REYNOLDSBURG ZONING CODE H. Public Use Areas i. Ten percent (10%) of the area of each residential subdivision, exclusive of streets, shall be allocated for recreational uses. When a proposed subdivision contains an area described as a proposed public building site, park, playground or other public area, that area shall be dedicated on the plat to the City, another public agency, or reserved for acquisition by the City within a period of five (5) years by purchase or other means. ii. Where required, the developer and the City shall work out an arrangement for parks and recreational facilities. iii. Proposed large scale neighborhood unit developments and similar unusual developments may require the reservation or dedication of such additional areas or sites of a character, extent and location suitable for the needs of the community facilities created by such particular developments where deemed necessary by the Planning Commission. iv. Natural features of beauty such as trees, brooks, topography and views shall be preserved whenever possible in designing any subdivision. I. Underground and Electric Telephone Lines i. The term “subdivision” as used in this section refers only to residential subdivisions of more than eleven (11) lots platted subsequent to July 1, 1967. ii. Unless the subdivision has been exempted from the requirements of this section, as provided in subsection (e) hereof, all telephone and electric distribution wires, conduits, and cables therein shall be installed underground, except as necessary to bring service to the subdivision, and except for existing overhead facilities and any rearrangement, improvement or addition thereto. iii. The preliminary plan with respect to the subdivision shall be submitted to the City Engineer and to the electric and telephone utility companies which will provide service to the subdivision for their recommendations with respect to the width and location of easements for electric and telephone distribution cables and related facilities. The recommendations of the City Engineer and such utility companies shall be submitted to the Planning Commission by the owner of the subdivision together with the plat of the subdivision. Prior to signing the plat of the subdivision, the Planning Commission shall determine that adequate easements are provided for all utility services, including underground electric and telephone distribution wires, conduits, cables, gas pipelines, sewer and water lines. The owner of the subdivision shall, at the time the plat of the subdivision is submitted for approval, present such evidence as the Planning Commission deems necessary to ensure that the owner shall makes or has made provision for all utility services, including underground electric and telephone distribution wires, conduits, cables, gas pipelines, sewer and water lines in accordance with this section, adequate for the anticipated needs of the subdivision. iv. The construction of all underground facilities shall meet the minimum requirements of any code approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. v. If, in the opinion of the owner of any subdivision or a portion thereof, or any interested utility company, the installation of underground facilities is economically or physically unfeasible, such owner or utility company may apply to the Planning Commission for exemption of the subdivision or portion thereof from the requirements of this section, stating in the application for exemption the reasons thereof or, and submitting therewith such exhibits, documents and data 221
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