Packet: Tiffin City Council Work Session (09/15/2026)

CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS H. Utilities. (1) The subdivider shall provide installation of electric distribution lines, street gas mains, telephone lines, and other facilities in any new subdivision as are needed, before final approval shall be given to the final plat. The subdivider shall be responsible for making the necessary monetary arrangements to provide for such utilities as are needed and, in addition, shall provide for underground facilities in residential subdivisions and commercial subdivisions with each utility company. In providing for said utility transmission lines, the subdivider shall make sure that adequate connections are provided to each subdivision lot of utilities as needed. (2) The subdivider shall also submit the proposed street lighting placements for Council approval. Upon receiving the submission, along with the final plat and construction plans, the Council shall cause the same to be reviewed by the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall determine the appropriate location for the street lights in the subdivision. In all new subdivisions, decorative street lights shall be selected by the subdivider, from an approved list provided by the City. All costs in connection with the furnishing of street lighting placements, the decorative polies, light fixtures, and related parts, in new subdivisions, shall be the responsibility of the subdivider. (3) The subdivider shall provide all necessary easements in the subdivision for placement of all utilities including street lights, and will submit to the City at the time the final subdivider’s agreements is presented, all proposed easements for use in the subdivision. (4) As a condition of the approval of the final plat by the City, the preliminary and final subdivision plat shall be presented to the designated representatives of the utility companies serving this subdivision area for the purpose of review and concurrence that sufficient easements have been obtained and shown on the final plat to accommodate placement of their particular utility service lines. (5) All proposed utility line locations in public rights-of-way or municipal easement shall be reviewed by the City for the purpose of avoiding location, topographic, or other conflicts. In no case shall the permanent utility lines or appurtenances be constructed prior to authorization and approval of the final plat by the City. I. Underground Public Utility Facilities. (1) It is required that in all new residential and commercial subdivisions all on-site utility lines including, but not limited to, electric, communications, street lighting, and gas lines shall be installed underground except as hereinafter provided. For the purpose of this section, appurtenances and associated equipment such as, but not limited to, surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes, and meter cabinets may be place aboveground. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1839 -