(a) The subdivider shall provide a domestic water system, connected to the San Francisco Water Department’s water distribution system. He shall also provide electric, gas, and communication services connected to the appropriate public utility’s distribution system.
(b) Stormwater facilities. In the case of all newly constructed subdivisions, the subdivider shall provide facilities for the on-site detention, retention, infiltration, and/or conveyance of stormwater, following the principles of low-impact design for stormwater management, in accordance with the Better Streets Plan and the Stormwater Design Guidelines.
(c) Communications Services. The design of a subdivision for which a tentative map or parcel map is required under this Code shall provide for communications services, including, but not limited to, video, telephone, and telecommunication services, from communications services providers to each parcel in the subdivision. “Communications services,” as used in this subsection (c), means: (1) video service as that term is defined in California Public Utilities Code § 5830(s) as it may be amended from time to time; (2) telecommunications services certificated by the California Public Utilities Commission under California Public Utilities Code § 1001 as it may be amended from time to time; or (3) services provided by a telephone corporation as that term is defined in California Public Utilities Code § 234 as it may be amended from time to time. “Communications services provider” as used in this subsection (c) means a person that: (1) has obtained a franchise to provide video service from the California Public Utilities Commission under California Public Utilities Code § 5840 as it may be amended from time to time; (2) has obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the California Public Utilities Commission under California Public Utilities Code § 1001 as it may be amended from time to time to provide telecommunications services; or (3) is a telephone corporation as that term is defined in California Public Utilities Code § 234 as it may be amended from time to time. In addition, a communications services provider must have obtained a Utility Conditions Permit from the City under Administrative Code Section 11.9. “Parcel,” as used in this subsection (c), shall mean parcel, lot, condominium unit, community apartment, or stock cooperative; provided, however, that this subsection (c) shall not apply to the conversion of existing dwelling units to condominiums, community apartments, or stock cooperatives.
(Ord. 310-10, File No. 101194, App. 12/16/2010; amended by Ord. 35-17, File No. 161165, App. 2/17/2017, Eff. 3/19/2017)