Title 3. Subdivisions
Article 1351
TITLE, PURPOSE, APPLICATION
AND INTERPRETATION
Sections:
1351.04 Installation of improvements – Issuance of permit.
1351.01 Short title.
This title, which consists of Ordinance 2624, passed November 23, 1965, as amended, shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Meadville land subdivision regulations", hereinafter referred to as the "land subdivision regulations." (Ord. 2624, 1965)
1351.02 Purpose.
The land subdivision regulations, including the requirements hereinafter set forth, are for the following purposes:
(A) To assure sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation and to provide for the harmonious development of the city; and
(B) To coordinate the existing streets with proposed streets, parks or other features of the city’s official map; and
(C) To provide adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light and air and for proper distribution of population, thereby creating conditions favorable to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the city; and
(D) To establish rules for the processing, design and construction of subdivisions. (Ord. 2624, 1965)
1351.03 Application.
From and after the effective date of the land subdivision regulations (November 23, 1965), all plans, plots or replots of lands laid out in building lots, and the streets or other portions of the same intended to be dedicated to public use, or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto, and located within the city limits, or for a distance of three miles outside thereof, shall be submitted to the Meadville city planning commission and be approved by it before it shall be recorded. No plan, plot or replot shall be received or recorded in any public office unless the same shall bear thereon, by endorsement or otherwise, the approval of the Meadville city planning commission, as required by law. From and after the effective date of the land subdivision regulations (November 23, 1965), no plan or plot of streets within the Meadville city limits shall be entered in any public office of the county of Crawford until approved by the council of the City of Meadville. (Ord. 2624, 1965)
1351.04 Installation of improvements – Issuance of permit.
From and after the effective date of the land subdivision regulations (November 23, 1965), no sewer, water or gas main or pipes or other improvement shall be voted or made within the area under the jurisdiction of the Meadville city planning commission for the use of any such purchasers or owners, nor shall any permit for connection with or other use of any such improvement existing, or for any other reason made, be given to any such purchasers or owners until such plan is so approved and, where required, recorded. (Ord. 2624, 1965)
1351.05 Interpretation.
In interpreting the requirements of the land subdivision regulations, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the creation of conditions favorable to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the city. It is not intended by the land subdivision regulations to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any way impair or interfere with existing provisions of other laws or ordinances, except those specifically repealed by the land subdivision regulations, or with private restrictions placed upon property by covenant, deed or other private agreements, or with restrictive covenants running with the land to which the city is a party. Where the land subdivision regulations impose a greater restriction than is imposed or required by other provisions of law, ordinance, regulation, contract or deed, the provisions of the land subdivision regulations shall control. (Ord. 2624, 1965)
1351.06 Flood hazard areas.
All subdivisions hereinafter proposed in flood hazard areas as such areas are defined upon the official flood hazard boundary map of the City of Meadville dated June 1, 1977, shall be designed and constructed in accord with the provisions of this article and with the following specific requirements:
(A) Street Elevations. The finished elevation of proposed streets shall be established with due consideration given to the need for access to developed properties during times of flooding. The city council may require, where necessary, profiles and elevations of streets to determine compliance with this requirement. Drainage openings shall be sufficient to discharge flood flows without unduly increasing flood heights.
(B) Water Facilities. All new or replacement water systems located in flood hazard areas identified in the flood hazard boundary map, whether public or private, shall be floodproofed to a point one foot above the base flood elevation.
(C) All new or replacement sanitary sewer systems located within the flood hazard areas identified on the flood hazard boundary map, whether public or private, shall be floodproofed up to an elevation one foot above the base flood elevation.
(D) Floodproofing of All Other Utilities. All other new or replacement public and/or private utilities and facilities shall be elevated or floodproofed to a point one foot above the base flood elevation.
(E) Plan Information. In addition to the information normally required by the city for review and approval of preliminary plans, the following information, prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor, shall be required when any part of the proposed subdivision or other development is within the flood hazard area of the flood hazard boundary map:
(1) Name of engineer, surveyor, or other qualified person responsible for providing the information required in this section.
(2) A map showing the location of the proposed subdivision and/or land development with respect to the municipality’s flood-prone areas including information on, but not limited to, the base flood elevations, boundaries of flood-prone areas, proposed lots and sites, fills, flood or erosion protective facilities and areas subject to special deed restrictions.
(3) Where the subdivision and/or land development lies partially or completely in the flood-prone areas, or where the subdivision and/or land development borders on the flood-prone areas, the preliminary plan map shall include detailed information giving the location and elevation of proposed roads, public utilities, and building sites. All such maps shall also show contours at intervals of two or five feet, depending upon the slope of the land, and identify accurately the boundaries of the flood-prone areas.
(F) The following information shall be required as part of the final plan and shall be prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor:
(1) All information required for the submission of the preliminary plan incorporating any changes requested by the city council.
(2) A map showing the exact location and elevation of all proposed buildings, structures, roads, and public utilities to be constructed in flood-prone areas. All such maps shall show contours at intervals of two or five feet and identify accurately the boundaries of the flood-prone areas.
(3) Copies of all federal and state permits required for construction of the facilities shown on the subdivision plan, which may include, but are not limited to, water quality management permits, erosion and sedimentation control permits, dams and encroachment permits, and driveway permits.
(G) Flood Hazard Area Regulations. For all new mobile home parks, for expansions to existing mobile home parks, and for existing mobile home parks where the repair, reconstruction, or improvement of the streets, utilities and pads equal or exceed 50 percent of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair, reconstruction, or improvement has commenced, the following requirements shall be met for any construction within the flood hazard areas as defined by the flood hazard boundary map of the City of Meadville:
(1) Stands or lots shall be elevated on compacted fill or on pilings so that the lowest floor of each mobile home will be at least one foot above the base flood elevation.
(2) Adequate surface drainage and access for a mobile home hauler shall be provided.
When mobile homes are to be elevated on pilings, lots shall be large enough to permit steps, piles shall be placed in stable soil no more than 10 feet apart, and reinforcement shall be provided for pilings more than six feet above ground level. (Ord. 2927 § 1, 1977; Ord. 2624, 1965)