A. Bicycle/Walking Paths And Hiking/Equestrian Trails: Depending on the circumstances surrounding a specific project, the town may require, as a condition of approval, the subdivider to construct bicycle/walking paths and/or hiking/equestrian trails within an approved subdivision as determined by the review authority. In the event the review authority determines that path or trail construction within a subdivision would be infeasible or constitute unsound engineering, the review authority may grant the subdivider the option to pay into a fund, dedicated for these uses, the amount per foot, as determined by the review authority.
B. Fire Hydrants: The subdivider shall install fire hydrants, with their associated underground water pipes, of sizes and locations as required and approved by the fire department.
C. Monuments: The subdivider shall install monuments in compliance with the requirements of section 66495 of the map act.
D. Private Facilities Maintenance: A subdivision with common area or private streets shall have conditions, covenants, and restrictions (CC&Rs) approved by the town to provide for the maintenance of the common areas and/or private streets, and establish standards for maintenance. Private streets shall be constructed in accordance with public street standards.
E. Public Utilities: Each approved parcel shall be provided connections to public utilities, including electricity, gas, water, septic tanks or sewer as applicable, and telecommunications services, which shall be installed as part of the subdivision improvements as provided by this section.
1. Underground Utilities Required: Utility lines, including electric, telephone, communications, and street lighting, within or directly serving each subdivision, shall be placed underground. The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this subsection without expense to the town, and shall make necessary arrangements with the utility company for the installation of the facilities. Appurtenances and associated equipment (e.g., boxes and meter cabinets) and concealed ducts in an underground system may be placed above ground. Waiver of the requirements for underground utilities shall be made through the public utilities commission. This subsection shall not apply to existing utility or common carrier routes in use at the time the subdivision is completed which do not provide service to the area subdivided.
2. Cable Television Systems: If a local cable television system is available to serve the project, any subdivision for which a tentative map is required, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, shall be designed to provide the appropriate cable television system an opportunity to construct, install, and maintain on land as reserved for cable television service or by separate instrument, any equipment necessary to extend cable television services to each residential parcel in the subdivision.
a. "Appropriate cable television system", as used in this subsection, means those franchised or licensed to serve the geographical area in which the subdivision is located.
b. This subsection shall not apply to the conversion of existing dwelling units to condominiums, community apartments, or stock cooperatives.
3. Reimbursement For Relocation Or Replacement: Whenever the town imposes as a condition of its approval of a tentative map or a parcel map a requirement that necessitates replacing, undergrounding, or permanently or temporarily relocating existing facilities of a telephone corporation or cable television system, common carrier, or other public utility, the developer or subdivider shall reimburse the appropriate facility provider for all costs for the replacement, undergrounding, or relocation. All of these costs shall be billed after they are incurred, and shall include a credit for any required advance payments and for the salvage value of any facilities replaced. Under no circumstances shall the telephone corporation or cable television system be reimbursed for costs incurred in excess of the cost to replace the facilities with substantially similar facilities.
4. Water Supply: Each approved parcel shall be served by an approved well or community water system, and shall be designed and constructed to accommodate both domestic and fire flows, together with necessary fire hydrants to serve each parcel proposed to be created.
F. Street Lighting: Each proposed subdivision shall provide street lighting facilities designed and constructed in compliance with the town's infrastructure standards and specifications.
G. Street Signs And Street Names:
1. Street Names: All public and private street names within a proposed subdivision shall be approved by the planning commission. The duplication of an existing street name within the same area shall not be allowed in a new subdivision unless the street is an obvious extension of an existing street.
2. Street Signs: The subdivider shall provide a minimum of two (2) street name signs at each street intersection; with the signs located on the diagonally opposite sides of the intersection. The subdivider shall provide one street name sign at each "T" intersection. All street signs shall be made in compliance with the town of Yucca Valley standards and specification.
H. On Site Retention: Stormwater runoff from a subdivision shall be attenuated such that the volume of runoff shall be ten percent (10%) less under developed conditions than undeveloped conditions. Basins shall be sized such that the incremental 100-year storm, worst case, shall be retained in the basin plus a minimum of ten percent (10%), and be retained on site. Basins shall be designed to drain/infiltrate within seventy two (72) hours.
I. Storm Drainage: Stormwater runoff from the subdivision shall be collected and conveyed by an approved storm drain system.
1. A subdivision that lies in the path of existing watercourses or overflows from existing watercourses, or natural drainage from upstream properties, shall not be approved unless adequate dedicated rights of way or improvements are provided as deemed satisfactory by the director.
2. When the director determines that a subdivision may cause an unnatural increase or concentration of surface waters onto downstream property, the subdivision shall not be approved unless drainage outlets are provided that will be adequate to render the town and the San Bernardino County flood control district harmless from any damages caused by the increase or concentration of water.
3. The location, type, and size of watercourses or drainage works, and all drainage of streets and other drainage works between streets, shall comply with the "Public Works Standards And Specifications Manual" or as required by the director.
4. When the director determines that drainage rights of way are necessary, the subdivider shall offer to dedicate upon the tentative, parcel, or final map of the subdivision the necessary rights of way for the drainage facilities.
5. Where dedication is offered or granted for flood control district rights of way, the rights of way shall be shown as parcels lettered alphabetically on the tentative, parcel, or final map. The offer of dedication or grant shall be made by an appropriate statement on the title sheet of the parcel map and final map. (Ord. 242, 9-3-2013)