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(B) Sidewalks. Paved sidewalks five feet wide of Portland cement, concrete or asphalt concrete may be required on one or both sides of streets designated as collectors or arterials. (C) Storm drainage. The construction of a storm drainage system shall conform to the following requirements: (1) Drainage ditches or channels shall have a minimum gradient of one percent; (2) Open watercourses shall have adequate capacity and erosion control to ensure safe and healthful disposal of stormwater; (3) When topsoil has been removed from the surface of a lot on a slope where erosion will cause a displacement of loose material, the subdivider shall be required to seed or provide other means to prevent the wash from damaging adjacent property or accumulating on street surfaces; and (4) Design of storm drainage facilities shall be compatible with adjacent areas, including the extension of abutting existing storm sewers. Design of all drainage structures shall be based on the 5 -year occurrence for design intensity using runoff coefficient and concentration times as determined by the City Engineer. (D) Water supply. Where public water supply is available, as determined by the Council, the subdivider shall connect to the public water supply and construct a system of water mains with a connection for each lot. The minimum size of water mains shall be six inches and the minimum size of private water services shall be one inch. Water mains and services for commercial and industrial uses or for the extension of major trunks shall be determined by the City Engineer. If private wells are to be permitted, they shall be constructed in conformance with City Code and Minnesota Statutes and Rules. (E) Sewers. All plats within the urban service area shall be connected to the municipal sewer system. (F) Utilities. Every lot in a subdivision shall be capable of being served by utilities, and easements acceptable to the utility companies shall be provided. Electric, gas and other utility distribution lines shall be installed within public rights-of-way or within properly designated easements. All utilities in new subdivisions shall be placed underground. To the fullest extent possible, underground utility lines shall be installed within the right-of-way adjacent to but not beneath existing and proposed paved areas. (G) Street name and traffic control signs. In single- and multiple -family developments, the developer shall install all street name signs and traffic control signs as deemed necessary by the City Engineer. In commercial and industrial developments, the developer shall install all street names signs and traffic control signs as deemed necessary by the City Engineer. (H) Sodding. The developer must sod the front yard, boulevard and side yards to the rear of the structure on every lot -the balance of the lot shall be seeded. The required sodding and seeding shall be placed prior to occupancy. An escrow deposit shall be submitted to the city in a dollar amount sufficient to guarantee the required sodding. Hydro -seeding may be substituted for sod subject to: 1) Two rows of sod shall be placed along the curb and any other adjoining pavements, erosion control as approved by the Building Official shall be placed at the property lines and next to water features, and 2) the site 282 1 Page