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Sec. 112-4. Required improvements.

Two sets of required improvements are listed below. The requirements listed in (A) shall be installed in urban developments with lots smaller than 100 feet wide 10,500 square feet in area that are served by community sewer and water facilities. The requirements listed under (B) may be installed in estate subdivisions with lots 100 feet wide and 10,500 square feet in area or larger that are on either individual sewer and/or individual water systems. All improvements shall be installed according to the standards specified by the city and approved by the planning and community development director or his/her designated representative.
Urban (A)Estate (B)
Reinforced concrete monuments 4" 4" 30" at quarter section corners and subdivision cornersXX
Metal stakes 1/2" 30" at all lots corners, points of tangency, points of curvature and angles in property lines or easementsXX
Street grading and baseXX
Stabilized shoulders at least four feet wide and a sodded drainage swale at least five feet wide and 12 inches deep with a slope of three to one on the street side and at least two to one on the other sideX
Curb and gutterX
Street pavingXX
Sidewalks on both sides of the streetXX
Surface drainage. An adequate drainage system shall be provided for the proper drainage of all surface water. Cross drains shall be provided to accommodate all natural water flow and shall be of sufficient length to permit full width roadways and the required natural slopes. The opening size of cross drains shall be determined by the planning and community development director or his/her designated representative using accepted methods and records available. Changes in natural drainage courses must be approved by the planning and community development director or his/her designated representativeXX
Culverts and bridgesXX
Water supply and sanitary sewer system:
City--System shall be built according to plans and specifications prepared by a licensed engineer and approved by the state board of healthX
Private--System shall be approved by the county sanitarianX
Individual service lines--Must be made before the installation of streets, and under-the-street crossings must be made before the installation of curbs and guttersXX
Street name signsXX

Streetlights -- The most energy efficient streetlights provided by the electric utility at the time of installation, or as directed by the planning and community development director or his/her designated representative, shall be installed at each intersection and along the street at intervals of 300 to 350 feet as measured along the centerline of the street.

The minimum initial rating of the streetlamp shall be based upon the classification of the street along which the streetlight is located, or in the case of intersections, the highest street classification in accordance with the following, or as directed by the planning and community development director or his/her designated representative.
Street ClassificationLumens (Minimum Initial Rating)
Local6,800
Collector11,000
Arterial20,000

Alternate fixture designs may be approved by the planning and community development director or his/her designated representative on a case by case basis. If the fixtures installed are not the standard fixtures furnished by the electric utility, a property owners association in the case of subdivisions, or the property owner in case of large scale developments, shall be responsible for all costs of continuing maintenance thereof.

Streets, drainage facilities, sidewalks, curb and gutter. In connection with subdivision approval, the city in accordance with the master street plan and/or Chapter 110 of the Springdale Code of Ordinances shall require the subdivider to dedicate right-of-way when such right-of-way is needed to conform with the city's master street plan, construct sidewalks, curb and gutter, pave, widen an existing street, and install or construct drainage facilities in accordance with all applicable regulations affecting construction of those improvements, on, along or through such owner's property and/or the existing rights-of-way abutting such property.

Building lines shall be established to conform with the master street plan.

(Code 1973, § 30-4; Ord. No. 2469, 4-9-96; Ord. No. 2736, § 2, 4-22-97; Ord. No. 2785, §§ 1--6, 11-25-97; Ord. No. 3011, § 1, 9-12-00)

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