To provide uniform construction regulations and standards for residential and commercial developments in Kamas City.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

The regulations hereinafter set forth in this chapter qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the zone regulations appearing elsewhere in this ordinance. The current edition of the construction specifications for Kamas City will also govern construction of infrastructure in Kamas City.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

1.

The minimum area and dimensions of all lots shall conform to the requirements of the zone district in which the lot is located.

2.

All lots or parcels created by a subdivision shall have direct access with frontage on a dedicated street improved to standards hereinafter required. Private streets shall be permitted only as recommended by the planning commission. Land dedicated as public right-of-way shall be separate and distinct from lots adjoining such right-of-way and shall not be included in the area of such lots.

3.

All subdivisions shall result in the creation of lots that are developable and capable of being built upon. A subdivision shall not create lots and no building permit shall be issued for any lots that would make building or access impractical due to size, shape, steepness of terrain, location of watercourses, problems of sewage or driveway grades, or other physical conditions, except where such lots are suitable and dedicated for a common open space, private utility or public purpose as determined by the planning commission.

4.

The side lines of all lots, so far as possible, shall be at right angles to each street on which the lot faces, or approximately radial to the center of curvatures. Exceptions may be made to this requirement where considerations for solar orientations are involved.

5.

Corner lots for residential use shall be planned wider than interior lots in order to permit conformance with the required front setback requirements for both streets.

6.

A city boundary shall not divide a lot. Each such boundary line shall be made on a lot line.

7.

Lot number shall begin with the number "1" and shall continue consecutively through the subdivision with no omissions or duplications. No block designations shall be used.

8.

Except as specifically authorized by this ordinance, not more than one dwelling unit shall occupy any one lot.

9.

No area needed to meet the minimum width, yard area, parking or other requirements of this ordinance for a lot or building may be sold or leased away from such lot or building for the purpose of installing any kind of structure.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

1.

The design of the development shall avoid or fully mitigate the hazardous site conditions (unstable slopes, geologic faults, wetlands or flood potential).

2.

Drainage from individual lots shall be coordinated with the general storm drainage pattern for the area and shall avoid conveying to adjacent lots runoff flows higher than historic patterns. Post development flows shall be based on a ten-year 24-hour storm design if water is to be detained on site and released at a rate not exceeding the historic flow. Post development flows that will be retained on site shall be based on a 100-year 24-hour storm design.

3.

Any recreation facilities should be located central to all residents of the development.

4.

All lots should have reasonable access to open space, trails, park land or recreation facilities that are set aside for either development use or use by the general public.

5.

Access to public trails and open space abutting the property shall be provided.

6.

Utility extension for future development shall be provided. All utility extensions shall be designed in conformance with the applicable Kamas City General Plan.

7.

Maintenance of common facilities must be accomplished through either covenants and a homeowner's association, a separate maintenance agreement, or some other perpetual agreement.

8.

The layout of lots should provide desirable settings for structures by making use of natural contours, maintaining views, affording privacy, and enhancing protection from wind, noise and vehicular traffic.

9.

Development design should provide for efficiency in the installation and provision of all public and private utilities and services.

10.

Water and sanitation facilities serving the development should be located within public right-of-way or other specially designated right-of-way for that purpose.

11.

Overall architectural guidelines for non-residential buildings and development in General Commercial (including mixed use projects), Entry Corridor Commercial, Manufacturing or Light Industrial Zones:

a.

The proposed development shall be of a quality and character which is consistent with the community design goals and policies outlined herein including but not limited to: material, cohesiveness, colors and screening.

b.

The design shall improve community appearance by avoiding both excessive variety and monotonous repetition. Different exterior siding material shall add interest to a building. Exterior walls of any building shall be sided with up to three different materials per building, but no more than three materials may appear on any one wall, including ornamental siding. Trim shall not be counted as siding material unless it exceeds more than ten percent of a side of the building.

c.

Colors shall be limited to soft shades and/or earth tones. No bright or neon colors shall be allowed on exterior of buildings.

d.

Storage, trash areas, garage doors and other loading and unloading facilities shall be screened from public view and not be visible on the front of the building. Auto repair, car dealerships, service stations and storage facilities are excluded from screening garage doors.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015; Ord. 2022-09, § 1(Exh. A), 5/10/2022)

Lots or buildings proposed on slopes exceeding 25 percent warrant especially close review to assure that all grading, retaining wall, cut and fill and road and driveway grade standards are met. These lots will also have to conform to the sensitive land overlay requirements. No development will be allowed on slopes greater than 30 percent.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

1.

Fire standpipes. Standpipes complying with the IBC may be required for all commercial and multi-family residential buildings, regardless of the number of stories if so designated by the South Summit Fire District.

2.

Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be installed every 500 feet and in accordance with the South Summit Fire District or as directed by the city engineer.

3.

Provisions for the handicapped. Provisions for physically handicapped persons shall be provided in all new buildings as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

4.

Construction debris removal. Any building construction on sites shall provide debris removal sufficient to facilitate the regular clean-up and removal of construction debris from the site. Each site shall be cleaned and all construction debris removed on a weekly basis. Failure to comply with this ordinance, by allowing debris to accumulate on the premises, may result in the suspension of building permits, fines or such other appropriate penalties as the Kamas City Council shall direct.

5.

Occupancy of buildings within developments. Kamas City restricts the occupancy of buildings within developments. It is unlawful to occupy a building located within any development without first having obtained a certificate of occupancy issued by the Kamas City Building Inspector.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

The design and arrangement and construction of all roads, public or private, shall be in conformance with the Kamas City Construction Specifications, the provisions in this chapter, and any Kamas City Design Guidelines as adopted.

1.

The arrangement of roads shall provide for the continuation of roads between adjacent properties when the continuation is necessary for the convenient movement of traffic, emergency or maintenance vehicles, or the efficient provision of utilities.

2.

Proposed streets shall be continuous and in alignment with existing planned or platted streets with which they are to connect.

3.

Roads shall be designed to provide emergency access and egress for residents, occupants and emergency equipment providing width, curve radii and strength for emergency and maintenance vehicles used by or available to Kamas City.

4.

Where the potential traffic impacts on the existing street system are considered to be great, or in the case of unique circumstances concerning topography or layout, or at the request of the city, the developer may be required to prepare a detailed traffic engineering study of the road system.

5.

Streets shall be laid out to intersect as near as possible at right angles. A proposed intersection of two new streets at an angle within ten degrees of perpendicular is required. An oblique street should be curved approaching an intersection and should be approximately at right angles for at least 100 feet. Not more than two streets shall intersect at any one point unless specifically approved by the planning commission and the city engineer.

6.

Roads are required to extend to the boundary of the development. A temporary paved turn around will be required until the road is extended for future use. (See Construction Standards.)

7.

The maximum length of any cul-de-sac shall not exceed 800 feet and must be terminated by a turn-around easement of not less than 125 feet in diameter. The turn-around shall be surfaced 100 feet in diameter and shall not exceed three percent grade. Surface water must drain away from the turn-around, except where surface water cannot be drained along the street due to the grade. Necessary catch basins and drainage easements shall be provided. The design concept for the remaining 12½-foot unpaved easement must be consistent throughout the subdivision and based on recommendation from the Kamas City Public Works and approved by the Kamas City Planning Commission. Any maintenance to the unpaved easement will be the responsibility of the property owners or Home Owners Association. The minimum street frontage along the circumference of the cul-de-sac shall be no less than 40 feet. The minimum lot width at the building line for the main building shall be at least 100 feet.

8.

Lawful right of vehicular access must be demonstrated before the city will issue a building permit.

a.

The installation of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks shall be constructed according to the Kamas City Construction Specifications. Curb, gutters and sidewalks may be required as conditions of building or use permit approval.

b.

Every permanent dead-end street shall comply with the following requirements:

i.

Not to exceed 800 feet in total length.

ii.

End at a turnaround area having a radius no less than 50 feet and an asphalt surface.

iii.

Temporary dead-end street, intended as access to future development parcels, shall be a minimum of 100 feet in length (or as determined by the planning commission) and shall meet all of the other requirements for permanent dead-end streets set forth above.

iv.

Driveways, mailboxes, fire hydrants and all other obstructions at such turnaround areas shall be designed in such a way as to provide an area for piling snow.

9.

In order to provide adequate emergency access to and from the development and proper circulation, two points of ingress and egress will be required in all subdivisions with the following exceptions:

a.

Any subdivision which cannot provide two points of ingress and egress shall be limited to no more than 12 residential lots or units.

b.

Subdivisions which will be served by more than one point of ingress and egress in the future may receive approval for more than 12 lots provided that no more than 12 units are constructed until a second point of ingress and egress is provided, and so indicated on the final plat.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015; Ord. 2018-02, 4/10/2018)

1.

Minimum road grades of 0.3 percent are required.

2.

The maximum grade for roads in all zones is five percent, provided however, the city council may grant variances to eight percent for short distances up to 300 feet over a continuous lineal length of 2,000 feet when conditions warrant that traffic safety and economy of road maintenance can be secured.

3.

Street grades at intersections shall not be greater than 2% for at least 50 feet.

4.

Roadways and street grades exceeding ten percent grade shall not be permitted.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

A means of perpetual maintenance must be demonstrated to and approved by the planning commission and city council before a private road is approved.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

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Each street that is a continuation of, or an approximate continuation of, any existing dedicated street shall be given the name or number of such existing street. When any street forms a portion of a proposed street, it shall be surveyed, opened, widened or improved and given the same name or number.

2.

Any street shall have the proper compass direction coordinate as approved by the city.

3.

Developers are encouraged to conduct an investigation of local history regarding the names and references to geological and historical features located within or in close proximity to the proposed subdivision and wherever possible incorporate the historical names and references into the names and designations of the subdivision.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

1.

No driveway shall exceed 200 lineal feet in length and/or eight percent in grade.

2.

Driveways serving single residential dwellings shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide. Driveways serving two residential dwellings shall be permitted only as recommended by the planning commission and shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide. No driveway shall serve more than two residences.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

1.

Construction. All utility connections and lines shall be installed underground. Utility service available in other parts of Kamas City including electricity, telephone, and natural gas shall be developed in provided easements and shall extend to the property line of every lot within the subdivision.

2.

Public utility easements. All public utilities shall be constructed in the ten-foot public utility easements. Multiple use on given easements is encouraged. The final recorded plat will note all easements.

3.

Water. As a condition for single home or subdivision approval, the builder or subdivider shall install or cause to be installed the following improvements:

a.

A water main in front of each parcel in size, location and with appropriate valves as approved by the city after review and recommendation of the planning commission.

b.

Fire hydrants at intervals of not greater than 500 feet with each parcel not more than 250 feet from the nearest hydrant. In the event it is necessary to extend a water main so that the same fronts each parcel or to access fire hydrants within 250 feet of each parcel, then the cost of the water mains and hydrants shall be borne by the landowner who effectuates the subdivision of his/her property.

c.

As a condition of subdivision approval under this chapter, the subdivider shall be obliged to dedicate or furnish to the city water rights approved by the state engineer's office transferable into an existing or new well or stock in Beaver Shingle Creek Irrigation Company capable of increasing the city's ability to furnish water to the development.

4.

Sewer. As a condition for single home or subdivision approval, the builder or subdivider shall install or cause to be installed the following improvements:

a.

A sewer main in front of each parcel in size, location and with appropriate manholes, as approved by the city after review and recommendation of the planning commission.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

For specific landscaping requirements in each zoning district, see the respective chapters of this land use ordinance.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

The developer shall warrant and guarantee the improvements by executing Kamas City's standard performance agreement and posting a bond, acceptable to the city for 110 percent of the value of the improvements constructed. The improvements provided for hereunder, and every part thereof, will be guaranteed to remain in good condition for a period of one year, after the date of final acceptance by the city engineer. The developer agrees to make all repairs to the improvements during the guarantee period at no cost to the city. The guarantee period may be increased to two years if final acceptance occurs between October 15th and April 30th or, if in the opinion of the city, the developer or the contractor's past performance has been substandard.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)