18.18.070 Subdivision Requirement Modification

The following requirements relating to subdivision developments as required in Title 17 of this code shall be modified for the A-5 zone as designated below: 1. The city shall review and approve all road locations, gradient, profiles and other engineering features, but shall not be required to accept dedication of such roads to the city nor to maintain and service the roads. (See Section 17.16.010(A).) 2. Cul-de-sacs shall not be longer than five hundred feet from the center line of the intersecting street to the center of the turn-around. (Ord 99-3, 2/9/99 (part))(See Section 17.16.010(D).) 3. Maximum and minimum length of blocks shall not apply. However, the master road plan of the city shall be complied with. (See Section 17.16.020(A).) 4. Width of blocks shall not apply. (See Section 17.16.020(B).) 5. Business and industrial off-street parking requirements shall not apply. (See Section 17.16.020(C).) 6. Each lot in zone A-5 shall abut or have access to a public street. The balance of Section 17.16.030(C) shall not apply. 7. Sidelines of lots need not be at right angles. (See Section 17.16.030(F).) 8. a. All underground utilities and installations shall meet city development standards. b. Each development shall be required to connect to the public culinary water supply system. Private systems are discouraged however, where such are proposed, an operator, certified by the State of Utah shall be responsible for overseeing the system in accordance with Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water Regulations. Private systems shall connect to the public water system and shall meet all requirements pertaining thereto, including, but not limited to, fire flow, hydrant location, lines sizes, storage requirements, metering, etc. c. Secondary irrigation water shall be required for each lot in the subdivision. Preliminary plat approval shall not be granted until proof of secondary water service has been presented to the city. 9. In addition to the requirements in Section 17.20.010(E) pertaining to storm-water, each subdivision and/or each lot, in accordance with recommendations of the city engineer, as approved by the city council shall provide for the detention of run-off water resulting in the subdivision and/or on each lot; and the subdivision and/or lot owner shall be fully responsible for any property damage resulting on other properties. Facilities for the collection of stormwater runoff shall be the first improvement or facilities constructed on the development site. Such facilities shall be designed so as to detain safely and adequately the maximum expected stormwater runoff for a one-hundred year storm as defined in NASA Study NSG 7226. (See also Ord. 94-10, 11/15/94). The developer shall be responsible to provide the city with appropriate easements for all detention facilities. All detention basins in the A-5 Zone shall be privately owned and maintained unless the detention can fill the function of a public park. Bonding may be required by the city council to guarantee the completion of stormwater runoff facilities. If such bond is required, it shall be in an amount equal to the cost of construction of such facilities and shall continue for two years after the completion date of such facilities. 10. a. Street surfacing shall be required. Street pavement sections, grades and profiles shall be in accordance with the city development standards, with the exception of the curb, gutter and sidewalks, which may be replaced by street shoulders and swells, as approved by the city engineer and the city council in order that storm runoff water can be fully controlled. Cuts or surface disturbances shall be re-vegetated within three months of surface disturbances. (See Section 17.20.010(F).) b. Street structural pavement sections shall comply with Pleasant View City Public Works Standards. All work shall comply with National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans(SWPP) shall be submitted in accordance with state and federal regulations. 11. The approval of the planning commission for the planting, variety and location of trees along roadways may be required. (See Section 17.20.010(K).) 12. The natural vegetation (when it is oakbrush, shrubs and small trees within a sensitive area) shall be removed only when necessary for building, fire protection, driveways and landscaping purposes. However, in non-sensitive areas, land shall be used for agricultural purposes only if it has been so used in any five of the previous ten years. The maximum lawn area shall be one-fourth acre. A re-vegetation plan shall be submitted to and approved by the planning commission and city council for any cuts and slope disturbances on sensitive areas and such re-vegetation shall be completed within one year of the surface disturbance. 13. No building or construction shall be allowed which will disrupt the flow of water in the existing natural existing channels. 14. Wildlife shall be protected and every effort should be made to protect their present habitat. 15. It shall be the responsibility of the landowner or developer within a sensitive area to provide evidence to the city council for their approval that the proposed location is a safe location. The landowner or developer shall give careful consideration to fire hazards, earthquake zones, flood hazards and possible land and snow slippage. 16. No building shall be permitted on any portion of a lot where the natural slope exceeds twenty percent. 17. The landowner or subdivider in a sensitive area will be required to submit hydrologic survey data and percolation testing prepared or conducted by any duly authorized authority in the field to establish that the proposed building program will not endanger existing property with flooding or ecological hazards, or in any way alter the effectiveness of the aquifer replenishment capability of the area or contaminate the sources of the culinary water supply. 18. A sanitary sewer system shall be required and it must be in full conformity with the requirements of the local, county and state standards. 19. Spark arrestors shall be installed in every fireplace constructed indoors or outdoors. Screen openings in such arrestors shall not be in excess of one quarter inch in diameter. 20. A grading plan shall be submitted to the planning commission and to the city council for approval. All cuts and fills shall be made in accordance with the city engineer’s recommendation. Approval of a subdivision or site plan shall be required before the issuance of a building permit. 21. A site plan of the portion of the five acres to be developed, drawn to a scale of at least one-inch to twenty feet, shall be submitted to the planning commission and shall show lot lines, existing and proposed contours at five foot intervals, location of proposed dwelling unit and any other proposed structures, walks, driveways and patio areas and landscaping. 22. Residences shall be built according to the Uniform Building Code in effect at the time the plans are approved. 23. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and fined not more than $1850.00 or imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not longer than six months, or both, and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses involved in the case. Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense and punishable as such. (Ord. 99-17, 7/13/99: prior codes, Amended during 1988 codification; Ord. 87-17.03 (part), 1987 & §34-6a-6)