Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 16.12 Standards of Land Division—general

A. All land divisions shall conform to the general plan of the City; with all applicable specific plans; with the requirements of the land use ordinance and other ordinances; and with the requirements of this title except as provided hereafter provided.

B. Exceptions from the requirements of this title relating to the design or improvement of land divisions shall be granted only when it is determined that there are special circumstances applicable to the property, such as, but not limited to, size, shape or topographical conditions, or existing road alignment and width, and that the granting of the modification will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or be damaging to other property in the vicinity.

C. Application for exceptions shall be made in writing, as a variance application, stating fully the reasons and justification for the requested exception, and shall be filed with the tentative map.

(Ord. 547 §3.1, 1983)

A. The street system in the proposed land division shall relate, in general, to the existing streets in the area adjoining the proposed land division.

B. The proposed street plan shall give consideration to the future land division of adjoining undivided property.

C. All streets shall be designed to serve the proposed use of the abutting land.

D. When improvements are required, part-width boundary streets in a land division adjacent to undivided land shall have a minimum right-of-way of 30 feet.

E. When no improvements are required, part-width boundary streets shall have a minimum right-of-way of 30 feet.

F. Additional right-of-way or easements shall be provided where necessary to accommodate roadway slopes, drainage structures, and other facilities related to land division improvements

G. When consistent with existing development; access to residential property along freeways, expressways, arterial highways, major and secondary highways for residential subdivisions, one of the following shall apply:

1. A frontage road or service road;

2. A street separated by a tier of lots.

H. Design of streets shall make provisions for railroads, parkways, expressways, grade separations, flood control channels, prevailing geological conditions and local drainage facilities.

I. Whenever lots of a proposed land division abut on a dead-end road or a cul-de-sac exceeding 1,000 feet in length, or 500 feet in a high fire hazard area, or whenever a proposed land division lies more than 1,000 feet from a publicly maintained road, or 500 feet from a high fire hazard area, alternate or secondary access shall be provided, unless waived as part of the tentative map review. Documentation and improvement for such access shall be determined as part of the tentative map review.

J. Where cul-de-sac streets are proposed, the turnaround shall have a right-of-way diameter of not less than 90 feet.

K. Dead-end and part-width streets shall not be permitted if it is determined that adjacent land use or topographical features will preclude the extension or widening of such streets. Dead-end streets shall so designed that access to abutting property shall be physically possible.

L. On land divisions where improvements are not required, the centerline alignment of the street right-of-way shall be in accordance with City standards and ordinances.

(Ord. 547 §3.2, 1983)

A. Private streets may be permitted when it is determined that there is adequate provision for their construction and continued maintenance; that the welfare of the occupants of the development will be adequately served; and that it will not be detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare.

B. Private streets, other than interior streets of planned residential developments, shall be required to be offered for dedication to public use. All dedicated private streets shall meet the width requirements set by the City and shall be constructed in accordance with Improvement Standards of the City of Beaumont Resolution No. 1980-35. All offers of dedication shall remain in effect and shall be irrevocable unless abandoned under the Street and Highways Code.

C. All streets that are permitted to be private, whether offered for dedication or not, may provide for access control by land division design, posting or gating.

D. Interior streets of a planned residential development, if not offered for dedication, shall be constructed to minimum widths of 40 feet for minor interior access and 44 feet for major interior access in accordance with Improvements Standards of Resolution No. 1980-35; however, reduced widths may be permitted when either of the following conditions occur:

1. Where the design and topography permit the taking of access only on one side of the street; and

2. Where 25 percent of the slope of the land is on a grade of 25 percent or greater.

E. When a special design for a cul-de-sac, length of a street terminating in a cul-de-sac, landscaped median, or any other improvement design is proposed and is not provided for in this title or in the Improvement Standards of Resolution No. 1980-35, the design shall first be submitted to the City Engineer for approval in accordance with Sections 16.04.010 through 16.04.040.

F. Sidewalks shall be required to be constructed in conjunction with dedicated or non-dedicated private streets unless it is determined by the approving body to be unnecessary, considering the design of the development. Sidewalk construction shall be in accordance with the Improvement Standards of Resolution No. 1980-35.

G. Improvement plans, agreements and bonds shall be required for all dedicated and non-dedicated private streets in accordance with the applicable provisions of this title.

(Ord. 547 §3.3, 1983)

A. Street grades shall not exceed six percent except they may be increased to and may exceed 15 percent only when engineering design shows that the grade proposed is safe and that the lesser grade would deny access to land appropriate for use.

B. Street grades of less than 0.35 percent may be approved only when engineering design shows that local drainage provisions are adequate and steeper gradients cannot be obtained.

(Ord. 547 §3.4, 1983)

Curves of streets with right-of-way width of 60 feet or less shall have a minimum centerline radius of 300 feet in comparatively level locations and shall have a minimum centerline radius of 150 feet in comparatively steep hillside locations.

(Ord. 547 §3.5, 1983)

A. All street connections shall be at as near right angles as possible.

B. Street-to-street centerline offsets of less than 200 feet shall not be permitted, except that in special design cases offsets of less than five feet may be used when approved by the City Engineer

C. Curb returns shall be as follows:

1. A minimum curb return radius of 25 feet shall be provided at intersecting streets designated as collector or local streets.

2. A minimum curb return radius of 35 feet shall be provided when one or both of the intersecting streets is designated as a secondary highway or greater.

1. In hillside areas, the curb return radius may be modified if required because of the topography.

D. Corner cutbacks shall be established as provided in City Standard No. 805.

E. Frontage road connections providing access to the main highway shall incorporate a bulb in conformance with City Standards No. 802.

F. Median openings or crossovers between opposing lanes of a divided highway shall be located only at approved intersections at intervals of not less than 500 feet.

(Ord. 547 §3.6, 1983)

A. Improved alleys not less than 20 feet in width may be required at the rear of all lots.

B. Alley intersections shall have minimum corner cutback of 25 feet.

C. Dead-end alleys shall provide an adequate turnaround.

D. Part-width alleys shall not be permitted.

(Ord. 547 §3.7, 1983)

A. Lot size shall be not less than the minimum required by the zoning classification applicable to the subject property, and shall be consistent with the general plan for the City

B. Corner lots shall be designed to provide a building site equal to that required for interior lots in the same zone.

C. When lots 18,000 square feet or less are proposed, the depth of lots shall not exceed two and one-half times the width. When lots greater than 18,000 square feet are proposed, the depth shall not exceed four times the width.

D. When lots are crossed by major public utility easements, each lot shall have a net usable area of not less than 3,600 square feet, exclusive of the utility easement.

E. When the access portion of a corridor access lot (flag lot) abuts a through street, the width of the access strip shall be no less than 24 feet with 12 feet of paving. In no case shall the length of the access strip exceed 500 feet. When the access portion abuts a dead-end street or cul-de-sac, the combined length of the street and the access strip shall be no more than 1,000 feet.

F. Side lot line shall be at approximately right angles or radial to the street centerline, except where terrain or other restrictions make such design impractical.

G. Lots less than two acres shall not have double street frontage except that in hillside areas where the topography requires, lots may about two or more streets; provided, that the frontage and vehicular access is from only one such street.

H. No lot shall be divided by a city, county, school district or other taxing agency boundary line.

(Ord. 547 §3.8, 1983)

A. Any contiguous property that is owned by the land divider shall be included within the boundaries of a land division when necessary or desirable in the design or improvement of the land division.

B. Any contiguous property that is owned by the land divider, but not included within the boundaries of the land division, shall be of such size and shape as to conform to the provisions of this title, the land use ordinance, the general plan of the City, or any adopted specific plan; otherwise it shall be included within the boundaries of the land division.

(Ord. 547 §3.9, 1983)

A. No land division final map shall be recorded unless public access is provided from the land division to a City, County, State or federal road that is maintained for public use.

B. The requirement for public access may be waived under the following circumstances:

1. If a parcel map creates four or less parcels and public access over intervening lands cannot be offered for dedication, a private road easement may be approved, provided:

a. The land to be divided is not zoned for commercial, industrial or multiple-residential use,

b. No parcel under one acre in size is created or only two additional parcels are being created,

c. The access easement is recorded and not less than 30 feet in width,

d. The access easement owned by the land divider is not an exclusive easement or specifically written to prohibit further division of the land;

2. If a subdivision map has been previously recorded that permitted private streets without the requirement of offering the streets for dedication, a private road easement may be approved provided the easement grants the new lots unrestricted access rights to the existing private streets.

C. Public access is not required 'if each parcel created is 40 acres or more or is quarter section.

(Ord. 547 §3.10, 1983)