Ord #248 - 3rd Ser/Amending the code of Ordinances pertaining to subdivisions

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Sec. 82-224.-Utilities. (a) Location. All utility facilities, including but not limited to gas, electric power,telephone and CATV cables, shall be located underground throughout a plat. Wherever existing utility facilities are located above ground, except where existing on public roads and rights-of-way, they shall be removed and placed underground. All utility facilities existing and proposed throughout the plat shall be shown on the preliminary plat. Underground service connections to the street property line of each platted lot shall be installed at the subdivider's expense.At the discretion of the city,the requirements for service connections to each lot may be waived in the case of adjoining lots to be retained in single ownership and intended to be developed for the same primary use. (b) Easements. Easements centered on rear and side lot lines shall be provided for utilities (private and municipal), and such easement shall be at least ten feet wide and have satisfactory access to the publicly dedicated and opened road.Easements shall be indicated on the plat.Proper coordination shall be established between the subdivider and the applicable utility companies for the establishment of utility easements established in adjoining properties. Sec. 82-225. -Preservation of natural features and amenities. (a) Generally. Existing features which would add value to residential development or to the city as a whole, such as trees, watercourses and falls, beaches, historic spots, and similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserved in the design of the plat. 1. No trees shall be removed from any plat nor any change of grade of the land effected until approval of the preliminary plat has been granted. All trees on the plat required to be retained shall be preserved, and all trees where required shall be welled and protected against change of grade.The vegetation map shall show the number and location of existing trees, as required by this chapter, and shall further indicate all those marked for retention, and the location of all proposed shade trees required along the street side of each lot as required by this chapter. (b) Deciduous trees planted by subdivider. (1) As a requirement of subdivision approval, the city may require that the subdivider plant Deciduous trees on the property of the subdivision. Such trees are to be planted within five feet of the right-of-way of the roads within and abutting the subdivision, or, at the discretion of the city,within the right-of-way of such roads. One tree shall be planted for every 40 feet of frontage along each road unless the council, upon recommendation of city staff, shall grant a waiver. (2) New trees to be provided pursuant to this chapter shall be approved by the city and shall be planted in accordance with the specifications of the city. Such trees shall have a minimum trunk diameter, measured 12 inches above ground level, of not less than two inches. Only oak, honey locust, hard maples, or other long-lived shade trees acceptable to the city shall be planted. Alternatively,the City may accept trees recommended for street use by University of Minnesota Extension—Forestry,Northwest and Central regions and appropriate for the soil conditions. Sec. 82-226.-Parks and playgrounds. (1) Lands for public use. The city finds that when land is subdivided,including a planned residential development or a planned unit development, the resulting additional housing units or commercial/industrial buildings have an impact on the city's park system. Therefore, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.358, subd. 2b,the city requires all persons, corporations or other legal entities that subdivide land within the city, as a prerequisite to approval of a lot division, final plat, Final Draft page 27