§ 11.44.05. Dedications/land development.

Land development in the city frequently requires right-of-way dedications and boundary street improvements for public streets. Development within public right-of-way may include: street construction or reconstruction; street widening; street alignment and re-alignment; curb and gutter; alignment and re-alignment; standard drainage structures and piping; driveways; extension excavation for cuts or fill sections; extensive drainage structures (such as bridges or large culverts); and similar development that results in permanent construction.

Significant engineering design, utility and construction problems have resulted when development has occurred without associated right-of-way dedication and roadway and drainage improvements. Lack of right-of-way dedication and associated roadway and drainage improvements can result in costly relocation of utilities and costly redesign and reconstruction of roadway and drainage improvements. Lack of roadway and drainage improvements may result in inadequate access to abutting property, traffic congestion, unsafe traffic operations, and otherwise adversely affect the safety and general welfare of the city.

Therefore, this chapter is intended to establish requirements for boundary street improvements within rights-of way; to establish requirements for dedication of rights-of-way for boundary street improvements; and to assure proper engineering design and construction boundary street improvements in the public right-of-way.

( Ord. No. 2012-11, § 1, 4-26-2012 )