(A) Street Lighting:
1. Required; Placement: The provision of streetlights shall be required for all tentative tract maps and other residential, commercial or industrial developments. Streetlights shall be placed in accordance with improvement standards approved by city council.
2. Construction; Liability For Charges:
(a) At a minimum, a developer of a residential, commercial or industrial development shall construct or enter into an agreement to construct, prior to acceptance and approval of a final map or equivalent approval if a subdivision is not involved, a street lighting system of a utility owned ornamental system consisting of standard ornamental electroliers customarily furnished by the utility or other design approved by the utility and the public works director; or
(b) The developer of a residential, commercial or industrial development shall be liable for and shall pay charges of such utility attributable to such installation.
3. Underground Installation; Plans And Specifications: Installation of street lighting shall be underground and shall be in accordance with plans and specifications of or as approved by the serving utility and the public works director and city engineer.
(B) Front Yard Tree Planting:
1. Number; Standards: All land divisions governed by this section, or by title X of this code, shall be required to plant a minimum of one tree per parcel frontage prior to final building inspection based on the following standards:
(a) Trees shall be chosen from the approved city street tree list for trees, shrubs and ground covers. Each choice should reflect consideration of the geographic zone involved.
(b) Trees shall be located a minimum of ten feet (10') from driveways and from any public sidewalk.
(c) For corner lots, street trees shall be required on both street frontages, provided such planting does not interfere with sight distances and setbacks.
(d) Exceptions to street tree planting may be permitted by the public works director in cul-de-sacs and on those lots where proper spacing is not possible. Requests for exception shall be made, in writing, to the planning director.
2. Location On Site Plan: The proposed location of all street trees shall be indicated on the site plans submitted to the public works director for comment and final approval.
3. Root Barriers: All trees planted in the public right of way or closer than fifteen feet (15') to a public sidewalk, curb and gutter, and street shall require installation of a root barrier as approved by the public works director. (Ord. 805-14, 7-1-2014; amd. Ord. 823-16, 9-20-2016)