Calaveras County Municipal Code Art. II Applicable Road Improvement Requirements

A. All developments shall be subject to the provisions of these standards for the construction of new on-site and off-site roads which shall be constructed to the specifications contained in Article III, except as otherwise noted in Section 12.02.030 and in the following:

1. For recreational uses, on-site and off-site roads shall be constructed to standards established by the director based on the anticipated traffic volume;

2. For less than three residences with a total of less than four dwelling units;

3. For subdivisions in which there are no parcels of less than a quarter section, or one hundred sixty acres.

B. Existing public on-site and public off-site roads shall be improved sufficiently to maintain or upgrade to acceptable service levels. Improvements shall be, at a minimum, equivalent to the road standards in Article III. If the developer is required to construct improvements exceeding the road standards in Article III, then the reimbursement provisions contained in Section 12.02.080 of this chapter shall apply. The director shall determine the improvements required which may include:

1. Drainage improvements;

2. Geometric alignment improvements;

3. Road reconstruction, widening or improvement;

4. Improved sight distance;

5. Escape lanes, acceleration/deceleration lanes, passing lanes or left-turn lanes;

6. Signs and striping;

7. Right-of-way width and alignment;

8. Any other improvements for the flow of traffic on the impacted road.

C. 1.

Existing private on-site roads fronting the development and existing private off-site roads connecting the development to the public road system shall be improved, at a minimum, to the road standard required for the private on-site road exiting the development. In the case of the issuance of commercial, multifamily residential, industrial, public service or recreation building permits, where no new on-site roads are constructed, off-site private road improvements shall be, at a minimum, equivalent to the road standards in Article III unless the existing private off-site road was constructed to the standards set forth in Ordinance 1580(1983), Ordinance 1636(1984), Ordinance 1683(1984) and Resolution 87-141. The director shall determine the improvements required which may include:

a. Drainage improvements;

b. Geometric alignment improvements;

c. Road reconstruction, widening or improvement;

d. Improved sight distance;

e. Escape lanes, acceleration/deceleration lanes, passing lanes or left-turn lanes;

f. Signs and striping;

g. Right-of-way width and alignment;

h. Any other improvements for the flow of traffic on the impacted road.

2. If the developer is required to construct improvements exceeding the road standards in Article III, then the reimbursement provisions contained in Section 12.02.080 shall apply.

D. Access to subdivisions creating parcels all of which are larger than or equal to a quarter quarter section, or forty acres, up to a quarter section, or one hundred sixty acres, shall meet or exceed minimum service road standards, regardless of the number of parcels in the proposed subdivisions.

E. Based on the proposed traffic generation of the project at its full buildout, the project proponent may be required to construct a left-turn pocket or other means of facilitating traffic in and out of the project. Such a determination shall be made by the director with consideration for the cumulative effect of phased projects or master planned projects.

F. New on-site roads shall not be required for commercial, industrial or multifamily residential subdivision of an existing or proposed development where the project has a dedicated access through or across a typical on-site parking lot. For purposes of this section "typical parking lot" means a parking lot designed and constructed in full compliance with Chapter 17.70 of this code at the time development occurs.

(Ord. 2302 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2295 § 2(part), 1992).

A. Improvement Agreement. Improvements imposed by this code for public or private roads may include supplemental size and capacity for the benefit of property outside the development. In such case, the county shall enter into an agreement with the project proponent to reimburse the cost of the supplemental improvements. The agreement shall provide that the project proponent be reimbursed from the future development of any property which has benefited by the supplemental capacity improvements.

B. Methods of Reimbursement.

1. The board of supervisors shall select the method of reimbursement to the project proponent.

2. Options for reimbursement may include establishment of a general improvement fee for supplemental improvement costs due the project proponent. As a condition for a building permit or a parcel or subdivision map, the general improvement fee shall be collected from those projects benefited by, or utilizing, the improvements.

3. Method of reimbursement shall be determined prior to the recordation of the final map or occupancy.

(Ord. 2295 § 2(part), 1992).

A. The director may find that secondary access to a project is necessary, and may require additional access for the project.

B. The director may consider, among other things, the size of the project, its design, traffic volume and location in determining secondary access requirements.

C. When secondary access roads are required, they shall be improved to the standards for the road classification for such roads subject to modification which the director considers to be reasonable and proper.

(Ord. 2295 § 2(part), 1992).

A. When the commission finds it is necessary to protect the safety and welfare of the public, it may require emergency access roads. In making such determination, the commission shall consider the responsible fire protection agency's recommendations.

B. Emergency access shall be for emergency vehicle use or area evacuation, and shall not be used for general public access.

C. Emergency access roads shall be constructed to the following minimum standards:

1. For road grades ten percent or less, a minimum grade roadway width of twenty feet;

2. Road grades that exceed ten percent shall have a minimum roadbed of twenty feet with an eighteen-foot wide traveled way surfaced with a minimum of four inches of class 2 aggregate base;

3. Roads located above the three-thousand-foot elevation shall have a minimum of four inches of class 2 aggregate base;

4. Maximum road grade of sixteen percent.

(Ord. 2295 § 2(part), 1992).

A. 1.

Should the required road improvements involve the purchase of additional right-of-way from a third party, not in the name of the applicant, and the applicant is not able to acquire the property in good faith, the applicant may, at the discretion of the board of supervisors, pay the county for the entire cost of acquiring additional right-of-way including, but not limited to, the costs of right-of-way agents, appraisers, attorneys and condemnation, if it is necessary.

2. The director shall require a deposit with the county to cover the estimated costs of right-of-way acquisition and may enter into an agreement with the applicant to complete the improvements at such a time as the county acquires an interest in the required land. Said agreement shall provide adequate security subject to the requirements of Section 12.02.340 of this chapter.

3. Should the estimated cost of acquisition exceed the original amount of deposit, the county shall require additional moneys to be deposited before proceeding further with the acquisition.

B. Dedications or irrevocable offer of dedication of right-of-way may be required by the commission for any of the following:

1. Easements required within a subdivision or other development for roadway, utility, emergency access or any other public use established by the commission.

C. When an existing county or public road is the boundary of the subject property, the right-of-way dedication shall include that portion of the width required for the class of existing road which is under the ownership of the applicant.

D. All dedication of right-of-way shall be on an alignment as required by the director.

(Ord. 2295 § 2(part), 1992).

A. In all new subdivisions, lots shall be designed to provide the most convenient access feasible to an individual lot consistent with driveway design standards.

B. Lot layouts shall minimize driveway encroachments onto all major and minor collectors.

C. Where road cuts or fill exceed five feet in vertical height, the rough grading of the lot access shall be made prior to placement of base and surface materials upon the adjacent road.

D. Encroachments to all roads shall be constructed to the standards of Chapter 12.08 of this code.

(Ord. 2295 § 2(part), 1992).

Prior to completion of a development, existing encroachments to the subject property shall be reconstructed to current standards.

(Ord. 2295 § 2(part), 1992).