Minimum standards in order to promote traffic safety;

Recognition of free speech rights by regulating signs in a content neutral manner;

The free flow of traffic and to protect pedestrians and motorists from injury and property damage caused by, or attributable to, cluttered, distracting and/or illegible signs;

Provide consistent and compatible sign design standards; and

Adopt understandable regulations which enable the fair and consistent enforcement of this Chapter.

New Signs. All on-premises signs are accessory uses and shall be subject to the same procedural and review requirements as the principal use, except that new signs accessory to existing or approved uses may be reviewed as modifications to existing or approved uses under Section 19.35.030. Off-premises signs and billboards are permitted as shown in Section 19.20.130. New signs for legal nonconforming uses shall be approved under 19.33.

Changes or Replacements of Existing Signs. Structural changes to, or replacement of, existing signs requires Type 1 review and approval by the Administrative Official; provided that:

Window signs;

Point of purchase displays, such as product dispensers;

Gravestones;

Barber poles;

Historical site plaques;

Structures intended for a separate use such as phone booths, Goodwill containers, etc.;

Official and/or legal notices issued by any government agency or body, court, public body, person or officer in performance of a public duty required or provided for under adopted statute, ordinance, or regulation;

Directional, warning or information signs or structures required or authorized by law, or by federal, state, county or city authority;

Flags;

All temporary signs (See Section 19.20.110);

On-premises signs not readable from the public right-of-way, i.e. menu boards, etc.;

On-premises directional signs conforming to the requirements of Subsection 19.20.120;

Nameplates less than two square feet, such as those for home businesses; and

Portable sandwich board signs not to exceed 12 square feet per face up to 1 sign per frontage.

Signs on any vehicle or trailer parked on public or private property and visible from a public right-of-way, including trailer-mounted or otherwise portable reader boards. This provision shall not prohibit signs that are painted on or magnetically attached to any vehicle operating in the normal course of business;

Signs that are an imitation of, or resemble an official traffic sign or signal; could cause confusion with any official sign, or that obstruct the visibility of any traffic/street sign or signal;

Signs attached to utility, streetlight and traffic-control standard poles;

On-premises directional signs not conforming to the requirements of Subsection 19.20.120;

Signs in a dilapidated (having peeling paint, cracks or holes, and/or loose or dangling materials) or hazardous condition;

Abandoned signs;

Signs on doors, windows, or fire escapes that restrict free ingress or egress;

Balloon signs;

Signs erected on trees or drawn on rocks or natural settings, except for approved signs carved in rocks;

Changing message center signs and video signs along roads/streets having a speed limit higher than forty mph and within UGAs whose city/town would prohibit such signs at the location if they were in the city/town limits;

Beacons that flash and/or spin, except for those provided for airports and searchlights that direct light beams into the sky;

Flashing on- or off-premises signs;

Roof signs; and

Any other sign not meeting the requirements of this Chapter.

Nonconforming signs can be found under YCC § 19.33.

Maintenance of signs. It is unlawful for any owner of record, lessor, lessee, manager or other person having lawful possession or control over a building, structure or parcel of land to fail to maintain any signs on the building, structure or parcel in compliance with this Chapter and the zoning provisions of this code. Signs placed on public property pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained by the sign owner.

Removal of signs. Any vacant and/or unused sign support structures, poles or other remnants of old signs which are currently not in use, or are not proposed for immediate reuse, shall be removed. In addition to the remedies of YCC Title 19, the Administrative Official shall have the authority to require the repair, maintenance or removal of any sign or sign structure which has become dilapidated or represents a hazard to the safety, health or welfare of the public, at the cost of the sign and/or property owner.

Construction shall satisfy the requirements of YCC Title 13 and development authorizations issued by the Reviewing Official;

Except for non-reviewed signs and portable signs, all signs shall be permanently attached to a building or the ground;

Signs attached to a building, shall not exceed the height of the building, except as allowed under this Chapter;

All signs shall comply with the setback requirements in Table 19.20-4; except, when the side or rear yard is a street frontage, then the front setback shall apply;

In addition to the sign illumination requirements of Section 19.20.095, lighting directed on or internal to any sign shall be shaded, screened or directed so the light's intensity or brightness shall not adversely affect neighboring property or motor vehicle safety;

All signs with their supports, braces, and guy wires shall be maintained in a safe and secure manner;

The ratio of the area of the sign support, framing structure, and other decorative features that contain no written or advertising copy to the "sign area" shall not be greater than 1:1;

No signs shall be placed in the vision clearance triangle established in Section 19.10.040; and

No sign shall project over any public right-of-way.

General. No temporary or portable sign may be illuminated. No signs located in a residential zone may be illuminated, except that on parcels two (2) acres in size or greater signs may be halo illuminated or illuminated as necessary for allowable digital signs. Permanent signs allowed by this Chapter may be non-illuminated, illuminated by internal light fixtures, halo illuminated, or have external indirect illumination, unless otherwise specified.

Externally illuminated signs.

Internally illuminated signs.

Billboards. This Section does not apply to billboards, which are regulated under Section 19.20.130.

Wall signs may be painted upon, attached flat to, or pinned away from the wall, but shall not project more than 12 inches from the wall, or more than necessary to extend beyond the eave of a roof as provided in (4) below.

The number of wall signs is not regulated; provided the total area of the wall sign(s) shall not exceed the area of the wall to which attached.

Wall signs shall not extend above the height of the wall to which attached, except as provided in (4) below.

No more than ten percent of the sign area of a wall sign may extend above the sloping eave line of a building with a hip, gambrel, gable, or shed roof.

Only one temporary sign on each street frontage per parcel or lot is permitted.

No temporary sign shall be placed in a required parking space, driveway, or clear-view triangle.

No temporary sign may be placed in the public right-of-way or an easement unless specifically permitted by the County.

Temporary signs placed on the ground shall be separated from parking and driveway areas by a curb or other barrier.

A temporary sign shall be removed within 15 days after the event for which it is intended.

No temporary signs shall exceed 32 square feet in area.

Off-Premises Directional Signs. Off-premises directional signs are permitted where indicated in Table 19.20-1; provided, that:

Kiosks. Kiosks are permitted where indicated in Table 19.20-1; provided that:

Other Off-Premises Signs including billboards. Off-premises signs that do not meet the standards in (1) and (2) of this Section shall meet criteria (a) through (i) below, in addition to the provisions of this Chapter:

Purpose. The following provisions shall apply to multiple-use complexes in the RS, B-1, B-2, SCC, LCC, GC, HTC, M-1, and M-2 zoning districts.

Number of Freestanding Signs. Each multiple-use complex shall be allowed one freestanding sign on each street frontage under Table 19.20-1.

When the street frontage is longer than 400 feet:

Purpose. This Section permits hotels and motels, restaurants, service stations, and fruit stands near Interstate Highway 82 to have larger on-premises signs to inform freeway travelers of their service.

Location. A use with more than one street frontage may substitute a freeway sign for one of its allowable freestanding signs when the use or portion thereof, is:

Number of Freeway Signs. Only one freeway sign is permitted on each lot, multiple-use complex or for each development, whichever is most restrictive.

Uses with Only One Frontage. Uses within the area with only one public road frontage may install a freeway sign in addition to the permitted freestanding sign.

Sign Height. The maximum height for freeway signs is shown in Table 19.20-4.

To consolidate and establish landscaping standards that will: promote low-impact development practices, such as bioretention, as defined in Section 19.01.070; allow landscaping to also be used to satisfy drainage needs; reduce stormwater runoff pollution, temperature, and volume; aid in energy conservation and outdoor livability by providing shade and shelter from the wind; provide for recreation and open space; maintain and increase property values; improve the overall appearance of the community to increase its marketability; and protect the character of adjacent residential zoning districts.

To establish sitescreening standards to provide a visual buffer between uses of different intensity and between streets and structures, reduce erosion and stormwater runoff, protect property values, and eliminate potential land use conflicts by mitigating adverse impacts from dust, odor, litter, noise, glare, lights, signs, buildings or parking areas.

Sitescreening and Landscaping Plan. The site plan submitted by an applicant shall include a sitescreening and landscaping plan depicting the location, height, size, and type of all plantings and fences under the requirements of this Chapter. A development authorization issued by the Reviewing Official may condition the approval of an application to require the applicant to submit documentation prepared by a landscape architect or a landscape contractor certifying the sitescreening and landscaping plan will meet the planting and other requirements of this Chapter.

Existing Plant Material. When an applicant wishes to retain existing plant material and a landscape architect or landscaping contractor is required by Subsection 19.21.020(1) to submit documentation, he shall include an evaluation on whether those materials are healthy and will satisfy the intent of this Chapter.

Design Guidelines Authorized. The Administrative Official may publish sitescreening and landscaping design guidelines that include a list of Yakima County-appropriate plant species to allow for choices for sitescreening and landscaping. The guidelines may also include examples on using plant materials (regarding size, spacing, and species) to ensure quality, create the sense of entry into a building or complex, define and enliven public spaces, and provide a sense of character. The guidelines may also include examples for appropriate landscaping to mitigate adverse impacts when approving:

Time of Completion. All sitescreening and landscaping, including irrigation systems needed to maintain the plantings, shall be installed prior to occupancy or commencement of use. Where compliance with this requirement is not possible because of bona fide seasonal planting limitations, the applicant may request a time extension under YCC Section 16B.07.050. However, no permanent Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued until all required sitescreening and landscaping is completed for each phase of a project.

Retention and Maintenance. All sitescreening and landscaping shall be maintained in accordance with this Chapter. It is the property owner's obligation and responsibility to maintain the approved sitescreening and landscaping. If the sitescreening and/or landscaping deteriorates or is not maintained in a condition consistent with plan approval, the County may require necessary maintenance to be performed and assess the costs to the property owner. These costs shall constitute a lien on the property, from the date of filing a notice of lien with the County Auditor. The lien shall state the legal description of the property, the costs assessed, and be applied in the manner provided by County code and State law. Such lien may be foreclosed by the County in the manner provided by law.

Sitescreening and Landscaping Required – Exceptions. Any proposed new use, including any outdoor storage area, shall provide maintained landscape planting and sitescreening under this Chapter to accomplish the legislative intent stated in Section 19.21.010. This requirement does not apply to:

Standards. Sites shall be planted under the following standards:

Ensure parking and loading facilities are installed prior to occupancy;

Ensure parking facilities are designed for pedestrian access and safety;

Help reduce the amount of impervious surfaces by allowing individual parking facilities to be shared by multiple land uses;

Ensure illuminated parking facilities are designed to avoid spillover of light and glare to motor vehicles and nearby residential land uses; and

Ensure loading facilities are adequately designed to accommodate their associated land uses.

The off-street parking and loading facilities required by this Section shall be established prior to any change in the use of land or structures and/or prior to the occupancy of any new or enlarged structure.

Required off-street parking spaces shall provide vehicle parking only for residents, customers, patrons, and employees. Required parking during business hours shall not be used for the storage of vehicles or materials, the parking of company or business vehicles used in conducting the business, or for the sale, repair or servicing of any vehicle.

Any area once designated for required off-street parking shall not be used for any other purpose unless and until equal facilities are provided elsewhere and a site plan has been approved to reflect the change, or the primary use of the property is changed to a use requiring less off-street parking.

The required front yard in the R-3 district shall not be used for off-street parking for five or more cars unless the three foot strip nearest the front property line is landscaped and a two foot high concrete, masonry, or decorative block wall, or wood fence, or a Standard C solid landscaping screen is provided. See Chapter 19.21.

Nonconforming Parking.

Table of Required Off-Street Parking. The parking standards in Table 19.22-1, Table of Off-Street Parking Standards are established as the parking standards for the uses indicated. These parking requirements are based on gross floor area. Gross floor area means the total square footage of all floors in a structure as measured from the interior surface of each exterior wall of the structure and including halls, lobbies, enclosed porches and fully enclosed recreation areas and balconies, but excluding stairways, elevator shafts, attic space, mechanical rooms, restrooms, uncovered steps and fire escapes, private garages, carports, and off-street parking and loading spaces. Storage areas are included in gross floor area. However, the required off-street parking for storage areas shall be calculated at the rate of one space per 500 square feet rather than the specific parking standard established in Table 19.22-2, except when the parking standard for the principal use would require fewer parking spaces (i.e., one space per 600 square feet). All required off-street parking shall be subject to the procedures of this Code and the standards of this Section.

Land Uses Not Listed in Table 19.22-1. The Reviewing Official can make a determination to evaluate a proposed land use based closely on similar land uses listed in Table 19.22-1. If there is none the Reviewing Official will reference the Recommended Parking Ratio Requirements developed by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). The applicant can provide at time of application an alternative parking standard for consideration from an industry standard reference, such as ITE. The Reviewing Official will make a determination on the appropriate standard to use based on the context of local conditions, parking requirements, and other factors that may affect the actual number of parking and off-street loading spaces needed.

Mixed Uses. When different uses occupy a single structure or lot, the total required parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements of the individual uses.

Shared Uses.

Tandem Parking. Parking spaces in tandem, one car behind the other, having a single means of ingress and egress, shall not be counted as two off-street parking spaces to fulfill the requirements of this Chapter; except that, each tandem space for single-family dwellings shall be counted as a required parking space.

Compact Car Parking. For parking areas with 20 or more required parking spaces, up to 15% of the required number of off-street parking spaces may be designed for compact car parking. Compact spaces shall be no less than eight feet by seventeen feet and each space must be labeled individually with a durable pavement marking "COMPACT."

Handicapped Parking. All parking areas shall comply with applicable local, state and federal standards regarding accessible parking for disabled persons.

Off-Street Parking Facilities Location. Off-street parking facilities shall be located according to the following:

Off-Street Parking Facilities Design Standards. Off-street parking facilities shall be designed under Table 19.22-3.

Off-Street Loading Locations. Off-street loading and unloading spaces and parking for truck queuing shall be required for any commercial, industrial and public utility building, restaurant, office building, overnight lodging facility, hospital, institution, school, college, public building, recreation or entertainment facility, and any similar use requiring loading or unloading from trucks or other large vehicles. The off-street parking and loading spaces/berths required by this Chapter are based on minimum numbers and design guidelines published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers in the latest editions of Transportation and Land Development and Traffic Engineering Handbook.

Surfacing. All parking and loading spaces and related access drives, maneuvering, and vehicle storage areas shall be built to standards approved by the Reviewing Official as follows:

Grading and Drainage. Parking areas shall be graded and drained so all surface water is disposed of on-site. Grading and drainage facilities shall be designed according to accepted engineering standards, YCC Title 12.10 and the Stormwater Management Manual for Eastern Washington, which will require review by the Public Services Director or designee.

Wheel Stops and Curbs.

Markings. All paved parking spaces (except motor vehicle sales areas) shall be marked by durable painted lines at least four inches wide and extending the length of the stall or by curbs or other means approved by the Reviewing Official to indicate individual parking stalls. Signs or markers located on the parking lot surface shall be used as necessary to ensure safe and efficient use of the parking lot. All accessible parking spaces shall be marked and signed in compliance with the currently adopted International Building Code. Wheel stops may be required by the Administrative Official as needed on graveled surfaces to designate spaces in parking and loading areas.

Lighting. Lighting shall be provided to illuminate any off-street parking or loading space used at night. When provided, lighting shall be directed to reflect away from adjacent and abutting properties and comply with Subsection 19.10.040(10). Parking lots adjacent to residential districts or uses shall be designed with down-shielding and luminaries creating no lighting pollution upon those properties. A Photometric Lighting Plan may be required if the parking lot is located adjacent or abutting residential properties. Further requirements and restriction are required when the property is located within the Airport Safety Overlay District. See Chapter 19.17.

Landscaping of Parking Areas. Parking facilities must be landscaped under the standards listed in Chapter 19.21.

Maintenance. The owner or lessee of a required parking area shall maintain the paved surface, drainage facilities, landscaping and irrigation facilities in conformance with the standards of this Chapter and the approved site plan.

Applicability. This Section applies to new development that includes parking or loading areas or vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian circulation, including changes to access and circulation of existing development.

Vehicle Access and Circulation Generally.

Pedestrian Circulation. Pedestrian circulation through the parking lot shall be provided consistent with the following:

Access Standards for Drive-In, Drive-Up and Drive-Through Uses.

Generally. This Chapter establishes general requirements and development standards for public roads, private roads and private shared driveways in order to:

Public Roads. Roads should be generally public rather than private.

Connectivity. This Section encourages the creation of a highly connected transportation system within and between Yakima County and its cities and towns to:

Private Roads. This Chapter is intended to require the use of AASHTO guidelines to protect public safety and welfare by establishing standards for private roads based on sound engineering principles and to differentiate them from public roads.

Private Shared Driveways.

Road Design. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all roads shall be consistent with and implement Yakima County comprehensive plans and the standards of this Chapter. These road attributes shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned roads, to topographical conditions, critical areas and special flood hazard areas, to public convenience and safety, and to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such roads.

Right of Way. Right-of-way adjacent to and within all development must be dedicated and improved consistent with the requirements of this Chapter.

New Roads – Yakima Training Center. New roads shall not be closer than three hundred feet at their closest point to the Yakima Training Center perimeter as required by Comprehensive Plan policy.

Local Access Roads. Local access roads may include curvilinear design, chicanes and other traffic calming measures to discourage their use by cut-through traffic while meeting connectivity standards under Subsection 19.23.040(3)(d).

Separation of Through and Local Traffic. Where any development abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial or collector road, the Reviewing Official may require reverse frontage, or such other condition determined necessary to protect residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.

Roads Adjacent to Railroads and Limited Access Highways. Where any development borders on or contains a railroad right-of-way or limited access highway right-of-way, the Reviewing Official may require a road approximately parallel to and on each side of such right-of-way to provide connectivity to the adjacent area and a buffer to mitigate for noise and/or vibrations between especially sensitive land uses and the transportation facility. The parallel required road shall be located at a distance suitable for the appropriate use of the intervening land, such as for parks in residential districts and appropriate permitted nonresidential uses in other districts. Such distances shall also be designed with due regard for the requirements of approach grades and future grade separations.

Parallel Roads – Stormwater. The Reviewing Official may require a parallel road in connection with a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way that separates the easement or drainage right-of-way from the developed lots.

Design in Flood Hazard Areas. Roads in special flood hazard areas are subject to review to ensure that the design will be analyzed for flood effects and mitigation. Such roads may alternatively be constructed with the top of the finished road at existing grade where the County Engineer and Fire Marshal determine the roads are not needed for flood ingress and egress because there are safe and suitable alternative routes that meet YCC Title 13 International Fire Code requirements. Where practicable, roads should be designed to facilitate passage of and not impede flood waters.

Roadway Submittal Requirements.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation.

Design Modifications. The road standards of this Chapter may be modified as listed in Section 19.35.040 and Table 19.35.040-1.

Required. New roads proposed as part of a development application shall be publically owned and maintained by the County or one of its cities, except as provided in Subsection 19.23.050.

Public Road Improvements.

Connectivity.

Street Grid System. The proposed development shall provide or accommodate a street grid system according to adopted comprehensive plan and as follows:

Intersections. In general intersection of a collector street with an arterial street should be provided at an interval of approximately 1,300 feet or one-quarter mile along arterial streets. An intersection of a local street with a collector street should be provided at an interval approximately 660 feet. Alternative intersection intervals may be determined by the corridors designated by adopted comprehensive plan, adopted transportation plan or the presumed street grid system outlined in Subsection (e) above. Developments must provide for any such intersection(s) that occur within their project application area.

Right-of-Way. Right-of-way for public roads shall be dedicated to the public free from any physical or legal encumbrances. The right-of-way width shall be as established in Tables 19.23.040-1 and 19.23.040-2. Design modifications to this standard may only be granted under the design modification criteria of Section 19.35.040 and when drawings are submitted by a professional engineer, which substantiate, to the satisfaction of the County Engineer, that all improvements can be accommodated within the proposed reduced width.

Half Roads. Half roads that do not include the construction of the full traveled way cross section are prohibited.

Non-Through Roads.

Road Grades. Road grades shall be determined using AASHTO guidelines in consideration of functional classification, terrain and design speed, not to exceed 12%. Grades for private roads and private, shared driveways shall comply with YCC Title 13 for fire apparatus access road requirements.

Blocks.

Signalization. The County Engineer may require signalization or limited movement at intersections where warranted by existing or future traffic volumes to coordinate land use and transportation.

Alleys.

Urban. Public roads in Urban Growth Areas, the RS and HTC zoning districts, and areas of the RT zoning district within the Federal Highway Administration's Urban Area shall conform to adopted comprehensive plans, the standards in Table 19.23.045-1 or the standard plans approved by the County Engineer, whichever is greater.

Rural. Public roads outside Urban Growth Areas, outside the RS and HTC zoning districts, and areas of the RT zoning district outside the Federal Highway Administration's Urban Area shall conform to Yakima County Comprehensive Plans or the requirements in Table 19.23.040-2, whichever is greater.

There is no conflict with an existing public road or with the County's long-range road circulation plan;

There is no conflict with the connectivity standards of Subsection 19.23.030(3);

The proposed design sufficiently incorporates the features of Subsection 19.23.050(6)(a) such that the private road will have a significantly different appearance than a public road;

The Administrative Official, in consultation with the County Engineer determines that the road will not, due to topographical or other physical or environmental constraints, ever have the possibility of:

The safety, quality and lifespan of the transportation facilities are assured for the long-term benefit of future property owners and occupants of the proposed development.

Design Standards.

When Allowed. Private shared driveways may only be approved when the Reviewing Official determines that all the following criteria are met, based on documentation provided by the applicant or other evidence:

Design Standards.

Further the public health, safety and welfare by providing clear rules for when and how connection to public sewer and water is required or prohibited;

Ensure that all required sewer and water connections and improvements are consistent with, and implement applicable goals and policies of, the Comprehensive Plan and this Chapter;

Require development inside Urban Growth Areas to connect to available regional sewer and area-wide public water supply systems, and provide for full future extension of such services where they are presently unavailable to serve such development, in order to efficiently convert the land to urban uses within the 20 year planning period;

Provide for expansion of existing regional sewer and area-wide water supply systems as a cost-effective means for infrastructure development;

Prioritize use of community on-site sewage disposal systems, as defined in Section 19.01.070, when service from a regional sewer system is not available within Urban Growth Areas or the service area of a County sewer system or sewer district;

Prioritize use of public water supplies from existing satellite utility systems and facilitate their use in all areas when service from an area-wide public water supply system is not available;

Provide a framework for the future location of facilities to assist developers and property owners in design of their projects;

Provide consumer protection for future third party purchasers of developed properties by requiring applicants to invest in site improvements such as dry-line sewer and double plumbing dry side sewer connections to reduce costs of connecting to regional sewer systems when they become available;

Minimize the cost of such improvements to the taxpayers of this County and State; and

Provide specific standards consistent with RCW 58.17.110 and 19.27.097 that will ensure that an adequate source of potable water will be provided prior to development approval.

New Structures.

Divisions of Land.

Sewer. For the purposes of this Chapter, a regional sewer system is "available" when the subject property is located within an Urban Growth Area, or a municipal service provider or special purpose district's service area and meets one or more of the following:

Water. For the purposes of this Chapter, an area-wide public water supply system or a Group A or B water system is "available" when:

Cost of Connection to either Sewer or Water. A regional sewer system or area-wide public water system is not "available" if the Yakima Health District or service provider has determined that the costs of constructing a connection to the regional and/or area-wide system on a value per unit basis, exclusive of connection fees, is more than two times the estimated costs of improvements that would be required under Section 19.25.040, and the service provider does not require the connection as provided in Subsections 19.25.030(1) and (2) above.

Sewage Disposal Systems.

Water Systems. RCW 58.17.110 requires applicants for land divisions provide documentation of adequate potable water supplies to the Reviewing Official prior to final development approval. RCW 19.27.097 requires each applicant for a building permit of a building necessitating potable water shall provide evidence of an adequate water supply for the intended use of the building. In Urban Growth Areas, the public water systems required under this Title shall be sited and designed to become incorporated into, and be accepted by, the associated area-wide public water supply system designated for that portion of the Urban Growth Area.

Sewer Improvements. In locations within a sewer service area where the purveyor has engineered and adopted plans for its regional system, or the purveyor has established elevations for sewer system design, and the purveyor is willing to inspect proposed design and construction, and when the purveyor will connect the dryline to its system within six years, based on an adopted Capital Facilities Plan.

Water Improvements. The development will use a Group A or B or two-party public water system, as provided in Subsection 19.25.040(2), if an area-wide public water supply system is not available; and

Covenant Required. A covenant or plat note is recorded by the property owner that commits the current and future property owner(s) to connect to a regional sewer system and an area-wide public water system, if both are not provided, within 12 months of the system being located adjacent to the subject property. The covenant or plat note shall also contain a provision that commits the current and future property owner(s) to participate in a future local improvement district if this is the method used to extend sewer or water.

Utility Easements.

Utility Installation.