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San Benito County, CA Code of Ordinances
SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CODE OF ORDINANCES
OFFICIALS of the COUNTY OF SAN BENITO, CALIFORNIA
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS; CODE ENFORCEMENT
TITLE 3: ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
TITLE 5: FINANCE
TITLE 7: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE 9: OFFENSES
TITLE 11: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 13: ANIMALS
TITLE 15: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE 17: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
TITLE 19: LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
TITLE 21: BUILDING AND ENGINEERING
TITLE 23: SUBDIVISIONS
TITLE 25: ZONING
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER 23.25: DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
Section
   23.25.001   Policy regarding subdivisions
   23.25.002   Subdivisions; minimum parcel size less than five acres
   23.25.003   Subdivisions; minimum parcel size five acres or greater
   23.25.004   Subdivisions, planned unit development
   23.25.005   Subdivisions and parks, mobile home or travel trailer
   23.25.006   Open space easements
   23.25.007   Maintenance of subdivision facilities
   23.25.008   General standards
   23.25.009   Streets
   23.25.010   Blocks
   23.25.011   Lots
   23.25.012   Recreational facilities
   23.25.013   Grading and erosion control
§ 23.25.001 POLICY REGARDING SUBDIVISIONS.
   (A)   It is the policy of the Board of Supervisors to discourage urban-density subdivisions in unincorporated county areas and encourage annexation of the developments to incorporated cities. Where permitted without the annexation, arrangements must be made for urban services, including sewer and water connections, street lighting and any other services that require ongoing maintenance. No septic tanks will be permitted in these subdivisions. Arrangements for these services may be through a homeowner's association, either existing or formed, or through another type of legal entity as may be approved by the Board of Supervisors.
   (B)   A homeowners' association, or other entity as may be approved by the county, may contract with existing agencies to provide all or any portion of the services, or may itself provide all or any portion of the services. Cost of capital improvements, connection fees and other charges and costs necessary to initiate operation of any services shall be borne by the subdivider.
(1966 Code, §17A-1) (Ord. 855, § 3, 2010)
§ 23.25.002 SUBDIVISIONS; MINIMUM PARCEL SIZE LESS THAN FIVE ACRES.
   (A)   Minimum lot size: as provided in the San Benito County Zoning Ordinance or amendments thereto.
   (B)   Minimum average lot width: ratio of the width of the lot to its depth shall not exceed one to three.
   (C)   Septic tanks will only be permitted where percolation tests, performed by a registered engineer or public agency, show soil conditions: determined to be suitable for septic tanks by the Health Department.
   (D)   Based on the magnitude of the expected development of a proposed subdivision, the Board of Supervisors may require that the subdivider provide urban services to the extent determined desirable by the Board. Where size or intensity of development is such that soils, while permeable and adequate for a limited number of septic tanks, may be overloaded by the volume of effluent from the number of units to be expected, septic tanks may be excluded or limited in number. An alternative, under suitable conditions, would be collection lines from the initial increment of dwellings to a master septic tank system, to be replaced at an appropriate time by a disposal plant.
   (E)   Open space shall be provided pursuant to general plan policies and the zoning ordinance.
(1966 Code, § 17A-2)
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