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July 20, 2020 page 37 (1) Generally. These design criteria are not intended to cover extraordinary situations. Deviations 1580 will be allowed and may be required in those instances where considered justified by the city. 1581 (2) Design factors. Sanitary sewerage systems should be designed for the ultimate tributary 1582 population. Due consideration should be given to the Community Management Plancurrent 1583 zoning regulations and approved planning and zoning reports where applicable. Sewer capacities 1584 should be adequate to handle the anticipated maximum hourly quantity of sewage and industrial 1585 waste together with an adequate allowance for infiltration and other extraneous flow. Sewers shall 1586 be designed in accordance with standards and specifications approved by the city. 1587 Sec. 82-225. - Utilities. 1588 (a) Location. All utility facilities, including but not limited to gas, electric power, telephone and CATV 1589 cables, shall be located underground throughout a subdivisionplat. Wherever existing utility facilities 1590 are located above ground, except where existing on public roads and rights-of-way, they shall be 1591 removed and placed underground. All utility facilities existing and proposed throughout the 1592 subdivisionplat shall be shown on the preliminary subdivisionplat plan. Underground service 1593 connections to the street property line of each platted lot shall be installed at the subdivider's expense. 1594 At the discretion of the city, the requirements for service connections to each lot may be waived in the 1595 case of adjoining lots to be retained in single ownership and intended to be developed for the same 1596 primary use. 1597 (b) Easements. Easements centered on rear and side lot lines shall be provided for utilities (private and 1598 municipal), and such easement shall be at least ten feet wide and have satisfactory access to the 1599 publicly dedicated and opened road. Easements shall be indicated on the plat. Proper coordination shall 1600 be established between the subdivider and the applicable utility companies for the establishment of 1601 utility easements established in adjoining properties. 1602 Sec. 82-226. - Preservation of natural features and amenities. 1603 (a) (a) Generally. Existing features which would add value to residential development or to the city 1604 as a whole, such as trees, watercourses and falls, beaches, historic spots, and similar irreplaceable 1605 assets, shall be preserved in the design of the subdivisionplat. 1606 1. No trees shall be removed from any subdivisionplat nor any change of grade of the land 1607 effected until approval of the preliminary subdivisionplat has been granted. All trees on the 1608 subdivisionplat plan required to be retained shall be preserved, and all trees where required 1609 shall be welled and protected against change of grade. The vegetation map shall show the 1610 number and location of existing trees, as required by this chapter, and shall further indicate 1611 all those marked for retention, and the location of all proposed shade trees required along 1612 the street side of each lot as required by this chapter. 1613 (b) Shade Deciduous trees planted by subdivider. 1614 (1) As a requirement of subdivision approval, the city may require that the subdivider plant 1615 Deciduousshade trees on the property of the subdivision. Such trees are to be planted within five 1616 feet of the right-of-way of the roads within and abutting the subdivision, or, at the discretion of 1617 the city, within the right-of-way of such roads. One tree shall be planted for every 40 feet of 1618 frontage along each road unless the council, upon recommendation of city staff, shall grant a 1619 waiver. 1620 (2) New trees to be provided pursuant to this chapter shall be approved by the city and shall be 1621 planted in accordance with the specifications of the city. Such trees shall have a minimum trunk 1622 diameter, measured 12 inches above ground level, of not less than two inches. Only oak, honey 1623 locust, hard maples, ginkgo, ash or other long-lived shade trees acceptable to the city shall be 1624 planted. Alternatively, the City may accept trees recommended for street use by University of 1625