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Construction grading and erosion control shall be conducted to prevent sedimentation or other damage to off-site properties, and shall be in compliance with the city standards for stormwater/urban runoff management and discharge control requirements and state law (Government Code Section 6641 1). Drainage, erosion, and sedimentation control measures shall be shown on the subdivider's improvement plans.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
All subdivisions shall abut upon or have an approved means of access to a public street. In addition, the following standards shall apply:
A. Approved Access. Each parcel or unit within the subdivision shall have approved direct access to a public or private street;
B. Future Access. Street layout shall be designed to provide for future access to, and not impose undue hard-ship upon, property adjoining the subject subdivision; and
C. Maintenance of Private Streets. In the case of private streets, the subdivider shall provide an appropriate method for permanent maintenance, subject to the approval of the city engineer and city attorney.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
The design, orientation, shape, and size of each parcel, which provides for a suitable building site, shall be appropriate to its location and type of development contemplated/proposed. The following standards shall apply:
A. Lot Lines at Right Angles. The lot lines of all parcels, so far as practical, shall be at approximately right angles to the fronting street, or approximately radial to the center of the curvature, if the street is curved. Side lines of each parcel shall be approximately radial to the center of the curvature of a cul-de-sac, where applicable;
B. Parcel Widths. The following minimum width requirements shall apply where no parcel width requirements are established by this development code:
1. Corner Parcels: Sixty (60) feet in width; and
2. Interior Parcels: Fifty (50) feet in width.
C. Reverse Corner Parcels. Reverse corner parcels shall be avoided. (Refer to Chapter 16.110, Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases);
D. Double Frontage Parcels. Interior parcels having double frontage shall generally not be allowed unless the second frontage is an approved alley;
E. Parcel Remnants. Remnants of property, with the exception of one-foot control lots, and approved non-buildable sites, which do not conform to parcel requirements or which are not required for public or private utility purposes shall not be created;
F. Top of Slope. Lot lines between adjacent parcels within a subdivision shall be located at the top of any graded slope;
G. Development Code Compliance. All parcels shall be in compliance with the requirements of this development code;
H. Landscaped Frontage. All lots shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) feet of frontage on a street available for landscaping, which may require a tapered driveway for lots with less than thirty-five (35) feet of lot frontage; and
I. Flag Lot Corridors. The access corridor for a flag lot shall not be counted as part of the required minimum lot area.
(Ord. 293 § I (part), 2004; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
A. Supplemental Size and Capacity.
1. The subdivider may be required to install improvements for the benefit of the subdivision which may contain supplemental capacity, number, or size for the benefit of property not within the subdivision as a condition precedent to the approval of a subdivision or parcel map and thereafter to dedicate the improvements to the public.
2. When the supplemental capacity, number, or size is solely for the benefit of property not within the subdivision, the city shall enter into an agreement with the subdivider to reimburse the subdivider for that portion of the cost of the improvements equal to the difference between the amount it would have cost the subdivider to install the improvements to serve the subdivision only and the actual cost of the improvements in compliance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act.
B. Method of Payment. The council shall determine the method for payment of the costs required by a reimbursement agreement which may include the establishment and maintenance of local benefit districts for the levy collection of the charge or costs from the property benefited.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
A. Public Hearing Required. A charge, area of benefit, or local benefit district shall not be established unless and until a public hearing is held and the council finds that the fee or charge and the area of benefit or local benefit district is reasonably related to the cost of the supplemental improvements and the actual ultimate beneficiaries.
B. Notice of Hearing. In addition to the notice required by state law (Government Code Section 66451.3), written notice of the hearing shall be given to the subdivider and to those who own property within the proposed area of benefit as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll, and the potential users of the supple-mental improvements insofar as they can be identified at the time. The notices shall be mailed by the city clerk at least ten days before the scheduled public hearing.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
If the city has adopted a local drainage or sanitary sewer plan or map as required for the imposition of fees, or has established an area of benefit for bridges or major thoroughfares in compliance with Section 16.36.010, the city may impose a reasonable charge on property within the area benefited and may provide for the collection of the identified charge(s). The city may enter into reimbursement agreements with a subdivider who constructs the facilities, bridges, or thoroughfares and the fee(s) collected by the city may be utilized to reimburse the subdivider. Refer to Chapter 16.36 (Public Facilities/Infrastructure) for specific requirements.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
The required frontage improvements may be deferred when deemed appropriate by the city engineer. Deferral shall be allowed when the city engineer finds that construction is impractical due to physical constraints. When improvements are deferred, the subdivider shall enter into an agreement with the city for the installation of all frontage improvements at a future date as determined by the city engineer. The agreement shall provide for the following:
A. The agreement shall be acceptable to the city engineer and city attorney;
B. Construction of required improvements shall begin within ninety (90) days of the receipt of notice to proceed from the city engineer;
C. in the event of default by the subdivider or successors, the city is authorized to cause the construction to be done and charge the entire cost and expense to the subdivider or successors. including interest from the date of notice of the cost and expense until paid;
D. The agreement shall be recorded with the county recorder, at the expense of the subdivider, and shall constitute:
1. Notice to all successors of title to the real property of the obligation; and
2. A lien in an amount to fully reimburse the city, including interest as outlined above, subject to foreclosure in the event of default in payment.
E. In the event of litigation caused by a default of the subdivider or successors, the subdivider or successors agree to pay all costs involved, including reasonable attorneys fees, which shall become a part of the lien against the real property;
F. The term "subdivider" shall include not only the present owner but also heirs, successors, executors, administrators, and assigns, with the intent that the obligations undertaken shall run with the real property and constitute a lien against it: and
G. Other provisions deemed necessary by the city engineer. The agreement shall not relieve the subdivider from any other specific requirements of the subdivision map act or this article.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
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