This article applies to subdivision plans and site plans. Applicants shall also comply with the following chapters of the City Code: Chapter 255 (Sewage Disposal) and Chapter 285 (Streets and Sidewalks).
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No subdivision or portion thereof shall be sold, offered for sale, leased or rented by any person, and no permanent building shall be erected thereon, until the provisions of the state and the City relating to subdivisions have been met and a plan or plot of such subdivision and related data have been filed with and approved by the Board of Health or its authorized representatives. The plan and data shall show methods for obtaining and furnishing adequate and approved water supply and sewerage facilities to the subdivision, provision for proper surface water drainage for each lot on which a residence, community building or similar structure is proposed, probable nature of the terrain after proposed grading, filling and other similar alterations from its original state are completed, garbage and rubbish disposal services and facilities and other pertinent matters including the results of any soil and percolation tests performed. The installation of facilities required under the terms of this article shall be in accordance with such plan as approved by the Health Officer or any approved revision thereof. Upon receipt of the plan and data required herein, the Health Officer shall issue a receipt of filing compliance and within 30 days of issuance of the receipt of filing compliance shall approve or disapprove the subdivision plot or plan. In the event of disapproval, notice of disapproval shall be in writing, listing all reasons for disapproval.
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Where all or a portion of a subdivision is not served by either a public water supply or a public sewer, the lots shall conform to the regulations of the DES [Env-Ws 1005 (Subdivisions)].
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Utilities such as electrical, cable TV, telephone, and sewer shall be provided underground within the public right-of-way if spacing is available or a utility easement adjacent to the street right-of-way.
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Utilities shall generally be located within the street right-of-way on both sides of and parallel to the street. However, in order to allow flexibility based on terrain, and to achieve a maximum street tree canopy, utilities may be placed in a separate utility easement outside the right-of-way and parallel to the street.
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All electric, telephone, cable television, and other communication lines, both main and service connections, servicing new developments shall be provided by underground wiring within easements or dedicated public rights-of-way, installed in accordance with the Board of Public Works specifications. The placement of public utilities within service lanes or alleys is encouraged as a way of promoting the installation of street trees and sidewalks in residential neighborhoods.
In reviewing subdivision plots and plans for the approval required under this Part 4, the Health Officer shall consider engineering data on soils, slopes, depth to bedrock, percolation rates, as well as the proximity and availability of existing municipal sewers.
No subdivision contemplating the installation of individual sewage disposal systems will be approved by the Health Officer unless the subdivision conforms to one of the following:
A. 
The individual lots to be served by individual sewage disposal systems shall all be at least 40,000 square feet in area and shall be at least 500 feet from an existing gravity flow public sewer or forced main pumping station capable of sewering said lots. This 500 feet shall be measured along streets, alleys or easements of the public sewer system. Approval shall be for a fixed limited time as a temporary measure pending the installation by the applicant of a community sewerage system. The individual sewage disposal systems constructed under this approval shall be disconnected from the plumbing systems of the premises and the plumbing systems of those premises will be forthwith connected to the community sewerage system. When the applicant desires to install a community sewerage system for a subdivision, the proposal must have Board of Public Works and Health Officer approval and be so engineered as to be compatible with and acceptable to future connection with the municipal sewerage system. The Board of Public Works approval for the community sewerage system must be obtained prior to application for Health Officer approval for temporary individual sewage disposal systems. The applicant shall post sufficient bond or escrow account to assure the construction of, and proper operating, continuity and duration of operations, and maintenance of the community sewerage system for a period of at least 10 years, prior to approval of any individual sewage disposal systems to be served thereby. The installation of the community sewerage system shall be deemed payment in full of all betterment and connection charges associated with the subdivision. All applicable entrance charges shall be paid at such time as the subdivision's community sewerage system is connected to the public sewer in accordance with the fee schedule in effect at the time the connection is made.
B. 
The individual lots to be served by individual sewage disposal systems shall all be at least 40,000 square feet in area and shall be at least 500 feet from an existing gravity flow public sewer or forced main pumping station capable of sewering such lots. The 500 feet shall be measured along streets, alleys or easements of the public sewer system. Adequate and appropriate street mains complete with house connection stubs to the lot alleys, and easements or rights-of-way, in a manner acceptable to the City Engineer, shall be obtained, designed, engineered and constructed as to be compatible with and acceptable to future connections with the municipal sewerage system, prior to approval of such individual sewage disposal systems. The Health Officer's approval shall be contingent upon the applicant either completing the installation of mains and house connections to the lot lines to the satisfaction of the City Engineer who shall submit a written statement to the Board of Health to that effect, or posting a performance bond, certified check or deposit in escrow in a sum sufficient in amount to assure completion of the mains and house connection stubs. The installation of the mains and house connection stubs shall be deemed payment in full of all betterment and connection charges. All applicable entrance charges shall be paid at such time as the street mains are connected to the public sewer in accordance with the fee schedule in effect at the time connection is made.
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The individual lots to be served by individual sewage disposal systems shall all be at least 40,000 square feet in area and shall be at least 500 feet from an existing gravity flow public sewer or forced main pumping station capable of sewering said lots. The 500 feet shall be measured along streets, alleys or easements of the public sewer system. It shall be the opinion of the Health Officer that the present and/or potential pollution effects of the proposed individual disposal system will not create a danger to the public health. In addition, the City's basic engineering data necessary for the implementation of Subsection A or B of this section shall not currently be in existence, and such data shall not have been provided to the applicant by the City within six months of his filing a request in writing for the same with the City Engineer.
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The individual lots to be served by individual sewage disposal systems shall all be at least 40,000 square feet in area and shall be at least 100 feet from an existing gravity flow public sewer or forced main pumping station capable of sewering said lots. The 100 feet shall be measured along streets, alleys or easements of the public sewer system. The proposed individual sewage disposal system shall be incidental in nature and not part of a development plan of two or more lots; and it shall be the opinion of the Health Officer that the present and/or potential pollution effects of the proposed individual disposal system will not create a danger to the public health. Any parcel having been subdivided under the provisions of this paragraph shall not be further subdivided for a period of two years except as provided under Subsections A through C of this section.
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The individual lots shall all be at least 250,000 square feet in area.
If a proposed subdivision includes a shared septic system, the applicant shall provide a maintenance plan addressing the method and frequency of inspections, the method and frequency of cleaning and disposal and the drainfield area boundaries. For purposes of this section, a "shared septic system" means a single septic system that accepts waste from more than one dwelling unit or business establishment.
Before Board of Health approval of any new subdivision plot or plan can be received, a system or systems of refuse disposal acceptable to the Health Officer must be indicated thereon. The system may rely on municipal or private operation or both and must be in operation prior to the occupancy of any house, residence, sales office or community building in the subdivision.
Easements across lots or centered on rear or inside lot lines shall be provided for utilities where necessary and shall be at least 12 feet wide.