§ 16.12

Each subdivision and the map thereof shall be in conformity to the standards set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 122 Chapter V(part), 1976).

Each lot or parcel or subdivision shall be provided with vehicular access to a Street or highway improved and maintained by a public agency, connecting thereto directly or indirectly by means of access which has been approved by the council.

(Ord. 122 §5.00, 1976).

All streets, as far as practicable, may be required to be in alignment with existing adjacent streets or their proper projections and shall begin general conformity with the most advantageous development of the area affected by such subdivision. Each major or secondary highway shall be in general conformity with the most advantageous development of the area affected by such subdivision. Each major or secondary highway shall conform in width and alignment to those designated in the circulation element of the city general plan. If any street in the subdivision is a continuation, or approximately a continuation of an existing street, the conformity or the amount of nonconformity of such a street, to such existing street, shall be accurately shown. Whenever the county surveyor or the city engineer has established the centerline of a street or alley, the data shall be shown on the final map.

(Ord. 122 §5.05, 1976).

Each street extending from one (l) major or secondary highway to another and all other streets in such subdivision, except major or secondary streets, shall have a width of not less than sixty (60) feet and a roadway width of not less than forty (40) feet.

(Ord. 122 §5.10, 1976).

Where necessary to give access to or permit a satisfactory future subdivision of adjoining land, streets shall extent to the boundary of the property with turnarounds having a minimum radius of fifty (50) feet, with a curb radius of forty (40) feet.

(Ord. 122 §5.15, 1976).

One (1) foot reserve strips shall be provided across the end of stubbed streets adjoining unsubdivided land or along half streets adjoining unsubdivided land, and shall be designated by a capital letter, These reserve strips shall be offered to the city for dedication at the time the final map is recorded and all rights of vehicular access across the reserve strips shall be abandoned until such time as the reserve strips are accepted by the city for street purposes.

(Ord. 122 §5.25, 1976).

Any land intended to be a part of the ultimate width of a highway or street, lying along and adjacent to any such boundary, shall have a width not less than one-half (½) of the full width required, plus ten (10) feet of such highway or street.

(Ord. 122 §5.20, 1976).

Any highway or street intersecting any other highway or street shall intersect at any angle as near a right angle as is practicable, At street intersections which include major or secondary highways intersecting at an angle of approximately ninety (90) degrees, the block corner shall be rounded at the property line by a radius of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, The curb radius may be required to conform to the radius of existing corners at the same intersection where such radius is greater than twenty-five (25) feet. Streets intersecting at an angle other than ninety (90) degrees shall have sufficient radius or cutoff to provide the same results as to traffic movement, visibility and design, as provided by the requirements of this section.

(Ord. 122 §5,30, 1976).

The centerline curve radii on all streets and highways shall conform to accepted engineering standards of design and shall be subject to approval by the city engineer.

(Ord. 122 §5.35, 1976).

The provisions for alleys shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in width. Where two (2) alleys intersect, a corner cutoff of not less than ten (10) feet measured from the point of intersection along the side line of the alley shall be required. In the rear of all lots used or intended to be used for commercial, industrial or highdensity residential, alleys at least thirty (30) feet in width, or other adequate off-street loading facilities, shall be provided.

(Ord. 122 §5.40, 1976).

16.12.110 - Streets and alleys—Arrangement.

The street and alley arrangement shall be such as the council in the exercise of its sound discretion may determine will cause no undue hardship to owners of adjoining property, when they subdivide their land and adequate and convenient access to adjoining property shall be required.

(Ord. 122 §5.45, 1976).

Each street or way which is to be dedicated which is a continuation of, or approximately the continuation of, any existing dedicated street or way shall be shown on the tentative map and shall be given the same name as such existing street or way. The proposed name of each other street or way shown on the tentative map shall be submitted to the council for approval, and if such name is not a duplication of or so nearly the same as to cause confusion with the name of any existing street or way located in the city, or in close proximity thereto, and if such name is appropriate for a street name such name shall be approved, The words "avenue," "boulevard," "place," or other designation of any such street or way shall be spelled out in full on the map and such terms shall be approved by the council.

(Ord. 122 §5.50, 1976).

A.

System established:

1.

The city manager or designee or designee shall establish a uniform system of addressing numbering for all buildings, structures and homes within the city.

2.

The city manager may adopt addressing and street naming policies and procedures and shall promulgate such policies and procedures to those addresses within the city that may be affected thereby.

3.

The city manager or designee or designee may update and amend said addressing and street naming policies when deemed necessary and in the public interest and shall promulgate rules for numbering consistent with and pursuant to a uniform system and shall file a copy of those rules with the city clerk of the city.

B.

Duty to number buildings. It shall be the duty of every person owning, occupying or controlling any building or store fronting on a public street or avenue in the city to number the same or cause the same to be numbered correctly and in accordance with this chapter, and it shall be the duty of any person owning, occupying or controlling any building hereafter erected within the city to so number the same within ten (10) days after its completion or occupancy.

C.

Expense borne by owner or occupant. All buildings must be numbered at the expense of the owner, occupant or person in control thereof.

D.

Dimensions and positions of numbers. The dimensions and positions of numbers required by this chapter shall be determined by the city manager or designee or designee who shall issue and file a regulation setting forth standards for the numbering and position.

E.

Supervision of numbering—Keeping of records. The city manager or designee or designee shall supervise all numbering of buildings pursuant to this chapter, shall designate the street number assigned to each building, and shall keep accurate and complete records of the street numbers assigned by him to all buildings, structures and houses within the city.

F.

Duty to replace or correct—Notice.

1.

In case any building in the city is unnumbered or incorrectly numbered or the number thereof has become defaced or illegible, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the same, to cause the same to be numbered correctly within ten (10) days after notification to do so, given by or under the direction of the city manager or designee or designee.

2.

The notice may be served by leaving a copy thereof at the building in charge of any person, addressed "To the Owner or Occupant of this Building," or may be given by posting the notice on the door or at the entrance way to the building.

3.

The notice shall specify the correct number of the building.

4.

No person shall deface, remove, or destroy any notice so posted until the building on which the same is posted has been correctly and properly numbered.

G.

Violation—Penalty. Any person willfully violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in accordance with Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 483, § 3, 12-13-2022)

16.12.130 - Easements.

A.

Normally utility distribution lines shall be placed underground within the public right-of-way. Normally six (6) foot by six (6) foot public utility easement for equipment enclosure shall be required adjacent to each lot sideline and street right-of-way line intersection, excepting corner lots.

B.

The side lines of all easements shall be shown by fine dotted lines. If any easement already on record cannot be definitely located, a statement of existence, the nature thereof and its recorded reference must appear on the title sheet. Distances and bearing on the side lines of lots which are cut by an easement must be arrowed or so shown that the map will indicate clearly the actual lengths of the lot lines The widths of all easements and sufficient ties thereto definitely to locate the same with respect to the subdivision must be shown. All easements must be clearly labeled and identified; if an easement shown on the map is already on record, its recorded reference must be given. If an easement is being dedicated by the map, it shall be set out in the owner's certificate of dedication. All notes and figures pertaining to easements shall be considerably smaller and lighter than those relating to the subdivision itself.

(Ord. 122 §5.55, 1976).

A.

Block length Blocks shall not exceed seven hundred (700) feet in length between street lines, except where the previous surrounding layout requires longer blocks, or acre subdivisions justify or require a variation from this requirement.

B.

Block Widths. The width of each block shall be sufficient for an ultimate layout of two (2) tiers of lots there in of a size required by the provisions of this title, unless the surrounding layout, lines of ownership or topographical conditions justify or make necessary a variation from this requirement.

(Ord. 122 §5,60, 1976).

A.

Lot Sizes, All lots shall have a minimum average width of sixty (60) feet and an average area of six thousand (6,000) square feet.

1.

If, in the opinion of the council, lots of lesser area or lesser width will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property or improvements of other owners of property, the council may vary such

requirements and, in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this title, may approve lots of lesser area and lesser width.

B.

Lot Depth. The minimum depth for residential lots shall be sufficient to permit full conformity with the building line requirements imposed by the zoning ordinance or any other ordinance of the city, and in the determination of such minimum lot depth consideration shall be given to topographical location and other physical conditions of the proposed subdivision.

C.

Lot Lines. The side lines of all lots, so far as possible shall be at right angles to the street which the lot faces, or radial or approximately radial if the street is curved.

D.

Divided Lots. No lot shall be divided by a city boundary line, nor any boundary line between registered (Torrens Title) and unregistered land, nor any boundary line between parcels of registered land under separate ownership. Each such boundary line shall be made a lot line.

E.

Double Frontage Lots, Double frontage lots having a depth less than two hundred-forty feet (240) will not be approved except where the conditions permit no other reasonable form of platting. Where land abuts a major or secondary street, double frontage lots may be permitted when the council deeds it to be reasonable due to such controlling factors as traffic, safety, appearance and setback.

(Ord. 122 §5.65, 1976).

Excepting in the case of any reversion to acreage map, or boundary line map, a transverse pedestrian way of adequate width may be required through the approximate middle of each block having a length of more than seven hundred (700) feet.

(Ord. 122 §5.70, 1976).

All utility distribution facilities (including but not limited to electric, communication and cable television lines) installed in and for the purpose of supplying service to any residential or commercial subdivision shall be placed underground, except equipment appurtenant to underground facilities, The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this section, and shall make the necessary arrangements with the utility companies involved for the installation of such facilities. Industrial subdivisions are excluded from the provisions of the section, Services from public utilities shall be made in such a manner as will eliminate the necessity of disturbing the street pavement, gutter, culvert and curb.

(Ord. 122 §5,75, 1976).

A preliminary soils report requirement may be waived when the city engineer finds that due to the knowledge the city has as to the soil qualities of the soils in the subdivision no preliminary analysis is necessary.

(Ord. 122 §5,80, 1976).

A.

When post office regulations prohibit delivery of mail to mailboxes which are not located adjacent to curb lines, the subdivider shall install, as a part of the required improvements, mailboxes for each dwelling unit to be located within the subdivision.

B.

Wherever possible, the subdivider shall install uniformly designed mailboxes no closer than six (6) inches from the face of curb and at a height of four (4) feet above the curb. The supports shall be of durable material, either concrete, brick, or metal, set into the ground a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches and secured with concrete. The box should be wood or metal.

C.

The design, color and material shall be submitted to the planning director for approval as a part of the submittals for the final map or parcel map. Colors and material should reflect the character of the development and the box shall be subject to approval by the post office. Wherever possible, each two (2) dwelling units shall be served from one (1) position.

D.

Where appropriate, group boxes serving an entire street may be considered if provisions for their location and design are made at the time of submittal for a tentative subdivision map approval.

(Ord. 122 §5,85, 1976).

Chapter 16.16 - IMPROVEMENTS

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