§ 410.020. Regulations To Be Complied With, Improvements and Easements To Be Made or Dedicated Before Plat Approved., Chapter 410. Regulations for Subdivisions and Additions, Title IV. Zoning Code, Code of Ordinances, Palmyra

Before any plat of a new addition to, or subdivision of, the City of Palmyra shall be approved, the proprietor shall comply with the provisions of Section 410.050, of this Chapter, or shall make improvements, provide for dedication of easements, and shall comply with regulations as follows:

The minimum width for street rights-of-way shall be fifty (50) feet.

Provisions shall be made for dedication of alleys not less than fourteen (14) feet wide, or a public easement not less than fourteen (14) feet wide between the rear ends of all lots to accommodate poles, wires, conduits, storm and sanitary sewers, gas, water and other utilities.

All streets and alleys of the City, which, if prolonged in straight liens, would occupy any portion of the land in the proposed addition or subdivision, shall be laid out and dedicated the full width and entirely through the length and breadth of the proposed addition or subdivisions, and all streets and alleys of a proposed addition or subdivision, as near as may be, shall run parallel with, or be continuous on a straight line with the streets and alleys of this City.

Names of streets in the proposed addition or subdivision shall not be duplicates of or similar to the names of existing streets in the City of Palmyra, except that streets which are obviously in alignment with others already existing and name shall bear the names of the existing streets.

No block shall be longer than twelve hundred (1200) feet.

All side lines of lots shall be at right angles to straight street lines, or radial to curved street lines unless a variation to this rule will give a better street and lot plan. Lots with double frontage should be avoided.

No lot which is to be used for residential purposes shall contain an area less than six thousand (6000) square feet. All lots shall have a minimum width of sixty (60) feet at the building line.

Building lines shall be established not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the front property line and from any property line located adjacent to a street line; provided, however, if there are existing buildings on an adjacent lot in the C-1 Commercial District, the building line shall be established not less than the distance the existing buildings are located from the front property line of the adjacent lot or lots. "Property line" shall mean the property line according to the subdivision plat on file with the City Clerk. Restrictions requiring buildings to be set back to such building lines shall either be made a part of the plat or contained in a separately recorded instrument and referred to on the plat. The above same requirements shall pertain to limiting the location of any building closer than five (5) feet to the lot sidelines and ten (10) feet to the rear property line. A building or structure may be located closer than ten (10) feet to the rear property line if the Building Inspector, Street Superintendent, and Superintendent of the Board of Public Works determine that the location of such structure or building will not interfere with any utility easements and if the Building Inspector determines that the proposed location of such structure or building will line up with the setback lines of other existing structures or buildings on an adjacent property.

[Ord. No. 1203-18-03, 5-17-2018; Ord. No. 1208-18-08, 10-18-2018; Ord. No. 1226-19-17, 11-7-2019]

Monuments shall be placed at the boundary corners of such additions or subdivisions, and at such other places as may be deemed necessary by the City Engineer or the Chairman of the Street and Alley Committee. Said monuments shall be constructed of concrete with a minimum dimension of four (4) inches, extending below the frost line, or steel pipe firmly embedded in concrete which extends below the frost line; and it is further provided that the entire cost of constructing and placing said monuments shall be paid by the proprietors of such additions or subdivisions.

10.

Streets shall be surfaced, at the proprietor's option as to method, by one (1) of the following methods:

To a minimum width of thirty-six (36) feet with a surface consisting of four (4) inches of compacted crushed stone base and six (6) inches of 6 bag reinforced Portland cement slab. Reinforcement may consist of number four (4) rebar tied on eighteen (18) inch centers elevated on two (2) inch chairs or slab bolsters or number six (6) gauge paving mats eight (8) feet by fifteen (15) feet elevated with two (2) inch chairs or slab bolsters. Curb and gutter shall consist of 5½ bag Portland cement not less than thirty (30) inches wide and six (6) inches deep.

To a minimum width of thirty-six (36) feet with a surface consisting of eight (8) inches of crushed stone base compacted in four (4) inch lifts, and two (2) two (2) inch lifts of asphalt cement slab (four (4) inches total), with curb and gutter of 5½ bag Portland cement not less than thirty (30) inches wide and six (6) inches deep.

11.

Each lot within the addition or subdivision shall be provided with a connection to the public water supply system. The employees of the City of Palmyra, may, with the approval of the City Council, lay the water pipe and perform the backfilling without expense to the proprietor. Water mains shall be six (6) inches or larger and shall be approved by the City Engineer or the Superintendent of the Light and Water Department. The City of Palmyra may furnish fire hydrants and valves as it deems necessary, without expense to the proprietor.

12.

Storm sewers may be required by the City Council.

13.

All lots shall be provided with a connection to the City sanitary sewer, unless approval of individual sewage disposal system is obtained from the State Department of Public Health and Welfare, Division of Health, and State Water Pollution Board.

14.

All sewers shall conform to the specifications and requirements of the Superintendent of the Light and Water Department, and the State Department of Public Health and Welfare, Division of Health, and State Water Pollution Board.

15.

Proper drainage shall be provided for the area being added or subdivided. Drainage improvements shall maintain any natural watercourse, and shall prevent the collection of water in low spots. No surface drainage shall be permitted into the sanitary sewers.