[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.1), 11-18-2008]
The general requirements and minimum standards of design and development set forth in this Article are hereby adopted as the minimum requirements and standards to which a subdivision and plat thereof must conform prior to approval.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.3), 11-18-2008]
All streets, alleys, pedestrian ways, bikeways, trails and other public ways within and abutting the subdivision shall be of a width not less than the minimum requirements for such facilities as established in the current edition of the Kansas City Metropolitan APWA criteria, unless otherwise noted in these regulations or other City minimum specifications.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.4), 11-18-2008]
The streets in a subdivision shall be aligned horizontally and vertically with existing streets adjacent to or lying near the subdivision. Where there are no adjoining subdivisions in existence at the time of subdivision review, proper projection of streets from the subdivision into adjacent land shall be provided by the subdivider. If topographic conditions make said continuation, projection or width impractical, an exception to this Section may be made by the City Planner.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.5), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Street intersections shall provide centerline offsets of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet.
B. 
A tangent at least one hundred (100) feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on arterial and collector streets where the curve radius is less than five hundred (500) feet.
C. 
Streets shall be laid out to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles and no street shall intersect any other street at less than sixty degrees (60°).
D. 
Minor streets shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic will be discouraged. Where two (2) minor streets intersect such that the smallest angle of intersection is not less than eighty degrees (80°), the curb at each corner shall be rounded with a radius of not less than fifteen (15) feet. At all other intersections the curb radii shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer.
E. 
Reserve strips designed to control access to streets shall not be permitted, except under conditions approved by the Board of Aldermen.
F. 
Where connecting street lines deflect from each other more than ten degrees (10°), they shall be connected with a curve with a radius adequate to assure proper sight distance. All changes in street grade shall be connected by vertical curves of such length as to provide for the minimum sight distances required. The minimum distances required are as follows:
1. 
Arterial: five hundred (500) feet.
2. 
Collector: three hundred (300) feet.
3. 
Minor streets: one hundred (100) feet.
G. 
Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, railroad right-of-way or rail crossing, access thereto shall be limited to a minimum number of intersections. Access points shall be determined by the City Engineer with due regard for sight distance, intersection spacing, approach grades and requirements for future grade separations. No street grade shall be less than one-half of one percent (0.5%) or more than ten percent (10%). The Planning Commission may require a street approximately parallel to and on each side of such right-of-way, at a distance suitable for the appropriate use of the intervening land; for park or buffer purposes in residential districts or for commercial or industrial purposes in appropriate districts.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.6), 11-18-2008]
All permanent dead-end streets shall have a minimum turnaround right-of-way radius of at least fifty (50) feet and a minimum turnaround paving radius of at least forty (40) feet. The turnaround may be modified when the dead-end street is a continuation of a temporary dead-end street and access to the street is not desirable and is not required for the lots in the proposed subdivision. Dead-end streets shall not have more than a potential of twenty (20) dwelling units nor be longer than five hundred (500) feet as measured from the centerline of the intersected street on a direct line to the farthest point of the cul-de-sac.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.7), 11-18-2008]
A. 
All public streets and private roadways shall be named or numbered in conformance with the following:
1. 
Where they are continuations of existing streets, the existing street name shall be used.
2. 
Proposed street names shall not duplicate or approximate phonetically the name of any existing street in Peculiar.
3. 
Streets running predominantly straight north and south shall be numbered consecutively in sequence with adjacent streets, except upon approval of the City.
4. 
All streets running east-west shall be named.
5. 
Diagonal or curvilinear streets shall be named.
6. 
The names or designation of cul-de-sacs shall be given the suffix "Circle", "Court", "Place" or "Bay".
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.8), 11-18-2008]
A. 
There shall be at least one (1) street tree provided per lot, unless the lot is less than fifty (50) feet in width. Street trees shall provide a caliper measurement of between one and one-half (1½) and two and one-half (2½) inches measured six (6) inches above the ground at the time of planting.
B. 
Tree spacing shall be as follows:
1. 
Major streets.
Design Speed
(mph)
Tree Spacing
(feet)
25
35 — 40
30
40 — 45
35
45 — 50
40
55 — 60
45
60 — 70
50
70 — 80
55
80+
2. 
Non-major streets.
a. 
Small trees shall be separated thirty (30) to thirty-five (35) feet from the nearest existing tree and forty (40) feet from other street trees.
b. 
Medium trees shall be spaced forty (40) to forty-five (45) feet from the nearest existing tree and forty-five (45) feet from other street trees.
c. 
Large trees shall be spaced fifty (50) to fifty-five (55) feet from the nearest existing tree and fifty-five (55) feet from other street trees.
C. 
Street trees shall be planted on City right-of-way and shall generally be located to avoid conflicts with traffic control signs, sight triangles, above- and below-ground utilities and existing trees.
D. 
The subdivider shall contact the City Planner for the species of street trees for each street. The same species of tree shall not be used on streets which are generally parallel and within five (5) blocks of each other, unless otherwise approved by the City Planner.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.9), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Easements shall be provided and dedicated where necessary for wires, cables, conduits, fixtures and equipment for distribution of electric power, wastewater collectors, storm drains, overland stormwater flow routes, sidewalks, pedestrianways, bikeways, private streets and water mains at such locations and widths as determined by the City Engineer and in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 415 of the Peculiar Municipal Code. The width of easements required for public wastewater collectors, storm drains and/or water mains shall be as specified by the City Engineer for the particular improvement.
[Ord. No. 11042013 §XI, 11-4-2013]
B. 
It is the policy of the City to locate all necessary utilities in the right-of-way or in easements abutting rear or side lot lines. Deviations from this policy may be made by the City Engineer when it is demonstrated that the utility is necessary and no practical alternative locations exist.
C. 
Easements shall be provided along each side of a stream, watercourse or river for the purpose of preserving area designated for compensatory storage in the floodplain or a flood-prone area or for establishing a minimum flood corridor or a surface drainage course along that stream, watercourse or river when the area adjacent thereto is being subdivided; such easements shall be of a width deemed necessary by the City Engineer. The easement is for the purpose of widening, deepening, sloping, improving, cleaning or protecting the stream, watercourse or river for drainage purposes. Said easement shall be provided in appropriate locations as determined by the City Engineer for the purpose of permitting the flow and storage of floodwater. Minimum flood corridors shall be preserved and dedicated along drainage ways which have a defined bed and bank or drain an area equal to or greater than one hundred fifty (150) acres for purposes of preserving riparian vegetation and preventing encroachment within the corridors by buildings, fill or structures; provided however, that minor encroachments within the corridors may be permitted by the City Engineer.
D. 
In any dedication of an easement, the City may prohibit or restrict buildings, fences, driveways and other improvements; may enter for construction, reconstruction, replacement, repair, operation and maintenance purposes; and will be held harmless for the cost of replacement or damage to any improvement or vegetation within the easement and may make any other appropriate or necessary requirements.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.10), 11-18-2008]
A. 
The length, width and shape of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:
1. 
Provision of adequate building sites for the type of use contemplated,
2. 
Requirements as to lot size and dimensions,
3. 
Convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic, and
4. 
Limitations and opportunities of topography.
B. 
Block lengths shall not exceed one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet between cross-streets except where a major street forms one (1) boundary of the block. The City Planner may allow longer block lengths when substantially different zoning districts or land uses form one (1) boundary of the block.
C. 
In cases where the block length exceeds six hundred (600) feet or where needed to provide pedestrian circulation, an easement dedicated to the City for pedestrian access shall be provided of not less than ten (10) feet in width.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.11), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Minimum lot width shall be measured at the required building setback line; however, in no case shall the lot width be less than that required by the zoning district in which the lot is located. Further, the lot width at the front property line shall be at least thirty-eight (38) feet.
[Ord. No. 11062017, 11-6-2017]
B. 
The lot shape and orientation shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated. Lots shall be designed to provide satisfactory and desirable building sites properly related to topography and the character of the surrounding development.
C. 
Every lot shall front upon and have direct access to a public or private street.
D. 
Double frontage and reverse frontage lots shall be avoided except where essential to provide separation of residential development from major streets or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. In circumstances where the subdivision abuts a major street, double frontage lots may be permitted when no frontage road exists adjacent to or abutting on the major street and access from the lot is only to the local street. Where double frontage lots are allowed, the subdivider, the subdivider's successors and assigns shall relinquish the right of access from the lot to the major street and place covenants and restrictions upon the land to run with the land relinquishing said access as approved by the City Attorney.
E. 
A lot used for commercial, industrial, business or non-residential purposes with at least six hundred sixty (660) linear feet of frontage on a major street may have access to the major street only if a safe access point is available and approved by the City Engineer. If a safe access point is not available or if said lot does not have the required linear feet of frontage, a frontage road abutting the major street constructed to a width approved by the City Engineer shall be dedicated to provide access to said lot. However, where a lot is subdivided such that the lot does not have six hundred sixty (660) linear feet of frontage or the distance between cross-streets is less than six hundred sixty (660) linear feet, this requirement may be waived by the City Engineer if safe access to the major street can be provided.
F. 
The minimum depth of lots in a residential district shall be ninety (90) feet.
G. 
The maximum depth of lots in commercial or industrial districts which have a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet shall be five (5) times their width. The maximum depth of all other lots shall be three (3) times their width. An existing lot that does not meet the lot width-to-depth ratio may be subdivided so as to increase the lot's width, decrease its depth or both, even though such lot does not thereafter comply with the width-to-depth ratio.
H. 
Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles to street lines or radial if the street is curved.
I. 
Residential corner lots shall be wider than other residential lots to the extent necessary to permit the establishment of front yards along both of the abutting streets. Corner lots fronting on major street intersections and other acute angle intersections which are likely to be dangerous to traffic movement shall have a curved line radius of twenty (20) feet at the street corner.
J. 
Residential lots proposed to be made servient to pedestrian way easements and adjacent residential lots shall be of sufficient width to provide the additional required setback between the residence and the pedestrian way, plus the width of the pedestrian way easement.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.12), 11-18-2008]
All utilities, including electrical distribution systems, communications systems, cable television systems and street lighting distribution systems, shall be placed underground throughout the subdivision, if compatible with then-existing feeder and distribution systems servicing or located on the subdivision.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.13), 11-18-2008; Ord. No. 03052018, 3-5-2018; Ord. No. 12042023A, 12-4-2023]
A. 
In subdividing property, the subdivider shall give consideration to dedicating suitable areas for schools, parks, playgrounds, fire stations, libraries and other common areas for public use in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. Areas to be dedicated shall be shown on preliminary and final plats.
B. 
Since lands for recreation and educational purposes need to be acquired in areas of expansion of the City, all subdividers shall be required to dedicate appropriate land area within their subdivision or may submit a cash donation in lieu of the dedication. In subdivisions that are primarily residential in nature, the preference shall be for park land to be dedicated; in subdivisions that are primarily commercial or industrial in nature, the preference shall be to obtain a cash donation. The decision to accept either land or cash donation shall be on the recommendation of the Park Director to the Planning Commission. A dedication of land shall be by plat and deeded to a homeowners' association or the City of Peculiar, Missouri. The dedication shall be a condition of approval of the final plat. A cash donation shall be paid at the time a building permit is issued.
1. 
Subdividers who dedicate open space for park land pursuant to this Article shall dedicate park land in an amount consistent with the recommendation of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) based upon the type of park facility needed at a particular location and the development needs of a neighborhood or community park, including, but not limited to, such amenities as play equipment, athletic areas such as baseball/softball diamonds, soccer/football fields, volleyball courts, hard surface areas such as tennis courts, basketball courts, skateboard and in-line skating rinks, picnic areas, walk/trail systems, restrooms, natural areas, open spaces and buffer zones. Suggested facility development standards and recommended standards for local developed open space, published by NRPA, combined with the ratio of park size to population in the City of Peculiar, shall be used to determine actual dedicated acreage requirements. For purposes of determining population and determining the average number of occupants per dwelling unit, the average household size for the City of Peculiar as reported in the most recent decennial census of the average number of persons expected to live in a dwelling unit within a single- or multiple-family subdivision or development shall be multiplied times the number of dwelling units proposed within a subdivision.
2. 
When a cash donation is accepted in lieu of park land dedication, such donation shall equal the amount established in the most recent edition of the Comprehensive Fee Schedule of the City. All cash in lieu of property shall be deposited in a special park acquisition and development fund as established by the Board of Aldermen.
C. 
The Park Director may reject proposed lands which are not suitable for park use. The City will consider, but is not limited to, the following criteria in determining whether the proposed dedication of land is of sufficient size, character and quality:
1. 
The area proposed for park land dedication may be located either within or outside the boundary of the subdivision but must either be adjacent to an existing or proposed City park site or within the same service area in which the subdivision is located. The park service area is considered to be within one-half (1/2) mile of the subdivision for which it is considered.
2. 
The area proposed for park land dedication shall have characteristics, such as topography, vegetation and geology and location, which make it suitable for future inclusion into the City parks system.
3. 
The area proposed for park land dedication may contain valuable or sensitive environmental features, the preservation of which conforms to the Comprehensive Plan.
4. 
All lots within the subdivision for which the park land dedication is considered shall have legal and convenient access to the park land area.
5. 
The area proposed for park land dedication shall have street frontage of at least twenty percent (20%) of its perimeter.
6. 
Sites should be dedicated in a condition ready for immediate use with electrical, water, sewer and street access provided at the right-of-way line.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-500.14), 11-18-2008; Ord. No. 11042013 §XII, 11-4-2013]
Where the subdivision contains sewers, sewage treatment plants, water supply systems, park areas, street trees, streets, street lighting, recreational facilities, stormwater drainage and storage facilities or other physical facilities ("private improvements") on parcels which are necessary or desirable for the welfare of the area and which are of common use or benefit and which the City does not maintain, the subdivider shall be responsible for the proper maintenance and supervision of the parcels and private improvements on a permanent and continuous basis and shall retain ownership of or the right of entry to the parcels in order to maintain the parcels and private improvements on said permanent and continuous basis. However, the subdivider may be relieved and discharged of this maintenance obligation upon creating, in writing, a permanent continuous association of property owners who would be responsible for said maintenance obligation, provided that all such maintenance agreements are incorporated in covenants and restrictions in deeds to the subdivided property and the documents creating the association and the restrictive covenants have been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney and filed of record with the Cass County Recorder of Deeds. Notwithstanding the above, the subdivider shall not be relieved of this maintenance obligation for each specific private improvement until the registered professional engineer or nurseryman who supervised installation of said private improvement has certified to the City that the improvement has been installed in accordance with the approved plans and relevant standards. Stormwater management facilities shall be subject to the maintenance requirements of Chapter 415 of the Peculiar Municipal Code.
[Ord. No. 12192016B § I, 12-19-2016]
A. 
Purpose. The following standards shall apply to all construction of new single-family residential dwellings to discourage excessive similarity, in order to protect and enhance property values and promote the easy identification of houses. The following standards shall apply after the effective date of this Section.
B. 
Abutting Lots. No residential dwelling of excessive similarity to another shall be erected within two (2) lots abutting, across the street from, or across the street from two (2) lots abutting, a lot with a residential dwelling of the same exterior design or appearance, or with identical front elevations. A lot shall be considered across the street if the lots have a common frontage to the same street.
C. 
Spacing. In each subdivision of five (5) lots or more, each residential dwelling erected must be located within at least one (1) group of five (5) adjoining lots where no structure of excessive similarity exists.
D. 
Distinguishing Characteristics. For the purpose of this Section, the term "excessive similarity" shall mean a dwelling which is identical, or nearly identical, to another in an accumulation of five (5) of the following seven (7) characteristics:
1. 
Roof type, for example, but not limited to gable, hip, mansard, gambrel, flat or combination.
2. 
Roof height.
3. 
Approximate dimensions (height and length) of the front wall closest to the front lot line.
4. 
Shape of the front elevation silhouette.
5. 
Relative locations and sizes of windows in the front elevation.
6. 
Relative location and dimensions of garage door, if included on the front elevation.
7. 
Type of siding on the front exterior.
E. 
Housing Styles. If adjacent lots as defined in this Article contain different housing styles as described in this Subsection, the similarity standards delineated in this Subsection do not apply. Housing style is in and of itself a significant enough characteristic to constitute dissimilarity, such as, but not limited to: ranch, bi-level, tri-level, 1 1/2 story, two (2) story and three (3) story.
F. 
Administration And Enforcement. This Section shall be enforced in the same manner of the administration and enforcement mechanisms of the Zoning Code.
G. 
Exceptions. This Section shall not apply to two-family or multi-family dwellings, as defined in the Zoning Code, Chapter 400, et seq.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-501.1), 11-18-2008]
Subdividers shall give due consideration to the desirability of providing or reserving areas for facilities normally required in residential areas, including churches, libraries, schools and other public buildings; parks, playgrounds and playfields; public access to water frontage; shopping and local neighborhood business centers. Consideration shall be given to the preservation of all natural features such as mature trees, watercourses, scenic points and historical points that enhance the public interest and general welfare. The Board of Aldermen reserves the right to deny a subdivision that fails to address these considerations.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-501.2), 11-18-2008; Ord. No. 08172020, 8-17-2020]
A. 
On residential streets, within the boundaries of a single-family subdivision, sidewalks shall be constructed on one (1) side of the street. On cul-de-sac streets serving single-family developments the sidewalk need not extend around the bulb of the cul-de-sac.
B. 
Sidewalks are not required in a single-family subdivision if the density is one (1) dwelling unit per gross acre or less, excluding unimproved and/or partially improved drainage areas.
C. 
When a sidewalk is required on one (1) side of a street, the sidewalk shall be placed on the opposite side of the street from the water main or underground utilities lines.
D. 
On arterial streets, limited access streets, collector streets, commercial streets and industrial streets, six (6) foot wide sidewalks shall be required on both sides of the street and shall be installed at the time public improvements are installed. City staff has the right to designate collector streets within a subdivision.
E. 
Duplex and multi-family developments shall provide five (5) foot wide sidewalks on both sides of all streets.
F. 
All sidewalks shall be designed to conform to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-501.3), 11-18-2008]
Homeowners' associations shall be required for all subdivisions with a designed total size that will exceed fifty (50) dwelling units or any subdivision with common areas that require perpetual maintenance, such as parks, trails, open green space, community pools and/or storm drainage areas. HOA bylaws shall be submitted with the final plat. The City strongly encourages the HOA be legally formed as a Neighborhood Improvement District.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-501.4), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Subdivisions with a designed total size that will exceed twenty-five (25) dwelling units in the preliminary plat shall provide privately maintained open or green space that meets or exceeds ten percent (10%) of the total development area as shown on the approved plat. This green space shall be divided in such a way that each development phase has access to a usable amount of space. Subdivisions where all residential lots are at least one (1) acre in size and are prohibited from placing and/or constructing any type of fence in the front and side yards shall be exempt from this requirement.
[Ord. No. 12042023A, 12-4-2023]
B. 
HOA-maintained green space and subdivision amenities may be provided in any of the following forms, either individually or in combination:
[Ord. No. 12042023A, 12-4-2023]
1. 
Partially Improved Or Improved Drainage And Detention Areas. Unimproved drainage and detention areas may not be counted toward the ten percent (10%) green space requirement.
2. 
Developed park, which shall include some or all of the following features:
a. 
Playground equipment;
b. 
Benches, picnic tables, grills;
c. 
Restroom facility;
d. 
Shelters and/or gazebos;
e. 
Courts, such as pickleball, basketball, tennis or volleyball; or
f. 
Swimming or wading pools or other aquatic features.
3. 
Pedestrian/bike trail, which shall include an improved area for pedestrian and non-motorized transportation (bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, blades, etc.) and motorized quadricycles, motorized tricycles, motorized scooters, and electric wheelchairs used by persons who by reason of physical disability are otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian.
4. 
Improved area adjacent to or on a lake, such as docks, floating gazebo or shelter, picnic area, etc.
5. 
Landscape buffers.
6. 
Additional amenities may be required by the City Planner based upon site characteristics and location.
C. 
Credit For HOA-Maintained Green Space And Subdivision Amenities.
[Ord. No. 12042023A, 12-4-2023]
1. 
Partially Improved Natural Drainage Area. Thirty-five percent (35%) of area may be credited towards the required amount of green space; provided, the area is either a portion of the stream buffer(s) area indicated on the City of Peculiar approved stream buffer map that transverses any portion of the proposed platted area or a manmade drainage basin constructed for the development, such as a retention or detention pond, etc. Improvements may include permanent stream buffer markers, pruning of indigenous trees, removal of debris and the installation of plants, shrubs, trees and grasses. The installation of new plantings shall include native trees and shrubs as approved by the City.
2. 
Improved Natural Drainage Area. Fifty percent (50%) of area may be credited towards the required amount of green space, provided the area is either a portion of the stream buffer(s) area indicated on the City of Peculiar approved stream buffer map that transverses any portion of the proposed platted area or a manmade drainage basin constructed for the development, such as a retention or detention pond, etc. Improvements shall include those listed under partially improved natural drainage area plus at least two (2) of the following: 1) permanent benches every six hundred sixty (660) feet; 2) gazebos that are permanent structures with greater than one hundred fifty (150) square feet of roof area; or 3) soft-surfaced walking, fitness or nature trails with defined, marked stops or rest areas.
3. 
Developed Park Area. One hundred percent (100%) of the dedicated area as shown on the plat area may be credited towards the required amount of green space providing at least fifty percent (50%) of the gross area of any active open space shall have a natural slope of four percent (4%) or less and shall not be in an existing watercourse, drainage easement or water ponding area. In addition, that portion of the land must have a cover of six (6) inches or more of topsoil suitable for the seeding and cultivation of grass. If land proposed to be a park has a natural slope more than that required by this Subsection but may be engineered to provide for a slope that meets the requirements imposed therein, the developer may, upon the favorable recommendation of the Park Director, permit such land to be dedicated to meet the requirements of this Subsection.
4. 
Hard-Surfaced Trail. When located outside of any natural drainage area used for green space credit, the entire trail easement that contains a hard-surfaced trail may be credited towards the required amount of green space, provided the paved portion of the trail shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in width and shall transverse either the width or depth of the development or provide a circumferential route as shown on the approved preliminary plat. The trail easement shall measure at least fifteen (15) feet wide and shall be maintained for at least two (2) feet on each side of the paved portion. Trails dedicated to the City shall be of surface material, trail width, and easement width consistent with the City-maintained trail to which it connects.
5. 
Improved Area Adjacent To Or On A Lake. An area adjacent to or on a lake that has been improved may be credited towards the required amount of green space at the same rate and according to the same improvement levels as used for natural drainage areas.
6. 
Landscaped Buffer Area. Fifty percent (50%) of the area shown on the preliminary plat to be set aside for landscape buffering may be credited towards the required amount of green space, up to a maximum area equal to five percent (5%) of the total development area as shown on the approved plat.
7. 
Major Subdivision Amenities. To encourage the construction of major subdivision amenities, four hundred percent (400%) of the area shown on the preliminary plat to be set aside for a club house, swimming pool, wading pool, splash pool, pickleball court, or tennis court may be credited toward the required amount of green space. Two hundred percent (200%) of the area to be set aside for a basketball court, or picnic shelter, or playground may be credited toward the required amount of green space.
8. 
Identification On Plats. To be eligible as green space, areas designated by the developer must be completed and shown on the preliminary and final plat submitted for the City's approval.
9. 
Timing Of Amenities. Each specific amenity identified on the preliminary plat shall be included in a development agreement for the final plat that includes the land area upon which the amenity is installed or constructed. The amenity(s) shall be constructed with the public improvements for that final plat and no building permit will be issued in the final plat for which the amenity is scheduled until the amenity(s) are completed. However, at the time of submittal of a final plat application that includes an amenity(s), the developer may request an extension of time to complete the amenity(s).
10. 
Maintenance. Areas that are eligible as green space shall be maintained by the developer or the lot owners in the subdivision according to terms set forth in the development agreement that are adequate to ensure its continued operation and maintenance.
11. 
Subdivision Of Areas Eligible As Green Space Prohibited. Areas eligible as green space shall be maintained as depicted on the plats and may not be separately sold, subdivided or developed except to the City, an appropriate public agency or a non-profit entity if there is a public or non-profit agency willing to accept the dedication and financially capable of maintaining such open space as identified on the plats.
12. 
Certain Activity Prohibited. No person shall remove trees, vegetation or topsoil from areas eligible as green space, and the lands shall not be used for the purpose of stockpiling of earth or construction material or disposal of construction debris without the written consent of the Park Director.
D. 
Landscaped Buffers. Landscape buffers shall be required along all public streets that abut a residential development.
1. 
There shall be a thirty (30) foot wide landscaping buffer on all public street boundaries.
2. 
The landscape buffer shall begin at the street right-of way line and shall not be a part of the platted lots.
3. 
Landscaped buffers shall provide the following:
a. 
When berms are not used, the buffer width shall be at least thirty (30) feet and include:
(1) 
One (1) deciduous shade tree or two (2) evergreen trees for every sixty (60) lineal feet or portion thereof; and
(2) 
Three (3) ornamental trees for every one hundred (100) lineal feet or portion thereof; and
(3) 
Four (4) large flowering shrubs for every thirty (30) lineal feet or portion thereof.
b. 
When berms are used, the buffer width may be reduced to twenty (20) feet, provided:
(1) 
Berms must be at least three (3) feet in height (measured from the top of the nearest curb) at the lowest point of the berm. The berm may not extend onto private lots or public right-of-way.
(2) 
One (1) deciduous shade tree for every sixty (60) lineal feet or portion thereof; and
(3) 
Four (4) large flowering shrubs for every one hundred fifty (150) lineal feet or portion thereof.
c. 
The required number of trees and shrubs shall be rounded up to the next whole number. For example a two hundred (200) lineal foot property line without berming would require four (4) deciduous or eight (8) evergreen trees and six (6) ornamental trees and twenty-eight (28) large flowering shrubs.
d. 
The trees and shrubs shall be set back from the right-of-way line at least five (5) feet.
e. 
The trees and shrubs used in the landscape screen shall not be evenly spaced, but shall be arranged in clusters that imitate a natural placement.
f. 
Trees and shrubs shall be selected from the City's approved plant material list.
4. 
Installation and maintenance of landscape buffers.
a. 
Installation. All landscaping shall be installed in a healthy condition and according to accepted planting procedures. Trees harvested from woods and/or fence rows shall be prohibited.
b. 
Maintenance. The property owner shall be responsible for maintaining all landscaping in good condition so as to present a healthy, neat and orderly appearance and kept free from refuse and debris. If replacement is necessary, all plants and other non-living landscape materials shall be equal in size, density and appearance as originally required at the time the landscaping plan was approved.
c. 
Plant material.
(1) 
Trees shall provide a caliper measurement between one and one-half (1½) and two and one-half (2½) inches measured six (6) inches above ground level at the time of planting.
(2) 
Evergreens shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in height at the time of planting.
(3) 
Shrubs and hedges shall be three (3) to five (5) gallons in size, depending upon species and spacing. Hedges, where required, shall be planted and maintained so as to form a continuous, unbroken, solid visual screen after three (3) growing seasons from the time of planting.
(4) 
Vines shall be a minimum of thirty (30) inches in height immediately after planting and may be used in conjunction with fences, screens or walls to meet physical barrier requirements as specified.
(5) 
Ground covers used in lieu of grass, in whole or in part, shall be planted in such a manner as to present a finished appearance and complete coverage after three (3) growing seasons from the time of planting.
(6) 
All plant material used shall conform to the approved list of plant material, which may be amended from time to time, and is maintained by the City.
5. 
Where necessary in order to interpret the precise meaning of technical landscaping terms, reference shall be made to The American Standard for Nursery Stock published by the American Association for Nurserymen.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-501.5), 11-18-2008; Ord. No. 10162023, 10-16-2023]
A. 
Subdivisions of fifty (50) or fewer dwelling units may have one (1) main entry, which shall be designed with one (1) entry lane and two (2) exit lanes.
B. 
Subdivisions of fifty-one (51) or more dwelling units shall have two (2) separate and distinct entries, each designed with one (1) entry lane and two (2) exit lanes.
C. 
Main subdivision entries may connect abutting subdivisions only when the connection between abutting subdivisions is across an arterial or collector street.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-501.6), 11-18-2008; Ord. No. 03062023B, 3-6-2023]
A. 
Ground Surface Of Lots.
1. 
When a building permit has been issued for a principal structure upon a lot, the ground, with the exception of driveways, sidewalks, paths, and steep ditches, must be surfaced with up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet of sod with the remainder of any lot able to be surfaced by seeding.
2. 
No more than ten percent (10%) of the required landscaped area may consist of porous non-living materials such as gravel or stone.
3. 
All landscaping materials must be installed according to current accepted good planting procedures and in compliance with all applicable ordinances and Code requirements.
4. 
The sod must be installed prior to the issuance of any permanent certificate of occupancy.
5. 
Materials prohibited in the public right-of-way, unless specifically approved by the City, include other ground cover, shrubs, brick pavers, gravel, stone, asphalt and concrete, except those used for driveways, sidewalks, and paths.
B. 
Site Trees.
1. 
There shall be at least two (2) site trees provided per individual building lot. Site trees shall provide a caliper measurement of between one and one-half (1 1/2) and two and one-half (2 1/2) inches measured six (6) inches above the ground at the time of planting.
2. 
Site trees shall not be planted within the public right-of-way.
3. 
Occupancy permits shall not be issued until the required site trees have been planted.
4. 
The variety of trees planted within individual lots is at the discretion of the developer and/or property owner and hence may vary within the subdivision.
5. 
The property owner shall contact the City Planner for a list of the acceptable species of trees for each site.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-501.7), 11-18-2008]
A pedestrian way shall be provided when a block exceeds one thousand (1,000) feet in length and where needed for pedestrian traffic to provide access through long blocks.