Fayette Minimum Improvements Required ordinance (§ 410.060)

A. Receipt of the signed copy of the preliminary plan is authorization for the subdivider to proceed with the preparation of the plans and specifications for the following minimum improvements and with the preparation of the final plat. Prior to the construction of any improvements required or to the submission of a bond in lieu thereof, or the provision for any assessment for such construction, the subdivider shall furnish to the City Engineer all plans, information and data necessary to determine the character of said improvements. These plans shall be examined by the City Engineer and will be approved, if in accordance with the requirements of this Section. Following this approval, construction can be started or the amount of a bond determined or an assessment provided for.

B. No final or official plat of any subdivision shall be approved unless:

1. The subdivider agrees with the Board upon an assessment whereby the City is put in an ensured position to install the improvements listed below at the cost of the owners of property within the subdivision; or

2. The improvements listed below have been installed prior to such approval; or

3. The subdivider file with the Board a surety bond, cashier's check or a certified check upon a solvent bank located in the City of Fayette conditioned to secure the construction of the improvements listed below in a satisfactory manner and within a period specified by the Board, such period not to exceed two (2) years. No such bond or check shall be accepted unless it be enforceable by or payable to the City in a sum of at least equal to the cost of constructing the improvements as estimated by the City Engineer and in form with surety and conditions approved by the City Attorney.

C. The owner of a tract may prepare and secure approval of a preliminary subdivision plan of an entire area and may install the above improvements only in a portion of such area, but the improvements must be installed in any portion of the area for which a final plat is approved for recording; provided, however, that trunk sewers and any sewage treatment plants shall be designed and built in such a manner that they can easily be expanded or extended to serve the entire area.

1. Permanent Markers.

a. All subdivision boundary corners and the four (4) corners of all street intersections shall be marked with permanent monuments. A permanent monument shall be deemed to be concrete with a minimum dimension of four (4) inches extending below the frost line, or steel pipe of at least one (1) inch diameter firmly imbedded in concrete which extends below the frost line. Should conditions prohibit the placing of monuments on the line, offset marking will be permitted; provided, however, that exact offset courses and distances are shown on the subdivision plat.

b. A permanent benchmark shall be accessibly placed and accurately noted on the subdivision plat, the elevation of such benchmark to be based on the USGS data.

2. Street Improvements. All street and public ways shall be graded to their full width, including site slopes, and to the appropriate grade and shall be surfaced in accordance with applicable standard specifications of the City. Such construction shall be subject to inspection and approval by the City Engineer.

3. Sidewalks. Concrete sidewalks shall be constructed along at least one (1) side of every minor street shown on the plat in accordance with applicable standard specifications of the City, and concrete sidewalks shall be constructed along both sides of all major streets; provided, however, that where the property is platted in lots having an area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more and a width of one hundred (100) feet or more, the Board may waive this requirement.

4. Water Lines.

a. Each lot within the subdivided area shall be provided with a connection to an approved public water supply where reasonably accessible.

b. Fire hydrants shall be installed in all subdivisions.

5. Sanitary Sewers. Each lot within the subdivided area shall be provided with a connection to a public sanitary sewer where reasonably accessible. All connections and the subdivision sewer system shall comply with regulations of the State Board of Health and shall be approved by the City Engineer. When a public sewer system is not accessible, proper provisions shall be made for the disposal of sanitary wastes as approved by the State Board of Health.

6. Drainage. All necessary facilities shall be installed sufficient to prevent the collection of surface water in any low spot, and to maintain any natural watercourse. Drainage facilities satisfactory to the City Engineer shall be provided for the ends of all cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets.