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))
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))
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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