A. 
The improvements set forth in this article are to be considered as the minimum acceptable standard. All those improvements for which standards are not specifically set forth shall have standards set by resolution of the City Commission. All improvements must meet the approval of the City Commission.
B. 
The approvals required under the provisions of this chapter shall be obtained prior to the installation of any subdivision or project improvements within the City of Royal Oak, in public streets, public alleys, public rights-of-way, and public easements, and/or under the ultimate jurisdiction of the City of Royal Oak. All subdivision or project improvements within the City of Royal Oak installed in public streets, public alleys, public rights-of-way, or public easements, and/or under the ultimate jurisdiction of the City of Royal Oak shall comply with all of the provisions and requirements of this chapter, and completed to the specification standards of the City Engineer.
The subdivider shall provide streets constructed according to plans, profiles, cross sections and specifications approved by the City Engineer in accordance with specifications on file in the City Engineer's office.
A. 
Concrete sidewalks shall be constructed in all subdivisions along all minor residential streets, collectors streets and along all abutting primary thoroughfares and secondary thoroughfares.
B. 
In those instances where the subdivider can show that no good purpose would be served, the City Commission may waive this requirement.
(1) 
Sidewalks shall be continuous in nature and shall be provided on both sides of all minor residential streets, collector streets, urban thoroughfares and major thoroughfares.
(2) 
All sidewalks shall have a minimum width of five feet and shall be located one foot from the property line.
A. 
Sanitary sewer system. Design data and construction plans and specifications shall be furnished to the City Engineer for submittal to the Michigan Department of Health for its approval. All sanitary sewer plans shall be approved prior to commencement of construction.
(1) 
A twenty-foot easement will be required for all sanitary sewer laterals not located within a public right-of-way. A legal description shall be furnished to the City of Royal Oak for all easements so required.
(2) 
Before the sewer system has been accepted by the City, a lateral will be required for the connection of more than one building, if no lateral is available to service each building.
B. 
Water supply system. Design data and construction plans and specifications for the water supply system shall be furnished to and approved by the City Engineer prior to the commencement of construction.
C. 
Underground installation of all private and public utilities shall be required for subdivisions of land involving 10 acres or more. This requirement may be waived by the City Commission when it determines that no public purpose could be served by the requirement. This waiver is to be based upon the extent and character of the proposed subdivision and the extent and character of existing development and utility service adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
[Added 3-10-1986 by Ord. No. 86-5]