A. General Plan And Land Use Ordinance: The General Plan and the City's Land Use Ordinance (Title 10) shall guide the use of all land within the corporate boundaries of the City. The size and design of lots, the nature of utilities, the design and improvement of streets, the type and intensity of land use, or the provisions for any special facilities in any subdivision shall conform to the land uses and the standards established in the Land Use Ordinance, construction standards and specifications manuals, and other applicable ordinances or regulations which are guided by the General Plan and adopted by the City Council.
B. Natural Landscape And Existing Conditions: Trees, native land cover, natural watercourses and topography shall be preserved when possible. Subdivisions shall be so designed as to prevent excessive grading and scarring of the landscape and shall be in conformance with City Code Title 10, Chapter 12: Sensitive Area District and Geologic Hazards. The design of new subdivisions shall consider and relate to existing street widths, alignments and names.
C. Community Facilities: Community facilities, such as parks, recreation areas, trails and transportation facilities shall be provided in the subdivision in accordance with the General Plan, this Title, and other applicable ordinances and resolutions. This title establishes procedures for the referral of information on proposed subdivisions to interested boards, bureaus and other governmental agencies and utility companies, both private and public, so that the extension of community facilities and utilities may be accomplished in an orderly manner and coordinated with the development of the subdivision. In order to facilitate the acquisition of land areas required to implement this policy, the developer may be required to dedicate, grant easements or otherwise reserve land for parks, playgrounds, public ways, utility easements or other public purposes as specified. (Ord. 2024-01, 1-16-2024)