§ 3.01 Improvements Required

A section of Subdivision Ordinance: Subdivision Ordinance

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3.01 IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED

The subdivider shall, at his or her expense, install and construct all improvements required by this ordinance and the Design Standards of the City of Tiffin and as shown on the preliminary plat within the subdivision proper. All required improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the aforementioned design standards established for such improvements and shall be reviewed by the City, the City Engineer, and Fire Chief.

A) Urban Renewal Area Exception: The City may consider waiving portions of Section 3.01 if all of the following circumstances exist:

1) The subdivision is located within an active urban renewal area eligible for tax increment reimbursement, and;

2) The subdivider can demonstrate how the City's participation in cost sharing for improvements within the subdivision will achieve the goals and objectives of the urban renewal area, and;

3) The subdivider is prepared to offer the City an infrastructure improvement, property, or service that is equal or commensurate to the City's financial contribution and meets the stated goals and objectives of the City's Urban Renewal Plan.

B) In all cases, the owner shall extend municipal utilities and services through the subdivision boundaries.

Amended by 2012-319

Ordinance 2012-319, adopted March 27, 2013; in effect on publication (publication date not recorded), source page

Confirmed by the city's current text: the 2026 draft recodification (August 2026, not adopted) has the same words (§ 170.08, p. 662). This ordinance's text was consolidated because the later text agrees with it.

History

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Mar 27, 2013today Ordinance 2012-319 section replaced, text p. 2

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