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Chico, CA Code of Ordinances
CHICO MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHICO
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (RESERVED)
Title 5 BUSINESS REGULATIONS1
Title 6 (RESERVED)
Title 7 ANIMALS
Title 8 HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 AIRPORT1
Title 12 PARKS
Title 13 (RESERVED)
Title 14 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Title 15 UTILITY SERVICES
Title 16 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION1
Title 17 (RESERVED)
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS
Title 19 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS1
Title 2R ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RULES
Title 3R REVENUE AND FINANCE RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 5R BUSINESS RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title 8R SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RULES
Title 10R VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 11R CHICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS1
Title 12R RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BIDWELL PARK AND OTHER PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS1
Title 14R BUILDING IN STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 15R WATER AND SEWERS
Title 16R BUILDING STANDARDS
Title 18R DESIGN CRITERIA AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS1
TABLES
Chico, CA Comprehensive Ordinance Table
Chapter 18.10
SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
Section:
18.10.010   General conditions.
18.10.020   Design and improvement of subdivisions.
18.10.030   Dedications.
18.10.040   School sites.
18.10.050   Public facilities.
18.10.010   General conditions.
   A.   The size, design, character, grade, location and orientation and configuration of lots within a proposed subdivision and improvements required in connection therewith shall be consistent with the density and uses authorized for the area by the general plan or the applicable specific plan, whichever is more restrictive.
   B.   The density, timing or sequence of development may be restricted by considerations of safety, traffic access or circulation, the slope of the natural terrain, the physical suitability of the site (including soil conditions), the nature or extent of existing development, the availability of public utilities, the availability of public facilities and public services, or other provisions of these regulations.
   C.   No subdivision shall create lots which are impractical for improvement or use due to steepness of terrain, location of watercourses, size, shape, inadequate frontage or access or building area or other physical condition, or which do not meet minimum size requirements of the zone in which the property to be subdivided is located.
(Ord. 2591 (part))
18.10.020   Design and improvement of subdivisions.
   The design criteria for subdivisions and the required physical improvements thereto shall be set forth in the "Design Criteria and Improvement Standards" and promulgated by the public works director and the planning director and approved by resolution of the city council. The criteria and standards shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
   A.   Design Criteria.
      1.   Layout and configuration of all public ways, whether for vehicular, pedestrian, equestrian or other purposes;
      2.   Relationship of arterial streets and freeways to local streets, collector streets and cul-de-sacs;
      3.   Standards for grades, drainage, intersections, and curve radii of streets and other public ways;
      4.   Standards for limiting or prohibiting vehicular access to arterial or local streets when required by considerations of traffic safety;
      5.   Future street extensions and tie-ins with existing streets;
      6.   Layout of lots, including their size, shape and relationship to one another. Lot size must conform to the areas prescribed for the zone in which it is located;
      7.   Protection of streams and other natural areas, archeological features, historical sites and related areas of community value;
      8.   Block sizes.
   B.   Improvement Standards.
      1.   Requirements for the physical installation of all roads, sidewalks, drains, and street lighting;
      2.   Installation and undergrounding of water, sewer, electric, cable television, gas, telephone supply and service lines.
(Ord. 2591 (part))
18.10.030   Dedications.
   A subdivider shall dedicate, or make an irrevocable offer to dedicate, without cost to the city, real property for the following purposes:
   A.   Streets, alleys, including access rights and abutter's rights, drainage, public utility easements and other public easements;
   B.   Bicycle paths in any subdivision as specified in the Subdivision Map Act;
   C.   Parks and recreation, in accordance with the recreation element of the general plan, as specified by the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, except where the subdivider pays an in-lieu fee in accordance with standards approved by the city council;
   D.   Such other public purposes as the advisory agency may deem necessary, provided the amount of real property required to be dedicated bears a reasonable relationship to the increased need for public facilities created by the subdivision.
(Ord. 2591 (part))
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