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(3) After the City Engineer determines no hazard or danger results from additional offsite drainage flow, the building official will issue a building permit if other requirements are met. (4) When the City Engineer determines that a hazard or danger results from additional off-site drainage flow, and all other legal mandates are met, the building permit will be issued only after: a. A plan is submitted by the permit applicant to provide the off-site drainage and is approved by the City Engineer, and the permit applicant agrees to construct such approved off-site drainage pursuant to the bonding or other financing procedures set out in section 33.1-49 of this Code. b. The City Council, at its discretion, independently or in conjunction with the permit applicant, may agree to construct such approved drainage facilities; provided, that in areas zoned residential the city will construct such facilities using non local funds only. (Non local funds are those received by the city from federal or state grants.) (b) Existing systems. AIl developments shall provide retention and mass detention facilities to reduce the additional drainage flow to all existing drainage systems where sufficient land exists to permit these facilities and/or where needed to permit proper utilization of existing and proposed drainage facilities. (c) Safe andfunctional design. Approval by the City Engineer will not release the liability of the developer from the requirements of a safe and functional design. (d) Compliance with state law. The city shall comply with the express terms and conditions of Code of Virginia, SS 15.2-2241 through 15.2-2276. Sec. 33.1-51. Minor subdivision standards. (a) The Planning Director may certify a subdivision or resubdivision as a "minor subdivision" if he finds that: (1) The subdivision meets the definition of "minor subdivision" set forth in article II of this chapter and existing facilities will adequately accommodate the modification; (2) The proposal meets all requirements with respect to lot sizes and area of the zoning ordinance and of this chapter, and that the proposal will not create a violation of any of the provisions of the zoning ordinance; (3) The proposal will not adversely affect the development of the remainder of the parcel or of any other adjoining property; and (4) In the case of an in-fill subdivision, the provisions of section 33.1-26 are met. (b) If the Planning Director finds that the proposed subdivision or resubdivision meets all the requirements as set forth above and elsewhere in this chapter, he shall certify the proposed plat as a "minor subdivision" and, by affixing a notation to that effect and his signature thereto, grant final subdivision approval. (c) If the streets, drainage or utilities for the proposed minor subdivision are not fully improved as required by this chapter, the Planning Director shall require as conditions of the minor subdivision approval that: (1) Curb, gutter, paving, sidewalks, drainage and utilities be improved to the standards for improvements currently applicable to a subdivision that is not a minor subdivision. These improvements shaIl be provided as required by sections 33.1-49 and 33.1-50. Page 31 of33