Sec. 130-16 through 130-34

Prior to any subdivision or development plan approval there must be disclosure and remediation of contamination and other adverse environmental conditions on the property.

Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments may be required as outlined in the DCSM.

Land subject to floodway in accordance with Chapter 66 shall not be platted for residential occupancy.

Finished grades for all slopes shall not be greater than a 3:1 ratio.

As-built plans shall be submitted and approved by the city where required by the DCSM.

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, erect, alter, or use any building or structure, or develop, change, or improve land for which a site plan is required, except in accordance with the approved site plan.

A single division of a lot or parcel, less than five acres in size, for the purpose of sale or gift to a member of the immediate family of the property owner is permitted; with conditions: property owned for at least 15 years, restrictive covenant for 15 years, right of way 10-20 feet, only one division per family member.

Any owner or any proprietor of any tract of land situated within the corporate limits of the city who subdivides the same shall cause the approved final plat of the subdivision to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county.

The arrangement of lots shall be at right angles to street lines, if possible, or radial to curved street lines.

The marking of lots using monuments shall be in accordance with the DCSM.

Once a preliminary subdivision plat is approved, it shall be valid for a period of five years, provided the subdivider submits a final plat within one year and diligently pursues approval.

All private streets shall be built to city design standards and requirements, as set forth in the DCSM.

All buildings constructed shall connect to public water and sewer system mains.

Screening, fences, walls, or other vertical barriers; easements; utilities; barriers and buffers; fire lanes; erosion control; curbs, gutters, sidewalks; landscape plan; refuse disposal; site lighting.

Land deemed to be topographically unsuitable, which is generally defined as slopes greater than 25 percent, shall not be platted for residential occupancy.

Once a developer conveys a common or shared easement that will permit electric, cable or telephone service to a subdivision, the developer shall, within 30 days after written request by a service provider, grant an easement to that entity.

When a lot being subdivided or developed fronts on an existing street, and adjacent property on either side has an existing sidewalk or when the provision of a sidewalk, the need for which is substantially generated and reasonably required by the proposed development and is in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan, a dedication of land for, and construction of, a sidewalk on the property being subdivided or developed is required.

The approval of a site plan submitted under the requirements of this article shall expire five years after the date of such approval, unless construction permits obtained or final occupancy permit obtained.

Exemptions: single-family detached dwelling alterations with land disturbance <1,200 sq ft; accessory structures to single-family with <1,200 sq ft disturbance; agricultural and silvicultural uses in A-1.

No permit shall be issued authorizing the use, change of use, occupancy, construction, improvement, or repair of any land, building, or structure for which a site plan is required until a site plan has been approved.

Any site plan may be revised or amended in the same manner as originally approved. Substantial changes require revised site plan; non-substantial changes may be administratively approved.

The removal of trees to create stormwater management ponds or facilities when adequate outfall requirements can be met may be permitted, but not required.