When Street Improvements Are Required for Subdivisions

A. No improvements are required: upon existing streets for a consolidation of lots; for a subdivision creating only road widening lots; for a consolidation of three developable lots or less that is resubdivided without creating additional developable lots; or for a subdivided parcel used for a church. Churches must dedicate land necessary for road widening purposes to comply with the requirements of this chapter. B. Except as provided in subsection A, improvements conforming to the requirements specified in this chapter shall be constructed as follows: 1. Where substandard existing streets are within the boundaries of a subdivision, all improvements shall be constructed upon those portions of the streets within the subdivision; 2. Where existing streets are adjacent to the subdivision, improvements as may be required by the director shall be constructed on one-half of those portions of the streets adjacent to the subdivision; provided, that the portions of the streets shall have a minimum of twenty feet of pavement; 3. Where pavement on existing streets providing access to a subdivision is substandard in width or nonexisting, the subdivider shall install pavement to a minimum width of twenty feet in areas zoned residential, rural or agricultural and to a minimum width of twenty-four feet in areas zoned apartment, business, hotel or industrial. Shoulder areas shall be graded where necessary in residential, rural and agricultural areas, and in other areas the director may require such additional improvements as may be practicable, up to and including curbs, gutters, and sidewalks; and The length of the required improvements shall be minimum of one hundred lineal feet multiplied by the number of lots in the subdivision minus one; provided, however, that where in the director's opinion existing access streets to the subdivision are so inadequate as to imperil the public health, safety or general welfare, the subdivider shall provide the minimum conforming width of improvements required by this subsection B.3 along the entire length of the existing street providing access to the subdivision, or the director shall deny the subdivision. C. Should adopted business country town design guidelines or standards adopted by council through conditions of zoning conflict with these standards, the standards set forth in the design guidelines or by council shall prevail. ( Ord. No. 5087 , § 1, 2020; Ord. 4255, § 4, 2015; Ord. No. 4053, § 36, 2013; Ord. 3513 § 1, 2007: Ord. 2214 § 1, 1993: Ord. 2142 § 4, 1992; Ord. 1907 § 1, 1990: Ord. 789 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 11-1.10(l))