Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (5) Access. a. Greenways and Trails. Public access to greenways and trails must be provided by a public access easement at least 20 feet in width. In addition, greenways and trails must be connected to existing or proposed greenways and trails on adjacent property. b. Parks. Public access to the dedicated land to be used for parks must be provided either by adjoining public street frontage or by a dedicated public access easement at least 50 feet in width, which connects the dedicated land to a public street or right-of-way. c. The grades adjacent to existing and proposed streets must permit reasonable access to the dedicated land. The parcel must be safely accessible to pedestrian traffic. (6) Responsibility For Site Preparation. a. The City may require the subdivider or developer to grade and seed those portions of tile dedicated land to be improved prior to dedication of the property and prior to the City’s acceptance of the dedication. b. Where the dedicated land is located adjacent to a street, the subdivider or developer will remain responsible for the installation of utilities, sidewalks and other improvements required along that street segment. c. Prior to dedication, the subdivider or developer will be responsible for restoring satisfactory ground cover and controlling erosion on land to be dedicated that has been disrupted as a result of development activities by the subdivider or developer. C. Procedure For Dedication Of Land. (1) The dedication of land must be reviewed as part of the preliminary subdivision plat or preliminary planned development plan, whichever is applicable. The subdivider or developer must designate the area or areas of land to be dedicated pursuant to this article on the preliminary subdivision plat or planned development plan. Where wetlands have been delineated on the property, the preliminary subdivision plat or planned development plan must also identify the boundaries of such wetlands. (2) Upon receipt of the preliminary subdivision plat, all reviews will be done by the Planning and Zoning Commission according to Planning and Zoning Commission procedures. 3. Payment of Fees in Lieu of Land Dedication. A. General. The payment of fees in lieu of dedication of land may occur at the request of the subdivider or developer with approval by the City, or may be required by the City. The payment of fees in lieu of land dedication must CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1845 -