19.20.042 Procedure for installing improvements and development standards thereto.
The public works department shall make available material, design and construction standards for improvements that may or may not be transferred to the city for operation and maintenance. Said standards may be modified due to the locality, topography, soil condition, or geology of the area in which the proposed plat, subdivision or dedication is to be developed and improved. All construction drawings and specifications for improvements shall be prepared and stamped by a licensed professional engineer registered in the state of Washington and shall be subject to approval by the public works director. Minimum improvements shall include the following:
A. Streets shall be constructed and graded to the standards set by and under the supervision of the public works director.
B. Curbs and gutters shall be installed in accordance with the standards and under the supervision of the public works director.
C. Storm sewers and appurtenances shall be provided and installed in accordance with the standards of Chapter 13.40 LMC and under the supervision of the public works director.
D. Sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with the standards and under the supervision of the public works director.
E. The water distribution system, including the location of fire hydrants, shall be designed in accordance with the standards and installed under the supervision of the public works director and fire marshal. Connections shall be provided for each lot.
F. The subdivision shall be provided with a complete sanitary sewer system unless approved otherwise by the public works director and Snohomish County health district. Such approvals would only occur in cases where an extension of sewer mains by gravity or pumping could not be reasonably made. In all cases, the sanitary system shall be designed and installed in accordance with the standards of LMC Title 14 and under the supervision of the public works director.
G. Trees of a species indicated by the street tree plan may be planted on both sides of the street in accordance with and under the supervision of the public works director.
H. Monuments shall be placed at all street intersections, boundary angle points, points of curves in streets, and at such intermediate points as required by the public works director. The monuments shall be of stone or concrete-filled pipe or tile, weighing at least 50 pounds, capped with standard markers. Street monuments shall be set between six inches and one foot below official finished street grades and in paved streets shall be enclosed in a standard monument case. All lot and block corners shall be set with a rebar or an approved equivalent at least 18 inches in length.
I. In all dedicated subdivisions, all utility service lines including electric, communications, fire alarm and television antenna cables shall be placed underground.
The light standard, base and luminaire, shall be provided and installed at the developer’s expense in accordance with city standards and under supervision of the public works director. (Ord. 2463 § 6, 2003)