§ 9.33. Land development and site plans.

In order to provide for the orderly and proper development of land within the city and to protect the public safety, health and welfare the city council shall have the power to adopt by ordinance regulations and restrictions relative to the development of land. Such regulations and restrictions may prescribe standards and requirements which provide for, but shall not be limited to, the following: Access for fire, police, emergency and service vehicles; width, grade, location, alignment and arrangement of streets and sidewalks with relation to existing streets and sidewalks, planned streets and sidewalks and the master plan; easements for public utilities; facilities for off-street parking; laying out, constructing and improving streets, alleys, and sidewalks; access to adjacent land and to existing or proposed streets; water mains for servicing fire hydrants; disposition of storm water; disposition of sewage; control of flooding; control of slippage, shifting, erosion, accretion and subsidence of soil; dedication of public streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, drains and other public improvements; protection to other land, structures, persons and property; guarantee of payment by the developer of all costs or a proportionate share of costs for public streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers and drains; the submission and approval of site plans and plats prior to developments; and procedures, enforcement and penalties. The procedures may include but shall not be limited to authorizing the city planning commission to consider the site plans and plats in light of the regulations and restrictions applicable thereto and approve or disapprove site plans and plats in accordance therewith. (Acts 1962, ch. 61, Sec. 1)