These regulations are designed to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community by establishing standards for infrastructure and public improvements within the City of Yukon.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

A.

Street names.

1.

No street name shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with the names of existing streets.

2.

Street names shall be subject to the approval of the planning commission and city council.

B.

Alleys.

1.

Alleys shall be provided in all commercial districts except where a commercial district will be developed as a self-contained unit; then other provisions shall be made on the site for service drives and service areas.

2.

Alleys in residential areas platted after the adoption of this UDC shall not be less than 20 feet in width when provided and used for fire protection.

3.

Alleys in commercial areas platted after the adoption of this UDC shall not be less than 30 feet in width and shall be paved.

4.

Dead-end alleys are prohibited except where natural or other features make it impossible to continue them. Where dead-end alleys are unavoidable, they shall be provided with adequate turnaround areas with a minimum radius of 40 feet at the dead end. Back around areas may be allowed in residential subdivisions.

5.

City engineer shall have discretion to permit a lesser standard for width in cases of already platted and developed areas, topographic or other constraints.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

A.

Easements.

1.

Where alleys are not provided or may not be used for utility purposes, easements shall be provided as may be advisable for poles, wires, conduits, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, gas lines, water mains and lines, and other similar purposes.

2.

Rear yard easements shall be at least 15 feet wide. In the event one-half of the easement is platted, it shall be not less than 15 feet in width.

3.

Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, there shall be provided a public or private drainage easement conforming substantially with the lines of such natural watercourse and such further width of construction or both as will be adequate for the purpose of containing the 100-year event. Parallel streets or parkways may be required in connection therewith.

4.

Twenty-foot utility easements shall be provided at the end of cul-de-sac along major thoroughfares.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

A.

Monuments.

1.

Each block corner shall be marked with iron pipes, pins or equivalent not less than three-eighths inch in diameter and 18 inches long and placed at least one inch below finished grade.

2.

Monuments marking property lines and corners shall not be disturbed; or if such disturbance is necessary, the monuments shall be replaced at the exact spot from which they were removed.

B.

Required improvements. The developer must install the required improvements, on and offsite. Any final plat or subdivision located within the corporate limits shall not be approved unless the subdivider or developer has provided the following improvements:

1.

Streets. The subdivider of any residential, commercial, industrial, or other subdivision shall lay out, grade, and otherwise improve all streets that are designated on the approved plat or that directly serve the subdivision in accordance with specifications of the city. All applicable state and federal permits are required prior to construction.

2.

Water lines. Water mains properly connected with public water supply system provided to ensure adequate water flow for fire protection in accordance with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality standards, and standard City of Yukon specifications governing water improvements construction.

1.

Major arterial roads as classified by the comprehensive plan shall have 12-inch water lines, minor arterial roads shall have eight-inch water lines, or as required.

2.

If a public water system is not reasonably accessible and not within one-fourth mile as determined by the city engineer, the subdivider may install an individual water well system, upon the recommendation of the city engineer in accordance with the requirements of Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

3.

Sanitary sewers. A sanitary sewer system properly connected with the existing system, in accordance with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality standards, and standard City of Yukon specifications governing sanitary sewer construction and in accord with requirements of state and county health departments.

1.

Sanitary sewers shall be designed and sized to serve the drainage basin.

2.

If a public sanitary sewer system is not reasonably accessible and not within one-fourth of a mile as determined by the city engineer, the subdivider may install a private sewage disposal system. Such private sewage disposal system shall be installed in accordance with the recommendations and requirements of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and subject to minimum lot size requirements within the City of Yukon.

4.

Maintenance. At the time of the acceptance of subdivision improvements, the developer or contractor shall be required to post a maintenance bond for ten percent of the construction cost of the required improvements. This bond shall be for the assurance of the serviceability of facilities installed and shall be given as an irrevocable guarantee. The term of maintenance bonds shall be two years for water and sewer improvements and two years for street and drainage improvements. These maintenance bonds shall be irrevocable.

5.

In lieu of improvements. In lieu of completion of the improvements herein required, the city council may require the subdivider to file the following instruments:

1.

An executed surety bond; and

2.

An executed agreement guaranteeing installation of improvements; or

3.

A letter of credit.

a.

These instruments shall be conveyed to the development services director, and they shall deposit them with the city clerk.

b.

The amount of the bond shall be 100 percent surety, and sufficient to cover one and one-half times the entire cost, as estimated by the subdivider and approved by the city engineer, of the installation of all specified improvements. The term of the bond shall be until the completion of the installation of the improvements according to the plans and specifications as approved by city council, but not to exceed two years.

4.

Instead of a surety bond as outlined above, the subdivider may secure and place on deposit with the city clerk an irrevocable letter of credit written by a bank certified to do business in the state of Oklahoma. The letter of credit shall be drawn in favor of the City of Yukon, shall be irrevocable for the surety term of two years, and shall be for one and one-half times the entire cost of improvements, as estimated by the subdivider and approved by the city engineer.

C.

Public sites and open spaces.

1.

Where a site for a proposed park, playground, playfield, school, library, fire station, or other public use is proposed by the comprehensive plan or is deemed to be necessary by the agency involved and is located in whole or in part in a subdivision, the city council upon the recommendation of the planning commission may require the reservation of such area within the subdivision.

2.

Residential subdivisions of density greater than one unit per 0.75 acres shall provide a private park or open space equal to ten percent of the total development area, to be privately maintained by the future residents of the subdivision, with the following provisions:

a.

That the private ownership and maintenance of the open space is adequately provided for by written agreement.

b.

That the use of the private park and/or open space is restricted for park and recreational purposes by recorded covenants which run with the land in favor of the future owners of property within the tract and which cannot be defeated or eliminated without the consent of the city council.

c.

The proposed private park and/or open space is reasonably adaptable for use for park and recreational purposes, taking into considerations such factors as size, shape, topography, geology, access and location of the private open space.

d.

Drainage areas, naturally wooded areas, streams and creeks may count towards the required ten percent open space.

D.

Blocks. Blocks shall have the following dimensions:

E.

Lots.

1.

The lot size, width, depth, shape orientation, and minimum building setback lines shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and the type of development and use contemplated.

2.

Lot dimensions shall conform to the existing zoning regulations.

3.

Each lot shall have access and front upon a public street.

4.

Double frontage and reverse frontage lots should be avoided except where their use will produce definite advantages in meeting special situations in relation to topography and proper land use.

5.

Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to street lines.

6.

Twenty-five-foot sight triangles shall be maintained on corner lots along collector or greater street classifications.

F.

Marginal land. Land of poor quality for building or that which is susceptible to erosion, flooding, or other physical or environmental issues shall be noted as such on the plat for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.

1.

Flooding. land that is subject to flooding or has been flooded within the last 20 years and corrective measures have not been taken to prevent reflooding should be platted within a common area to be maintained by the home or property owners' association, or property owner if no association exists.

2.

Unsuitable for building.

a.

Plugged or abandoned wells. If a plugged or inactive well is identified, a 45-foot "no build" radius shall be shown on the plat. No residential structures shall be built within 45 feet of the plugged or abandoned well.

b.

Poor soils. If soils are with identified contamination or soil profile characteristics unable to support structures shall be delineated and identified on the plat.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)