Amending Chapter 21 Regulating the Sub-Division of Land

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Staff shall rerecord the Subdivision in the Recorder's Office and so notify the Subdivider. The Staff shall have the original drawing of the Subdivision, which was rerecorded, duplicated at a reduced scale and release the original drawing to the Registered Land Surveyor who prepared it. The Staff shall distribute reduced copies of the Subdivision to the County Assessor, City Building Department, City Engineer, County Surveyor, the appropriate Township Assessor, the Commission, Public Utility Companies, the local organization for Registered Land Surveyors, and the Subdivider. DIVISION 8. IMPROVEMENTS. Section 21 -157. Design, Construction and Inspection. (a) All required improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the latest standards adopted by the Board. (b) Inspection of construction of all required improvements shall be provided by the Board. Section 21 -158. Required Improvements. (a) Monuments shall be of concrete with minimum dimensions of four (4) inches by four (4) inches at top, six (6) inches by six (6) inches at bottom and thirty -six (36) inches long with a copper dowel three - eights (3/8) inches in diameter, at least two and one -half (2 -1/2) inches in length, inbedded so that the top of the dowel shall be flush with the surface and at the center of the monument. (b) All lot corners not marked by concrete monuments shall be marked by galvanized or wrought -iron pipe or iron or steel bars at least eighteen (18) inches in length and not less than three - fourths (3/4) inches in diameter. The top of the pipe or bar is to be set level with the established grade of the ground. (c) Proper and adequate provision shall be made by the subdivider for drainage to provide for the disposal of storm water. The developer shall sod all drainage swales that exceed two percent (2 %) gradient. Existing water courses shall be maintained and dedicated for drainage purposes. The City Engineer shall determine the extent, location, and capacity of such facilities. (d) The subdivision shall be provided with a complete public sewer and water system. The work shall be done in accordance with plans, profiles, and specifications prepared by a professional engineer, registered in the State, and shall be approved in the case of sewer by the Board of Public Works, and in the case of water by the Board of Water Works. Temporary sewage disposal shall meet the requirements of the State Board of Health. (e) All water courses crossed by streets or alleys shall be provided with adequate and permanent culverts of a size, type, and material approved by the City Engineer. Culverts on existing streets shall be enlarged wherever necessary by reason of diverted or increased concentration of drainage. Adequate fences and barriers shall be provided in connection therewith. (f) Sidewalk specifications shall be as follows: (1) Installation by the subdivider of sidewalks on both sides of streets shall be required. The Commission may waive the requirements of sidewalks along strictly rural streets or where a park, railroad, or other use on the side of a street makes a sidewalk nonessential. (2) Sidewalks shall be located not less than one (1) foot from the property line on all except minor streets to prevent interference or encroachment by fencing, walls, hedges, or other planting or structure placed on the property line at a later date. In single family residential areas, concrete sidewalks shall be five (5) feet wide and four (4) inches thick. Maximum gradient on walks shall be not more than five percent (5 %). In multi - family or group housing developments, sidewalks shall be of a width determined by the Commission. Sidewalks in commercial areas shall have a minimum width of ten (10) feet. 22