A. Installation Of Street And Infrastructure Improvements: Prior to final inspection of any building, structure or improvement resulting in an increase or change of vehicular traffic, increases in runoff, or increases in demand on infrastructure systems such that the construction of street or infrastructure improvements are necessary for the purposes of protecting public safety and health, the installation of street improvements and infrastructure shall be required in accordance with the following and other current adopted standards, subject to the review of the director. "Street improvements" include any or all curb and gutter, sidewalks, streetlights, concrete driveway approaches, drainage structures, paving, backfilling and preparation of the road surface to rough grade for the placement of paving and other necessary improvements as determined by the director.
1. Proof Of Access: Proof of legal and physical access is required.
a. Physical access is a route which is traversable in a standard (2-wheel drive) sedan. Proof of physical access shall be determined by the director.
b. Legal access is:
(1) A dedicated right of way;
(2) A dedication to the town of Yucca Valley and to the public in general, an easement for public road, highway and public utility purposes of a width as established by the circulation element of the general plan. The easement or road constructed on the dedicated land shall not become a town roadway until and unless the council, by appropriate resolution, has caused the road to be accepted into the town maintained road system.
(3) An existing traveled way that is substantially in compliance with town road standards, where a prescriptive right by the user has been established for the public use by court decree.
(4) Private road easement.
c. When all feasible efforts to establish legal access in accordance with subsection A1b of this section have been exhausted, the lot is an existing legally created parcel, and the property owner has physical access, the director may waive the requirement for legal access on the condition that the property owner enters into an agreement in the form required by the town which includes the property owner's: 1) representation that the owner has a right to physical access; 2) acknowledgment that proof of legal access has not been provided to the town's satisfaction; and 3) agreement to disclose to any subsequent owners that legal access has not been established to the satisfaction of the town. Notation of said agreement and conditions of waiver shall also be included on the building permit.
2. Water:
a. Water Purveyor: Required when in the service area of a water purveyor and the purveyor can supply the water.
b. Substantiated Well Water: If the subject parcel is not within the service area of a water purveyor, well water may be allowed if all required setbacks are met.
3. Sanitation:
a. Sewer: Project shall connect as required by the ordinances and policies of the Hi-Desert water district.
b. Septic systems: Allowed in compliance with the local regional water quality control board regulations.
4. Fire Flow: Adequate fire flow and fire safety measures in compliance with the most current regulations adopted by San Bernardino County fire department.
5. Street And Infrastructure Improvements: Street and infrastructure improvements shall be required for all residential and nonresidential subdivisions (parcel maps and tract maps) and commercial and industrial projects in accordance with table 3-1 of this section.
TABLE 3-1
STREET AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
Standards | Residential3 | Nonresidential | |
Less Than 1.0 Acres | 1.0 Acres Or Larger (Or Within Large Animal Overlay District)1 | All Lot Sizes | |
Standards | Residential3 | Nonresidential | |
Less Than 1.0 Acres | 1.0 Acres Or Larger (Or Within Large Animal Overlay District)1 | All Lot Sizes | |
Paved access to nearest paved road | Yes1 | No | Yes |
Paved general plan roads shown on the circulation plan within or abutting the subdivision | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Paved internal roadways, other than general plan roads | Yes1 | No | Yes |
Curbs and gutters | Yes | No, except general plan roads | Yes |
Sidewalks | Yes1,2 | No, except general plan roads | Yes2 |
Streetlights | Yes1 | No, except general plan roads | Yes |
Notes:
1. Residential parcel maps (4 lots or less) with resultant parcels greater than 1 acre and more than 500 feet from the nearest paved road may be exempted from this requirement.
2. Sidewalks are required both sides of the road, except sidewalks are only required on 1 side of the roadway for local residential and industrial roads, not including roads shown on the general plan circulation plan, where the resultant parcels after subdivision are 1 acre or larger.
3. Lot sizes are the size of the resultant parcels after the subdivision.
(Ord. 254, 12-16-2014)