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5-36 MARTINSVILLE CODE 5-36. Double frontage lots. Double frontage lots should be avoided except where essential to provide separation of residential development from traffic arteries or to overcome specific disadvantages of topog- raphy and orientation. 5-37. Reservation of land for public purposes. The administrator may require subdividers of residential subdivision to set aside land for parks, playground, schools, libraries, municipal buildings, and similar public and semipublic uses, subject to the following regulations: A. Subdividers shall not be required to dedicate land for recreational areas exceeding five (5) percent of the area of the subdivision, exclusive of street and drainage reservations, except on a reimbursement basis. B. If subdividers are required to reserve land for public purposes other than streets, drainage, parks or playgrounds, they shall be required to give an eighteen-month option to the city for the purchase of the property involved. If the city does not exercise said option, the land may be sold as lots for the same purpose for which the subdivision was platted. To facilitate such possible eventual sale of reserved land as separate lots, the subdivider shall show on his final plat, by dotted lines and dotted numbers, the area and dimensions of lots to be created within the boundaries of any such reserved land, and may sell such lots, after the expiration date ofthe reservation by lot number, without filing an amended plat. C. It shall be the responsibility of the city to maintain the land described by this section upon its dedication to the city. 5-38. Identification of wastewater treatment requirements. Applications for subdivision approval shall identify provisions for wastewater disposition and pretreatment, if required, in accordance with standards of the City of Martinsville. SECTION 6. APPROVAL OF PLATS-PROCEDURE 6-1. Pre-application procedure. Previous to the filing of an application for conditional approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider shall consult early with the agent concerning the subdivision plans of the subdivider. It is the intent of this requirement that the subdivider may familiarize himself with these regulations, and that the agent and such personnel of the city as may be appropriate and concerned, shall be afforded by the subdivider opportunity to advise and assist the subdivider prior to the preparation of the preliminary plat and related material. Supp. No. 61 1742