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orb s for the instalation of a se we lift tation in the area o -Eas 4th a
nA nue a that tre deadline f re iving of bids as per speci icat ns by
nder fler Briggs, be set fo Jun 7, 19 5 at 8:OO P.M. at th off eof
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N ORD NANCE REGULATING PLATTING t RX-TTING AND RECORDING OF SU IVlS NS OF
THE HERLOF; ESTABLI NG A}ID rOR PLATT]NG PROC RES ,TENTA
ING S ANDANDS AND/OR PROC URES LAYING OUT OT S
VICE ONNECTIONS; MAKING EO R AND SUBDIVlDER RESPONSI THE I
CON IONS; IIQUIRING DEDl ATlON OI' STREETSI ALLEYS ,
INA PARTS OI' ORDINA INC I{EREUITH; PROVIDING h'IflNNTLIC
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ORDINANCE NO. 1'8\-,. \/
AN oRDINANCE REGULATING PLAITINGT RE-PLATTING AND nnCoRDII,rG 0r SUBDMSIoNS 0F
LAND UITSIN TEE CITY OF UERIDIANT IDAEO, AND WITflIN ONE MTIE OUTSIDE TEE CORP-
ORATE LIHITS TI{EREOF: DEF INI}.IG tm TER}.IS HERE0F; ESTABIISHII{G STANDARDS FOR
PLATTING PROCEDURES, TEI{TATM PIATS, AND FINAL PLAIS; PROVIDING ISAT QOPIES 0F
AI,I. FINAI PTATS B5 FIIRNISHED IQ SAID CITY; ESTABIISHING STANDARDS AND/OB PRO.
CEDUBES TOR EEE LAYING OUT OF STREETS I AIIEYS t EASIXIIENTS T BI'OCKS t IOTST CURBS
AND GUTIERS, SIDEI,IALKS t DOUEStIC 'rrATER, SANITARI SEIJERS r SIORM SEWERS, AND
SERVICE soNNECTroNs 3 UAICING TEE OWNER aND SUBDMDER RESPONSIBLE rOR THE INSIAL-
LAf,IoN oF STREET I!{PROVEI.{ENIS, CURBS AND GUTTEnS r SANIIARY SEIJERS r S[OR!4 SlltIERs t
WATB MAfNS, AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS; REQUIRING fI{E DEDICATION Otr' STREEIST. ALLEYSI
EASDIENIS AND cR0SSr,,ALKs I,IITHIN ALL SUBDIVISIONS; ESTABIISETNG PENAI,TIES FoR
VIoLATIONS oE TNE ORDINANCE; REPxALING oRDINANCES AND PARTS or oRDINANCES IN
CONELICT EEREIdITH; PROVIDING 'rrHEN TflE ORDINAI{CE SHALL BECOME EE ['ECTM.
BE IE ORDAINED BY THX MAIOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN t STATE
OT IDAHO.
l[hat fron the effective date of this ordinence no parson ehaIl subdLv:itle
any tract of land uhlch is loceted wholl,y or in pa.rt in the City of l.{eridlan,
Idaho, or rithia one mile of the corporate limits of cai.d Clty unLees he shallflret hsve or cauae to have made a plat thereof a6 required by Title JO, Chapter2lr of the Idaho Code and as set forth uithin this ordinaace. It shal,l be un-
1avfu1 to receive or record any plat or re-p1at nithiu the above aaid boundariesuntil the Mayor and Counci.I of MerLiliaa shall have approved sucb plat and it
shall bear tbereon the approval, by endoreenent of the l"layor and the Ctty Clerk
of said City.
SECTION I. --DEFINITIOIIS--Fo! the purpose of this ordinance, ,the follorriag
terrsr. phrases, uords, and their derivatione shall have the meaaing Eiven herein.
Uhen not inconslstent u:ith the context r HordE uaed in the present tense include
tbe future, words ln the plural nurnber includo the singular number, and words in
the eiagular nunbe! iacluds the plural number.
a. nALleyr (see streets)
b. ',Cityi, is the City of Meriilianr Ideho
c. [Ooutty Recorderrr is the Office of the County Recorder of, Ada Sounty,
Idaho.
tl. rrCrossyal-kx ie a public right of vay for pedestrian traffic.
B. rrDedication[ is the deliberate appropriati-on of land by its ouner for
any general and public uses, reserving to hineelf no other rigbte than euch as
are comln.tlble with the fulL exercise and enJoyment of the publlc use to vhich
the property has been devoted.f. trFinal Platrtls the final map, draving, or chart. on which the 6ubdiyl-
eion is presented to tho City for approval, and whl-ch, if approved, will be
6uboltted to the County Recorder for recordi[8.
e. tllaster Planrr la a conlrehensive plan I to be prepared by the City,
uhich indicatee the general locations reconnended for the variout functj.onal
classes bf public works, places and structures and for the $enera)- physical
develoloent of the Clty and lncludea any unit or part of such plan separateLy
adopt€d and any anendrent to such plan or part thereof. In the abBeace'of any
fotmally aalopted plani the general policy of, the City on the matter in question
will govern.
h. Itl,laytr is permissire at the option of the personr lersonsr or a8e[cies
referred to iD the s€nteuce nhere used.
i. rr0wnertr is any individual. firm, a6sociationr syndicate r @-partaer-
ship, corporation, truet or a[y other 1ega1 entlty having sufflclent proprie-
tary iutcrest in the latrd sought to be subdirLdedj to cornence anal ralntain pro-
ceeaULnEB to eubdiride the 6ane under thle orallnarce.
J; rrZoning and Planning Comni6Eionrt ehall be the l,lerj-dian City Zoning and
PlannlnE ConnLssion aE eetabllshed by Tlt1e II1 ehapter l+ and litle IV, Chapter I
of the Ctty Cbd€ of Heridlan.k. Prl,[t Bhal] mean any copi of aa origj-aal vhich reProducea e:ractly the
orlBinal drawlng fron yhich it ie natle.
1. trShalltt ie aluays mandatory aud not nerely directory.
n. rtstroetrt is a way for vchicular traffic, vhether designated ae a etreet,
aueBu6, boulevardi hlghrdy r thoroughfare. Pafkxay r throughr,ray t road, 1ane, pJ-ace t
aILey, or hovever othervise deaignate(l.
1. rrAlL€ytr is a ninor xray vhich is used prinarily for Tehicula? service
access to the back or the 6ide of propertles otherrrise abutting on a
3l'"ii;r"rr"rrt or [aJor streetrr i6 a fa6t or heavy traffic Etreet of
considerable coitlnuity and usLd prinari.ly as a traffic artery for lnter-
communication among Large areaa.
t. rrCollector or S.colalary Street is a street uhlch carriee'traffic
from minor etreete antl which servgs for the circulation of traffic in
residential areaa or developteats.
4. rtCul-de-Sac or Dead-end streetrr i6 a miflor street uith on:Ly ooe
outlet '
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5. rrlocal or Minor Stleetft ls a street used primari-}y for access to the' abutting properties and which 6ha11 be laid out so tbat its continuity
in any oae segrnent iE not over 560 feet fron end to end..
6. rl,larginal Access Streetrr is a street nhlch is para11e1 anal aaljacent to
arterj-a1 atreets and which provldes accesE to abbuttj-ng propertiea alld
, protecti-on from through traffic.n. rrSubdivldertr is auy indlvidual, firn, association, syndicate i corporati,on,trust or othel legal entity conmencing proceedingE under this ordiDance to effect a
subdivigion of l-aad hereund.er for ,himself or for another.o. Subdirrisionrr i.s the dirrision of a developed or undeveloped tract or parcel
of land into three (l) or more parts for the purlose, whether imnediate or future, of
sale or of building development I provi.ded, that if any one person withifl one calendlar
year divides any tract into three (r) or rnore part6, or if a ney street i6 involvetl
1n any division of a parcel of land, such laad sha11 be deemed a eubdivision vithin
the meaaia8 of thls ordlnance. Prorrided bowever, that this defiuj.tion of a subdivi-sion sha1l not include a bona fide dirrision or pertition of agricultural lantl in par-
cel,s of more than five (5) acres for agrlcu]'tural purposesr nor shalI it include tbedivision of property whlch is ulthin a duly zoned coanercial or industrial district
for conraercial or industrial devdlopnent uhere no new streets are requlred or are to
be dedicated for public u6e i nor shall it include or apply to the allocation of tand
in the settlenent of art estate, or a coult decree for the distribution of property;
Bor shall it apply to the sale or conveyarce of any paicel of land which may be shown
as a portion of a platted lot having tuo (2) acre6 or less, said lot being in a sub-divlsion of which a plat heretofore has been recorded in the land records of Ada
Couuty, fdaho.
SECTION II. --APPROVAI OF SUBDMSION PLAT--No plat sha11 be recorded or of fered
for record. untlt the plat has been reviewed by the Zoning and Planning Connisoj.otr and
approveai by the Hayor end Cbutrcil of Meridian and sha11 bear thereon the approval, by
endorsenent, of the llayor and the Clty Clerk of said City.
SECTI0N III. --VIOLATION AND PENAITY--Any person, firn orcorporation violating
withln the City of l,letldJ.an any regulation of thls ordinance sha11 be guilty of a mis-
deneanor and upon conv'ictlon thereof shall be fined not oore than THREE IIUNDRED and NO/
lOO ($r0O.OO) mIJ,ARS. Each and every day alurj-ng rihich the violation contlnues shall
be deened a separate offense.
SECTION IV. --APPEAIS--Any aggrleved person whoae plat haa been rejected or dj-s-
approvetl by the Zoning and PlaIlnj-ng Commisslon may petitlon the Mayor and Council of
the City of }reridian for a hearing to rerriev the action of the Zonilg and Plaqr'i ng
Coffrl-ssi-on.
SECTIOIi V. --Pm.UITS--No pernits sha11 be ieaueil by an aalrniniatrative officer of
the Cj-ty for the construction of any buildlng or other inprovenent requiring a permit,
upon any land for uhj-ch a plat ls required by this ordinance, ualess and until the re-
quireEentG bf the ordinence have beea complied uith.
SECTION VI. -.GENERAL REQIIIRts,IENTS.-
1. Street Requirements::
a. A1] Btleets i,n the subdlvision nust conform to the master plan of the Clty.
b. The al-i8Dtlent and yidth of prevlously platted streets vhen extended sluill
be preserved unlesE topotraphical conditions nake a modification advisable.
c. Uhere a subd,ivisioa abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial
streetr the Mayor and Council nay require marginal acceEs streets, rever€ie frontage
vith Ecreen plantj-ng contaitred in a non-acc666 reservation along the rear property
1iae, deep Lots with rear servi-ce al1eys, or such other treatment as may be necessary
for adequate protection of residentiatr propertles and to afford separation of through
aad local traffic.
d. Street right of way width is to be measured from property 1lne- to property
Ilne. The minlraum right of uay of streets ao meaEured shal-l be!:
Foi 1oca1 or Birror 6treet6------ -------60 feet
For sectiotl liue and one-quarter sectiotr ILnc street6------------ ( Conform to
MiEiEun nldth of roadr,ay (face to face of curb) shalI be::
Irtaster Plan)
For local or ninor streete---------- ---16 feet
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e. Cul-de-Sac or Dead-end streetsr desi8ned to be so Permanently' 6ha11
aot be longe! tha! 4OO feet and shall be provlded at the closed ead w'ith a turn-
eround havlng an outEiile roadway diameter of at least eiShty (80) feet turb face to
:urb face and a street ploperty line dlameter of at least ninety (9O) foet.
f. Streets 6ha11 be la1d out ao aa to inter6ect as nearly as, poBsible at
riBht arcles and no Btreet shall intersect any other atreet at Iess than eighty (BO)
iegrees.
S.ulaorstreetsshallbe60laidoutthatthel.rusebythroughtraffic
d1l be dj.scouraged.
For collector or secondary streetB
For arterial or maJor streets whi.c
quarter section liaes---------
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h- fle arrangeneut,,,of' etreeto in nev eubdivisions-shall make reasonable
provislona for the continuation of ,the lriacipal- exlEtilg streets in adjoining
subd.ivielone, or their proper projectious in future gub-dlvlding of adJoiEing
property.'
The street and alley arrangenent must also be such as to cause no
hardsbip to oynors of adJolning property !,{hen they plat their land and seek to
provide for convenient accees thereto. Thla alran6eaent must also proride for
conti-nulng a raaeonable nuober of through utility lines.t. Mialnun atreet grades of 0.296 ri}l be required u1th the maxlmun
grade belng ?.@ for secondary and najor streets and 10.06 for locaL or minor'
etreete. Uhere the obserrance of tbese standarde is toposslble the City Engineer
ehal,l rerler the situation before a.n exceptioa nay be grarted.j. AlI 6troet6 and a1J-eys ehal1 be coopl€ted by the subdivider in
accordance rith plane and Epecifications which have been officially approved by
the City Ea8ineer ald rhj,c! includes biturainoue parlng of streets.
k. Where atreet llnea vl,thln a block defLect fton each other at any
one poiut aore thaa five (5) degrees there sha1l be a connecting curve. the
radLuo of the curve for the inEen Btreet lLne abalI be not Iess than 700 feet
for an arterial or najor street, 2rO feet for a collector or secondar)r streotr
and 50 f6et for a 1ocal or rninor etreet.1. Curbs et streat Lntersectlons sbalL be rounded rith curves having
a minfunur radi,us of the ten (1O) feet.
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E. Reserve strips on outer bouadaries of a subdlvisi.oo nay be estab-
lished to control access to a partial uidth etreet, upon approval by the tlayor
and Council and provided that sucb subdivisioa be acconpa[ied by agreealent to
dedicate Euch strip or strlps uhen sufficient Brourd is nade avail"able for pnblic
use to permit widening of said stlip to lte uornal wldth. No other reserve strip
controlling acces6::to public vaye shaIl be pernj.ttedr except whtin the control and
di.eposltion of land cornprieing such strips are placed yritbi! the jurisdiction of
the City utrdet conditions specifled by the l,layor ard Couucil and attached to the
pIat.
!. Street rlane signe aha1l be erectod by the City iu accordance tfith
City S tandard Specificationa.o. All etreets and alleys within the subdivisions rril1 be required to
be aledicated for pubIlc use. The dedication of half atreets in any subdivision
l-s prohibited except uhere esgential, to the reaeonable development of the sub-
divieion ln conformity rrith the other requirenants of these rules and where the
l,layor and Council fi.nde it will be practicable to require the dedication of the
other half rrhen the adjoinj-ng propeity 1e oubdivided. l,lherever there is an ex-
isting balf stleet right of r€y adjacent to a tlact to be subdiuided, the other
half of the street right of way sha11 be pLattod rithin such neu tract.p. Sicle uaLks, if and uhen constructed, shaIl be of concrete and shall
be a ni.nlnum of five (5) feet in width autl nay be rrider ia areas near shoppinE
centerst achools, or' rrhere pedestrian traffic nay warrant a greater ridth.2. Alleye and Eaaenents 3:
4o ?he miulnun nidth of any dedicated a1ley eha1l be twenty (20) feet.
A11eye aay be required aloag the rear line of busineee propertyi and i"n the rear
of aL] lots. fronting naJor thoroughfares.b. ldhere allcJrs are not provided easenents of not less than ten (10)
feet Ln vidtb shaIl be dedicated otr each side of all rear Iot lines and five (5)
feet on each side lot l1nee uhere trecesaary for po1ee, u:ires, conduits, storm or
eanitary aeuerer gas and vater 1ines. Easements of greater ridth aay be requiretl
aloFg lines across lota or along boundarLee yhere neceEEary for surface drainage
or for the extension of main seyers or other utilities.c. A1ley intersectLons and sharp changes in alignment 6he11 be avoidedr
but xhere aeceBsary, cotaere shal1 be cut off sufficientJ-y to permit safe vehicu-
1ar movement.d. Dead-end alleys shal1 be avoided wbere possibler. but if unavoidable
shaII be provided rrith adequate turn-around facilitiee at the dead-end as deterra-
ined by the Mayor aad Council.e. Crossralk easeoents for pedestrians shalL be provided where deened
essential to provide cl.rculation o! accese to schooJ,s, playgrounds, shopping
areast traneportation or eny other community facilitiea. The said crogsvalk ease-
ments shall ha,ve a ninlloufi width of six (5) feet and ehall be inproveal vrith a con-
crete yalk over tbe fu11 vidth of the easeoent uith proper fencing on sach side of
the easeneat.
,, Blocke I' s. The length! ridth a]1d shapa of blocke ehall be deterrained cith due
regard to adequate buildlng sitee sultable to the special need6 of the type of use
contemplated; the zoaing requlrements as to lot ei-ze an!. dinensions i the need for
conveaient accea6, circulation, control and safety of street trafflc; and the lin-
itations and opportunitlee of topography.b. Block lengtbe sha11 not axceed 1O0O feet.
4. Lote:
a. A1 lots shown on the subdlvision plat nuat confonn to the minLEun
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requirenenta of the zoning oldinance. (Chapter 4, Section 2-\Ol-42?)
b. Side 11ns6 of lots shaIl be apploximately at right angles or radial to
the street l-ineB rr:aJ.e6s a variation will give a better street and Iot p1a[. Al'l cor-
ner lots sha1l have a ninirum radius of tventy (2O) feet on the properiy line.
co Double frontage lots shal-L be prohibited except where unusual topographyor other conditions nakesr i-t lnposstble to neet this requirement.d. AlL rsnaants of lots belo'r mininum size left over after the subdividin6of a larger tract Euat be added to adjacent lotB rather than allowed to renain as un-
useable parcels.
SECTIoN VII. --TENTATM PLAT REQUiREMENTS--In eeeklng to subdirride lanit tnto
building lota and to dedl,cate street6, alteys, or other land for pubLic use, the oh,neror orners shall submlt trro (2) copies of a tentatlve plat to the Zoning and Planning
Comnission for its approval. The tentative plet she1l be submitted at least tyo (2)
days before a Zonirig and Plafiring Comnission neeting ihrte. fhe Zoning and Planning
Conrhiseion shall act on the application rdthln tea(10) dayo frorn the first meetingat which the plan uas fornally preaented un1e6a atr extension o f tine ls agreed to by
the subdivtder.
The tentatlve plat 60 prepared by the subdlvider and fornatly file with the Zotr-
lng aud Plannj-46 Connisejion shall contain tbe foUorins information:1. The proposed nane of the subdj-vi6ion.
2. Ihe location of the subdivision ao formi,ng a part of 6one larger tractor parcel of land leferred to in the records of the County Recorder.
,. Ihe Danes and addresses of the subdirlder, the engineer or'surveyor of
the subdivislon, and the owner of the laad imnediately adloinJ-ng the land to beplatted.
4. A, contour map at appropriate contour iatervals to sbow the general top-
ography of the tlact.
5. The boundary lines of the tract to be Eubdirided 6hau be accurate l"n
scale and bearing.
6, The location, ljldth, and other di-nen61on6 of a1I existing or platted
6treet6 and other important features such as rallroad linesr uater coursesi easenents r
exceptional topo8raphy, etc.r rithin and contiguous to the tract to be subdl'eided.
7, the approxjmate location of existing satritary sew€Fsr storm drains rwater supply nains, fire hydrants, and culverts rlthin the tract and lnoediately ad-
Jacent thereto.
8. The location, uj-dths, and other dinenEions of proposed streets, a1Ieys,
easenentsr parks, 1ote, and other open spaceB.
9. Ihe proposed lot and block nunbere.
10. ALI parcels of land iltended to be dedicated for public use or reservetl
for the use of all property ovners rrith the purpose i-ndl,cated.
11. The proposed nanes of all the atreets whether aew or contlnuous. The
D,eu Etreet na-nes must not be the sa.Ee or sinilar to eny other street narneg used in
the City.
!2. No"th poi.nt, scele and date.
lr. Ihe zon-ing requested for each arer, if not already zoned.
14. The sewer J-ines show'ing locatlon, size, and conlections oirto existiuB
1ines.
t/here needed and upon the request of the ZoDing and Plauni-ng Conmission the
folloring iaformation sha11 be furnished::
(a) ttre cros6 section of proposed streets shorring w'idths of roaduays and location of
sldevalks, (t) trre proposed method of handllng storm sewers uithin the tract.
One tentatlve plat shal1 be drawn to a scafe of one (f) inch to 1oo feet
ard another tentative plat shatl be dravn to a scale of one (1) inch to joO feet.
one (I) copy of the approved tentative Plat wi}1 be kept on file for
public exaniaation et the office of the City Clerk, and on (1) copy returned to the
owner. Such approval of the tentatJ.ve plat shall be val1d for a period of two (2)
calendar years unlees an exteuelon of tirue is app)-1ed for and Sranted by the Zon-
ing and Planning ComnLsrion.
SECTION VIII. --REQUIRm,IEMS OF rm I'l NAI PLAT-- tlhe final Plat must be submitted
to tbe Zoning anii Planning Connission for final review within two (2) yeqrs after the
approval of the tentatlve plat and no plat shal1 be recorded or offered for record
nor shal_I any lend be recorded or offered for sale uith reference to auch a plat ua-
tif eaid plat ha6 been dul,y approved, as lndibated i,n Section II of thls ordinaDce.
El-aal approval of the plat sha11 be secured fron the zonin8 and Planning coo-
ni66ion "nd iiom the Mayor antl Council, otherwise the subdivider r.ri1I be duly notifiefl
of its rejectiofl by said boaty. Ihe Zoning and PlanninS commission shall act 9a the
application for approval of the final plat rithin tcn (10) days from the first meet-
ing at yhicb the final plat yaa fomally presented unlegs aD extension of time is
agreed upon by all concerned.
llhe double-mounted plat 6heet and one 1j-nen tracing of that portlon commonly l|e-
ferredb as the front side of the plat nuet be preparad ir accordance with Title 5Ot
chapter 25 of the Idaho cotte. one dupli.cate tracln8, such as a sepiar for both the
front arrtl back sitle of the plat nust be prePared aad filecl rlth the olflce of. the
clty Clerk.
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mJligin"r deuble-nouated pLat Ehaet ! the rtnen arrI"u and. the addltlonarduplicate traclngB to8ethor with two (Z) prtnte shall be suboitted to the zoniEg
antl Planning Comniaslon for its rer-Ieu at least ttrro (2) days before the Commis-
aj,on nestlng at yhich the plat Is to be considered. If approved, the traclngs
and the double..oountcd plat 6heet sha1l have endorsed thereoa the required ap-provals. Upon flnal apprdval the subdivlder rr111 take the drariags to the County
Recorder for recording and return the duplj-cate tracings for tbe City of the
Offl,ca of the City Clerk and the County Recorder eha11 have attested the @nteat
oa the traclng for the City to be the sane that ha6 been recorded rith the Obunty.
Ehe plat eba1l be so drewn that the top of the sheet either face€ North or
Yest, prefcrably North, uhlchever accomEoalate6 the draving best. A11 lines, di-
nenslone and narkilga 6ha11 be Dade on the pl,at uith approved vaterproof blackItlndi-a Dravlng Inkrt. The actual map drawa eba11 be nade on a scals not s6a11er
than one buDaL.ed (,1OO) feet to one (1) inch and Bhall cle'-l)' sbon aiLl details,
and the rorkmanship oa the finiehed drarlng Ehall be neat, clean-cut and readable.,
nhe folloning lnformatlon ohall be contained upon the plat to ba fitedr
. 1. Ihe narne and general location of the subdivislon j.n bold.letterg at the
top of tho Bheet. Tb. naoe of the subalivisioa nust lot bear the aane of any other
tovn or addition in the county.
2, Tho orth poirt ard scale of tlre pIat.
,. f,he boundariea nuat be accurately dram ehoning the proper bearings and
dinensiolo of all boundary llnes of the subdivLsl,on antl where possibJ,e the bear-
inge ancl coordlnate eyeten for the plat ehell be on the Idaho S.tate I{lghuay
Hodified Cbordinate System. These linee should be heavier than street and 1o t
IineB.4. The name6 r rrldthe, lengthe, beariuge, curve date oa center Lineg of
propoeed streets, alIeye, and easements dGired or D.ecessaryi also the boundbrieo,
beariuge, atl dinenei,one of alL portione yithin the subdivi6ion as intended to bq
dedicated to the uee of the public. fhe sizee, lJ-nee, dineneions, curve data
and rtulbar of Iots, blocke and/or parts reserved for any reason uithln the €ub-
diviaioa.
5. the wldthc and nanes of abutting Btreets and alLeys, the nanes and bound-
arieE of all eubdivislone vhich have been previously recorded and adjacent there-
to, nuet be shovn upon the plat of,fered for record. These adJacent eubdivisions
rriU be ahoun in dotted l1nes to show their relatioaship to the llat offered for
record. If adJolning land is unplatted lt should be indicated as auch.6, AlI ll[ear diurcnsions sha1l be ca16r.r].ated to the nearest one bundredth(.o1) of a foot and all bearings shalI be calcutated to the neareat ten (1o)
gecoade of arc. All curves shall be defitred by the radius r central anglet tan-
gentr arc, and chord diatancee. The descrlption and location of alL monunents
shall be shown. Uonu ent6 of iroa pipe, stone, or concrete sha]I be set at taa-
gent polnte or points of curves of streetsi intereections of property lines, at
alley int€rssctlons and at 6uch other points as nay be neceaEary to make the re-
tracing of the lines a6 ahorm on the final plat r€asoaably convenient.
7, In addition to the requirenents of Tit18 5Or Chapter 25 <r'l the Idaho
Code. the €xterior boundary of the subdivisioa ehal1 be tied to uot lees than
tvo (2) reco8nlzed county or City survey Eoir.rnents.
8, A1I lots 6haU bs nunbered by progreasive nunbers in each biock 6epa-
ratelyi blocks sha11 also be numbered coaoecutively throughout all adJol.to:ing
plats of the same maEter nane.
9. Upon the double-mounted plat sheet the required forme shall be lottered
for the followlng: Regietered Professional Engi-neex and/or Lantl Surveyorr s
"Certificate of Surveyrtl ovnere dedicatlon certj-ficate with Notary Publicro
AcknorledSement; the approl.al of the }layor alal Council of Merldiaa-a8 -etta,Eteal
by tha Cl-y 01erk; approval by the City Engiaeer, and other certif-lcates ,cqtrired
by the ld,aho Code. .10. Ihe final plat sha1l be accoEpanj.ed by copi.e6 of any privat-;'un"ltfi5forne
proposed to be recorded for the purpoEe of providiag regulations go{garfng t-}Lg-:
use, building 1ine6, opetr 6pace6 or other aspects of tleveloprnent aili1 use. : -:
AII dioenslons, both ]in6ar and angular are to be Etaked in tha..-fi-eLd by :
accurate control- eurvey uhich nust balance and close rrithin a.lirnit o1.-oa9'(f)'
in ten thousand (3.O'0OO). .I :---.
SECTION IX. --IUPROVU|IENTS REQUIRED--I'E!S--It ehall be the respondibility of the owne
and aubdlvider to construct the foUorring nininum i.nprovements for the aubdlvision:(I) streets, (2) ConbinatioD concrete curb and gutter prior to placing of baso
gravel, (1) sanitary sevor6 uhere it is phy6icalty end economicelly feaslble to
iorrnect to an existlng or proposed public eever systemr (4) stora sexersr (5)
domestic vater eystem, and (6) all seevi-ce connections lor sanitary aeuerr do-
Eeatic saterr and natural gas to a point in back of the proposed sidevalk 1lne
before placing bse gravel for the street. A1I Euch inprovenents erre to be in-
stalled under the cpecificatlons and j.naPection of the Clty Engineer.
The minimum construction requirenents shall be the published etandard CLty
specifications, (Page 6 (J) ). Three (r) sete of all off site improvenent plans
auch ae plans and profilea for street Lmprovenenta, curb and gutterar oanitary
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anvor :storm Eever6 r etc . r Eha1l be filed rrith the City Clerk. l,llen aPproved r ona
(t) set shalI be r€turned to the subdivider uith the City En8ineerrs wlittcn ap-
proval thereon.
SECTION X. --DIDICATIONS--ALL streets, alIeya, easements and required crosgwalks
vithin the subditrlglon must be dedicated for pub1lc use.
Detiication of a1l other public open Bpace t'ithj-n the subdivision riII be re-
quired 1n accordance with the naster plan of Heridlan. Where this plan calle for
a Larger emouDt of public space thao tbe subdivlder can be ?easonably expected to-dedicate, the land needed bgond the subtllvlderr s fair contrlbrrtion is to be re-
eerved for acquisltlon by tbe Ci.tyt provided Euch acquisi-tion is nade wi-thin five
(1) years frorn the date of approvel.
The action of the Mayor and Council 1a exercising this power to conpel dedl-
cation of public o?eo slace 6hau. take place only after a public hear:ing has been
.held on the natter. Any one aggrieved by the decision of the Uayor ad Couaci'1 may
have the decision rerieued by a court of competent Jurisdiction.
SECTION X[. --A]mf\DED PLATES--Anended plats must be f11ed as per original. In
the event a plat of a 6ubdivlalon has been recorded and naJor chang€s have been made
yhich change the eubdluision materially, the subdi.vision upoD shicb these chaaged
have been nade nust be vacated and.an anended plat filed in accordance vith the
rcgul,atloas set up in tlTj.s ordlnance. Any chan8e in street location ,i].1 requlre an
anended ?Iat for ftat portion of thd plat that ie affected.
SECTION XII. -.EXCEPTIONS MAY BT MADE tQ AVOID EARDSI{IP.- Whenever thc tract to
be subdivided isr ln the opinion of the City Oouncil, or auch unusual shape or Eize
or i6 Burrounded by such devel-opnent or. unusual coo.ditlons, that the strict -applica-
tloa of the requirenents contaiued herej-n rould reauLt .in real .difficulties and sub-
,etantlal hardships or i[justices, the Ci-ty Councll may vary or nodify such require-
Bents by an officlal entry in the minutes of the City Council proceedings so that the
subdlylder ls atrIoved to develop his property in a .easonable aanner, but 6oi at the
saare tine, the public uelfare and illterests of the City and eurrounding areai are
protected and the general intent and spirit of thls ordinance are preserved.
SECTION XIII. --SEPARABILITY--If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or
phrase of thls ordj.lance is for any reason held to be urconstltutional i such hold-
iag shal1 not affect the validity of the remaiuing portion of the ordlnence. The
Mayor and CouncLl hereby declare that they uould have passed thls ordinance, ancl
each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof separately irnd ir-
respective of the fd that any one or more of the sections, sub-sections, dentences,
clauses or phrasea be unconsti tutional.
SECTION XIV--AI1 ordl-nancea and parlts of ordinances in conflict herevith are
herebi:tepealed.
SECTION Xy--Th16 ordinance shall be in fu1I force and effect thirty (fO) days
fron and after j-te pa6aa6e I approval and publication as provided by lav.
PASSED BY THE COUNCII AND APPROVED By THE MAYOR TEIIS l8th aay of_!g1, 1g55.
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