Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 18.55 Subdivision Improvements

The provisions of this chapter relating to subdivision improvements shall apply to all types of development regardless of whether a subdivision is involved; for purposes of this chapter the term "subdivider" shall mean "developer."

(Ord. 810 § 39, 1994.)

A. The subdivider shall construct all required improvements both on-site and off-site according to approved standards.

B. No final map shall be presented to the council or parcel map to the city engineer for approval until the subdivider either completes the required improvements or enters into an agreement with the city agreeing to do such work.

C. 1.

A subdivision of land which is not a subdivision of five or more lots shall be limited to the dedication of rights-of-way, easements and the construction of reasonable off-site and on-site improvements for the parcels being created. Requirements for the construction of off-site and on-site improvements shall be noticed by a statement on the parcel map, or by a separate instrument and shall be recorded on, concurrently with, or prior to the parcel map or instrument of waiver of a parcel map being filed for record.

2. Fulfillment of the construction requirements shall not be required until the time a permit or other grant of approval for development of the parcel is issued by the city or, where provided by ordinance, until the time the construction of the improvements is required pursuant to an agreement between the subdivider and the city (or other local agency), except that in the absence of an agreement, the city may require fulfillment of the construction requirements within a reasonable time following approval of the parcel map and prior to the issuance of a permit or other grant of approval for the development of a parcel upon a finding by the city that fulfillment of the construction requirements is necessary for either of the following reasons:

a. The public health and safety; or

b. The required construction is a necessary prerequisite to the orderly development of the surrounding area.

D. Completion of improvements shall be in accordance with Chapter 18.65.

(Ord. 810 § 40, 1994; Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

The improvements required by this chapter shall consist of the following work and such other work as may be required by policies established by the city council as a condition of acceptance of any street, alley, pedestrianway, easement or other right-of-way:

A. Grade and fill to approved grade, and construct all necessary grade crossings, culverts, bridges and other related works;

B. Construct and install all drains, drainage facilities, channel improvements and other drainage works required to provide adequate drainage for every lot and to protect all lots from flood or overflow by storm or floodwaters, in accordance with the approved plans for drains and drainage works. Stormwater runoff from the subdivision shall be collected and conveyed by an approved storm drain system. The storm drain system shall be designed for ultimate development of the upstream watershed. The storm drain system shall provide for the protection of abutting and off-site properties that would be adversely affected by any increase in runoff attributed to the development; off-site storm drain improvements and/or stormwater acceptance deeds may be required to satisfy this requirement;

C. Construct and install concrete curbs and gutters on both sides of every interior street within the subdivision and on the proximate side of each existing or dedicated street bordering the subdivision. If a street is an extension of a turnaround or temporary turnaround, the bulbed cul-de-sac portion shall be removed and the required improvements be installed:

D. Install or provide for the installation of all water and sewer mains, including dry sewers when required by the department of engineering services, and all utilities, utility lines and appurtenances, including fire hydrants, gas mains and all laterals required to serve each lot, telephone, electric and cable television lines and all appurtenant equipment. When such facilities are located in a street, laterals shall be laid to the property line of each lot. All required facilities installed in a street shall be laid before the street is paved, and shall extend at least to the subdivision boundary:

E. Relocate or provide for the relocation of any underground or utility, including irrigation lines, the relocation of which is necessitated by development of the subdivision;

F. Install asphalt concrete or portland cement concrete pavement, base and sub-base material and seal coat in all existing or dedicated street and alley rights-of-way or portions thereof as required by the pave-out policy of the city council;

G. Install concrete sidewalks adjacent to the curbline, except where this requirement is specifically waived by the city engineer; install concrete driveway approaches, and install concrete pavement for pedestrianways and/or bicycle paths;

H. Plant or provide for the planting of trees of the variety, number, size and condition prescribed by the city in accord with the approved plans and specifications therefor, including necessary irrigation systems and appurtenances. Remove, and where required by the city, transplant designated trees that are located in the line of construction of improvements. Provide maintenance for all trees and landscaped areas until the same are accepted by the city;

I. Install or provide for the installation of street lights of approved design and illumination intensity in the locations and manner approved by the city engineer;

J. Install all required street signs and painted legends including street name signs, warning signs and regulatory signs where required, and traffic lane stripping and raised pavement markers as required by the city engineer;

K. Construct and install street barricades where required;

L. Where any boundary line of a subdivision is adjacent to cultivated land or is adjacent to or across a public street, alley or pedestrianway from an open and unfenced canal, storm channel, railroad, quarry, airport or other hazardous facility, construct a six-foot chain link fence or masonry wall along such subdivision boundary line, or construct the equivalent length of fence or wall along the nearest right-of-way line of such canal, channel, railroad, airport or other hazardous facility; as well as adjacent to all controlled access highway rights-of-way which abut or pass through the subdivision. Textured block walls, chain link type fencing, ornamental wrought iron, etc., or combinations thereof as approved by the director of planning and community development may be substituted;

M. Construct such acceleration and deceleration lanes, raised mediates and other traffic channelization devices in streets as are deemed necessary by the engineering services department to control traffic;

N. The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this chapter, making the necessary arrangements with the serving utility and securing appropriate permits. Each unit or lot within the subdivision shall be served by gas (if required), electric, telephone and CATV facilities. All utilities within the subdivision and along peripheral streets shall be placed underground pursuant to the underground utilities ordinance, Chapter 13.08 of this code;

O. Such other work as may be required by the planning commission or city council as a condition of approval.

(Ord. 810 § 41, 1994; Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

Where remainders are made part of a final or parcel map, the city may enter into an agreement with the subdivider to construct improvements within the remainder at some future date and prior to the issuance of a permit or other grant of approval for the development of a remainder parcel. Said improvements shall be at the developer's expense. In the absence of such an agreement, the city council may require fulfillment of such construction requirements within a reasonable time following approval of the map, and prior to the issuance of a permit or other grant of approval for the development of a remainder parcel, upon a finding that fulfillment of the construction requirements is necessary for reasons of:

A. The public health and safety; or

B. The required construction is a necessary prerequisite to the orderly development of the surrounding area.

(Ord. 678 § 30, 1989: Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)