CHAPTER 6: - SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTION, DRAWING AND DESIGN STANDARDS

11-6-1: - General provisions#

A.

Intent: It is the intent of these construction standards to describe the minimum acceptable requirements necessary to complete the improvements required by the City. Any work or improvements that may be reasonably inferred from these standards, as being required to produce the intended result, shall be supplied whether or not it is specifically called for. Work, materials, or equipment described in words which so applied have a well-known technical or trade meaning shall be deemed to refer to such recognized standards. Details and specifications for public works construction shall conform to the latest version of the American Public Works Association manual of standard specifications (published by the T2 Center at Utah State University and further referenced throughout this chapter as APWA specifications) and the Honeyville City Public Works Construction Standards.

B.

Contracts And Subcontracts:

1.

Prior to construction, the developer will submit to the City and the City Engineer for approval, a list of the names of all contractors and/or subcontractors the developer proposes to employ in constructing the improvements required herein.

2.

The developer will not employ any contractor or subcontractor (whether initially or as a substitute) against whom the City or the City Engineer may have reasonable objection, nor will the developer be required to employ any contractor or subcontractor against whom he has reasonable objection.

3.

The developer will be fully responsible for all acts and omissions of his contractors and subcontractors and of persons directly or indirectly employed by him.

C.

Nothing in the contract documents shall create any contractual relationship between any contractor or subcontractor and the City or the City Engineer, or any obligations on the part of the City or the City Engineer, to pay or to see to the payment of any monies due any contractor or subcontractor, except as may otherwise be required by law.

D.

The developer shall agree to specifically bind every contractor and subcontractor to all of the applicable terms and conditions of the construction standards. Every contractor or subcontractor, by undertaking to perform any of the work, will thereby automatically be deemed to be bound by such terms and conditions.

(Adopted by Ord. 2025-01 on 6/19/2025)

11-6-2: - Design standards#

A.

Streets:

1.

The arrangement of streets in new subdivisions shall make provision for the continuation of the existing streets in adjoining areas and shall provide access to unsubdivided adjoining areas insofar as such continuation or access shall be deemed necessary by the Approval Authority. New streets shall connect to existing public streets.

2.

The street arrangement should be such as to cause no unnecessary hardship to owners of adjoining property when they plat their own land and seek to provide for convenient access to it. If the adjoining land is zoned for residential use, streets shall be located so that the adjacent land may be most efficiently subdivided.

3.

Half streets, consisting of half of a standard road right of way width or half of a fully developed street, on the boundary of a subdivision, are prohibited.

4.

Sharing of road development costs with abutting property owners and recovery of the same is provided for with a protection strip as described in Section 10-22-15 of the Land Use Title.

5.

Conform To Master Street Plan: Streets shall conform to the adopted Master Street Plan.

6.

Road Right-of-Way Widths: Major and collector streets shall conform to the width designated on the Master Street Plan wherever a subdivision is in an area for which a Master Street Plan has been adopted. For territory where such street plan has not been completed at the time the preliminary subdivision application is submitted to the City, streets shall be provided as required by the Approval Authority. All streets serving permanent cul-de-sacs (permanent dead-end streets) are considered to be minor streets and shall have the same width of that specified for a minor street.

7.

Urban and Rural Street Designation:

a.

Urban Streets: Streets within zones having a density of one-half (½) acre or less shall be considered urban streets and shall include curb, gutter, and sidewalk. Installation of sidewalks, handicap ramps, and curbs and gutters is required on existing urban streets bordering a new subdivision.

b.

Rural Streets: Streets within zones having a density greater than one-half (½) acre shall be considered rural streets.

8.

Design and Construction: All streets shall conform to the Honeyville City Design and Construction Standards.

9.

Cul-De-Sacs:

a.

Cul-de-sacs shall not exceed 650 feet measured from centerline intercept of the nearest three-way "tee" or four-way "cross" intersection to the center point of the circular turnaround.

b.

Cul-de-sacs shall not serve more than ten (10) lots (including the corner lots fronting on the stem road to the cul-de-sac.

c.

Cul-de-sacs may be used only where such conditions exist which make other road designs undesirable, infeasible, or impose an unusual hardship. Every effort shall first be made to configure a new road system to avoid cul-de-sacs prior to submitting a proposed road system design.

d.

Each cul-de-sac shall conform to the Honeyville City Design and Construction Standards.

10.

Temporary Turnaround:

a.

A temporary turnaround shall be used where a street is temporarily terminated and is more than one lot deep on both sides of the street.

b.

Each temporary turnaround shall conform to the Honeyville City Design and Construction Standards.

11.

Road Obstructions and Termination: In the event that any road or street in any subdivision shall terminate at or within a distance equal to the average required lot frontage of the subdivision of any ditch, canal, creek, waterway, or other obstruction which will, in the opinion of the City Engineer, require a bridge or other structure in order to continue the road over or across the canal, ditch, creek, waterway or other obstruction, the developer shall deposit with the City a sum of money equal to one-half (1/2) of the City Engineer's estimate of the cost for constructing a proper and suitable bridge over the same. The City Engineer shall, on request, furnish the developer a cost breakdown for any such structure. At such time, in the opinion of the City Council, as it becomes desirable to construct such structure, the same shall be constructed by the City applying such deposit toward the construction costs and charging the other one-half (1/2) of such cost to the person developing the other side, or if there is no person so developing the other side, the half shall be borne as a City expense.

12.

Frontage on Major Highway:

a.

Where a subdivision abuts a major highway, frontage roads may be required by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).

b.

All development and subdivisions fronting on a UDOT highway require UDOT approval of driveway and access points and any street intersection with a UDOT highway.

c.

Sidewalk along SR 38 shall be provided:

I.

Along the west right-of-way for development north of 7200 N, and

II.

Along the east right-of-way for development south of 6900 N.

13.

Monuments: Permanent monuments shall be accurately set and established at such points as are necessary to definitively establish all lines of a subdivision plat, except those outlining individual lots. Monuments shall be of a type approved by the Land Use Authority. All subdivision plats shall be tied to a section corner, a monument of record, or an established land office survey corner.

14.

Street Names: A street shall have the name and address grid designation of the street which exists along the same alignment. Each street with a name shall also be assigned a grid address assigned to the street in conformance with the predominant Box Elder County street address grid system. A street name existing within the City or within a community which abuts Honeyville City shall not be duplicated.

B.

Easement Standards:

1.

Front lot line public utility easements are required and shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') wide and shall be dedicated as public utility easements unless the City Engineer determines a particular easement is unnecessary.

2.

Easements shall be provided for all utilities located on private property.

3.

Easements for pressurized waterlines shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width and shall be dedicated to the owner of such waterline.

4.

Easements for irrigation water facilities shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width and shall be dedicated to the users of said facilities.

5.

Easements for drainage facilities shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width and shall be dedicated to the owner of said facilities.

6.

Whenever any stream or important surface drainage course is located in an area that is being subdivided, the developer shall dedicate to the City an adequate easement along each side of the stream for the purpose of widening, deepening, sloping, improving or protecting the stream.

C.

Utilities To Be Underground:

1.

Unless the Approval Authority determines, upon application by the developer, supported by recommendation of the City Engineer, that it is not feasible to do so, all new power lines, telephone lines, and other normally overhead utility lines shall be placed underground by the developer.

D.

Blocks:

1.

Blocks shall not exceed 1,300 feet in length. Blocks over 800 feet in length shall be provided with a walkway dedicated to the City through the block at its approximate center. Such walkways shall be not less than ten feet (10') in width. The width of blocks generally shall be sufficient to allow two (2) tiers of lots. Blocks intended for business or industrial uses shall be designed specifically for such purposes with adequate space set aside for off-street parking and delivery facilities.

2.

Property lines at all street intersections shall be rounded with curves having a minimum radius of fifteen feet (15').

E.

Lots:

1.

The lot arrangement and design shall be such that lots will provide satisfactory and desirable sites for buildings and be properly related to topography and to existing and probable future requirements.

2.

All lots shown on the subdivision plan shall conform to the minimum requirements of the zone in which the subdivision is located, and to the minimum requirements for sewage disposal.

3.

Each lot shall abut on a street dedicated by the recording of a subdivision or on an existing publicly dedicated street.

4.

Double frontage lots are prohibited unless approved by the Approval Authority for reasons of topography or other agency restrictions.

5.

No wedge-shaped lot shall be less than thirty feet (30') in width at the front property lines, or less than the lot frontage at the front setback line required in the Zoning District, whichever is larger.

6.

Side lot lines shall be at right angles or radial to street lines for the full depth of the lot except where exceptional topography exists and approved by the Approval Authority.

7.

Corner lots shall have the minimum required frontage on both streets.

8.

All remnants below the minimum lot size leftover after subdividing a larger tract shall be added to adjacent lots, rather than allowed to remain as unusable parcels.

9.

No single lot shall be divided by a City or county boundary line.

10.

A lot shall not be divided by a road, alley, or other lots or property.

F.

Storm Drainage and Floodplains:

1.

Complete drainage systems for the entire subdivision area shall be provided. The storm drainage system for the subdivision shall meet the requirements of Honeyville City Design and Construction Standards.

2.

If the final plat is to be presented in phases, a general drainage plan for the entire area shall be provided with the preliminary plat, and appropriate development stages for the drainage system for each section indicated.

3.

Any subdivision containing floodplains or flood-prone areas shall be subject to Title 12 of this Code.

G.

On-Site Sewage Disposal:

1.

Whenever individual septic tanks are proposed as sanitary sewage disposal systems, the developer shall either install such facilities or include on the final subdivision plat a plat note requiring the on-lot sanitary sewage disposal facilities be installed by the owner as a condition of the principal building permit issuance.

H.

Culinary Water System:

1.

Each new development and subdivision shall connect to the Honeyville City Culinary Water System. Extensions or improvements of the existing culinary water system may be required of the developer to facilitate serving the new subdivision or development with culinary water.

2.

The culinary water system for the subdivision shall meet the requirements of Honeyville City Design and Construction Standards.

I.

Irrigation Water Facilities:

1.

Irrigation water facilities shall be provided in accordance with Section 11-5-2.

2.

Plans and specifications for the irrigation water system shall be approved in writing by the agency furnishing the water and the Land Use Authority.

3.

Where an existing irrigation system consisting of open ditches is located within or adjacent to a proposed subdivision, complete plans for relocation or covering and other safety precautions shall be submitted with an application for preliminary approval of a plat.

4.

The open ditches or canals shall not be allowed within or adjoining a subdivision, except when fenced along rear or side lot lines. The developer shall work with irrigation, drainage, or ditch companies regarding:

a.

Methods of covering, realigning, or eliminating ditches or canals within or adjoining the subdivision.

b.

The size of pipe and culverts required.

c.

The responsibility for the periodic inspection, cleaning, and maintenance of such ditches, pipes, and culverts. In cases where canals or ditches cross public roads or proposed public roads, specifications, and grades for pipe or culvert shall be approved by the Land Use Authority.

J.

Secondary Water Facilities: All new development shall be required to install secondary water lines within all new street rights-of-way as detailed in the Honeyville City Design and Construction Standards.

K.

Safety Fences: The developer shall install a six-foot (6'), non-climbable chain link fence, or its equivalent, along large open ditch, canal or waterway, non-access street, open reservoir, or body of water, railroad right-of-way, and other such features of potentially hazardous nature which cross or are contiguous to the property being subdivided or developed; provided, however, that any feature which the Approval Authority reasonably determines is not likely to present a hazard to life may be exempted from this requirement.

(Adopted by Ord. 2025-01 on 6/19/2025)