24) hour, ten (10) year storm event. Design calculations shall be submitted along with the construction plans. Inlets shall be provided so that surface water is not carried across intersections, or for a distance of more than six hundred (600) feet in the gutter. Underground seepage sumps may be approved only after receipt of acceptable engineering calculations. Sumps shall be approved by the City Engineer. ii. If a storm retention or detention basin is used, it shall be approved by the City Engineer. Written approval from the Irrigation Company is required before altering or tying into a ditch or canal. Drainage in cul-de-sacs shall drain away from the turn-around unless otherwise approved by the City Council and/or City Engineer. All storm drainage designs shall be certified by a licensed professional engineer. f. Water Lines and Fire Hydrants: In all subdivisions, a culinary water supply, water lines and fire hydrants shall be required as follows: i. The sub divider shall have prior approval for connections to system or other source and shall make such water available to each lot within the subdivided area. Sizes of water mains shall be subject to the approval of the public works director and/or the City Engineer and shall be based upon fire protection requirements, but in no case shall they have a diameter of less than six inches (6”). Workmanship and details of construction shall be in accordance with City specifications and with the State Board of Health requirements. ii. Fire hydrants shall be installed at intervals within the subdivision in such a manner that no lot will be a distance greater than five hundred feet (500’) from the closest hydrant, measured along the streets. g. Sewers: Sewer connections, subdivision sewer systems and individual sewage facilities shall be installed in accordance with specifications set by the State Department of Health. Sub dividers shall make necessary provisions by installing sewer mains and laterals to the property line of each lot, in accordance with requirements established by the Planning Commission, City Council and/or the City Engineer, so that a minimum of roadway excavation will be required to connect said subdivision to a the City sewer system. h. Gas, Electricity, Telephone Services and any Other Utility: The sub divider shall make natural gas, electricity, telephone services and any other utility available to each lot in the subdivision area. These improvements shall be complete before the streets are hard-surfaced. Installation shall be approved by the utility company providing the service and the City Council. (Ord. 2000-4-12, 4-1 2-2000)