2000-73 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 80-56 - SUBDIVISION

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*** 7-2-9. Pavement design calculations for all streets, in accordance with the State of Illinois Division of Local Roads Design Manuals, shall be submitted to and approved by the Department of En 'neerin� and Infrastructure. 7-3-2. Whenever any siream or important surface drainage course is located in any area which is being subdivided, the subdivider shall dedicate and convey drainage easements as approved by the Director of the Department of "--'-�`��-� Engineerin� and Infrastructure for the purpose of widening, deepening, sloping, improving or protecting and maintaining the stream or surface drainage course. 7-7-3. No water main shall be connected to the existing system until and unless the main has been sterilized in a manner approved by, and under the direction of the Department of"-�'-,:� `x'�-,_� En�ineerin� and Infrastruciure. 7-9-1. The subdivision shall be laid out so as to provide proper drainage of the area being subdivided. Drainage improvements shall maintain any substantial natural water-course and shall prevent the accumulation of stagnant water in any low areas. A system of disposing of the storm water, approved by the Department of "--'-'=- `I'�-'�- Eng:ineerin..g and Infrastructure, shall be provided. Such dra.inage system shall be designed in conformity with the "Report on Storm Drainage for the City of Decatur, Illinois, 1966". 7-9-2. If a storm drainage system for a proposed subdivision is designed to outlet into an existing storm sewer system, the existing system must be shown by application of genera.11y accepted good engineering practices and principles to be adequate to carry the proposed additional flow. If the existing sewer is found to be inadequate to do so, some provisions must be made to accommodate the . additional flow, such as a parallel storm sewer, a storm water accumulation area, � or such other provision as is approved by the Director of the Department of�e �erl�s En 'neering and Infrastructure. *** 8-1. Whenever a bond to assure the construction, installation or completion of improvements in accordance with an approved preliminary plat, or otherwise, is required by the provisions of this Ordinance, such bond shall be provided by the owner of the land sought to be subdivided in such amount as is determined to be 120% of the estimated cost of all the improvements covered thereby and which bond shall have as security thereon a surety company qualified to do business in the State of Illinois. In lieu of the security aforesaid, the obligor of such bond may deposit with the City Treasurer, in an amount equal to the amount of such bond, cash, a certified check, a cashier's check, a letter of credit,