These regulations provide standards for the location, alignment, design and construction of the following public and private infrastructure: transportation and facilities, including streets, sidewalks, multi-use paths, and bikeways (SDC 4.2.100); and utilities, including sanitary sewer, stormwater management, electricity, water service and wireless telecommunications systems facilities (SDC 4.3.100).
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(A) 
Planning references for public and private improvements. This section ensures that public and private improvements within the city limits and the City’s urbanizable area are installed to implement plan policies by providing logical and efficient connected systems serving all lots, parcels, buildings or structures as specified in applicable comprehensive plan policies, including the Transportation System Plan and other functional plans, applicable Refinement Plans, Plan Districts, City-adopted Master Plans, the Willamalane Park and Recreation Comprehensive Plan, this code, and any other applicable regulations.
(B) 
Construction and design references for public improvements under City jurisdiction. Specifications for the design, construction, reconstruction or repair of streets, alleys, sidewalks, multi-use paths, bikeways, bus turnouts, accessways, curbs, gutters, street lights, traffic signals, street signs, sanitary sewers, stormwater management systems, street trees and planter strips within the public right-of-way, medians, round-abouts and other public improvements within the city limits and the City’s urbanizable area are as specified in this code, the Springfield Municipal Code, the Stormwater Management Plan, the City’s Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual, and the Public Works Standard Construction Specifications. The Director retains the right to modify the cited references on a case-by-case basis without the need of a variance when existing conditions make their strict application impractical.
(C) 
Construction and design references for other public agency improvements. Each public agency, including, but not limited to, the provider of water, electricity, parks and public transit service that have specific construction standards shall submit correspondence during the Development Review process that addresses their construction requirements.
(D) 
Construction design references for private improvements.
(1) 
Specifications for private street improvements within the city limits and the City’s urbanizable area shall be approved by the Director as specified in SDC 4.2.110 and the City’s Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual and any other applicable regulations.
(2) 
Other private improvements within the city limits and the City’s urbanizable area are as specified in this code and/or approved by the Building Official.
(E) 
Americans with Disabilities Act. All applicable public and private improvements shall meet current applicable standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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