17.20.010 Required improvements

The applicant/owner of any land to be part of a subdivision shall, at his own expense, design and construct all required improvements and guarantee the installation of such improvements, as provided herein, as per this Title 17, and as required by the Development, Design, and Construction Standards (also known as the City Standards), and as inspected and approved through the office of the City Engineer. All utilities, including power, gas, phones, cable, fiber optic, and as found herein, shall be provided for all lots in the subdivision and shall be underground facilities unless specifically approved otherwise by the city engineer. 1. Water Supply: a. The applicant(s) shall install culinary water lines, or shall contract with the local culinary water distributing agency to make the water supply available to each lot within the subdivision, including laterals to a point at least fifteen (15) feet beyond the property line of each lot with a permanent mark approved by the city placed on the curb. Information concerning the residual water pressure in the existing mains at the approximate point of connection shall be provided to the city engineer. The City Engineer shall determine the adequacy of the existing water system to provide culinary water and fire protection as required by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water. b. The applicant(s) shall install secondary water lines and shall contract with the local secondary water distributing agency to make the water supply available to each lot within the subdivision, including laterals to the property of each lot as required by the water distributing agency or fifteen (15) feet beyond the property line with a permanent mark approved by the city placed on the curb. 2. Sewage Disposal: All sanitary sewer systems are required to connect to the public sanitary sewer system and provide adequate lateral lines to a point at least fifteen (15) feet beyond the property line of each lot with a permanent mark approved by the city placed on the curb. Such sewer connections and subdivision sewer systems shall comply with the City Standards and shall be approved by the City Engineer. 3. Storm Water: The applicant(s) is/are required to dispose of storm water and surface drainage into an approved City storm drain system. If easements are required across adjoining property to permit drainage of the subdivision, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant(s) to acquire such easements. Detention of storm water may be required for all subdivisions, as determined by the City Engineer. All construction shall comply with the City storm water management plan. 4. Street Grading and Surfacing: Design and construction shall be as per this Title 17 and as required by the City Standards. 5. Curbs, Gutters and Sidewalks: Curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall be installed on existing and proposed streets by the applicant(s) unless specifically determined by the Approval Authority that such is not necessary for safety or other reasons such as in a PRUD or other Special Approval Development. Unless otherwise approved, design and construction shall be as required by the City Standards. 6. Street Drainage: Drainage infrastructure shall be as required by the City Standards. 7. Monuments: Permanent monuments shall be accurately set and established at such points as are necessary to definitely establish all lines of the plat. Monuments shall be of a type approved by the City Engineer. All subdivision plats shall be tied to at least two (2) approved county monuments. 8. Street Trees: Street trees may be required by the Approval Authority to be planted along street rights-of-way by the applicant(s). 9. Fire Hydrants: Fire hydrants shall be installed. Such fire hydrants shall be of the type, size, number and be installed in such locations as determined by the City Engineer in concert with the Fire Marshall. 10. Street Signs: Street signs shall be paid for by developer and installed by the City. 11. Street Lighting: Street lights and appurtenances shall be provided and installed by the Applicant in accordance with the City Standards. 12. Chip Seal: Chip seal shall be paid for by developer and installed by the City. 13. Fencing: a. A solid board, chain link, or other non-climbable fence not less than six (6) feet in height shall be installed on both sides of existing irrigation canals, bordering open reservoirs, parks, sloughs, railroad rights-of-way or non-access streets, and which are located within or adjacent to the subdivision, except where the Approval Authority determines that park areas, including streams or bodies of water, shall remain unfenced. The Approval Authority shall determine the appropriate fence in each case. b. The Approval Authority may also require a fence of the type to be determined in each instance to be erected when any subdivision adjoins a use to which uncontrolled access might result in damage or nuisance to the subdivision or adjoining property, or where the Approval Authority determines that the absence of a fence may create a nuisance or hazard to the welfare of the residents of the subdivision or adjoining property. Specific consideration shall be given for requiring fencing where the subdivision is adjacent to existing animal uses and producing agriculture uses. 14. Staking of Lots: Survey stakes shall be placed at all lot corners, and nails shall be placed in curbing, so as to completely identify the lot boundaries on the ground. 15. Pioneering agreement: The city may require and enter into a pioneering agreement for installation of off-site improvements and upsizing of roads and/or utilities to serve other properties as the need is determined by the city. 16. Special Improvements: The applicant shall install and guarantee any and all special improvements required by the City as part of subdivision or development approvals. (Ord.2026-10, dated 5/12/26; prior codes: Ord.2011-1, dated 2/22/11; Ord.2008-5, dated 4/8/08)