The owner of any land located in or platted as a subdivision shall, at his own expense, install the following improvements in compliance with the specifications contained in the subdivision technical specifications and subdivision standard drawings:
1. Water Lines: The subdivider shall install water lines to make the water supply available to each lot within the subdivision, including laterals to the property line of each lot. The location and size of water mains shall be approved by the city engineer. Subdivision water lines shall be a minimum of six inches (6") in diameter, and service laterals shall be three-fourths inch (3/4") in diameter. All water lines must be extended across the entire frontage of all existing streets and to the boundary of the subdivision on all existing or proposed city streets.
2. Sewage Disposal: The subdivider shall connect to the sanitary sewer and provide adequate lateral lines to the property line of each lot. Such sewer connections and subdivision sewer systems shall comply with the regulations and specifications of, and shall be approved by, the city council and the city engineer. Subdivision sewer lines shall be a minimum of eight inches (8") in diameter, and one four inch (4") diameter line shall be installed for each residential connection. All sewer lines must be extended across the entire frontage of all existing streets and to the boundary of the subdivision on all existing or proposed streets.
3. Storm Water: The city council shall require the subdivider to properly dispose of storm water. If easements are required abutting properly to permit drainage of the subdivision, it shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to acquire such easements. The subdivider shall comply with the city master storm drainage plan and the city flood control ordinance (1) . The subdivider shall also receive and comply with all requirements of the Duchesne County flood control department. The minimum size storm drain shall be fifteen inches (15") in diameter.
4. Street Grading And Surfacing: All public streets shall be graded and surfaced in accordance with the standards and specifications adopted by the city council.
5. Curbs And Gutters: Curbs and gutters shall be installed by the subdivider on existing and proposed streets in accordance with all the appropriate specifications adopted by the city council. Curb and gutter shall be two and one-half foot (21/2') wide standard curb and gutter with six inches (6") of compacted untreated base course as foundation materials. This provision applies to all subdivisions, both standard and minor.
6. Street Drainage And Drainage Structures: Street drainage and drainage structures shall be required where necessary in the opinion of the city council after recommendation by the city engineer, and receive approval by the Duchesne County flood control department.
7. Sidewalks: Sidewalks shall be installed according to the specifications adopted by the city council. Sidewalks shall be four feet (4') wide with four inches (4") compacted untreated base course material as foundation materials. Depth of sidewalks shall be four inches (4"), except at driveways, which shall be six inches (6").
8. Driveway Approaches: Driveway approaches shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') and a maximum of twenty feet (20') in width and shall be constructed of concrete six inches (6") thick with six inches (6") of compacted untreated base course as foundation materials.
9. Monuments:
1. Permanent survey monuments shall be accurately set and established at:
1. The intersections of centerlines of streets within the subdivision and intersections with centerlines of existing streets.
2. The beginning and ends of curves on centerlines or points intersections or tangents.
2. All permanent survey monuments shall remain in place or be reset at the subdivider's expense. Monuments shall be of a type approved by the city engineer, and all subdivision plats shall be tied to a section corner or monument of record, as established by the county engineer.
10. Irrigation Water: All gravity flow ditches through which water will continue to flow within a subdivision after its completion, whether to serve as irrigation water and/or wastewater flow to or from any adjacent property, shall remain in use and be piped with a minimum pipe size of at least fifteen inches (15") and shall be approved by the city engineer. Irrigation ditches which will not carry irrigation water and/or waste flow may be abandoned.
11. Pressure Irrigation Water:
1. All irrigation water to be used within a subdivision or minor subdivision shall be delivered through a piped pressure irrigation system. All aboveground outlets from this system shall be painted international orange to signify nonpotable water and shall be labeled as such. All pressure irrigation systems shall be submitted to city engineer for his review and approval.
2. It shall be illegal for any person to connect together a culinary water system and a non potable water system by any method.
3. Sprinkler systems for yard or lawn watering connected to a culinary water system shall be required to install an air vacuum valve to prevent contamination of the culinary water supply.
12. Fire Hydrants: Fire hydrants shall be installed as required. Such fire hydrants shall be of the type, size and number as adopted by the city council, and installed in such locations as approved by the city engineer. A fire hydrant shall also be placed at the end of every cul-de-sac in which the water line dead ends.
13. Street Signs: The city will furnish and install all necessary street signs. The cost will be charged to the subdivider and shall be paid within thirty (30) days after installation. The bond for improvements in the subdivision will not be released until after payment of the costs incurred to install the necessary street signs have been made.
14. Fencing Of Subdivision: A permanent solid board, metal, chainlink, masonry or other fence not less than six feet (6') in height shall be installed along all boundaries with properties adjacent to the subdivision where adjacent uses are found to be non compatible by the planning commission. In addition, temporary construction fencing shall be installed along appropriate north and south boundaries where required to contain blowing refuse prior to start of building construction, as recommended by the city engineer. The construction fence shall remain in place until the final bond release or until ninety percent (90%) of the lots are built upon. The construction shall be type "D" field fence as given in the specifications. Upon installation and acceptance of the permanent fence by the city, individual property owners shall assume full responsibility for maintenance of fences or portions of fences constructed on their property and shall not hold the city responsible for any and all defects of workmanship, maintenance or intended use of said fences. In situations where a temporary construction fence and a permanent fence coincide, the permanent fence shall take the place of the temporary construction fence and shall be constructed prior to the beginning of construction within the subdivision.
15. Staking Of Lots: Survey stakes shall be placed at both front and back lot corners to completely identify the lot boundaries on the ground. Back lot corners shall be marked with a metal pipe or rod driven into the ground, and front lot corners shall be identified with permanent plugs in the sidewalk or back of the curb. All lot corners must be in place prior to the issuance of building permits and after the completion of all subdivision improvements. It shall be the responsibility of the lot owners to ensure that all lot corners are in place prior to the final inspection of the house. (Ord. 86-3, 3-11-1986)
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1. See title 12 of this code.