By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
The Mona subdivision ordinance should be ready for a
council vote in December.
"We have been discussing the ordinance with the city
planning and zoning commission," said Cory Squire, council
member. "The planning and zoning commission are all in favor
of requiring curb and gutter in all future
subdivisions."
In addition, said Rory Nielson, who is the council
member representing the council with the land use
commission, the subject of the new ordinance had been
discussed for hours.
"We discussed it every which way," he said.
Nielson said the land use board had talked about
concrete ribbons instead of curbs and gutters.
Concrete ribbons can be characterized as rural.
Shallow swales along the road provide some storage for
runoff water during and after storm events.
A downside is that swales can be filled in, either by
natural accumulation of material, or by homeowners who wish
to utilize roadway right-of-way adjacent to their
properties.
Concrete driveways are normally built with a slight
dip between the edge of the roadway and the property line.
This dip provides a mechanism for the swales to overflow in
a cascading fashion such that flooding of adjacent
properties does not occur.
The concrete ribbon is a good line to protect utility
easements and provides street parking safety. It also allows
for better service.
"We also couldn't decide on whether the road surface
should be 36- or 40-feet," said Nielson.
Squire said the discussion will continue with the land
use board and the kinks will be ironed out.
"We should be ready to adopt the ordinance soon," said
Squire.
Gordon Anderson, council member, said that was good
since the council was running out of time.
A moratorium was imposed in March which prevents the
creation of new subdivisions until the ordinance is in
place.
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