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• • Design Standards: There are a number of design requirements included in the new ordinance. Land in electricity transmission or pipeline easements cannot be used to fulfill the minimum buildable land requirement for a lot. (page 1007.2) Clarification that every new lot must have the minimum lot width fronting on a public street. (page 19007.2, paragraph 5.) Access management requirements for access to collectors and arterials. (page 1007.2, paragraphs 6. and 7.) Setbacks must be shown for each lot on the plat drawing. (1007.3, par. 8 and 1004.4, par. 10) Minimum 10' buffer around all wetlands, and buildable lot area cannot include this buffer. (1007.3, par 9) Conservation subdivision open space categories and ownership requirements are listed. Conservation subdivision design is not mandatory. If this option is chosen by the developer, ownership and management of the open space must be addressed. A joint trench requirement for utilities has been added. This has been the City's practice, but it has not been formally adopted by ordinance. (1007.10) Park Dedication: The City adopted new park dedication requirements in 2001. The new subdivision ordinance includes these with no changes. Improvements: Section 1010 lists elements of a new development that must be installed, and mandates certain ones as the developer's responsibility. The new development agreement requirements include a final grading survey to ensure that the grading plan was implemented by the developer. Much of the work in the last few months has focused on the timing of the site work in relation to the preliminary and final plat approvals. In order to implement a growth management policy with restrictions on growth, it is necessary that the subdivision ordinance strictly control what work occurs when. After discussion with the City Council at a work session, we revised the ordinance to reflect Council direction. Grading of the entire site can occur after preliminary plat approval, with a development agreement that covers the grading. This agreement can include construction of street, water, and sanitary sewer in the first phase. However, this construction cannot actually occur until the first phase received final plat approval. Subsequent phases must then have additional development agreements to address construction of streets, water, and sewer.