§ 83.09.030 Infrastructure Improvement Standards - Valley Region.

   Table 83-9 identifies the infrastructure improvements required for all new residential and nonresidential subdivisions and non-residential development in the Valley Region.

Table 83-9 Infrastructure Improvement Standards Valley Region
Standards	Residential and Agricultural Land Uses (Lot sizes are the size of the resultant parcels after subdivision)			Commercial and Institutional Land Uses	Industrial Land Uses
	1 acre or less	More than 1 to less than 2.5 acres	2.5 acres or greater	All lot sizes	All lot sizes
	Y = Yes   NA = Not Allowed   N = Not required
Legal and physical access	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Grants of Easements(1)(9)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Paved Access(9)
Internal access (internal roads)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Perimeter access (road abutting subject property)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Off-site access (paving to nearest paved road)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Curbs and gutters(2)(9)	Y	Y	Y(3)	Y	Y
Sidewalks(2)(9)	Y (2 sides)	Y(4) (1 side)	N	Y	Y
Street lights
Standard spacing including intersections	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Intersections only	N	N	Y	N	N
Water
Water purveyor(5)	Y	Y	Y or Y(6)	Y	Y
Substantiated water well	NA	NA		N	N
Sanitation
Sewer(7)	Y or Y	Y or Y	Y or Y	Y	Y
Septic systems (8)				N	N
Drainage improvements(9)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Fireflow	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Notes:
(1)   Necessary rights-of way for transportation and circulation, drainage and flood control facilities, and utilities included.
(2)   These requirements may be waived within infill areas where there is no plan or financing mechanism in place to provide such improvements to other existing properties and where, as a result, such improvements will not be connected to other infrastructure.
(3)   The Public Works Department shall require curbs and gutters, if necessary, to control vehicle access and street drainage. May be required by Caltrans on State highways.
(4)   Sidewalks may be required on both sides of the street by the Public Works Department if needed for pedestrian safety.
(5)   Projects shall connect to a water purveyor when the nearest property line is within 200 ft. of a water line. This requirement shall be increased by 100 ft. for each dwelling unit in the project.
(6)   Individual well allowed if no water purveyor is available and when consistent with Water Master requirements in adjudicated groundwater basins.
(7)   Sewers shall be required within established sewer service districts and outside such districts when required by the WQCB. Projects shall connect to a sewer system when the nearest property line is within 200 ft. of a sewer line. This requirement shall be increased by 100 ft. for each dwelling unit in the project.
(8)   Septic systems are allowed only if the subject parcel is larger than one-half acre or meets WQCB requirements.
(9)   Waivers or modifications to these requirements may be considered pursuant to § 83.05.070 of this Code.

 

(Ord. 4011, passed - -2007; Am. Ord. 4242, passed - -2014)