Groveport City Zoning Code

TITLE NINE

Subdivision Regulations

1191.01 PURPOSE AND SCOPE.

(a) These Regulations are adopted to: provide for the proper arrangement of streets, lots and reserves within each project and in relation to existing or planned projects, streets, highways, land use and other public requirements and facilities.

(b) These Regulations apply to the subdivision of land, which is now or may become under the jurisdiction of Groveport and may apply to other development activities. Subdivisions by land contract, court partition, divorce decree, will, annexation, or other means are not exempt from these Regulations.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.02 COORDINATION AND COMPATIBILITY.

The subdivider is responsible to ensure proposals comply with any applicable federal, state, county, and district regulations involving subdivisions, health, environment, floodplain, storm water, wetland, erosion and sedimentation control, access management or other issues.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.03 COMBINED SUBDIVISION APPLICATION PROCEDURE.

The applicant may file a combined subdivision procedure for action by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Council for the preliminary plat and the Final Plat. All required submission requirements and fees for the preliminary plat and Final Plat shall be met.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.04 APPLICATION FEES.

Within five (5) working days of receipt, the application for Preliminary Plat or Final Plat, if complete, shall be scheduled on the agenda for the next appropriate meeting. Once the application is placed on the agenda, the fees shall be non-refundable. Additional fees will be charged for a tabled application.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.05 DELAY OF ACTION (TABLING).

The applicant prior to a Commission or Council motion must initiate a delay of action (table) request. Each delay of action shall not exceed three (3) months. A request shall be tabled not more than twice, for a total of not more than six (6) months. The applicant shall provide revised or supplemental information and materials for review, and request a tabled application be placed on the agenda of the Commission or Council.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.06 EXPIRATION OR EXTENSION.

Failure to comply with stated time periods of these Regulations shall result in the expiration of the application. Before expiration, the applicant may submit a written request for an extension with the proper extension fee, indicating the status of the project, stating why the time period cannot be met, and specifying the length of time being requested, up to a maximum of six (6) months. The applicant may withdraw an application at any time prior to final Council action.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.07 DISAPPROVED OR WITHDRAWN APPLICATION.

If an application is disapproved, the Commission shall state the reasons for the disapproval to the applicant. The application shall become void upon disapproval by the Commission or Council or by the withdrawal of the applicant. Further consideration of a voided or withdrawn application may be requested by the submission of a new complete application and fee.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.08 PRELIMINARY PLAT.

The preliminary plat shall comply with these Regulations and adequately address issues raised at the sketch plan review.

(a) The Preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Municipal Administrator or designee in order to be placed on the agenda of the Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing.

(b) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove.

(1) If the preliminary plat is approved with conditions the applicant shall submit a revised preliminary plat to the Municipal Administrator or designee incorporating the conditions of approval prior to submitting a Final Plat.

(2) The preliminary plat shall be approved for a period of twelve (12) months. At any such time within the twelve (12) months a Final Plat of any portion of the preliminary plat is approved by the City Council, the preliminary plat shall not expire.

(1) Completed and signed application form and fee;

(2) Preliminary Plat on a 24"x 36" Mylar at a scale of 1"=100' which includes:

A. Proposed Features:

1. Name of the subdivision and the situate;

2. Name and address of the owner(s), developer(s), surveyor and/or engineer who prepared the plat and the date;

3. North point, scale written and graphic, legend and vicinity map;

4. Boundary and the acreage;

5. Legend with the total acreage, number of lots and/or units, gross density and the current zoning;

6. Lots and reserves dimensioned, numbered, lettered with acreages (Reserves shall state the purpose, ownership and maintenance);

7. Street name, location and right-of-way width (Street names shall not be duplicated in Franklin County);

8. Building setback lines from the right-of-way shown graphically with dimensions as required by the appropriate zoning;

9. Proposed phasing of the development;

10. Commitments made during the zoning process in text and or plan form.

B. Existing Features:

1. Adjacent owners and/or subdivisions with the appropriate recording information;

2. Location, widths and names of all existing or prior platted streets, proposed streets from adjacent developments to the extent known, utility and railroad right-of-ways, parks, public open space and municipal corporation lines within or adjacent to the site

3. Existing two-foot topographic contour interval map;

4. Existing features such as: woods, wetlands, watercourses and flood plains, natural features, easements and buildings;

5. F.E.M.A. flood plain depicting the Floodway Boundary and the 100 Year Flood Boundary.

C. Additional Requirements: The Municipal Administrator or designee and/or Planning Zoning Commission reserve the right to request any or all of the following additional information if deemed necessary to supplement the submission of the preliminary plat.

1. Screening and buffering plan;

2. Soil borings and or test pits;

3. Deed restrictions or private covenants;

4. Access management measures.

(3) Preliminary engineering on a 24"x 36" Mylar at a scale of 1"=100' which may or may not be on the same drawing as the preliminary plat shall include:

A. All information as required by the preliminary plat;

B. Street pavement widths and centerline radius measurements;

C. Sanitary sewer alignments and invert elevation where it connects to the central sewer system;

D. Water line alignments;

E. Storm sewer alignments and major flood routing paths;

F. Storm water detention location(s) and preliminary capacity requirements [NOTE: If the development is within the Airport Hazard Overlay District, detention or retention ponds shall be designed pursuant to Section 1164.01(b)(5) (Detention or Retention Ponds);

G. Soils information from the Franklin County Soils Survey if central sewer is not utilized;

H. Building, well, and sewage system location if central sewer is not utilized. ( Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.09 FINAL PLAT.

(a) Prior to submitting an application for Final Plat approval, the applicant/owner shall submit to the Municipal Administrator or designee two complete sets of construction plans and grading plans along with an itemized estimated cost of constructing the required improvements. Items that are included are those items outlined and described in Chapter 1195 (Required Improvements).

(b) The Final Plat shall comply with these Regulations, zoning commitments, the preliminary plat and any other issues raised during the approval of the preliminary plat. The Final Plat shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer in order to be placed on the agenda for the first reading of the City Council. The City Council will send the Final Plat to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall: recommend the application to the City Council, recommend the application with conditions to the City Council, or disapprove the application. If the application is approved or approved with conditions the application shall be placed on the next available agenda for the City Council. The Final Plat will have two (2) readings of council at such time the third council meeting will be a public hearing. The City Council shall either approve or disapprove the application. The Final Plat shall be approved for a period of six (6) months and must be recorded with the Franklin County Recorder's Office within six (6) months from the date of the approval or the Final Plat shall expire. The Final Plat is a boundary survey and shall comply with all, monumentation, measurement specifications and all other surveying practices shall conform to the Minimum Standards for Boundary Survey in the State of Ohio Administrative Code, Section 4733-37 and the "Standards Governing Conveyances of Real Property in Franklin County, Ohio".

(1) A completed signed application form and fee.

(2) .A plat drawn in black ink on 24x36 inch matte mylar material, drawn at a scale sufficient to demonstrate the information to be conveyed on the plat and of not less than 100 feet to the inch. The plat shall meet the microfilming standards of the Franklin County Recorder's Office. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend variations in the plat size or scale for subdivision boundaries of unusual size or configuration, with city council approval. The plat will include:

A. Name of the subdivision and the situate;

B. North Arrow, written and graphic scale, legend and vicinity map.

C. Boundary of the plat based on an accurate traverse with angular and lineal dimensions;

D. Lots and Reserves dimensioned by bearings and distances, radii, internal (delta) angles, arc angles, chord bearings and distances, sufficient to resolve the boundary. (Reserves shall state their acreage to the thousandths place, purpose, ownership and maintenance);

E. Lots are to be identified with consecutive numbering; reserves are to be identified with consecutive lettering (Roman Numerals, Greek letters, etc.). Subsequent phases may continue the number and letter sequencing.

F. Street names and right-of -way widths with the centerline alignment information; bearing and distance, radii, internal (delta) angles, arc lengths, chord bearings and distances, sufficient to resolve the alignment;

G. Building lines shown graphically with dimensions as required by the appropriate zoning;

H. Adjacent ownership and/or subdivisions with the appropriate recording information;

I. Floodplain FIRM community and panel number, suffix letter, map date and zone designation;

J. Easements accurately located and dimensioned. Specialized Easements shall be independently identifiable;

K. Accurate outlines and delineation of all drainage easements, flood hazard areas and other water courses contained within or adjacent to the plat boundaries;

L. Municipal corporation, Township, County or Section lines within or adjacent to the site;

M. A citation of the pertinent documents and source of data used as a basis for carrying out the work;

N. The basis of bearings;

O. All other requirements of the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 711 as they may be amended from time to time.

(3) Monuments:

A. All surveying and monument activities shall be performed by or under the direct supervision of a professional surveyor and meet "Minimum Standards for Boundary Surveys in the State of Ohio" Section 4733-37(Adm. Code). Elevations shall be referenced to the National Vertical Datum;

B. A minimum of four (4) permanent markers shall be placed and set in a subdivision of ten (10) lots or less. A subdivision of more than ten (10) lots shall have permanent markers placed sufficiently to control the subdivisions. Permanent markers shall be placed at the intersection of each centerline of right-of-way;

C. Permanent markers shall be solid iron pins one (1) inch in diameter and thirty (30) inches long or equivalent as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission;

D. All necessary ties to the Franklin County Monuments as stated in Section 11 (F) "Adoption of Standards Governing Conveyances of Real Property in Franklin County, Ohio".

(4) Dedication and Signature:

A. Notarized certification by the owner(s) of the adoption of the plat and the dedication by them to public use of the right-of-way shown on the plat. The signature(s) of the owner(s) are required prior to obtaining the Municipality Official's signatures on the plat;

B. Approval date and signature by the Chairman of the Planning Commission, Municipal Administrator and Municipality Engineer or their designee(s);

C. Approval and acceptance by Council showing the ordinance number and provisions for signature by the Clerk of Council. A statement as to the expiration date of the municipal approval shall be placed just ahead of the space provided for the County Auditor's signature;

D. Space for transfer by the County Auditor and recording by the County Recorder.

(5) Certifications:

A. Surveyor shall certify the plat: We do hereby certify that we have surveyed the above premises, prepared the attached plat, and that said plat is correct. All dimensions are in feet and decimal parts thereof;

B. Surveyor shall sign, date and seal the plat with their Ohio Registration Number in such a form that it can be reproduced on any copies from the original drawing.

(6) Wetlands and Waters of the United States: The developer and/or owner shall submit along with the Final Plat application evidence that all necessary permits have been applied for from the Army Corps of Engineers and if required from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for development in regards to wetlands and Waters of the United States.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.10 COPIES TO BE FILED.

Two (2) copies, one (1) of which shall be a reproducible Mylar showing all approvals and the date and place of recording shall be supplied by the applicant to the Clerk as local public records. Upon approval of the Final Plat the subdivider shall provide four (4) sets of signed and approved construction and grading plans and one (1) set of Mylar to the City Engineer.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.11 TRANSFER OF LOTS.

The subdivider shall not transfer any lot, parcel, or tract there from, nor proceed with any construction work on the proposed subdivision, excluding grading, until approval is received of the Final Plat and provided compliance is made with the provisions of these Regulations.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.12 TRANSFER OF LOT CONTRARY TO PLAT PROHIBITED.

The subdivider shall make no conveyance of any lot smaller in width or area than indicated on the plat, except for the purpose of increasing the area of another lot without approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Provided however, that this section shall not be construed as permitting any buildings or structures to be placed on any lot or remainder of any lot that does not comply with these Regulations and the Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.13 COMBINING ENTIRE EXISTING TAX PARCELS, RE-PLATS, SUBDIVISIONS, VACATIONS, PLATS OF STREETS, COMMON OPEN SPACES.

(a) If an applicant(s) wishes to re-plat (i.e. make alterations to existing lot lines or other conditions) all or part of an existing platted subdivision, the applicant must pay fee and submit a completed application consisting of the following:

(1) A completed application form provided by the Municipality of Groveport setting forth the details of the proposed re-plat.

(2) A final plat (re-plat) submitted on an eighteen (18) inch by twenty-four (24) inch sheet of paper on Mylar with:

A. The surveyor's name and signature.

B. The property owner's notarized signature.

C. The notary public's signature and stamp.

(3) A final plat, complete with all information required in Section 1191.10 of these Regulations.

(4) Applicants seeking the re-plat of lots with existing structures located on them shall submit a dimensionally accurate sketch drawing prepared by a registered surveyor illustrating the revised lot lines, together with the outlines of such structures. This shall include the access point location of the driveway(s) to the public roadway.

(5) The re-plat shall assign a new lot number(s) to all new or modified lots.

(6) Re-plats must illustrate and/or describe all easements on the original plat. Where utility easements do not exist, a ten (10) foot utility easement shall be established along all lot lines, except those with public road frontage.

(7) Any re-plat proposing to "vacate" street right of way within a platted subdivision must vacate such right of way with a re-plat. The applicant shall provide the names and addresses (no banks or other institutional names) of all adjoining property owners.

(8) The applicant shall comply with all other applicable subdivision regulations.

(b) Combining entire existing tax parcels may be accomplished through the Franklin County Auditor's Office, without the approval of a plat through the Planning and Zoning Commission if the existing parcels have the same deed reference, are adjacent to each other, are not separated by a public roadway, and the acreage of all parcels is combined into a single tax parcel by filling out an "Application for Combination" at the Auditor's Office listing the tax parcel numbers to be combined. Lot combinations cannot create a non-conforming situation as per Section 1191.12.

(c) An applicant proposing the re-subdivision of a plat previously recorded by the County Recorder shall follow the same procedures required for a subdivision. Other proposals for the alteration of a plat or the vacating of a plat shall comply with Sections 711.17-711.20 of the Ohio Revised Code.

(d) Proposals for the platting of street openings, widenings, and extensions; platting of open spaces for common use by owners, occupants, or leaseholders; and easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, storm drainage, or other public utilities shall follow the same procedures required for a subdivision.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.14 PROVISIONS AND GUARANTEE REQUIRED BY SUBDIVIDER.

(a) Before the approval of the Final Plat the subdivider or developer shall agree in writing that prior to initiating the construction of any street or site improvements they shall provide a bond, certified check or irrevocable letter of credit acceptable to the Municipal Administrator and Solicitor, guaranteeing the completion of the improvements, or private roadway within one year from the date of the start of construction. The performance bond, certified check or irrevocable letter of credit shall be in an amount equal to the estimated cost of construction based on the prevailing public improvement construction rate and as approved by the Municipality Engineer. A certified irrevocable letter of credit by the institution, person, or corporation financing the construction of the public improvements shall stipulate that the funds in the amount of the estimated construction cost are available and set aside from all other funds in the name of the Municipality. The letter shall guarantee the completion of the street and site improvements within one year from the date of the agreement or such time as may be agreed to by Council. The letter shall certify that these funds will not be released to the subdivider, developer or their agent, unless a release is signed by the Municipal Administrator.

(b) Council may reduce the amount of the guarantee specified herein when any portion of the improvements, which was required by these Regulations, has been completed to the satisfaction of the Municipal Administrator. The Municipality Engineer shall state by a written report to Council that said portion of the improvements have been completed and in reasonable close conformity to the approved plans and specifications for the subdivision. The Municipality Engineer's report shall be accompanied by a reduced Financial Guarantee equal to the estimate provided by the subdivider and approved by the Municipal Administrator. The estimate is based on the cost of the remaining portion of work for the improvements at the prevailing public improvement construction rate.

(c) A maintenance bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the final construction cost shall be provided for a maintenance period of one-year beginning with the date of acceptance of the improvements by Council. The Municipality Engineer shall conduct a one-year maintenance inspection and prepare for the Administrator a written report documenting the conditions of the improvements on or about the one-year anniversary date of the acceptance of the improvements by Council. With this report, any deficiencies detected will be identified to the subdivider or developer for their attention and remedial action. The Municipality Finance Director will not release the maintenance bond until deficiencies are corrected to the satisfaction of the Municipal Administrator. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.15 DELETED.

1191.16 INSPECTION AND ENGINEERING FEES.

The subdivider or developer, prior to construction, shall deposit with the Finance Director a sum of money as prescribed by the Municipal Administrator pursuant to Section 1132.02(b) (Application Fees). This deposit will be used to defray the cost of fees for inspection and the engineering services incurred by the Municipality due to the installation of site and/or public improvements and review of the plat and plans. Should the amount of such deposit be insufficient to pay the cost thereof, the subdivider shall immediately by request deposit such additional sums as are estimated by the Municipality Engineer to be necessary. Upon completion and acceptance of the improvements, any unexpended balance remaining from such deposit shall be refunded.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1191.17 TREE FUND FEES. (REPEALED)

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 1191.17 was deleted by Ordinance 2024-051, passed December 16, 2024. See Chapter 911 of the Codified Ordinances for relevant provisions.)

1192.01 APPLICATION.

The application and required fees shall be submitted to the Municipal Administrator or designee for administrative approval. Fees shall be non-refundable.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1192.02 SURVEY.

A boundary survey prepared by a registered surveyor shall be submitted with each application for subdivision without plat. Such survey shall include:

(a) Boundary of the proposed subdivision with angular and lineal dimensions.

(b) Size of all lots within the proposed subdivision with accurate dimensions and bearings.

(d) Names of adjacent subdivisions and owners of adjoining parcels with boundary lines of the adjacent tracts of acreage parcels and subdivided lands.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1192.03 APPROVAL.

Before the application shall be acted on, the Municipal Administrator or designee will check the submission for completeness and that it meets the following conditions:

(a) All lots of the resulting subdivision are contiguous to a dedicated public street right-of-way for such a distance as is required by the applicable zoning category.

(b) No opening, widening, or extension of any street or other public way is involved.

(d) The request for "Subdivision without Plat" is not contrary to these Regulations and any other platting or zoning regulations in the Municipality.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1193.01 GENERAL.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Municipality of Groveport Code, the City Council may promulgate regulations governing the quality of storm water discharges from the premises within the Municipality of Groveport, and where applicable, from premises outside of the Municipality of Groveport that are tributary to the Municipality storm sewer system. The Council shall provide public notice of the intent to adopt storm water regulations pursuant to requirements of the Municipality Charter.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1193.02 REQUIREMENTS.

The Planning Commission shall not recommend for approval any subdivision, development or redevelopment having inadequate storm drainage or other physical erosion or flooding impairment as determined by the Municipality Engineer. Furthermore, any landowner and/or developer who propose to develop or re-develop their land shall provide for management of storm water through and from their property(s).

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1193.03 DESIGN STANDARDS.

Design standards for management of storm water and storm water systems determined by the Municipality Engineer, as defined in the latest edition of the Municipality of Groveport Storm Water Management Policy, shall be adopted by the City Council. This document (Chapter 935 of the Codified Ordinances) can be acquired from the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1194.01 GENERAL.

No land owner or developer shall cause or otherwise allow earth and/or land disturbing activities on a development area except in compliance with the standards set out in the Municipality of Groveport's Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Regulation.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1194.02 REQUIREMENTS.

(a) The Planning Commission shall not recommend for approval any subdivision that lacks specifications for the control of erosion and sedimentation. A land owner/developer who proposes to develop or re-develop their land shall provide for control of erosion and sedimentation pursuant to the requirements of the latest edition of the Municipality of Groveport's Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Regulation. This document (Chapter 1399 of the Codified Ordinances) can be acquired from the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(b) All Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans shall be required pursuant to requirements of the Municipality's Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution Control Regulation. This plan may be included as a component of the street and/or site drainage improvement plans or may be developed as a separate plan.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.01 REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS.

A land owner/developer who subdivides their land shall provide and pay the entire cost of improvements as follows:

(a) Streets and parking areas that are graded and paved including drainage structures, bridges, sidewalks, curbing and other improvements as stated in these Regulations.

(b) Sanitary sewers including manholes, services and all appurtenances.

(d) Storm sewers including manholes, inlets, appurtenances and/or storm water facilities.

(e) Monuments.

(f) Street signs designating the name of each street at each street intersection within the development. Street signs shall conform to the standards established by the Street Commissioner or the City Council.

(g) Street lighting including poles, underground conduits, and appurtenances.

(h) Paved driveways, concrete or asphalt as required by Chapter 1331 (Driveways and Curb Cuts) of the Codified Ordinances.

(i) At least one drain opening shall be provided in the curb for each lot.

(j) All other improvements shown on the plans as approved by the Municipality.

(k) No above ground utilities shall be permitted unless otherwise approved by the Municipality Engineer. All service, utility, and fire hydrants shall be approved by the Municipality Engineer and Fire Officials and shall comply with any other municipality review and approval.

(l) Each lot in the subdivision shall be given a street number in accordance with the official Municipality House Numbering Map.

(m) All street improvements shall be subject to street trees as established by Section 911.09 Tree Fund of the Codified Ordinances.

(n) Street and traffic control signs shall be shown on the street plans or as a separate plan. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.02 IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

The developer shall submit four (4) copies of the Sanitary Plan, Street Plan, Grading Plan and Erosion and Sedimentation Plan along with an itemized cost estimate of construction for the improvements to the Municipal Administrator or designee. Requirements are as follows:

(a) Sanitary and Street Plans:

(1) The proposed work shall be shown in plan and profile with sufficient detail to clearly show all works to be performed.

(2) In general, the scale shall be one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet horizontal and one (1) inch equals five (5) or ten (10) feet vertical except when it is necessary to show details or special work.

(3) All plans shall be made on tracings twenty-two (22) inches by thirty-six (36) inches with a one (1) inch border on the left and a one-half (1/2) inch border around the balance of the sheet. All drawings shall be made in ink and a title block shall be included in the lower right hand corner of each sheet except on the title sheet. North arrow shall be included on plan sheets where appropriate.

(4) The title sheet (first sheet) for all plans shall include a location map, development title, required signatures pursuant to Section 1111.02(a)(1) (Improvement Plans), standard drawing lists, and an index when required.

(5) Spaces shall be provided on the title sheet (first sheet) for the approval signatures of the Municipality Engineer, Municipal Administrator, and the Madison Township Fire Chief. If required by the Sewer and/or Water Service Agreement with the City of Columbus, spaces for approval signatures shall appear for the officials from the City of Columbus Director of Public Utilities and the City of Columbus Division of Water. On drawings for water lines, an additional space shall be provided for the signature of the City of Columbus Director of Public Services. The registered engineer in the State of Ohio who prepared the plans shall seal and sign the title sheet.

(6) Plans shall contain general notes and a summary of estimated quantities. The general notes shall include a reference to the specifications required in Chapter 1112 (Design Standards).

(7) Supplemental specifications may be submitted as separate documents on eight and one-half (8-1/2) by eleven (11) inch type-written paper or may be added onto the tracing.

(8) Sight triangles for all street intersections as specified within the Subdivision Regulations shall be shown on the street plans.

(b) Grading Plan:

(1) A grading plan shall be prepared for all developments covered under these Regulations. The grading plan may be combined with other plans if such a combination is neat and the information is easily readable;

(2) The plan shall be on a Mylar twenty-two (22) inches by thirty-six (36) inches with a one (1) inch border on the left and a one-half (1/2) inch border around the balance of the sheet. The scale shall be one inch equals fifty (1'=50') feet or larger with a north arrow;

(3) The title sheet (first sheet) shall include the development title; sheet scale and location map unless it is made a part of the Improvement Plans;

(4) The grading plan shall include existing and proposed topographic features:

A. Proposed features to be illustrated on the grading plan shall include proposed street grades and proposed storm sewers with pipe sizes and grades.

B. The grading plan shall also show the proposed elevation at each lot corner, the proposed finish grades at the house and house pad, and shall delineate the method of rear yard drainage by showing proposed grades, slopes, and direction of surface slope by arrows.

C. The grading plan shall delineate proposed contours and slopes of storm water management facilities and all major flood routing paths.

D. The grading plan shall follow the standards as established for such grading by the Federal Housing Administration.

(5) The slope of the access drives/driveways serving the single family residences shall maintain a slope of not less than three percent (3%) and no greater than ten percent (10%). All access drives/driveways shall slope towards the right-of-way. Special cases where the appropriate slope must be altered should be directed to the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(6) Sight triangles for all street intersections as specified within the Subdivision Regulations shall be shown.

(c) Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan: See the Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Regulation Chapter 1399 of the Codified Ordinances, for requirements and specifications.

(d) Street and Traffic Control Sign Plan: The Municipality Engineer shall approve a Street and Traffic Control Plan for all public and private streets, parking lots and/or anywhere else the Municipality Engineer deems necessary. The Street and Traffic Control Plan shall be a component of the street plans.

(e) Itemized Cost Estimate for Construction (based on prevailing wage) for:

(1) Street and parking area improvements including, curb, pavement, sidewalks, signage, storm drainage and grading associated with street construction;

(2) Water mains including; lines, valves, hydrants and related appurtenances;

(3) Sanitary sewers including; manholes, wyes, tee's, cleanout and related appurtenances;

(4) Site improvements including seeding and sodding;

(5) Street lights including poles, luminaries, foundations, conduit wiring, pull boxes and electrical control sites;

(6) Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan.

(f) The Municipality Engineer shall review the plans and subject to his satisfaction they shall be approved or returned with comments. The developer shall pay for the cost of the review from the moneys deposited as required in Section 1107.14.

(g) Upon approval of the improvement plans; four sets of the sanitary and street plans and two copies of the grading plan and erosion and sedimentation control plan, a developer's agreement, signed with all the appropriate fees, and a bond and deposits shall be executed and deposited with the Municipal Administrator.

(h) Construction shall not begin on the development until forty-eight (48) hours after completion of all requirements listed in subsections (a) to (g) hereof and shall be performed and completed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1195 (Required Improvements).

(i) When the proper Municipality officials have affixed their signature to a set of tracings, such tracings become the property of and will remain in the custody of the Municipality. The tracings shall be released to the developer in order to add the "as built" conditions on the record plans. The Municipality will not accept the public improvements until the record plan tracings are delivered to the Municipality Engineer together with electronic raster images and two prints thereof. Requirements and procedures for the preparation of the record plans are available from the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(j) No lot, parcel or tract shall be transferred from the proposed development nor shall any construction work on such development, including grading, be started that may affect the arrangement of public streets or other public improvements until the subdivider has obtained the necessary approvals of the improvement plans.

(k) No conveyance shall be made of any lot or parcel smaller in frontage or area than indicated on the plat except for the purpose of increasing the area of another lot.

(l) All construction work and materials used in connection with the improvement plans shall conform to the requirements of the Municipality and be installed under the Municipality Engineer's general supervision at no expense to the Municipality.

(m) The Municipality Engineer shall be notified in writing three (3) days before any construction is to begin.

(n) All improvements and utilities will be satisfactory installed within one year from the date of the approval of Improvement Plans or within such time as agreed and approved by the City Council.

(o) All permits and approvals shall be obtained and all fees and deposits paid prior to beginning construction of any improvements.

(p) During the construction and prior to acceptance of any public improvements, the subdivider shall remove such dirt and debris and foreign matter from all public right-of-ways, improvements, and/or easements that were deposited, left or resulted from the construction of improvements of any nature within the development. Such removal shall be done to the satisfaction of the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(q) The Development Agreement with the Municipality shall be executed in a format that is acceptable to the Municipal Administrator or designee and Solicitor.

(r) The subdivider shall hold the Municipality free and harmless from any and all claims for damages of every nature arising or growing out of the construction of such improvements and shall defend at their own expense and cost each and every suit or action brought against the Municipality by reason thereof, until the improvements has been accepted by the City Council and the developer notified in writing within thirty (30) days. The subdivider shall furnish proof to the Municipal Administrator at the time of commencing construction of possession of liability insurance of not less than one-hundred thousand dollars / two-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00 / $200,000.00) and property damage insurance of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

(s) If any violation of, or noncompliance with, any of the provisions and stipulations of the Subdivision Regulations occurs, the City Council shall have the right to stop the work forthwith and hold the bonding company responsible for the completion of the improvements or use the certified check, or proceeds thereof, for such purpose. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.03 SURFACE COVERAGE.

All surface areas not covered by a hard surface improvement shall be seeded or sodded and sloped to drain. Grass areas next to buildings shall slope at five percent (5%) away from the building for a minimum of ten (10) feet unless otherwise regulated by Chapter 1193 (Storm Water Management Policy), ditches in grassed areas with a bottom slope or grade between two percent (2%) and seven percent (7%) shall be sodded. Ditches with a bottom slope or grade greater than seven percent (7%) shall have a paved or stone gutter as required by the Municipality Engineer.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.04 TREE PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT.

See Chapter 1176 (Landscape Regulations) for the preservation of trees and wooded areas as well as the Tree Replacement Policy.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.05 STREET TREES.

Street trees shall be installed as required by Section 911.09 (Tree Fund) of the Codified Ordinances. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.06 EASEMENTS.

All public utility improvements outside of the right-of-way shall have easements reserved to the Municipality for maintenance, access, and replacement. Dimensions for all water and sanitary sewer easements shall be in conformance with the latest City of Columbus requirements. In no instance shall easements for sanitary sewers be less than fifteen (15) feet in width. In no instance shall easements for water lines be less than ten (10) feet in width. For all public utilities, a minimum of seven and a half (7 ½) feet of clearance-width shall be provided between the centerline of the utility main and one limit of the easement boundary. Refer to Section 1196.12 (Drainage) for requirements and provisions for drainage easements. All other easements shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width or as otherwise stipulated by the Municipality Engineer. Electric, gas, cable television, and telephone easements may be less than ten (10) feet in width as required and agreed upon by the developer and the provider. The Municipality Engineer may require additional easement width where appropriate, based on proposed usage.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.07 AIRPORT NOISE ZONES.

A subdivision located within the identified airport noise zones as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Regulations may require an avigation easement by the applicable airport authority. A notation on the preliminary and Final Plat shall be required notifying the potential purchasers of those lots that such an easement has been granted to the airport authority. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.08 OPEN SPACE.

Open space and or parkland as required by the Zoning Regulations shall be delineated on the preliminary and Final Plat as reserves stating their ownership, maintenance, and purpose. The ownership and maintenance of the reserves shall be by the Municipality of Groveport or the subdivision's homeowners association.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.09 ACCESS BY PUBLIC STREETS.

No subdivision plat shall be approved unless it shall provide for direct access to the platted area by a public street or right-of-way dedicated to public use.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.10 INSPECTION AND RECORDING SITE IMPROVEMENTS.

All site improvements including; streets, sidewalks, sanitary sewers, storm drains, street lights and water mains will be inspected and entered into the Municipality records by the Municipality Engineer. The cost of inspection and recording of the site improvements shall be paid by the developer pursuant to Section 1191.16 (Inspection and Engineering Fees).

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1195.11 CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT.

A licensed engineer or surveyor at no cost to the Municipality shall perform all construction layouts. Cut sheets shall be prepared for all sewers and waterlines. At least two (2) copies of all cut sheets shall be delivered to the Municipal Administrator or designee and one (1) copy to the Municipality Engineer prior to beginning any work.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.01 STREETS.

(a) Street classifications are designated on the Municipality of Groveport Thoroughfare Plan as adopted by the Municipality of Groveport and should be followed as a guideline in the development of ground within and/or around the Municipality of Groveport. Streets are classified into five (5) basic categories: Freeway, Principal Arterial, Minor Arterial, Collector and Local as defined in Chapter 1102 (Definitions).

(1) The design and alignment of proposed streets shall consider the existing and proposed conditions such as but not limited to topography, floodplains, and land use of the area. Existing streets abutting a development may require additional right-of-way as outlined by the Thoroughfare Plan and these Regulations and/or required by the Municipality Engineer.

(2) The owner and/or developer shall dedicate all streets to public use.

(3) These requirements under Section 1196.01 (Streets) may be modified at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council within the Historical District of the Zoning Regulations.

(b) Right-of Way and Pavement Widths:

Street Type or Location (typical # of lanes)	Minimum ROW Requirement	Minimum Pavement Requirement between face of curbs
Principal Arterial (5 to 7 lanes):	120 - 160 feet	72 - 92 feet
Minor Arterial (3 to 5 lanes):	80 - 100 feet	36 - 64 feet
Collector (2 to 5 lanes):	60 - 100 feet	32 - 64 feet
Local (2 lanes):	50 - 60 feet	26 - 32 feet *
Alley: **	20 feet	18 feet
Cul-de-sac:	100 feet (50-foot radius)	38-foot radius
Commercial and industrial developments (2 to 3 lanes):	60 feet ***	36 feet ***
* Local streets designed with a pavement of 26 feet between face of curb will require no parking on the same side of the street with fire hydrants or unless otherwise approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Street signs shall be posted NO PARKING.
** Alleys will not be approved in residential districts unless approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
*** Unless otherwise specified by the Municipality Engineer.

Street Type	Minimum Centerline Radius	Minimum Tangent between Reverse Curves
Principal Arterial:
Minor Arterial:	1000 feet	200 feet
Collector:	300 feet	50 feet
Local:	125 feet	No Minimum
Alley:
Cul-de-sac:	Maximum length: 600 feet or as otherwise approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Use standard guidelines as set forth by the Ohio Department of Transportation Location and Design Manual and as approved by the Municipality Engineer.
Minimum requirements as specified by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

(d) Vertical Alignment: The minimum grade for any street shall be one-half percent (½ %) at the gutter, unless otherwise approved by the Municipality Engineer. Vertical curves shall be required at changes in street grades equal to or greater than two percent (2%).

Street Classification	Maximum Grade
Principal Arterial:	Standard guidelines as set forth by the Ohio Department of Transportation Location and Design Manual and as approved by the Municipality Engineer.
Minor Arterial:	Four percent (4%)
Collector:	Six percent (6%)
Local:	Seven percent (7%) unless otherwise approved in writing by the Municipality Engineer.

(e) Intersection Design:

	Principal Arterial:	Minor Arterial:	Collector:	Local:
(1) Intersection Angle:	Standard guidelines as set forth by the Ohio Department of Transportation Location and Design Manual and as approved by the Municipality Engineer	90 degrees	75 degrees, 90 degrees preferred
(2) Minimum Curb Radius:		40 feet	30 feet	20 feet
(3) Minimum Centerline Offset of Street Intersections:		As approved by the Municipality Engineer.	300 feet	125 feet
(4) Pavement Composition:	As specified by the Municipality Engineer
(5) Intersection Sight Distance Triangle	Sight distance triangles for all street intersections shall be shown on the street and grading plan.
A. Intersection sight distance triangle shall Intersection sight distance triangle shall be in accordance with the Ohio Department of Transportation Location and Design Manual, Sections 201.2 and 201.3;
B. At the intersection of all streets, a thirty-five (35) foot clear sight distance triangle shall be maintained as specified under Section 1395.06(f)(2) Landscaping and Screening Standards;
C. In order to maintain the required "clear" sight distance triangle free of obstacles, the Municipality Engineer may restrict the height of embankments, locations of buildings, signs, landscaping, and screen fencing in this area;
D. No landscaping or feature greater than thirty (30) inches in height shall be permitted within the triangle.

(f) Pavement Composition: As specified by the Municipality Engineer.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.02 PRIVATE ROADWAY.

Private roadway means any passageway designed for the use by motor powered vehicles upon property owned by one or more persons, firms, or corporations. The maintenance and ownership is solely the responsibility of the said property owner(s).

(a) All private roads shall be designed horizontally, vertically and in pavement composition in order that emergency vehicles can access any associated uses in connection with said roadway.

(b) All private roadways shall be improved with a hard surface of concrete, asphalt or similar product or combination of products with a maximum grade of seven percent (7%) and a minimum grade of one-half percent (0.5%) at the gutter.

(c) Every private roadway ending in a dead-end shall provide ample area to allow for maneuverability of emergency vehicles as approved by the Madison Township Fire Department.

(d) Private roads that are anticipated to be owned and/or maintained by the Municipality of Groveport shall be designed, constructed, and inspected to the standards of public streets set forth by the Subdivision Regulations.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.03 ACCESS MANAGEMENT.

Where deemed necessary by the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Municipality Engineer, vehicular access points along Principal Arterial and Minor Arterial facilities as identified by the Municipality of Groveport Thoroughfare Plan may be limited in order to not impede the flow of traffic. Access Management Practices such as, but not limited to, frontage roads, service roads, reverse frontage lots with internalized access, restriction on the number and location of drives and shared access points shall be implemented. Vehicular access to residential lots along arterial streets shall be prohibited.

Access Management Standards: The following discussion outlines standards for planning purposes. The Municipality Engineer will evaluate site development proposals and relevant aspects of site access against these standards and provide a recommendation to the Municipal Administrator regarding traffic engineering decisions related to proposed access changes. The Municipal Administrator will approve or deny proposed site access configurations based on these standards, the Municipality Engineer's recommendation, and other engineering evaluations, as appropriate:

(a) Signalized intersections: Traffic signals placed along arterial routes and collector routes should be spaced one thousand two-hundred fifty (1250) feet apart measured center to center of intersections, unless a traffic engineering study demonstrates that different signal spacing will enhance coordination and improvement to the overall operation of the corridor.

(b) Arterial facilities: Non-residential, unsignalized curb cuts should be located at least 500 feet from unsignalized intersections and at least seven-hundred and fifty (750) feet from signalized intersections. Future curb cuts should align with existing or planned curb cuts on the opposite side of the street to the extent possible. If unsignalized curb cuts are to be offset from curb cuts on the opposite side of the arterial, the offset should be at least two-hundred (200) feet if offset to the left and 400 feet if offset to the right. Right turn in/right turn out curb cuts should be located at least three-hundred (300) feet from adjacent intersections.

(c) Collector facilities: Non-residential, unsignalized curb cuts should be located at least five-hundred (500) feet from unsignalized and signalized intersections. Future curb cuts should align with existing or planned curb cuts on the opposite side of the street to the extent possible. If unsignalized curb cuts are to be offset from curb cuts on the opposite side of the collector, the offset should be at least one-hundred fifty (150) feet if offset to the left and three-hundred (300) feet if offset to the right. Right turn in/right turn out curb cuts should be located at least two-hundred (200) feet from adjacent intersections.

Adjacent curb cuts should be considered unsignalized intersections for the purpose of the above criteria. All distances given above should be measured center to center of driveways and intersections. The standards are appropriate for a 45-mph design speed on Arterials and a 35- mph speed on Collectors. Actual field conditions may warrant other standards as determined by the Municipality Engineer.

See the Municipality of Groveport Thoroughfare Plan for further discussion regarding access standards. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.04 STREET LIGHTS.

A street lighting plan shall be prepared in accordance with the following specification and standards.

(a) The design and layout for the street lighting, the underground wiring, and other pertinent equipment shall be designed by a registered electrical engineer. All electrical engineering drawings, whether or not such drawings are included in a comprehensive set of street improvement plans, shall be signed and sealed by a registered professional electrical engineer, and approved by the Municipality Engineer.

(1) All energy lines leading to the light standard shall be underground in new developing subdivisions.

(2) All streets lighting designs shall be coordinated with the supplier of electrical energy. Two (2) drawings for each street lighting layout shall be submitted to the supplier of electric energy for their records. All street lighting plans shall specify shop-drawing submittals.

(3) Streetlights are to be designed and installed in accordance with the street lighting specifications of the Municipality, three (3) copies of which will be kept on file in the office of the Zoning Officer.

(4) The drawings and specification sheets for the street light standards, luminaries, and mercury vapor lamps and pedestal termination points are available from the Municipality Engineer.

(5) All connections to the supplier of electric energy secondary service locations shall be made by the supplier.

(b) The owner or developer desiring the final acceptance of a street(s), unless council otherwise approves an exception, shall have the streetlights installed and ready for use prior to its acceptance.

(c) It shall be the responsibility of the Municipality, for street lighting systems that are to be publically owned, to secure and pay the cost of energy for lighting and assume the maintenance cost of the installation following the expiration of the developer's one-year maintenance bond.

(d) Any contractor or agent for the developer, while in the process of installing street lights, who damages the distribution system of electric energy supplier shall be liable for such damages and for any other cost as a result of such damages, and may charge and receive payment for such damages from the party responsible.

(e) If conditions are such that the street lights cannot be installed prior to the acceptance of the street(s), as required in subsection (b) above, the owner or developer-requesting acceptance of such street(s) shall deposit with the Municipal Administrator a performance bond.

(1) The performance bond shall be in the amount equal to one and one-half (1 ½) times the estimated cost of the installation of these lights. The owner or developer shall have a period of six (6) months from the time the bond is in place to install the lights.

(2) Failure of the owner or developer to complete the installation within six (6) months shall be cause for the Municipal Administrator to complete the installation by a separate contractor, which will be paid by the funds of the performance bond.

(3) The Municipality shall return the portion of the bond that is not used by the installation of the lights to the depositor at the completion and acceptance of the street(s).

(f) The location and or spacing of the streetlights shall be coordinated with the Municipality Engineer and shown on the plan view of the street, storm and water plan. The developer shall provide easements for the streetlights and related components if located outside of the right-of-way.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.05 STREET SIGNS.

The developer shall be responsible for the cost and installation of all street and traffic control signs as shown and approved on the Street and Traffic Control Plan.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.06 LOTS AND BLOCKS.

(a) Every lot shall abut on a dedicated street as specified by the Municipality of Groveport Zoning Ordinance.

(1) When sanitary sewer service is not available, lots shall have a minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet and a minimum lot area of two (2) acres (87,120 square feet), subject to: soils, subsurface conditions, and topography conducive to the function of an onsite treatment facility. The County Board of Health and or the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency shall approve said system;

(2) When water service is not available, lots shall have a minimum lot frontage of one hundred (100) feet and a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet (approximately ½ acre);

(3) Double frontage lots shall be avoided except when said lots abut limited access streets such as but not limited to freeways and principal and minor arterials as specified Section 1112.03 (Access Management):

A. Lots abutting these streets will require a landscape buffer and mounding area a minimum of fifty (50) feet depth in addition to the typical lot depth for the required zoning.

B. The landscape buffer and mounding area will be shown on a landscaping plan that will be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their approval.

(4) All lots shall meet the setback and/or yard requirements as required by the Municipality of Groveport Development Ordinance. The side property lines of the lot should be perpendicular or radial to the road right-of-way;

(5) Lots should not exceed a lot depth of three and one-half (3-½) times the lot width;

(6) Corner lots shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet wider than the required width of the zoning.

(b) The maximum length of blocks shall not exceed fifteen hundred (1,500) feet except where topographic conditions require longer blocks, nor shall they be less than four hundred (400) feet in length.

(1) Wherever blocks are longer than nine hundred (900) feet in length, crosswalks or crosswalk easements not less than ten (10) feet in width may be required near the center of the block;

(2) The width of a block shall normally be sufficient to allow two (2) tiers of lots of appropriate depth except where double or reverse frontage lots are allowed;

(3) Where frontage on a Primary or Minor Arterial streets is involved, the long dimension of the block shall front thereon in order to minimize access intersections. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.07 SIDEWALKS.

All subdivisions or sections thereof which have not received final approval by the City Council and in which the dedication for streets have not been accepted by City Council as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, shall have installed in them sidewalks to serve each lot or parcel therein. Such sidewalks shall be installed by the property owners abutting the street rights-of-way, except as provided for in subsections (c) and (d) below, and they shall be constructed in accordance with the following:

(a) Sidewalks shall have a hard, improved surface constructed of materials and to standards established by the Municipality Engineer depending on type of street construction, anticipated permanence of sidewalk, and land uses being served. Such specifications shall be available from the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(b) Sidewalks shall be located in the right-of-way of the street or as close to the right-of-way line as possible, and shall extend across the entire dimension of each lot or parcel side adjacent to a public street. All sidewalks required by this chapter shall be completed upon the occurrence of any one of the following conditions:

(1) Upon final inspection by the Municipality Building Department of a structure or other improvement on the lot or parcel that the sidewalk services;

(2) In the case of vacant lots or parcels, whenever seventy-five (75) percent of the lots or parcels located on given sides of a dedicated street between two (2) consecutive intersecting streets (a block) have been serviced with a final inspection by the Building Department or otherwise approved by city administrator.

(3) Not later than the fourth (4th) anniversary after the date of acceptance of the improved streets by the Municipality.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions stated earlier where a subdivision includes a dedicated street to provide access from an existing street to the subdivision, and such dedicated street bisects property and thereby creates parcels which are not a part of the subdivision but are adjacent to the dedicated street, then it shall be the responsibility of the developer or subdivider to install sidewalks within the dedicated street right-of-way whenever sidewalks are required in the subdivision itself. Such sidewalks shall be installed along each side of the dedicated street right-of-way from the existing street to the first lots or parcels in the subdivision, and shall be completed prior to acceptance of the improved street by the Municipality.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, where the Zoning Code permits placement of continuous sidewalks in common space rather than in the public right-of-way, then the placement provisions of the Zoning Code shall govern.

(e) All sidewalks and curb ramps to be constructed shall be compliant with the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Municipality of Groveport Sidewalk and Curb Ramp Standard (available from the Municipal Administrator or designee).

(f) All curb ramps shall be constructed, inspected, and completed with the construction of street improvements, unless an exception is granted in advance, by the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.08 SANITARY SEWER.

The following are the minimum standards set forth by the Subdivision Regulations for the construction and testing of sanitary sewers.

(a) Plans for proposed sanitary sewer collection systems shall be submitted to the Municipality Engineer and to the City of Columbus for approval. All plans must show pipe sizes, location of mains, manholes, wye connections, cleanouts, and other appurtenances. Such installation and materials shall be in conformity with the Municipality of Groveport and the City of Columbus standards. In addition, review and approval by the City of Columbus is required when said sanitary collection system is to be a part of the City of Columbus system.

(b) Sanitary sewers shall be designed to maintain a minimum velocity of two (2) feet per second. The minimum pipe diameter shall be eight (8) inches. The sewer pipe shall be designed to carry peak flows resulting from average daily flows as indicated on the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's "Sewage Flow Guides" for specific development improvements. The design for sewer conduit (pipe) shall conform to the requirements by the City of Columbus. A pipe shall be used which is strong enough, in conjunction with the specified bedding, to withstand the trench loading and line loading imposed now or in the known future.

(c) Sanitary sewer Y-branches shall be installed during the construction of the collector sewers. If the sewer is located within the street right-of-way, service extensions shall be made within one (1) foot of the right-of-way. Where the sewer is more than twelve (12) feet deep, risers shall be included as part of the construction work. The risers shall be brought to a point not less than ten (10) feet below the ground. All risers shall be located and marked with "wye-poles" prior to the acceptance of the improvements.

(d) Concrete encasements shall be used when sanitary sewers are required to withstand the trench loading, when hard shale or rock is encountered in the trench bottom or when the cover over the sewer is less than two and one-half (2-1/2) feet.

(e) Leakage tests are required for all sanitary sewers except building sewers, or unless otherwise requested by the Sewer Inspector. A deflection test is required for all sewers using PVC pipe and non-rigid conduit pipe material.

(1) The sewer shall be tested in sections, each section extending between two (2) consecutive manholes or from the end of the sewer to the nearest manhole. The contractor may elect to use either an infiltration or exfiltration test;

(2) If the infiltration test is selected, each section of pipe shall be covered with no less than two feet of ground water above the top of the pipe at the highest point being tested. The infiltration will be measured by means of a V-notch weir located in the downstream manhole. All service connections and stubs shall be capped or plugged to prevent the entrance of ground water into the line at these connections;

(3) If the exfiltration test is selected, the inlet end of the upstream and downstream manholes shall be closed with watertight bulkheads. The sewer and the upstream manhole shall be filled with water until the elevation of the water in the upstream manhole is two (2) feet higher than the top of the pipe in the line being tested or two feet above the existing ground water in the trench, whichever is the higher elevation. The exfiltration will be measured by determining the amount of water required to maintain the initial water elevation for one (1) hour from the start of the test;

(4) The amount of infiltration or exfiltration as applicable shall not exceed a rate of one-hundred (100) gallons per inch of pipe diameter per twenty-four (24) hours per mile of sewer in each and every section tested in accordance with this subsection (e);

(5) All lines shall be measured for vertical ring deflection no sooner than thirty (30) days after the completion of back filling operations provided if, in the judgment of the Municipality Engineer, sufficient settlement has occurred. The deflection test shall be performed by pulling a rigid ball or mandrill, with a diameter equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the inside diameter of the pipe, through the sewer. The maximum limit of vertical deflection shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the base inside diameter of the pipe as shown in Appendix XI (ASTM D-3034).

(f) Building sewers shall be constructed at no expense to the Municipality.

(1) Before any building sewer is constructed, a tap permit must be obtained from the Municipal Administrator or designee. The person applying for the permit shall identify the location of the tap. The person to whom a permit is issued shall cause the building sewer to be installed in accordance with the rules and regulations contained herein.

(2) All construction or repair of building sewers shall be inspected and approved after the pipe has been laid and tap completed, but before covering with the backfill. The person to whom the permit has been issued shall call the Municipal Administrator or designee requesting the inspection at least one-half (1/2) day before the inspection is desired;

(3) The building sewer shall be constructed of a size not less than six (6) inches internal diameter, laid with a minimum fall of one-fourth (1/4) inch per linear foot and shall be vitrified clay pipe, ABS composite, PVC or ductile iron pipe. All joints must be watertight and use proper curves for all changes in alignment or grade. Only adapters approved by the Municipality Engineer shall be used to change from one pipe material to another in any sewer line. The interior of each length of pipe shall be perfectly clean and free from offsets, fins, and projections before the next length of pipe is connected thereto:

A. The Municipal Administrator or designee may, by special permission in each case, authorize the building sewer to be constructed with a fall as little as one-eighth (1/8) inch per lineal foot if he determines such procedure to be desirable.

B. The Sewer inspector may require that the water tightness of the joints be demonstrated by the testing procedures established in subsection (e) hereof.

(4) Old or existing building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings or alterations to existing buildings only when it can be demonstrated that such sewers conform in all respects to the requirements contained herein for new building sewers. The Municipal Administrator or designee may make an exception as to the size of old building sewers provided they are not less than four (4) inches in internal diameter and otherwise meet the requirements of this section;

(5) Building sewers shall not be constructed closer than three (3) feet to any exterior wall, cellar, basement, or cistern nor shall they have less than two feet of earth or stone cover;

(6) All excavation for building sewers shall be by open cut from the surface:

A. The sides of the trench shall be vertical, using such sheeting and bracing as may be necessary to accomplish this result. The bottom of the excavation shall be shaped to fit the lower half of the sewer pipe so that the pipe will have a uniform bearing from end to end.

B. In order to accomplish uniform bearing, adequate bell holes shall be excavated at each joint. In the event the trench is excavated below the required grade of the pipe, the excess space shall be filled with stone as specified by the Sewer Inspector.

C. The width of the trench at the top of the pipe shall not exceed two (2) feet plus the outside diameter of the pipe nor shall the width be less than one (1) foot plus the outside diameter of the pipe.

D. When unstable, soft or spongy conditions are encountered at the trench bottom; such materials shall be removed and replaced with clean, crushed stone sufficient to stabilize the trench bottom to support the pipe to a true line and grade. Such work shall be performed as directed by the Sewer Inspector.

E. Water and gas services shall not be laid in the same trench as the building sewer.

(7) No tap permit shall be issued for a building sewer when the construction will require the opening, cutting, barricading, or otherwise impeding the flow of traffic of any public street, road, or alley:

A. If the flow of traffic is impeded, a written request to the Municipal Administrator shall be submitted and written authorization required stating that permission has been granted to the applicant from the governmental body having authority to grant said permission.

B. Any tap permit so issued shall be subject to any restrictions or conditions as required by the governmental body.

(8) Tampering in the finely graded soil or granular material in six (6) inch layers shall backfill the building sewer to an elevation at least twelve (12) inches over the top of the pipe. Soils containing stones lager than two (2) inches shall not be used for this portion of the back fill;

(9) Connections to existing Y-branches shall be made carefully to avoid damage to the bell of the branch or to the lateral sewer. Such damage as may occur shall be repaired as directed by the Sewer Inspector. Connections shall not be made to the public sewer at the manholes unless prior permission has is granted by the Municipal Administrator or designee. Connections to the lateral or public sewer at a point where no Y-branch has been provided shall be made by using a tapping saddle;

(10) The permit holder shall repair or restore any drains or service lines damaged or disturbed by them during the construction of the building sewer;

(11) No person, firm, or corporation shall discharge or permit the discharge of any deleterious wastes into the sewage system. Such wastes are defined as oils, acids, cyanides, poisons and any other substances, gas or liquid which may in any way damage or interfere the use or operation of the sanitary sewers or sewage treatment plant and may create a hazard to life or property;

(12) No downspouts, surface inlets, foundation drains, subsurface drains or any other source of ground or surface water shall be connected either directly or indirectly to discharge in to any part of the public or private sanitary sewer system. Said drains, inlets, and downspouts shall be constructed to drain or be pumped into the street, gutter, ditch or the storm sewer;

(13) Surface water that collects in the basement or foundation excavations shall not be discharged at any time into the building sewer. If the building sewer is completed before the plumbing is connected thereto, the building sewer shall be tightly closed at all times with a plumber's plug or other watertight plugs in order to prevent surface or ground water from entering the building sewer.

(g) When sanitary sewer service is not available, any on-site treatment facility shall be approved by the County Board of Health and/or the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.09 WATER DISTRIBUTION.

(a) Plans for proposed water distribution systems shall be submitted to the Municipality Engineer for approval. All plans must show pipe sizes, location of valves, fire hydrants and other appurtenances. Such installation and materials shall be in conformity with the Municipality of Groveport and the City of Columbus standards. In addition, review and approval by the City of Columbus is required when said water distribution is a part of the City of Columbus system.

(1) The minimum size water line with fire hydrants shall be eight (8) inches in diameter. Fire hydrants shall be spaced so that any point of an inhabited building can be reached by less than three hundred (300) feet of fire hose from the first hydrant and five hundred (500) feet of hose from the second hydrant. All fire hydrants shall conform to the Municipality of Groveport Standard Drawing;

(2) Waterlines shall be sized and designed and fire hydrants located so that fire flows can be obtained based on sufficient water and pressure being available for the development, as stated in the National Fire Protection Association Guidelines and, for those sites served by the City of Columbus Water System, pursuant to the requirements of the City of Columbus Division of Water;

(3) When water service is not available, lots shall have a minimum lot frontage of one-hundred (100) feet and a minimum area of two-thousand (20,000) square feet.

(b) The developer may make taps on the water main that has been constructed or is in the process of being constructed. If the developer does not elect to make their own taps, then arrangements with the City of Columbus must be made to do the work.

(c) Curb boxes shall be located between the sidewalk and the curb or as near as practicable. All curb boxes shall be adjusted to the finished ground surface. They shall be of the Buffalo type. When the street is to be curbed, a "W" shall be stamped into the face of the curb opposite each curb box before the concrete has set.

(d) All water services shall be constructed of materials required by the City of Columbus. No service line shall be less than three-fourth (3/4) inch internal diameter. If necessary to provide adequate supply and pressures, larger size lines may be required by the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(e) All water line service lines shall be laid at least forty-eight (48) inches below the ground or pavement surface. No water service line shall be laid in the same trench with electrical, sewer or sewer service line. All water services to be constructed in or across paved streets shall be done by boring or jacking the line under the surface. The cutting of existing paved surfaces for this purpose will not be permitted except by special permission authorized by the Municipal Administrator.

(f) Services shall be constructed after the street is rough graded and prior to installation of the proposed paved surfaces and curbs. They may be laid in an open trench provided that the trench is filled with granular back fill in the proposed paving areas or jacked under the ground surface from openings at the back of curb.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.10 STORM SEWERS AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES.

Proposed storm sewers, including grades, materials, pipe sizes, manholes, inlets and appurtenances, and stormwater management facilities, shall be shown on the street improvement plans. Plans shall be submitted to the Municipality Engineer for approval. Installation and materials shall be in conformity with the Municipality standards. See Chapter 1193 (Storm Water Management Regulation) of these Regulations for the required design of the storm water systems and facilities and also Chapter 935 (Stormwater Management Policy) of the Codified Ordinances.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.11 ELECTRIC, TELEPHONE AND CABLE TELEVISION.

The installation, construction and expansion of electric, telephone and cable television shall generally be placed underground subject to the following conditions and exceptions:

(a) Transmission lines and transformers, pedestals, street light control boxes, switch boxes, etc. that is located on the ground in connection with the installation of the underground utilities shall be exempt from this section. Transmission lines are defined as those lines constructed between generating stations and substations.

(b) Temporary overhead services of electric and telephone utilities may be allowed, provided that all permanent electric, telephone, and cable television services within and adjacent to new subdivisions, residential, commercial, and industrial uses shall be underground. Temporary overhead services are those services that are necessary for immediate public convenience and necessity that are constructed to serve only on an interim basis until such time as permanent underground services can be installed and/or services that are extended through undeveloped parcels that are not a part of the development in order to reach the subdivision

(c) The owner or developer of subdivision shall provide easements for electric, telephone and cable television. These utilities will be installed in the same trench and easement whenever possible.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

1196.12 DRAINAGE.

(a) The Planning Commission shall not approve any subdivision having inadequate storm drainage or other physical drainage or flooding impairment as determined by the Municipality Engineer. In areas known to be subject to periodic floods, such drainage improvements must be made to satisfy the aforementioned public officers in order that the health and welfare of the people will be protected.

(b) No natural drainage course shall be altered; no fill, building or structure shall be placed in it unless provisions are made for the flow of water in a manner consistent with the Municipality of Groveport Stormwater Management Policy, until requirements of the Municipality's Floodplain Management Regulation are met and as well as the Wetlands and Waters of the United States Federal and State Regulations.

(c) A Master Drainage Plan for the total development area shall be prepared for all sites and shall be presented to the Municipality Engineer for review and preliminary drainage approval prior to initiating detailed engineering designs. The Master Drainage Plan does not constitute a detailed working design or plan from which storm sewer improvements can be constructed, nor is such detail necessary to meet the objectives of preliminary drainage review. The required content of the Master Drainage Plan is described in the Municipality of Groveport Storm Water Management Policy (Chapter 935 of the Codified Ordinances), which is available from the Municipal Administrator or designee.

(d) Easements: Drainage easements shall be provided on Final Plats or through separate instruments dedicating such easements to the Municipality. Dimensions of easements shall be as described below and shall be of adequate size to facilitate access and maintenance of said drainage improvements:

(1) Storm Sewers and Culverts: A minimum ten (10) foot drainage easement will be required on all storm sewers and culverts, although the Municipality engineer may require larger easements as needed to ensure continued access for maintenance and operation of storm sewers and culverts. A minimum of seven and a half (7 ½) feet of clearance-width shall be provided between the centerline of the storm sewer or culvert and one limit of the easement boundary;

(2) Major Storm Water Flood Routing Swales: Drainage easements shall be provided on major storm water flood routing swales across lots and/or blocks for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining such swales for drainage purposes. Easement width shall be determined by the Municipality Engineer and shall be of appropriate dimension to assure adequate and continued conveyance of the major storm flood. In these areas, no placement of above grade structures, dams or other obstructions to flow are permitted without the approval of the Municipality of Groveport;

(3) Existing or Man-made Surface Drainage Courses: Drainage easements shall be provided over and along any important existing or man-made surface drainage courses, adequate in dimension for the purpose of protecting, maintaining, widening, deepening, enclosing or otherwise improving such drainage courses for drainage purposes:

A. In these areas, no alteration of terrain or placement of above grade structures, dams or other obstructions to flow are permitted without the approval of the Municipality of Groveport.

B. Dimensions of easements shall be as approved by the Engineer, who may require the easement to include an area adjacent to the drainage course being a minimum of twenty (20) feet wide, measured horizontally from top-of-bank.

C. On large or lengthy drainage courses, a maintenance strip within the easement on both sides of the watercourse may be required by the Municipality Engineer. A fifteen (15) foot minimum access easement to these areas shall be dedicated to the Municipality to the nearest public right-of-way.

(4) Special Flood Hazard Areas: Existing streams, ditches, creeks, and/or rivers with special flood hazard areas as designated by the Municipality or as depicted on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) most recent published Flood Insurance Rate Map for Groveport:

A. A drainage easement shall be provided over, along and on both sides of all stream channels under this designation, to include the limits of the floodplain associated with the one-percent annual chance flood.

B. In lieu of an easement, a landowner may elect to place the one-percent annual chance floodplain limits within a dedicated reserve to be recorded with the Final Plat or by separate instrument. The stated purpose of the drainage easement and/or reserve shall be for preservation and maintenance of floodplain conveyance and storage.

C. Fill within limits of the floodplain associated with the one-percent annual chance flood: fill shall not diminish the volume of natural storage or conveyance capacity of the floodplain areas, without compliance with the Municipality's Flood Plain Regulation.

(5) Access and Maintenance of Stormwater Management Facilities: Unless otherwise approved by the Municipality Engineer, specific dedicated drainage easement rights shall be required in order to provide for necessary maintenance of all stormwater facilities:

A. Generally, a drainage easement of twenty (20) feet minimum width, in addition to the size of the stormwater facility when flooded at capacity, is required. The twenty (20) foot minimum distance around the perimeter of the stormwater facility must be on a maximum slope of 10:1.

B. A twenty (20) foot minimum access easement shall also be required from the drainage easement to the nearest public right-of-way. The access easement must be graded in such a manner to allow the ingress and egress of maintenance vehicles.

C. The maintenance and responsibility of the stormwater management facility will be so stated in the easement and/or plat.

(e) Certificate of Drainage: Certificate of Drainage compliance shall be submitted at time of final inspection. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

APPENDIX A -OHIO REVISED CODE - ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR PLANNING COMMISSION

Section 713 PLANNING COMMISSIONS

713.01 Establishment of Planning Commissions. The legislative authority of each city having a board of park commissioners may establish a city planning commission of seven (7) members, consisting of the mayor, the director of public service, the president of board of park commissioners, and four citizens of the municipal corporation who shall serve without compensation and shall be appointed by the mayor for terms of six (6) years each, except that the term of two (2) of the members of the first commission shall be for three (3) years. The legislative authority may, be resolution, change the number of citizen members to an even number of members, not less than four (4) nor more than twelve (12). Whenever the size of a commission is expanded, the initial appointees to new positions shall be appointed to terms which permit half the citizen members to be reappointed each third year. No reduction in the size of a commission shall affect the term of any incumbent, and at least two (2) citizen members shall be appointed every third year.

The legislative authority of each city without a board of park commissioners may establish a commission of five (5) members, consisting of the mayor, the director of public service, and three (3) citizens of the municipal corporation who shall serve without compensation and shall be appointed by the mayor for a term of six (6) years, except that the term of one (1) of the members of the first commission shall be for four (4) years and one (1) for two (2) years.

The legislative authority of each city with a commission plan of government, adopted as provided in Ohio Revised Code 705.01 to 705.06, inclusive, may establish a city planning commission of five members, consisting of the chairman of the legislative authority and four citizens of the city to be appointed by the legislative authority for terms of six (6) years each, except that the term of two (2) of the members of the first planning commission shall be for four (4) years and two (2) for two (2) years. All members of the planning commission shall serve without compensation.

The legislative authority of each city with a city manager plan of government, adopted as provided in Ohio Revised Code 705.01 to 705.06, inclusive, and 705.51 to 705.60, inclusive, may establish a commission of five members, consisting of the chairman of the legislative authority, the city manager, and three (3) citizens of the city who shall serve without compensation and shall be appointed by the city manager for terms of six (6) years each, except that the term of one of the members of the first planning commission shall be for four (4) years and one (1) for two (2) years.

The legislative authority of each Municipality may establish a commission of five members, consisting of the mayor, one (1) member of the legislative authority to be elected thereby for remainder of his term as such member of the legislative authority, and three (3) citizens of the Municipality to be appointed by the mayor for terms of six (6) years each, except that the term of two (2) of the members of the first planning commission shall be for four (4) years and one (1) for two (2) years. All such members shall serve without compensation

Whenever such a commission is appointed, it shall have all the powers conferred in Ohio Revised Code 735.15.

Except as otherwise provided in its charter, the commission of a charter municipal corporation created in the manner and by virtue of authority granted by its charter, shall have the powers of and the plans made by it shall have the effect of a planning commission or city plan created under Ohio Revised Code 713.01 to 713.15, inclusive.

Any member of a city or Municipality planning commission established under this section or by charter, except as otherwise provided in its charter, may hold any other public office and may serve as a member of a county, and a regional planning commission.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

APPENDIX B - POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

The planning commission established under Ohio Revised Code 713.01 shall make plans and maps of the whole or any portion of the municipal corporation, and of any land outside thereof, which, in the opinion of the commission, is related to the planning of the municipal corporation, and make changes in such plans or maps when it deems it advisable. Such maps or plans shall show the commission's recommendations for the general location, character, and extent of streets, alleys, ways, viaducts, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, subways boulevards, parkways, parks, playgrounds, aviation fields and other public property; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, for water, light, sanitation, transportation, communication, power, and other purposes, and the removal, relocation, widening, narrowing, vacating, abandonment, change of use of or extension of such public ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, property, utilities, or terminals. With a view to the systematic planning of the municipal corporation, the commission may make recommendations to public officials concerning the general location, character, and extent of any such public ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, property, utilities, or terminals. As the work of making the whole plan progresses, the commission may from time to time adopt and publish any part thereof, and such part shall cover one or more major sections or divisions of the municipal corporation or one or more of the functional matters to be included in the plan. The commission may from time to time amend, extend, or add to the plan. This section does not confer any powers on the commission with respect to the construction, maintenance, use, or enlargement of improvements by any public utility or railroad on its own property if such utility is owned or operated by an individual, partnership, association, or a corporation for profit.

The planning commission may accept, receive, and expend funds, grants, and services from the federal government or its agencies, from departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of this State or any adjoining state or from one or more counties of this state or any adjoining state or from any municipal corporation or political subdivision of this or any adjoining state, including county, regional, and municipal planning commissions of this or any adjoining state, or from civic sources, and contract with respect thereto, either separately or jointly or cooperatively, and provide such information and reports as may be necessary to secure such financial aid.

The commission may control, preserve, and care for historical landmarks, control, in the manner provided by ordinance, the design and location of statuary and other works of art, which are the property of the municipal corporation; control the removal, relocation, and alteration of any such works; and control the design of harbors, bridges, viaducts, street fixtures, and other public structures and appurtenances.

Whenever the commission makes a plan of the municipal corporation, or any portion thereof, no public building or structure, street boulevard, parkway, park, playground, public ground, canal, river front, harbor, dock, wharf, bridge, viaduct, tunnel, or other public way, ground works, or utility, whether publicly or privately owned, or a part thereof, shall be constructed or authorized to be constructed in the municipal corporation or planned portion thereof unless the location, character, and extent thereof is approved by the commission. In case of disapproval the commission shall communicate its reasons therefore to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation and to the head of the department which has control of the construction of the proposed improvement or utility. The legislative authority, by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its members and of such department head, together may overrule such disapproval. If such public way, ground, works, building structure or utility is one of the authorization of financing of which does not, under the law or charter provisions governing it, fall within the province of a municipal legislative authority or other municipal body or official, the submission to the commission shall be by the state, school, county, district, or township official, board, commission, or body having such jurisdiction, and the commission's disapproval may be overruled by such official, board, commission, or body by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its membership. The narrowing, ornamentation, vacation, or change in the use of streets and other public ways, grounds, and places shall be subject to similar approval, and disapproval may be similarly overruled. The commission may make recommendations to any public authorities or to any corporations or individuals in such municipal corporation or the territory contiguous thereto, concerning the location of any buildings, structures, or works to be erected or constructed by them.

(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)

CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF GROVEPORT