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32.204 Required Improvements

Escondido Zoning Code · 2026-05 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Escondido

§ 32.204.01. Applicability.

All subdividers shall be required to pay the same fees and make the same improvements as required herein, except where the subdivision results in:

  • A. The division of any parcel or parcels of land into lots or parcels of 40 acres or more; or

  • B. The creation of not more than two lots for financing purposes or to establish vehicle parking areas.

The Director of Planning and Building, City Engineer, Planning Commission, or City Council may grant a waiver or modification of improvement requirements in accordance with Section 32.105.05.

  • (Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)

§ 32.204.02. Requirements.

Before approval of a Final or Parcel Map for a subdivision, the subdivider shall:

  • A. Grade and improve or agree to grade and improve all land dedicated or to be dedicated for streets or easements, bicycle ways and all private streets and private easements laid out on a Final Map or Parcel Map in such manner and with such improvements as are necessary in accordance with the Escondido City standards;

  • B. Install or agree to install sewers or sewage disposal systems in accordance with the Private Sewage Disposal Systems ordinance;

  • C. Provide proof satisfactory to the City Engineer that there exists an adequate potable water supply available to each lot or parcel and that the subdivider will install or agree to install water supply facilities to the satisfaction of the City Engineer provided that the City Engineer may require such other system or size of water supply pipe as recommended by the water facility serving the subdivision;

  • D. Install or agree to install as required by the City Engineer, fire hydrants and connections, which hydrants and connections shall be of a type approved by the Escondido Fire Chief; and

  • E. Construct or agree to construct all off-site improvements required by the City Engineer.

  • F. Subdivisions created under the provisions of section 33-116 of the Escondido Zoning Code shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. Easement(s) may be required for future public facilities, utilities, and/or access.

  • (Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22; Ord. 2022-18, § 14, 9-28-22)

§ 32.204.03. Exceptions to surfacing requirements.

For offers of dedication for streets rejected pursuant to Section 66477.1 of the Map Act, and for private streets delineated on Parcel Maps where each parcel shown contains a gross area of 20 acres or more, no surfacing shall be required provided that this shall not be construed as relieving the subdivider of the obligation to:

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ESCONDIDO CODE

§ 32.204.03

§ 32.204.09

  • A. Grade such rejected streets to grades and widths required by the Escondido City standards and this chapter.

  • B. Install all drainage structures and facilities required by the City Engineer which shall conform to the Escondido City standards.

  • C. Install water supply pipelines, sewer mains, reclaimed water pipelines, fire hydrants and connections as may be required by the City Engineer and Fire Chief, which shall conform to the Escondido City standards.

  • (Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)

§ 32.204.04. Public sewer system.

When the City Engineer determines that, by reason of the size and shape of the proposed lots, the nature of the terrain to be subdivided, the soil condition of the lots and the development of the area in the vicinity of the proposed subdivision, a public sewer system serving the lots will be required to preserve the public health, or if there is a public sewer main within 200 feet of the property boundary, the subdivider shall be required to install or agree to install a public sewer system serving said lots as a condition precedent to the approval of any Final or Parcel Map. (Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)

§ 32.204.05. Undergrounding utilities.

All new and existing utilities distribution facilities, including cable television lines and other communication facilities within the boundaries of any new subdivision or within any property abutting a proposed new subdivision, shall be placed underground pursuant to the requirements of Escondido Municipal Code Section 23-47.

(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2005-02 § 1; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)

§ 32.204.06. Flood control or drainage.

The subdivider shall install or cause to be installed all flood control and drainage improvements in conformance with the drainage policies of the General Plan, the Drainage Master Plan, the Engineering Division Policy for Drainage Studies, and City design standards. (Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)

§ 32.204.07. Street trees.

The subdivider shall install or cause to be installed street trees as required by Escondido City standards pursuant to the landscape standards of Chapter 33, the Zoning Code. (Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)

§ 32.204.08. Traffic control signals.

The subdivider shall install or cause to be installed such traffic control signals or make modifications and upgrades to traffic signal/control equipment as may be required by the City Engineer, Planning Commission or City Council.

(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)

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City of Escondido, CA § 32.204.09

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 32.204.09

§ 32.204.09. Storm water quality.

The subdivider shall install or cause to be installed all required site design, source control and treatment control improvements in conformance with the Stormwater Design Manual, City design standards and Article 2 of Chapter 22 of the Municipal Code, including required maintenance agreement listed therein.

(Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)

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Escondido Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 6
  2. Division 2 — Routing
  3. Division 2 — Weed and Rubbish Abatement Program
  4. ▸ Division 1 — Generally
    Overview
    1. § 11-53. Created and established.
    2. § 11-54. Purpose.
    3. § 11-55. Membership.
    4. § 11-56. Members in classified service and subject to civil se…
    5. § 11-57. Personnel to obey fire chief and rules and regulation…
    6. § 11-63. Appointment; tenure.
    7. § 11-64. Qualifications.
    8. § 11-65. Status of employment.
    9. § 11-66. General authority.
    10. § 11-67. To perform duties prescribed by city manager.
    11. § 11-68. To aid enforcement of ordinances, report violations.
    12. § 11-69. Duty to promulgate and enforce rules, regulations for…
    13. § 11-70. Authority, duty to inspect buildings, premises and or…
    14. § 11-71. Right of entry to make inspections.
    15. § 11-72. Duty to investigate fires, maintain records.
    16. § 11-73. Duty to preserve order at fires.
    17. § 11-74. Provide instruction for department in first aid, etc.
    18. § 11-75. Duty to call fire drills; purpose of drills.
    19. § 11-76. Responsible for conduct of and property of department.
    20. § 11-77. Duty to recommend disciplinary action.
    21. § 11-78. Duty to make reports; contents.
    22. § 11-79. To submit annual budget.
    23. Chapter 20
    24. ▸ Chapter 32
      Overview
      1. Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
      2. Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
      3. ▸ Article 2 — TENTATIVE MAPS
        Overview
        1. 32.201 Applications
        2. 32.202 Yield
        3. 32.203 Design Criteria
        4. 32.204 Required Improvements
        5. 32.205 Agreement to Construct Improvements
        6. 32.206 Supplemental Improvements
        7. 32.207 Monuments
        8. 32.208 Dedication Requirements
        9. § 32.210
        10. § 32.211
      4. Article 3 — FINAL AND PARCEL MAPS
      5. Article 4 — OTHER PROCESSES
      6. Article 5 — ENFORCEMENT
    25. Chapter 33
  5. Division 1
  6. Division 2 — Variances and Administrative Adjustments
  7. Division 3 — Nonconforming Uses and Structures
  8. Division 4 — Amendments and Zone Changes
  9. Division 5 — Reasonable Accommodation
  10. Division 6 — Public Hearings, Notices, Fees and Appeals
  11. Division 7 — Enforcement and Penalties
  12. Division 8 — Plot Plans
  13. Division 9 — Zoning Administrator

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