Ordinances-2000-240

ORDINANCE NO. 2000-240 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE 1998-218, TO DEFINE THE DEVELOPER'S RESPONSIBILITY OF COSTS IN THE INSTALLATION OF WATER AND SEWER MAIN AND TO DEFINE WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE PARK AND OPEN SPACE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN, STATE OF IOWA: Section 1: PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the City's Subdivision Ordinance to define the developer's responsibility of costs in the installation and size of water and sewer main in areas of new development and to define what is acceptable park and open space. Section 2: AMENDMENT. City of Tiffin, Subdivision Ordinance, Article 3.03 Minimum Improvements, Section D Water Main System in General, Subsection 3, is hereby repealed in full and adopted to read as follows: D) Water Main System in General: 3. Refer to the City of Tiffin, Iowa Design Standards. Section 3: AMENDMENT: City of Tiffin, Subdivision Ordinance, Article 3.03 Minimum Improvements, Section B Sanitary Sewer System in General, Subsection 1, is hereby repealed in full and adopted to read as follows: B) Sanitary Sewer System in General: 1. Refer to the City of Tiffin, Iowa Design Standards. Section 4: AMENDMENT: City of Tiffin Subdivision Ordinance, Article 4.08 Parks and Open Space, Section A, Subsection 1, is hereby amended to include: Land area below the detention basin 100 year wetted elevation plus three feet of freeboard shall not be included in the calculation of the required 5% reservation for parks and open space of the proposed development. Section 5: REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 6: SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 7: WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.