[Ord. No. 4190, 2-1-2021]
A. Necessary action shall be taken by the applicant to obtain water
for the purpose of providing water to the subdivision suitable for
human consumption, normal residential, business and industrial uses,
and fire protection.
B. Where the public water supply main is reasonably accessible, the
subdivision shall be provided with a complete water distribution system
adequate to serve the needs of the area being platted or developed,
including a connection for each lot and appropriately spaced fire
hydrants.
C. Individual water systems (wells) shall not be allowed on lots of
less than three (3) acres in area.
D. The subdivider shall install adequate water facilities (including
water hydrants) subject to the specifications of the City and the
appropriate water company.
E. Water main extensions shall be approved by the appropriate water
company.
F. The location of all fire hydrants, all water supply improvements
and the boundary lines of the proposed districts, indicating all improvements
proposed to be served, shall be shown on the preliminary plat, and
the cost of installing same shall be included in the construction
financial guarantee provided by the developer.
[Ord. No. 4190, 2-1-2021]
A. Fire hydrants shall be required for all subdivisions.
B. Fire hydrant locations shall be approved by the applicable fire protection
district.
C. All underground utilities for fire hydrants, together with the fire
hydrants themselves and all other supply improvements in the street
right-of-way, shall be installed before any final paving of a street
shown on the subdivision plat.
[Ord. No. 4190, 2-1-2021]
A. Standards Adopted.
1.
The Missouri Private Well Construction Standards — Rules
And Organizational Structure for Section 256.600, RSMo., is hereby
adopted in its entirety. A copy of said document shall be on file
in the office of the City Clerk.
B. Other Standards.
1.
All private wells are to be constructed in accordance with Missouri
Private Well Construction Standards and Missouri Public Drinking Water
Regulations.
2.
All properties contained within the City operating on a private
well at the time this Article is adopted will be grandfathered. The
property owners will be permitted to complete maintenance and repair
work on their well. Provided that the use of the property and boundary
limits do not change, a replacement well will be permitted. All new
wells are to be constructed in accordance with Missouri Private Well
Construction Standards.
3.
Every abandoned or contaminated well shall be sealed in accordance
with the recommendations of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
groundwater geologist. For the purposes of this Section, the term
"contaminated" shall mean any condition which is hazardous to the
aquifer and thereby endangers neighboring property or people.
4.
Irrigation wells are permitted for the purpose of irrigating
crops, lawns and recreational facilities such as golf course. Such
wells are to be constructed to noncommunity water supply specifications,
10 CSR 60-3.010 of the Missouri Public Drinking Water Regulations.
[Ord. No. 4190, 2-1-2021]
A. The applicant or its successors shall install sanitary sewer facilities
in a manner prescribed by the City construction standards and specifications.
B. All parcels of land improved for human occupancy in the City of Lake
Saint Louis, after the date of adoption of this Code, shall be required
to connect to the area public sewer system.
C. On-site sanitary sewer package plants are prohibited within the corporate
limits.
[Ord. No. 4190, 2-1-2021]
A. All utility facilities, including, but not limited to, gas, electric
cables and telephone cables shall be located underground throughout
the subdivision.
B. All utility facilities existing and proposed throughout the subdivision
shall be shown on the preliminary plat.
C. Underground service connections to each platted lot shall be installed
at the developer's expense.
D. The requirement for service connections to each lot may be waived
in the case of adjoining lots to be retained in single ownership and
intended to be developed for the same principal use.
[Ord. No. 4190, 2-1-2021]
A. Easements at least fifteen (15) feet in width shall be provided for
utilities (private and municipal). Proper coordination shall be established
between the subdivider and the applicable utility companies for the
establishment of utility easements.
B. Where topographical or other conditions are such as to make impractical
the inclusion of utilities along rear lot lines, perpetual unobstructed
easements shall be provided alongside lot lines with satisfactory
access to the road or rear lot lines, in accordance with the following:
1.
Lots wider than fifty (50) feet shall provide easements seven
and five-tenths (7.5) feet or wider creating a utility easement corridor
fifteen (15) feet or wider along all side yards.
2.
Lots fifty (50) feet or less in width shall provide easements
on one (1) side yard in a manner that creates a minimum fifteen-foot
utility corridor at every other side yard.
3.
Corner lots shall provide utility easement corridors fifteen
(15) feet or wider along both sides of the lot.