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<br />City of Centerville <br />Ordinance #8 <br />Effective 12/16/82 <br /> <br />16. CONFLICT. Where the conditions imposed by any provisions of this <br />ordinance are either more or less restrictive that comparable conditions <br />imposed by any other regulation, the regulations which impose the higher <br />standard or requirements shall prevail. <br /> <br />17. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application of any <br />provision to particular circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the <br />ordinance or the application of such provision to other circumstances shall not <br />be affected. <br /> <br />18. REPEAL. Ordinance including all prior subdivision ordinances and <br />amendments or parts thereof in force at the time this ordinance shall take <br />effect and inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, including Centerville <br />Ordinance #15. Nothing contained in this ordinance repeals or amends any <br />ordinance requiring a permit or license to engage in any business or <br />occupation. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 2. DESIGN STANDARDS <br /> <br />21. <br /> <br />21.01. <br /> <br />21.02. <br /> <br />21. 03. <br /> <br />GENERAL. Subdivision design shall comply with the following general <br />design standards. <br /> <br />NATURAL FEATURES. Existing natural features which would add value to <br />the subdivision and the City such as trees, steep slopes watercourses, historic <br />spots and similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserved, insofar as possible, <br />through harmonious design of the subdivision. <br /> <br />LAND DEDICATION. In all new subdivisions, ten (10) percent of the gross <br />area subdivided shall be dedicated for public recreation space, with such ten <br />(10) percent being in addition to property dedicated for streets, alleys, <br />easements, or other public ways. No areas may be dedicated for public use <br />until such areas have been approved as being suitable and needed for the <br />public health, safety, convenience, and/or general welfare. When the <br />subdivision is too small for practical dedication of public land or if no land in <br />the subdivision is suitable for such use, the subdivider shall be required to pay <br />a fee as per schedule in effect per lot created or ten (10) percent of the <br />subdivision land value, whichever is greater, prior to subdivision; the value <br />(market) of the land shall be determined by negotiation between City and <br />developer. Lots created in any manner that are larger than five (5) acres or <br />three hundred (300) feet in width shall not be subject to dedication ofland for <br />public use. A fee according to the current schedule will be charged on every <br />building permit issued pertaining to new housing units for parks and <br />playgrounds. <br /> <br />PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. These design standards of this <br />ordinance may be modified by the Council in the case of a plan utilizing an <br /> <br />Page 6 of 34 <br />