§ 16.32

Blocks within proposed subdivisions shall be designed in compliance with the following standards, except where different requirements are established for a particular area within the city by an adopted planned unit development, precise plan, or specific plan.

• A. Street Layout. Streets within new subdivisions shall align with and connect to those of adjacent subdivisions.

• B. Cul-de-Sac Streets. The city may approve cul-de-sac streets where the location or configuration of the parcel to be subdivided will not permit a through street to be used, or a significant natural or cultural feature can be more effectively preserved through the use of a cul-de-sac. Where a cul-de-sac street is approved, the city shall require pedestrian connections from the cul-de-sac bulb to the next adjacent through street wherever feasible. The length of a cul-de-sac street shall not exceed five hundred feet.

• C. Block Length. The block dimension between intersecting public streets should normally not exceed three hundred feet, or be less than two hundred feet.

• D. Edge Blocks. Subdivisions proposed on sites with significant natural features (for example, creeks, wetlands, or natural open space) shall be designed to provide a single-loaded "frontage road" adjacent to the natural feature, rather than "backing-up" development to the feature. Proposed subdivisions that are located adjacent to the city's corporate boundary should also be designed to provide the single-loaded frontage road at the edge. See Figure 16.32.010.A: Edge Block Treatment.

Figure 16.32.010.A Edge Block Treatment

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• E. Alleys. The city may approve alleys in order to provide access to units and parking and loading facilities and to improve the pedestrian orientation of primary streets by reducing or eliminating curb cuts.

• F. Natural Features. Wetlands, existing healthy mature trees, and other obvious natural features existing on a site proposed for subdivision, should be preserved and incorporated into the project and its landscaping elements to the greatest extent feasible.

• G. Parks and Neighborhood Open Space. Residential subdivisions shall provide dedicated parkland or inlieu fees as provided in Section 16.36.015.

• (Ord. 1121 §1, 2008)

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City of South El Monte, CA § 16.32.015

SOUTH EL MONTE CODE

§ 16.32.015

Proposed subdivisions shall be designed to provide parcels that comply with the minimum area and dimensional requirements set forth in the Zoning Code. (Ord. 1121 §1, 2008)

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City of South El Monte, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 16.36.010

§ 16.36.015