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Show - v w . I $ 4 m v i to ThwwUy, March 20, 1980 ia t ormnanci MJBMVWON ORMNANCI DUCNWN COUNTY, UTAH PROAN ORDINANCE VIDING THE FOR SUBDIV- AND PLATTING ISION. PROVING OF IM- PROPERTY REAL THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH. REPEALING ORDINANCES WHICH ARE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. Ihe Board of WHEREAS, of County Commluionort Duchesne County, Utah hat appointed a County Planning CommiuJon; and laid Planning WHEREAS, CommlMion It charged with tha duty of reviewing and approving lubdiviiion plat before wch plat ate recorded, now therefore, THE OF COUNTY OF COUNTY. UTAH BOARD COMMISSIONERS DUCHESNE ORDAINS AS FOLLOWSi CHAPTER 1 AND PURPOSE TITLE local or Minor Street Those which are used or will be used for access to abutting properties and which carry limited volumes of traffic. E. Alleys Minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the backs or to Ihe sides of propan ties which otherwise abut on streets. Sat back is 21. Setback Ihe building set back line of distance as measured from the nearest street, road or water shoreline. 22. Subdivider . A parson who submits a piat for me purpose of land subdivisions as defined herein. The subdivider may be the owner, developer or the authorized agent of the owner of tha kind to be subdivided. 23. Subdivision - The division of a tract, lot or parcel of land Into Five (5) or more lots, tracts or parcels for the pun poses of transferring ownership, leasing or building development or. If a new street is involved, resubdivision of land provided, however, that the sale or exchange of small parcels of plaited land to or between adjoining property owners shall not be considered a subdivision. 24. Surveyor - A duly registered land surveyor employed by Ihe subdividor for the preparation of subdivision surveys or plats. Thi Ordinance ihall be entitled the "Subdivision Ordinance of Ducheme County, Utah" and may be m cited and pleaded. The purpoie of this Ordinance shall be to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of Tie present and future citizens of Duchesne County, to facilitate implementation of tha County's Master Plan and to give an understanding of their responsibilities and duties in land subdivision. D. CHATER2 DEFINITIONS As used in this captor, certain terms and conditions are defined as followsi 1. Block, A block Is the distance measured along a street between Intersecting streets from center line to center line; and where context requires, it also means the enclosed area within the perimeter of the streets or property lines enclosing it. 2. County - County of Duchesne, Utah - Tha in3.- Developer dividual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity who is to pay for the costs of Installation of the required improvements in the subdivision. 4. Easement An easement Is a grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land for the construction and maintenance of utilities, including but no limited toi sewer lines, gas lines, electrical lines, drainage courses and telephone lines. 5. Engineer - Tha County Engineer or duly qualified consultant engineer. 6. Grade The rise or fall oH a street In feet and tenths of a foot r for each one. hundred J feat of horizontal (TOO) distance measured at the canter line of a street. 7. Local Health District The health district which serves Duchesne County. 8. Local Health Officer Tha County Health Director or his duly authorized representative for the local health district. 9. lot - A lot is a piece or parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a building, use or as a unit for the transfer of ownership. It Is the smallest unit of a subdivision Individually numbered or designated on the plat for purposes of description, recording, conveyance, development and taxation. TO. Lot Depth The mean horizontal distance between line and the the opposite rear line of the lot measured in tha general direction of the side lot lines. TT. Lot Width - The dimerv. slop of a lot measured on the building set back line. 12. Master Plan plan prepared and adopted by the County indicating Ihe general locations recommended for major land uses, streets, parks, public facilities and other public Improvements. 13. Map A drawing showing one or more parcels of land. 14. Owner Owner is an individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, true or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary Intoretf in Ihe land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under this chapter. 15'. Person Any individual, firm, association, syndicate or partnership, corporation, trust or any legal en- CHAPTER 3 VARIANCES Should the subdivider clean ly demonstrate that because of peculiar physical conditions pertaining to nta land and not to other lands In the general area, the literal enforcement of one or more of Ihe regula- tions of this Ordinance Is Impractical or will causa undue hardship, and where a subdivision would otherwise be permitted, the Governing Body, after favorable recommendation from the Planning Commission, may permit such variance or variances as may be reasonable and within the general purposes of this Ordinance. CHAFER 4 Land divided Into parts, tha smallest of which is one hundred and sixty (160) acres 164.75 hectares) In area or larger, and kind divisions which are bona fide division or partitions of agricultural Iona for agricultural purposes are exempt from this . Ordinance. lf CHAPTERS PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING SUBDIVISION APPROVAL Persons wishing to subdivide land In the unincor- 1 - -- -- i op-pro- right-of-wa- y , ' on-sit- off-sit- e -- -- . of the Planning Commission and Ihe County Commission. Including sed ions and plans andor writApproval of the preliminary ten 'statements regarding the plat shall be good for one (1) ' year. The subdivider is width and type of proposed authorized during Ihb time to water main, sanitary sewers or other sewage disposal proceed with Ihe preparation of tha final plat. An extension facilities, drainage facilities and other proposed Imof Ihe plat approval may be -. as such Comthe provements Planning granted by sidewalks, curb and gutters, miMion. The approval of the parks and fire hydrants. In preliminary plat does not concases where private sewage stitute an acceptance of the subdivbion. Upon approval of disposal systems' will be used, the preliminary plat, Ihe subpercolation lasts shall be furnished which meet Distrid divider may also Install reHealth Department required imprevemonto accoquirements as to density, abrding to the standards established in thta Ordinance. sorption and such other standards as established by the Whenever a final plat b State of Utah except for subsubmitted for leM than Ihe endivisions where there are up tire area covered by tie to four lots with the minimum preliminary plat, approval of lot size being ten (IQ) acres (4 Ihe preliminary plat for Ihe rehectares). maining unplatted area shall Final Plat - A final plat shall be automatically extended for be prepared on all subdivian additional one (1 ) year. FINAL PLAT sions and, whan submitted to After the preliminary plat the Planning CommlMion, has been approved, the subshall conform to the divider shall then prepare and preliminary plat as approved. It submit one tracing and two may constitute only a porof the preliminary plat Ihe tion final of of the plat copies which Ihe suUivider propossubdivision to the Planning ed to record and develop. Commission and the County The plat shall be drafted on CommiMioners. A written apa sheet of approved tracing plication for approval of the linen or mylar. Its dimensions final plat on forms furnished shall be twenty-fou- r (24) by by the Planning Commission shall oIm be submitted with thirty-si(36) Inches (24" x the final plat. 36") and Ihe border line shall CONFORMITY be drawn In heavy Unas loav- f Sketch plans, preliminary Ing a one-on-d inch margin on tha left hand plats and final plats shall all side of the sheet for binding conform to the requirements and not less than one-haand specifications of thta Ordinance and shall be submit(W) inch for the other ted In the same manner margins. Tha plat shall be orescribed. drawn so that Ihe top of the PLANNING COMMISSION sheet faces north. The drawACTION ing shall be done In a water-- , ink or Its After approval of Ihe final proof Indio-typ-a equivalent and the plat shall plat by this Planning Commission and the County Commisbe drawn In a neat, readable manner ' at'- a scale large sioners, the subdividor, may construct iequlred Im- , enough1- to dearly show all ' "voi' detail!.'' prover itht? Wh e may poitl o boKd 6P cither bssurance with The subdividor shall 'obfr famish the PtslnhWgl fhe"'C6urtty CommiMioners oiioron teeing 'Itfot1 lhsillrtt' dfttW prAvAUftitflikll far Installed' fttafpMnUWi ilRtthritlWtfTIW B&tRcP Wnhbutr'cosr tortvhe' County! tracing. This The fiAdPelat-'mlis- t then bo conipanied by a guarantee'll' accordance with Chapter 15 submitted County Commissioners fbF' Hs approval. that all required - law The County Commissioners provementa-Wil- l be, installed In stride-- ' compliance to 'the shall act on the application within thlrlyfive (35) days of standards established later In ' this Ordinance. such request. ' The final plat shall contain RECORD FINAL PLAT the following kiformottom Upon approval of the final ' 1.- Subdivision name and plat by the County Commisshall subdivider the general location of tie sioners, Ihe submit the final plat tracing to subdivision. 2. The North Arrow, Scale the County Recorder within of Ihe drawings, and Data. ninety (90) days from date of Mi Mid approval. 3. Accurately drawn bounSUMMARY OF PROCEDURES FOR MINOR SUBDIVISIONS! daries' 'showing the proper FOR APPLICATION bearings and dimensions of DESIGNATION AS MINOR all boundary lines of Ihe subSUBDIVISION division, properly tied to If a parcel of land b going public survey monuments. to be subdivided into Iom than These lines should be slightly ten (10) lots, Ihe owner or heavier than street and lot lines. agent shall apply to the Plann4. The names, widths, ing Commission for designation of the development as a lengths, bearings and curve data on center lines of proposminor subdivbion. It must ed public streets, allays, meet the following reeasements) iobo Ihe bounquirements as expressed herein. Such applications daries, bearings and dimenshall Include a legal descripsions of all portions within the tion of the tract and of the prosubdivision, as intended to be dedicated to the use of Ihe posed lota and a location map to Indicate the relation of the public) the lines, dimensions, lob to existing roads. bearings and numbers of all CHAPTER 6 lots, blocks and parts reserved PLATTING AND RECORDING for any reason within Ihe subdivision. All lota and blocks REQUIREMENTS are to bo numbered conAny area of land which b secutively under a definite being subdivided .Into Five (5) lots or mare diall be reported system approved by the Planto Ihe Planning Commission ning Commission. and County Recorder 5 The location of public utilities which are within or in regardless of kit size. Sketch Plan - The sketch close proximity to the proposed subdivision, together with plan shall show a simple tha existing water courses or sketch drawn to scale of Ihe other constructed features that proposed layout of streets, lob and other features in relation are involved. 5- - Tha location of all reto existing and planned (V4) streets within quired monuments. mile (400 maters) of the sub7. The description and division. Tha plan may be a location of all monuments sat and established by the county pencil sketch. The plan shall be prepared at a scale of not or U. 5 Government that ate smaller than I " equals 500. adjacent or near this proposed The subdivision; Preliminary Plan 8. The standard forms appreliminary plan shall be. drawn to a scale of I" equals proved by Ihe Planning Commission' lettered for Ihe 00 or larger and shall showi 1. The proposed name of followings tha subdivision. A. Description of land to be 2. The location of the subIncluded in Ihe subdivision. division as forming a part of a 8. Registered FVofetsional Engineer-Surveyandor larger trad or pjrcal where the plan submitted covers onLand Surveyor's "Certificate of Survey." ly a part of Ihe subdividor' tract. C Owner's dedkatkxi. D. Notary 3. Sufficient Information to Public's locate accurately the property acknowledgement of dedicashown on the plan. tion. E. Planning Commission's 4. Tha names and addresses of Ihe subdivider, the Certificate of Approval. F. Tha Governing Body's engineer or surveyor of tie Certificate of Acceptance atsubdivision, and Ihe owner of tested to by die County Clark. the land Immediately adjoinNOTEs HI necessary that all ing tha land to be subdivided. dimensions and calculations 5. Contour map at apby the engineer shall propriate Intervals where reproper closures In all quired by Ihe Planning Comboundaries of the subdivision, mission. and no plat shall be accepted 6. The boundary lines of that shows a pfas or minus Ihe trad to the subdivided. distance for closure unleM 7. Tha location, width and other dimensions of oil ex agreed upon by Ihe Planning one-hal- i Right-Of-Wa- one(l)yoar. If a parcel of land has been part of a trad which has bean previously divided, Mid parcel may not be further divided without the approval , one-quart- b 1 . : Recording Requirements Final plats must be recorded In Ihe Office of the Duchesne County Recorder not Iom than ninety (90) days from Ihe date of approval of tha final plat by tha Governing Body, No lot shall be sold until tha final plat has bean approved and 'centod. if Ihe final plat Is not recorded within ninety (90) days from the date of approval by the Planning Commission, then H shall be considered null and void unless longer time is applied far and approved. CHAPTER 7 i ' DESIGN STANDARDS . . Minimum Area of SubdiviThere shall be no minimum area for a subdivision except as required to meet tha minimum fat size requirements as provided in the Zoning Ordinance , far fie area in which Ihe subdivision Is located. General Standards 1. The design and development of subdivisions shall preserve, Insofar as possible, the natural terrain, natural drainage, existing topsoil, and trees. 2. Land subject to hazor-dous conditions such at slides, mud flows, snow avalanches, ' poMlble mine subsidence, shallow water table, open quarries,' floods and polluted or nonpotable water supply shall be Identified and shall not be subdivided until the sion , Grades facilities. the maximum grade being 7 percent for collector streets and 10 percent for minor streets. Where the observance of this standard is unfeasible, the Planning CommlMion shall have the power to grant', an exception when special pavement surfaces and adequate leveling areas are installed or, In the opinion of the Planning CommlMion, the best subdivision of the land is thereby secured. Where 7. Street Curves ihe street lines within a block deflect from each other at any one point mote than ten (10) . degrees, there should be a connecting curve. The radius of the curve for Ihe Inner street line should not bo leu than 350 feat (100 meters) for major streets, 250 feat (75 meters) for an important neighborhood street, and 100 feet (30 maters) for minor with ' curves, having ,, CHAPTER 9 SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL Curbs at all in8. Curbs tersections shall be rounded a minimum radius of fifteen (15) feet (4.5 maters) for minor streets and twenty-fiv- e (25) feet (B meters) for collector and major streets.' Property lines at street Intersect fans should be rounded with a curve where necessary to fit Ihe curb radius. 9. Street Names ' - New street names should not duplicate those already existing. A street obviously a 'State all other cases, Mnitary sewage dispoMl facilities for comments and recommendations. The Planning Commission shall then make Hs recommendations to Ihe governing body and such body shall determine what special requirement shall apply. If any. 3. Minimum Requirements Notwithstanding any other provisions herein or within Ihb Ordinance, Ihe following minimum requirements shall apply to all rural, mountain, desert, seasonal use and recreational subdivisions; Board of Forestry and Fire Control, and the local Soil Conservation Distrid Super-viso- r such Installation Is assured. In General Requirements 1. Sanitary Sewerage Except as System Requited shall be provided for every lot or parcel by a complete com- otherwise provided below, Ihe subdividor shall provide, or have provided, a piped, sanitary sewerage system to tha property line fo every lot In Ihe Type III subdivision as stated in Chapter 14. The sewage system shall meet the requirements of the local health distrid and this Ordinance. 2. On-fSewage Disposal System Septic tank systems prill be approved only when an existing sanitary sowar system Is more than one-ha(Vfc) mile (BOO maters) from the 'boundary of the subdivision and shall be disapproved In any case unleM approved In writing by the local health officer. It shall be diown by the subdivider through representative testing that fata in the subdivision shall have occom. to an accessible septic tank system. In order to determine the adequacy of the roll in- -' volved to properly absorb sewage effluent and to determine the minimum fat area required for such (retaliations, Mil suitability for septic tanks and percolation test results for the subdivision shall be submitted for review to the local health officer in addition to munity or public sanitary, system. CHAPTER 10 STORM DRAINAGE AND FLOOD PLANS; 1. Drainage System - Com- plete drainage system for tha entire subdivision area shall be designed by a profoMlonal engineer, jicensed in the State of Utah and qualified to pan form such work, and shall be shown graphically. All existing drainage features which are to be Incorporated In the design shall be m Identified. If the final plat Is to be presented In sections, a general drainage pkm for Ihe entire area shall be presented with the first section and appropriate development stages for the drainage system for' each section shall be at lf 12 Uintah Baa in Standard constructed, and noTuiBSng permit shall be Issued until A. Maximum Grades In ex com of thirty (30) percent as Ensure by ' a minute topographic quadrangle map; the area to graded for residential . be building fata (as opporod to roMrvod open spores) shall not exceed an average grade of twenty (20) percent. , B. Hazards - No subdivbion design or plan shall be ap-yuuaJ wmen jAiieilliilMe coranruvos vno proved creation of hazardous conditions .relating to flooding, pollution, fire or geologic hazards or excessive damage or danger to environmental values. C. Water supply' and sewage dispoMl facilities to these areas shall meat requirements for Type ( subdivisions. Failure to provide these services shall be deemed as causa to disapprove fie proposed subdivision. 4. Developer of subdivisions under Ihb Chapter shall provide occom as provided In Ihb Ordinance, but may make such occom roads private roads and not subject to public um. ' adequate determined topographic map furnished by a registered land surveyor, or by reference to a United States Geological Survey 7.5 2. Design - The drainage and flood plain systems shall, be designed to: A. Permit tha unimpeded flow of natural water courses. B. No area shall be- subdivided which has an average grade drainage of all low points. C Ensure applications of the following regulations regarding development In designated flood plains. of (1) Construction buildings shall not be permitany other Information ted In a designated floodway . available to them. The Plann' ing Commission shall make with a return frequency more storm. on this often than a 100-yerecommendations hazards have been continuation of another data.' (2) Building ' construction ellminat'bd or will be already In existence should The following requirements ' may .occur In that portion of .' eliminated by the subdivision , bear the same name. Before shall be meh the . designated floodway and construction plans. where the return frequency Is A. Lands made, altered or the street is named, the proLots storm between a posed name must be submit-- , filled with nonearih materials 1. Building Sites - The fat and a maximum probable tan (10) years ted lad within to the and the approved by ' arrangement, design and Planning Commission. shall not be divided into, storm provided all usable shape shall be such that fats 10. Accom The subdividor building sites which are to be floor Is constructed above the will provide satisfactory and shall provide occom roads In served by soil absorption designated maximum prodesirable sites for' buildings bable flood level. waste disposal systems. accordance with the standards and be properly related to B. Each subdivided lot to set forth herein to each fat (3) Where tha volume of topography arid conform to Mil within the subdivision. be served by an e water within the floodway Is " requirements set forth herein. CHAPTER 12 ,1J. Relations to Adjoining absorption sewage dispoMl generally determined to be Lots shall not contain peculiar under five (5) cubic feat (0.14 Street Systems - Tha arrangeWILDFIRE PROTECTION system shall contain an adeelongations Mlaly to provide ment of streets in new subdiviA. Classification quate site for such system. An cubic meters) per second and necesMry square footage Each Individual sions shall make provisions wildland adequate site requires a maximum flood depth will not which would be unusable for exceed three (3) feat (1 for the continuation of the exminimum depth of six (A) feet subdivision has its own normal purposes.' (1.8 maters) of suitable Mil mater), such uses as cultivated isting streets in adjoining degree of wildfire hazard 2. Lot Size - All fata shown conditions from Ihe surface of areas (or their proper projecagriculture, nurseries, parks . Each proposed Mvarity. on the subdivision plat must and recreation facilities and Ihe ground to Impermeable tion where adjoining land Is should be rated development conform to the minimum reand be minimum a not subdivided) at tha same or bedrock, bn the scale In Table 1. The accessory parking may quirements of Ilia Zoning Orpermitted. Buildings used far scale considers five separata greater width (but In no cate depth of four' (4) foot (15 dinance for the zone in which these purposes shall be conless than the required meters) of suitable soil condifactorsi. slope, aspect, the subdivision is located. tions from the surface of the structed parallel to the water minimum width) unleM variaweather, response time from ' Where no zoning ordinance is ' tions are deemed ground to' tha ground water flow. nearest fire department and necessary In affect, Ihe minimum fat size surface (based on annual high (4) Any use of land Is pro- -' the Planning Commission) by vegetation (fuels). All of theM shall be one-ha(to) acre (0.2 water level). Each site must hibitad where flooding would factors ore variables. These Insofar as such may be deemhectares). All lots shall con-- , ed necemary by the Planning also be a least fifteen huncreate a public health hazard factors often vary from form to area requirements of or problem. This Includes dred (1500) feet (460 meters) CommlMion for public redevelopment to development from any shallow culinary any existing zoning orshallow wells, uncased deep quirements. The street arand within individual dinance.' wall and one wells, sanitary landfills, septic range menta must be such' as water supply developments. Each factor b 1,S.,,T off1 Shal I Front " ori"1 hundred (100) foot (30 meters) tank and on-lto cause no unnecessary hard-- ' calibrated Into five separate Mwage Streata'-AI- I residential fata 'in" from any other culinary well; dispoMl systems, water treatship to owners of adjoining ratings. The ratings are based Ittf WtttfrOTsioh shall abut pha ment plants and aba sewage '' upon the relationship to the when they Hat their at. least one hundred (100) properly public ttreet' or 'bn a private own land and seek to provide feet (30 meters) Lorn any disposal systems not comrate of fire spread and sheet or drive as approved by fdf ioqvenlent aoceM to Iff. stream or water couriis. Slid at pletely protected from Inun- resistance to fire suppression.1 the Planing Commission and '. WherbJ'ftf the least two hundred (200) fob) opinion of the UM-- : Ihe lhe,'6dvWmiritfnBdd'ewMpt Planning (jfmmlsildrf, Hti1 ($0 rhetors) from. any major i(5) Recreational' coach ar-- l five stream; and atleasi tori' desirable to provide for street mobllo'r'home'park',and' sianvvtflrei awtheri.ty.vor, duster subdivitfbns or other' acedM to adjoining property, (10) feet (3 meters) im.W similar uses shall not be par- - developer reviewing a pro-- , sffacial dwelling mitted In any designated proposed streets (hall be exi - dwelling or property'fijW?11 posed wildland subdivbion. 4. Corner Lofs Coiner fata Soils having a'jsisrcolo-tiotended by dedication to the C for official approval should floodway. all have1 extra1 width suffi-- f rate slower than or faster (6) Any contamplalad flood boundary of such property. rale Ihe development by Ihe ' Permadent for maintenance of rethan standards allowed by the 12. five factors to arrive at a complain encroachment or chanquired building Ones on both local .health officer shall not nent streets serving neling shall be thoroughly ' posite score. The composite ' streets.' be divided into building sites no more than twenty (20) fats, score give a good indication analyzed and Its effect on Lota Side of lines 5. Angle and not more than six hum to be served by Mil absorption stream flow determined of how hazardous the proposof lota shall be at approxbefore such encroachment b dred fifty (650) feat fang (195 disposal systems. sewage ed development b in relation ' imately right angles, or radial D. Land rated a having undertaken. Any construction, to wildfire. For example, meters), whichever 'Is more' to the street line, unless severe limitations for septic restrictive, may be permitted' dumping and filling operaauume that a proposed topographic conditions made and shall be provided with a tank absorption fields os tions In a designated flood-wa- y wildland subdivision has an this design impossible. Where must be approved by tha turnaround of defined by Ihe County Soil average ground slope' of 20 lot lines ate not at right angles one hundred (100) feet .(30 Survey, U. & Department of. Planning Commission before percent, the aspect Is facing shall this be to tha sheet lines; being accomplished. meters) ' In diameter or Agriculture, or the Soil Consouth, the average number of ' shown. (7) No lot one (1) acre or critical fke weather days b greater, and the outside curb servation Service shall not be 6. Parts of Lota - All remdivided into building sites to Iom shall Include flood plains. or pavement edge diameter three, the response time from nants of fata below minimum All fata more than one acre shall be eighty (80) feet (24 ' be serviced by soil absorption Ihe nearest responsible fire size left over after subdividing (0.4 hectare) shall contain not maters) or more. Surface sewage disporal systems department b 45 minutes and of a larger tract must be atwater must drain away from unleM each building site con-- . leu than forty thousand the existing vegetation b oak tached to adjoining lota rather Ihe (40,000) square foot of land brush. The composite rating except that tains not Iom than twenty than allowed to remain as where surface water which b at an elevation at cannot. . thousand (20,000) square feet for this example b 15 (2 plus 4 : unusable patterns. least two (2) feat (600 mm) (V4 acre or M hectare) of be drained away from the turplus 2 plus 3 plus 4 equab 15). 7. Divided Lata ' No fat naround along the street, due other Mils rated suitable for above the elevation of the Thb proposed development shall be divided by a road, to grade, necessary catch twenty-fiv- e building construction and in(25) year recurwould be classified as being alley or other lot, nor shall It basins' and drainage stallation of an onsite Mil ab- rence Interval flood or, where In a high wildfire hazard area be divided by a municipal or such data Is not available, two easements shall be provided. sorption sewage dispoMl according to the wildfire County border line. 13. Easement Standards- -' system. (2) feet (600 mm) above Ihe hazard classification table. CHAPTERS A. Easements shall follow elevation of the maximum TABLE 1 STREETS AND STREET E. An applicant desiring to flood of record. rear and side lot lines Refer fe TsMa 1 REQUIREMENTS 3. Drainage System Plans whenever practical and shall install soil absorption sewage of end of notice 1. Street Plan - The street or A. The drainage system have a minimum total width disposal facilities on Ihe soils SLOPE - Displayed In perhighway layout shall conform shall be designed to consider of fifteen (1 5) feet (4.5 meters) having severe limitations, as cent; calculated by measuring to Ihe Master Plan of the the drainage basin as a whole apportioned equally in abut- -' determined in the preliminary the vertical distance and Official County and the Mcp and shall accomodate not onplan review, dialli ting properties. horizontal distance fora given front-lin- e adopted by the Planning ComB. Where Have additional onsite inly runoff from the subdivision area and dividing the vertical mission and Governing Body. easements are required, a vestigations made, Including area but a bo, where apby the horizontal x 100. t y 2. Street minimum of fifteen (15) feet percolation tests, obtain the ASPECT The cardinal direcplicable the system shall be collector Widths certification of a soils scientist Major and (4.5 meters) shall be allocated designed to accommodate the tion In which the surface of streets shall conform to the as a utility easement. that states specific areas lying runoff from those areas ad jo--' Ihe ground faces.. width assigned to the Master Perimeter easements shall not within these Mils are suitable . cent to, and upstream from, WEATHER - Measured In Street Plan where' adopted. be leu than fifteen feet (4.5 for the proposed soil absorpthe subdivbion itaalf. number of critical fire Where it has not? the tion sewage system, and meet B. All proposed surface meters) in width,' extending weather days par year for a minimum width of shouldered local health district reguladrainage structures shall be given area. A weather map b throughout tha peripheral reads shall be provided as Indicated on the plans. area of the development, if tions. In addition, the Sanitary Included In the appendices. follows: C. All appropriate designs required by the Planning Inspector shall find that the RESPONSE TIME FROM THE A. Sixty-sifoot (20 (66) CommlMion. detaib and dimensions need, . FIRE NEAREST DEPARTMENT proposed corrective measures width on maters) rightofiway C All easements (hall be naira overcome fie ed to dearly explain proposed Measured In minutes H takes a main road, Mil limitations. construction matariab and designed so ae to provide effithe nearest responsible fke B. Fifty (50) feet (15 meters) F. Other applicable cient Installation of utilities or elevations shall be Included department to respond to a width on all street planting. Special guying dors, which maybe adopted In Ihe drainage plans. fire alarm in a given area. others, twenty. (20) foot (6 ease manta at comers may be by tha Governing Body and VEGETATION Categorized CHAPTER IT meters) of which shall be district local health shall InstallaPublic be utility required. by fuel types. Rale of spread,' DESERT, MOUNTAIN, RURAL, and graded graveled. tions shall be m located as to met. resistance to control and SEASONAL USE AND 3. Alleys Allays shall have 3. Appeal from Soil permit muhipla Installations potential to coum structural a minimum width of twenty within the easements. The CtoMification An applicant RECREATIONAL SUBDIVISIONS are tha criteria for. damage 1. Special Requirements (20) feet (6 maters). Alleys ' developer shall establish final desiring to Install soil absorpand severity. rating miMion The Com rear tha be in Planning may required utility grades prior to utility In-- tion sewage disposal facilities TABLE 2 .. of business fats, but will not ' stallations. governing body shall make on Mils having severe limitat for Ihe special requirements be accepted In residential 2 Table e shall have Btocksan tions . 14. opportuniof subdivisions In blocks except under unusual left A. Length-Th-e maximum ty to present evidence con--: regulation rural, mountainous or desert conditions where such alleys thirsuch classification block of shall be a and testing length Tha subdivbion b recreo-tionfar seasonal or areas, are deemtd necessary by Ihe teen hundred (1300) foot (390 analysis, if he m desires. rated according to the factors use for protection of the Planning Commission. Thereafter, the governing , meter) and tha minimum stated above as those factors of environment; 4. Reverse Curves prevention length shall be four hundred body may affirm, modify or axbl In the proposed develop--' erosion, pollution and ox-Reverse curves shall have a (400) feat (120 meters). If a change the classification. merit. Tha subdivbion shall be costa to Ihe public; cosslve tangent of at least one hurt- hun4. Sanitary Sewer Mains, block Is longer than eight rated as either moderate, high drad (100) feet (30 meters) . dred (BOO) foot (240 meters), Laterals and House Connecprotection of existing social, or extreme and shall comply physical or economic values unleu fa the Planning ComIhe subdividor shall be re- tions - Future Where local, with tha respective adjusted and protection from fire and mission's opinion such Is not Install to and a walkway county regional master quired minimum standards listed other hazards. necessary. through Ihe block at Its center plans Indicate that construcbelow. Rating of the proposed Method of 2. Applying 5. Street Intersection in subdivision, with paved tion or extension of sanitary development shall be dona' Special Requirements-Befor- e Streets shall Intersect each roads. The walkway shall not sewers may serve the subdiviby Ihe District Fire Warden,' to special other a near as possible at apply requirements Iom sion than ten (10) feat (3 area within a reasonable be the Area Forester of Ihe Div'deMrt, streets mountain, rural, right angles. Minor time, tha Planning Commismeters) in width. ision of State Lands and. recreational, or seasonal um or (hall approach Ihe major sion may require the installaB. Width - The width of a Forestry, or Ihe Duchesne subdivisions, either more collector streets at an angle of tion and capping of sanitary block generally shall be suffiCounty Fire Marshall. restrictive or lew restrictive not Iom than eighty (80) cient to allow two (2) tiers of sowar mains and house conOnce a proposed developthan those otherwise op- degrees and intersections of loft ' nections by the subdividor in ment has been cfauified as to this Ordinance, by minor streets to major streets C Use - Blocks Intended for addition to tha IretaHatlon of 7 plicable Hs wildfire hazard CommlMion the severity, H Planning hall be kept to a minimum. Individual on-lbusineM or Industrial use shall , temporary should comply with the shall cause copies of tha subOffsets In street alignments of be designed especially for Mnitary sewage disposal respective adjusted minimum division and proposed more than ten (10 feat (3 such facilities be installed by the standards Ibtod below. purposes with adequate modifications of standard remeters) or Iom than one said fat of at the space sat aside for offstreat purchaser A (1) Road Specifications to be submitted to hundred-twent- y (120) feet (36 and delivery time the principal building Is quirements minimum of two occom roads ' parking the local Health the District, " maters) shall be prohibited. . ' 10O-ye- . . ' x -- -- t 8. Existing sanitary sewers, storm drains, water supply mains and bridges within Ihe trad or within two hundred (200) feet (60 maters) of Ihe trad to be subdivided. 9. The location, width and other dimensions of proposed streets, alleys, easements, parks and other open spaces with proper labeling of spaces to be dedicated to the public or to be reserved for common use and benefit of development residents. 10. North Arrow, Scale and Dote. 11. Engineering drawings, typical cross- - 6. Street Minimum street grades of 15 percent will be required with tion. . EXEMPTIONS porated areas of Duchesne County must meat with Tie County Commissioners to discuss Information pertaining to tha County's plans-- , of streets, parks, drainage, zoo-- . ' Ing and other master plan requirements afffecting the lqrd to be subdivided. The persons) shall submit a sketch plan to the Planning CommlMion. This enables Ihe subdivider and Planning Commission to have an informal preliminary review of the site plan for general scope and conditions that might affect the plan. The scale of this map should be no lew than 1" equals 500. Three (3) copies must be submitted to the Planning Commission. If a proposed subdivision is within two milas of the city limits of any incorporated city or town, the Planning Commission shall, by written notice, advise Mid city or town of Ihe application) thereby Mid city or town is provided the opportunity to submit any objections or recommendations regarding tha proposed subdivision. Tha Planning Cotnmbsion diall approved, disapprove or subject to modification the layout and design of the Plan at this time. After the dretch plan is approved by the Planning Commission, the subdivider shall submit fiva(5) copies of the plat to the Planning Commission,' along with five (5) copies of the engineering drawings showing, where such items are required by this Ors dinance, typical of streets, provisions for drainage, sidewalks, location e and and size of both water mains, sewer lines and any other material required by the Planning Commission where pertinent. This data should be submitted two (2) weeks In advance of' Ihe preliminary plat meeting with Ihe Planning Commission. Chain of Tile Before any sketch plan, plat, application or other documents will be approved by .Ihe Commission, the applicant shall provide evidence that title to the subject proper-vested In Ihe applicant or he has such other interest as will authorize him to proceed with the proposed subdivision. tity. The subdivider shall submit 16. Planning Commission one (1) copy of Ihe plat to the The Planning Commission of' engineer and one (1) copy to Duchesne County. the companies providing gas, 17. Governing Body - The electricity, telephone service and one (1 ) copy to the District County Commissioners of Engineer of Ihe Utah Highway Duchesne County. Department if the plat borders 18. Plat A map showing a a federal, state or state aid plan for the subdivision of highway. Tha County land which is submitted for Engineer should be supplied Is in Intended and approval one (1) copy of Ihe plat if the for final form subdivision will require curb recording. - Land y 19.- cub or access points on a county road. privately andor publicly owned far use as a street, alley or . The Planning Commission shall review and approve or crosswalk. disapprove the preliminary 20. Street A way sat aside plan, or approve tt with for vehicular traffic, but exmodifications within thirty (30) cludes private drives serving days from Ihe date of Ihe submission of the preliminary only one parcel of land. A. Arterial Street - Those plan. The action of Ihe Planning Commission shall be writdesigned for high volumes of ten on the face of two copies traffic and utilized for heavy Jishall between major .. of the plat, one of through-traffi- c be retainedjn the files of the traffic generation area. end Planning Commissions A B. Collector' Street Ihe other to be returned to Ihe feeder street used to carry subdivider. If disapproved, the Planning CommlMion volumes of traffic shall exproMHs reasons to the from minor streets to arterial subdividor. isting or platted shoots 'and other important features such as water courses, exceptional topography and buildings within the trad and within two hundred (200) feel (60 maters) of the trad to be subdivided. NOTE: The vicinity plan, preliminary plat and engineer drawings may be submitted to the Planning Commission at the Mmo time. A developer may own or control more land than will originally be subdivided. The Planning Commission may re-- quire a preliminary plat of the entire area showing what will be developed immediately and what portion will be developed at a later date. Whan final approval has been obtained on any part of Ihe preliminary plat, approval of the remaining part shall remain In effect for a period of , -- WITHIN ALL C Cul da sac - A short minor street having one end open to traffic and the other permanently terminated by a vehicular Commission or other person A1? "powered by resolu- . ' lf ot . re-hazard . sswortty.-oqaleifbrmpv- . n -- f ., -- . right-of-wa- y . . - Right-Of-Wa- -- . - . x j'1 right-of-wa-y . . -- -- . . . , -- ' ' , : . . |
