25.166 Improvement security.

The subdivider shall also file with the improvement agreement, a faithful performance bond in an amount deemed sufficient by the city engineer to cover the cost of the improvements. An additional bond in an amount required by law to secure payment to the contractor, subcontractors and to persons furnishing labor and materials or equipment shall also be required. Such bonds shall be executed by a surety company authorized to transact a surety business in this state and must be satisfactory to and be approved by the city attorney as to form. In lieu of the surety bonds, the subdivider may deposit with the city clerk an amount fixed, as aforesaid, by the city engineer, or an instrument of credit from an approved financial institution.

After approval is given by the city engineer, a final map conforming to the approved or conditionally approved tentative map and other required documents may be filed with the city council for approval after all required certificates on such map have been signed. The city council shall approve the map if it conforms to all requirements of the subdivision map act and this chapter applicable at the time of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, or if it does not so conform, disapprove the map.

The city clerk upon approval by the council of the final map, shall certify on the map the action by the city council. The city clerk shall transmit the final map to the county recorder in accord with the procedures outlined in section 66464 of the subdivision map act.

The subdivider shall present to the county recorder evidence that, at the time of the filing of the final map in the office of the county recorder, the parties consenting to such filing are all of the parties having a record title interest in the real property being

subdivided whose signatures are required by this division as shown by the records in the office of the recorder; otherwise, the map shall not be filed.

Immediately subsequent to the recordation of the final map, the subdivider thereof shall furnish, at his own expense, copies of the final map and affidavit sheet as follows:

(a) To the department of public works, one duplicate tracing on cloth or mylar with all recording data thereon.

(b) To the department of planning and development, one 8-1/2 x 11” mylar reduction of the final map.

In the event the subdivider shall fail to complete all improvement work in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the city shall have to complete same, or if the subdivider shall fail to reimburse the city for the costs of inspection, engineering, fees, and incidental expenses, the city shall call on the surety for reimbursement. In any case, if the amount of surety bond or cash deposit shall exceed all costs and expenses incurred by the city, it shall release the remainder of such bond or cash deposit, and if the amount of the surety bond or cash deposit shall be less than the cost and expense incurred by the city, the subdivider shall be liable to the city for such difference.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no extension of time, progress payments from cash deposits, or a release of a surety bond or cash deposit shall be made except upon certification by the City Engineer that work covered thereby has been satisfactorily completed, and upon approval of the City Council. (Ord. 2006-15, eff. 10/5/06)

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a partial release of a surety bond or cash deposit may be made upon the approval of the City Manager. The City Manager shall also have the authority to take whatever actions are necessary and proper to facilitate the partial release of the surety bond or cash deposit, including but not limited to responding to written demands for releases and reviewing and approving cost estimates. The City Manager may delegate the authority to carry out any or all of these functions. (Ord. 2006-15, eff. 10/5/06)

(c) At any time, the City Council may pass a resolution that authorizes another City official, employee or consultant to perform the functions described above and/or revokes the authority of the City Manager or his or her designee to perform these functions. (Ord. 2006-15, eff. 10/5/06)

The final map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, shall be based upon a survey and shall conform to all of the following provisions:

(a) It shall be legibly drawn, printed or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on tracing cloth or polyester base film. Certificates, affidavits and acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink. If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.

(b) The size of each sheet shall be 18 by 26 inches. A marginal line shall be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch. The scale of the map shall be large enough to show all details clearly and enough sheets shall be used to accomplish this end. The particular number of the sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the map shall be stated on each of the sheets and its relation to each adjoining sheet shall be clearly shown.

(c) All survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate all monuments and to locate and retrace any and all interior and exterior boundary lines appearing thereon shall be shown, including bearings and distances of straight lines, and radii, and are length or chord bearings and length for all curves, and such information as may be necessary to determine the location of the centers of curves and ties to existing monuments used to establish the subdivision boundaries.

(d) Each parcel shall be numbered and each block may be’ numbered or lettered. Each street shall be named.

(e) The exterior boundary of the land included within the subdivision shall be indicated by distinctive symbols and clearly so designated. The map shall show the definite location of the subdivision and particularly its relation to surrounding surveys.

(f) When a soils report has been prepared, this fact shall be noted on the final map, together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report.

The title of each sheet of the final map shall consist of the approved name and unit number of the tract, conspicuously placed on the sheet, followed by the words, “City of Fairfield”.

Maps filed for the purpose of showing as acreage land previously subdivided into parcels or lots or blocks shall be conspicuously designated with an appropriate approved title.

The title sheet of the map below the title shall show the name of the engineer or surveyor, together with the date of the survey, the scale of the map, and the number of sheets. The following certificates, acknowledgments and descriptions shall appear on the title sheet of the final maps. Such certificates may be combined where appropriate.

Prior to the filing of the final map with the city council, the subdivider shall file the certificates and documents set forth in the subdivision map act, or any amendments thereto, relating to taxes and assessments.

(a) Certificate by parties holding title: A certificate signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the land subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the map, provided, however, that the signatures of parties owning the types of interest in the real property being subdivided which are enumerated in section 66436 of the subdivision map act may be omitted from the final map.

(b) Dedication certificate: A certificate signed and acknowledged as above offering for dedication all parcels of land shown on the final map and intended for any public use, except those parcels other than streets which are intended for the exclusive use of the lot owners in the subdivision, their licensees, visitors, tenants and servants.

(c) Engineer’s certificate:yA certificate by the engineer or surveyor responsible for the survey and final map is required. His certificate shall give the date of the survey, state that the survey and final map were made by him or under his direction, and that the survey is true and complete as shown.

The certificate shall also state that all the monuments are of the character and occupy the positions indicated, or that they will be set in such positions on or before a specified later date. The certificate shall also state that the monuments are, or will be, sufficient to enable the survey to be retraced.

(d) Certificate for execution: Certificates for execution by each of the following:

• (1) Secretary of the planning commission.

• (2) City engineer.

• (3) City clerk.

• (4) County recorder.

(e) Certificate restricting traffic if required: A certificate prohibiting trafficyover the right-of-way lines of a major street, highway, parkway oryfreeway, when and if the same is required.

(f) Notation of soils report: When a soils report has been prepared, this fact shall be noted on the final map together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report.

(g) Certificate regarding tax lien: The title sheet shall contain a certificate for execution by the county assessor showing that according to the records of his office, there are no liens against the subdivision or any part thereof for unpaid state, county, municipal or local taxes or special assessments not yet payable.

(h) Other affidavits, etc.: The title sheet shall contain such other affidavits, certificates, acknowledgements, endorsements, and notarial seals as are required by law and by this chapter.

Basis of bearings shall be California zone II as specified in section 8771.5 of the land surveyor’s act.

An accurate and complete boundary survey shall be made of the land to be subdivided. A traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract, and of each block, when computed from field measurements on the ground, must close within a limit of one to ten thousand (1:10,000) feet of perimeter. The boundary of the subdivision shall be indicated on the final map as required by the subdivision’ map act. All lines shown on the map which do not constitute a part of the subdivision, shall be phantom labeled “not part of this subdivision”.

The final map shall show all survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate all monuments and to locate and retrace any and all interior and exterior boundary lines appearing thereon, including bearings and distances of straight lines, and radii and are lengths for all curves, and such information as may be necessary to determine the location of the centers of curves.

All lots and blocks and all parcels offered for dedication for any purpose shall be particularly delineated and designated with all dimensions, boundaries and courses clearly shown and defined in every case. Parcels offered for dedication other than for streets or easements shall be designated by letter. Sufficient linear, angular, and curve data shall be shown to determine readily the bearing and length of the boundary lines of every block, lot and parcel which is a part thereof. All lots and, wherever practicable, blocks in their entirety shall be shown on one sheet. No ditto marks shall be used for lot dimensions. Lot numbers shall begin with the numeral “1” and continue consecutively throughout the tract, with no omissions or duplications. Each unit of a subdivision shall be numbered separately.

The map shall show the right-of-way lines of each street, and the width of any portion being dedicated, and widths of any existing dedications. The widths and locations of adjacent streets and other public properties within fifty feet (50’) of the subdivision shall be shown. If any street in the subdivision is a continuation of an existing street, the conformity or the amount of nonconformity of such street to such existing street shall be accurately shown. Whenever the center line of a street has been established or recorded, the data shall be shown on the final map.

The side lines of all easements shall be shown by fine dashed and/or dotted lines. If any easement already of record cannot be definitely located, a statement of the existence, the nature thereof and its recorded reference must appear on the title sheet. Distances and bearings 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 to definitely 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 of 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.

The map shall show approved building setback lines on all streets by long, thin dash lines.

The map shall contain a statement about any lot or lots within the subdivision being subject to inundation.

At the time of making the survey for the final map, the engineer or surveyor shall set sufficient durable monuments to conform with the standards described in section 9881 of the business and professions code so that another engineer or surveyor may readily retrace the survey.

The final map shall show fully and clearly what stakes, monuments, or other evidence to determine the boundaries of the subdivision were found on the ground and each adjacent corner of each adjoining subdivision or portion thereof, by lot and block numbers, tract name or number, and place of record, or by section, township and range, or other proper designation. The following required monuments shall be shown on the final map.

(a) The location of all monuments placed in making the survey, and if any points were reset by ties, that fact shall be stated.

(b) Concrete monuments depressed below street grade with cast iron ring and cover of a type approved by the city engineer shall be set at intersections of street center line tangents or offsets therefrom. The exact location of all such monuments shall be shown on the final map before approval is requested.

(c) Any monument or benchmark as required by this ordinance, that is disturbed or destroyed before acceptance of all improvements shall be replaced by the subdivider.

(d) All monuments necessary to establish the exterior boundaries of the subdivision shall be set or referenced prior to recordation of the final map.

(e) All monuments other than those necessary to establish the exterior boundaries of the subdivision may be set after acceptance of the final map by the city council, as recommended by the city engineer and approved by the city council.

The map shall show a tree planting easement, eight feet (8’) in width along the street frontages of each lot.

As a condition of approval of a final map, the subdivider shall dedicate or make an irrevocable offer of dedication of all parcels of land within the subdivision that are needed for streets, alleys, including access rights and abutters’ rights, drainage, public utility easements and other public easements. In addition, the subdivider shall improve or agree to improve all streets, alleys, including access rights and abutters’ rights, drainage, public utility easements and other public easements.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 66434.2 of the Subdivision Map Act an additional sheet or separate document shall be added to final maps, when requested by the city engineer, to indicate additional surveyor map information including, but not limited to, building set back lines, flood hazard zones, seismic lines and setbacks, geologic, mapping, and archaeological sites, not contained within the body of the map. (Ord. No. 95-29, § 1.)

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Division 7. Development Standards.

Except where modified by the planning commission or city council, as provided by this ordinance, all subdivisions of land, shall be in conformity with the standards as set forth or referred to in this article.

All improvements shall be installed in accordance with specification and standards of design of the City of Fairfield standard specifications, August 1974, except as hereafter modified by resolution of the city council. Copies of said standard specifications are available to the public in the office of the city engineer and are hereby adopted and made a part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this ordinance.

Subdividers shall be required to furnish a faithful performance bond and additional bonds described in sec. 6.8 (sec. 25.166) of this article to secure the installation of, and/or pay for extending the prescribed utilities and public works improvements and facilities at the time a final subdivision map, parcel map, record of survey of a division of land, or building permit application is filed with and accepted by the city according to an estimate of the work approved by the city engineer.

Whenever extraordinary conditions or circumstances are encountered in the development of property which are not provided for by the terms of this ordinance, the cost proration of the same, if any, shall be stipulated and included with other commitment in the subdivision or development agreement entered into between the city and the developer.

Whenever it can be shown that any land has previously borne or contributed to the cost of the required facilities set forth herein, a credit will be allowed by the city as an off-set to the charges made thereon. Lands which are or have been developed for urban use shall be considered developed for off-set credit purposes. Such parcels shall be given full credit in accordance with its use at the time of original development against the charge established pursuant hereto for the present proposed use.

The developer shall grant without cost to the city all required dedications, easements, and rights-of-way necessary to serve the proprety of the developer and for the installation of streets, utilities and public facilities.

All subdivisions shall result in the creation of lots which are developable and capable of being built upon and meet all requirements of the zoning ordinance. No subdivision shall create lots which are impractical of improvement due to steepness of terrain, location of watercourses, or other natural conditions.

All lots or parcels created by the subdivision of land shall have access to a public street. Private streets shall not normally be permitted. However, if it is determined that the most logical development of the land requires that lots be created which cannot

feasibly be served by a public street, a private street may be approved. The subdivider shall submit a development plan showing the alignment, width, grade and material specifications of any proposed private street, the topography and means and access to each lot, and drainage of the subdivision. Construction of the private street as approved by the city engineer shall be completed prior to completion of construction and/or occupancy on the lots.

The subdivision design shall conform to the pattern of thoroughfares designated in the general plan or specific plan, and to any future street rights-of-way designated by the planning commission and approved by the city council. Whenever a subdivision embraces or is adjacent to any thoroughfare so designated, any part of such thoroughfare included in the tract shall be platted by the subdivider in the location indicated.

Where higher standards have not been established, all streets and thoroughfares shall be platted according to the following minimum standards except where it can be shown by the subdivider, to the satisfaction of the planning commission and city council, that the topography or the small number of lots served and the probable future traffic development are such as to unquestionably justify a narrower width. Increased widths may be required where streets are to serve commercial property or where probable traffic conditions warrant such.

Where the city street system calls for wider pavement (width in excess of one travel lane and one parking lane on each side of the street), except in the case of frontage roads, the city shall bear the cost of paving any extra width required. All streets shall be equipped with paving, curbing, sidewalks, name signs, lighting fixtures, shade trees and parkway improvements as required by this section, with exceptions as indicated therein.

Basic Standards of Street Design

(1) Pavement width may vary, depending on design of development served.

(2) Transit Lane; on-street parking to be prohibited.

Frontage roads shall be dedicated and improved by the developer at his expense to the full width.

The developer shall install street improvements on any abutting county roads and state highways in like manner, and on the same basis, as major city streets; provided, however, that in the case of non-access roads and highways, the developer shall provide curb, gutter and sidewalk where required by the city.

The street pattern in all subdivisions shall be in general conformity with a plan for the most advantageous development of adjoining areas and the entire neighborhood or district. The following principles shall be observed.

(a) Where appropriate to the design, proposed streets shall be continuous and in alignment with existing, planned, or platted street with which they are to connect. The center lines of streets not in alignment shall be offset at least two hundred feet.

(b) Proposed streets shall be extended to the boundary lines of the land to be subdivided, unless, in the opinion of the commission, such extension is not necessary for the coordination of the layout of the subdivision with the existing layout or the most advantageous future development of adjacent tracts.

(c) Proposed streets shall intersect one another as nearly at right angles as topography and other limiting factors of good design permit.

(d) Excessively long, straight residential streets, conducive to high speed traffic, shall be prohibited.

(e) The use of cul-de-sac streets is encouraged in neighborhood areas. Generally, a cul-de-sac should not be longer than 400 feet. Loop streets should be used in place of cul-de-sacs in cases where a cul-de-sac street exceeds 400 feet in length.

(f) The intersection radius at property line for residential streets shall be 20 feet. Where a residential street intersects with a collector street, or a collector street intersects with a collector street, the property line radius shall be 30 feet. Where a collector street intersects an arterial street, the property line radius shall be 40 feet.

Subdivision design adjacent to thoroughfares shall be as specified in the general plan or specific plan. The following principles and standards shall also be observed:

(a) Street design shall have the purpose of making adjacent lots, if for residential use, desirable for such use by cushioning the impact of heavy traffic, and of minimizing the interference with traffic on such thoroughfares.

(b) The number of intersecting streets along thoroughfares shall be held to a minimum. Wherever practicable, such intersections shall be spaced not less than six hundred feet apart.

(c) Frontage roads, if required, shall be separated from the thoroughfare by a strip of permanent landscaping, subject to approval by the city, of not less than five feet in width.

(d) Where frontage roads are not required, residential lots adjacent to the thoroughfare normally will be required to be served by a minor street paralleling the thoroughfare at a generous lot depth therefrom, or by a series of cul-de-sacs or loop streets extending toward the thoroughfares. In such cases, a wall or fence of a design approved by the city shall be required within the right-of-way at the rear or properties adjacent to the thoroughfare. A strip of permanent landscaping not less than five feet in width, subject to approval of the commission, may be required adjacent to the wall or fence, facing the thoroughfare.

(e) When the rear of any lot borders any thoroughfare, the subdivider shall be required to relinquish the right of ingress and egress from the thoroughfare to the lot.

The city council, in the case of major subdivisions, or the director of planning and development, in the case of minor subdivisions, may impose a requirement that any dedication or offer of dedication of a street shall include a waiver of direct access rights to such street from any property shown on a final map as abutting thereon, and that if the dedication is accepted, such waiver shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of the waiver of direct access.

The following principles and standards shall apply to the design and installation of curbs, sidewalks and pedestrian ways:

(a) Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of the street in any subdivision or portion thereof.

(b) The requirement for sidewalks may be omitted, at the discretion of the planning commission, and city council, in a subdivision or section thereof in which all single family lots have an area of one-half acre or more.

(c) When required for access to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation facilities, other community facilities, or for unusually long blocks, the planning commission may require pedestrian ways not less than ten feet in width to such facility.

Bike trails may be required by the city along certain streets within a subdivision. If a street is designated to accommodate a bike trail, additional right-of-way shall be provided.

In the case where existing land or portion thereof has an average slope of not less than eight percent, the planning commission in the exercise of its discretion, may modify the foregoing requirements of this section in a manner that will result in the best possible utilization of the land to be subdivided while giving consideration to the intent of this article. The following principles and standards shall be observed.

(a) The basis for requirements for street and roadway widths and design shall be the topography of the land and the density of development in terms of the proposed number of dwellings to be served by the street or roadway.

(b) Street grades for minor residential streets may be increased above the maximum allowable grade on approval by the city engineer.

(c) The dedicated width of any two-way street may be reduced to 40 feet, with a minimum pavement width of 26 feet.

The subdivider or developer shall be required to furnish and install all fences along lot lines of houses within any development abutting an existing or future (a) major city street, expressway, parkway, thoroughfare and/or railroad right-of-way; (b) commercial areas and/or subdivision entranceway; (c) proposed or existing ditch and/or natural channel, and (d) hazard creating a public nuisance. Said fence shall be constructed according to standards established by the city’s architectural approval committee.

The subdivider or developer shall deposit with the city, a fee established by resolution of the city council to provide for the planting of street trees. One tree shall be provided for each interior lot under seventy-five (75) feet in width and three (3) trees shall be provided for each corner lot. For lots which have a frontage larger than seventy-five (75) feet, one tree shall be provided for each seventy-five (75) feet of street frontage or portion thereof. The total number of trees required shall be determined by the park division of the department of public works. The trees will be planted by the city at the time it is determined by the city park superintendent to be best for planting.

(a) All electrical power and communication lines, wires, and conduits or similar or associated electrical materials or devices shall be placed underground pursuant to the regulations contained in ordinance 68-6 and any amendment thereto.

(b) Public utility and drainage easements shall be placed as required by the utility company and city engineer along the front, sides and rear of all lots where necessary.

Under normal circumstances, utility facilities which are to be placed underground shall be located within the street right-of-way, provided that upon the mutual agreement of the city engineer, subdivider and utilities concerned, such facilities may be located in easements within the front yard or along the side lot line or rear lot line.

Blocks shall not normally exceed 800 feet in length between street lines, except in hillside development and/or where subdivisions containing parcels of one-half acre or larger justify or require a variation from this requirement.

The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate to the location of the proposed subdivision and to the type of development contemplated. The following principles and standards shall be observed.

(a) The minimum area and dimensions of all lots shall conform to the requirements of the zoning ordinance for the district in which the subdivision is located.

(b) In all rectangular lots, and so far as possible in all other lots, the side line shall be at right angles to the street on which the lot faces, or radial, if the street is located on a curve.

(c) Every lot shall abut on a street unless otherwise permitted.

(d) Panhandle lots, or “stovepipe” lots may be permitted where it is desired to subdivide a parcel of land which, because of its configuration, shape, or location, does not permit the creation of lots with the minimum frontage as prescribed by this chapter, or other city regulations, there may be created a panhandle lot. Such lot or lots shall consist of a strip of land or panhandle

which meets the driveway standards as required by the zoning ordinance. Such panhandle shall not be longer than 250 feet. At the point where the panhandle terminates, the min mum dimensions of the lot shall otherwise conform to city regulations.

(e) No lot shall have a depth of less than one hundred feet. Where the rear of a lot is adjacent to a playground, shopping center, industrial tract, or other similar nonresidential use, or to the right-of-way of a freeway, railroad or thoroughfare, the depth shall be increased to a minimum of one hundred and twenty feet (120’).

(f) No remnants of property shall be left in the subdivision which do not conform to lot requirements, or are not required for a private or public utility purpose.

As a condition of approval of a final map, a subdivider who develops or completes the development of one or more subdivisions within the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District or Travis Unified School District shall dedicate to the school district such lands as the city council shall deem to be necessary for the purpose of constructing thereon schools necessary to assure the residents of the subdivision adequate elementary school service.

Elementary school sites shall be located in accord with the following criteria:

(a) The principles and standards expressed in the general plan or specific plan.

(b) Elementary school sites shall be central to the population to be served and shall not be located as a major thoroughfare.

(c) Whenever possible, elementary school sites shall be located adjacent to a neighborhood park site. The requirement of dedication shall be imposed at the time of approval of the tentative map. If within thirty (30) days after the requirement of dedication is imposed by the city, the affected school district does not offer to enter into a binding commitment with the subdivider to accept the dedication, the requirement shall be automatically terminated. The required dedication may be made anytime before, concurrently with, or up to sixty (60) days after the filing of the final map on any portion of the subdivision.

The affected school district shall, if it accepts the dedication, repay to the subdivider or his successors the original cost to the subdivider of the dedicated land, plus a sum equal to the total of the following amounts:

(1) The total cost of any improvements to the dedicated land since acquisition by the subdivider.

(2) The taxes assessed against the dedicated land from the date of the school district’s offer to enter into the binding commitment to accept the dedication.

(3) Any other costs incurred by the subdivider in maintenance of such dedicated land, including interest costs incurred on any loan covering such land.

The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to a subdivider who has owned the land being subdivided for more than ten (10) years prior to the filing of the tentative map.

Bridges of primary benefit to a developer as determined by the city council shall be constructed at the full expense of the developer without reimbursement from the city. The sharing of expense between the city and developer for the construction of bridges which are not of primary benefit to developer shall be as set forth in chapter 25, article III of the Fairfield city code.

The developer shall provide drainage and sewer facilities in accord with chapter 16 of the Fairfield city code.

Whenever it is deemed necessary by the city to defer the construction of any improvement required herein because of incompatible grades, future planning or for other reasons, the property developer shall pay his share of the costs of the future improvements to the city, or the developer may post a bond, insuring completion of said improvements upon demand of the city. The city shall refund any funds so paid if not used for their intended purpose, and refund shall be made when the city determines said funds shall not be so used.

The developer shall be required to pay all costs for all temporary improvements and shall be required to maintain the same, except as may be provided by this ordinance. Prior to the construction of any temporary facility, the developer shall file with the city a suitable bond, which bond shall insure that the temporary facilities will be properly constructed, maintained and removed.

(a) Water facilities shall be furnished and installed by the developer according to section XI of the standard specifications. The developer is required to pay for meter and box installation performed by the city. The city, at its option, may elect to install the service line and charge the developer a fee for the installation of the service line in accord with the fee schedule adopted by the city council for such work.

(b) Sewer facilities shall be furnished and installed by the developer according to the standard specifications.

(c) The developer shall show evidence to the city that arrangements have been made with Pacific Gas and Electric Company for electric and gas facilities, services and meters. All power facilities shall be installed underground unless otherwise permitted by ordinance 68-6 and any subsequent amendments.

(d) The developer shall show evidence to the city that arrangements have been made with the Pacific Telephone Company for telephone facilities and service. All telephone facilities shall be installed underground unless otherwise permitted by the city council.

(e) The developer shall show evidence to the city that arrangements have been made for cable television facilities and services with all cable television systems serving the development pursuant to a cable television franchise granted by the city. All cable television facilities shall be installed underground unless otherwise permitted by the city council. (Ord. No. 92-11, § 2.)

The developer shall, concurrently with the development of any lands, construct all required public works facilities and pay all fees and charges set forth herein for any residual parcel created by the development of said lands.

Whenever any property or parcel of land, not under development, is directly benefited by the installation of any of the required facilities, utilities or public works improvements, the city may advance the costs of same and defer the collection of such charges until such time as said property is developed. Said charges shall be satisfied before any subdivision, record of survey of a division of land, building permit or service connection for such property is granted or accepted by the city.

Engineering diagrams showing property benefited will be furnished the building division and the finance department of the city, showing amounts of deferred charges.

If for any reason, the city is not in a position to advance the costs of the required rightof-way, facilities, utilities and/or public works improvements for intervening properties or parcels of land, the developer shall advance said costs for which the city will enter into a reimbursement agreement by the city of the charges prescribed. The reimbursement process is stated in Chapter 6B of this Code. (Ord. No. 94-20, § 4.)

Wherever existing facilities, utilities or other public works improvements have been installed without cost to a property, the developer of such property must pay to the city the charges as set forth by resolution of the city council.

Before any building permit shall be issued, or service connection made, a certificate shall be obtained from the city showing that the liability said property has for all facilities and/or improvements has been satisfied.

Every subdivision approved pursuant to this article shall be conditioned on compliance with the requirements for grading and erosion control, including the prevention of sedimentation or damage to off-site property.

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Division 8. Reversion to Acreage.

Subdivided property may be reverted to acreage pursuant to provisions of this article.

Proceedings to revert subdivided property to acreage maybe initiated by petition of all of the owners of record of the property. The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the director of planning and development. The petition shall contain the information required by section 9.4 [section 25.166.69] and such other information as required by the director of planning and development.

The city council at the request of any person or on its own motion may by minute order initiate proceedings to revert property to acreage. The director of planning and development shall obtain the necessary information to initiate and conduct the proceedings.

Petitioners shall file the following:

(a) Evidence of title to the real property; and

(b) Evidence of the consent of all of the owners of an interest(s) in the property; or

(c) Evidence that none of the improvements required to be made have been made within two years from the date the final map or parcel map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for completion of the improvements, whichever is later; or

(d) Evidence that no lots shown on the final or parcel map have been sold within five (5) years from the date such final or parcel map was filed for record.

(e) A tentative map in the form prescribed by section V of this article; or

(f) A final map in the form prescribed by section VI [division 6] of this article which delineates dedications which will not be vacated and dedications required as a condition to reversion.

Petitions to revert property to acreage shall be accompanied by a fee which shall be set by resolution of the city council.

A public hearing shall be held before the city council on all petitions for initiations for reversions to acreage. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided in section 66451.3 of the government code. The director of planning and development may give such other notice that it deems necessary or advisable.

The city council may approve a reversion to acreage only if it finds and records in writing that:

(a) Dedications or offers of dedication to be vacated or abandoned by the reversion to acreage are unnecessary for present or prospective public purposes; and

(b) Either:

(1) All owners of an interest in the real property within the subdivision have consented to reversion; or

(2) None of the improvements required to be made have been made within two (2) years from the date the final or parcel map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for completion of the improvements, whichever is later; or

(3) No lots shown on the final or parcel map were filed for record.

The city council may require as conditions of the reversion:

(1) The owners dedicate or offer to dedicate streets or easements.

(2) The retention of all or a portion of previously paid subdivision fees, deposits or improvement securities if the same are necessary to accomplish any of the provisions of this article.

Except as provided in section 8.6 [section 25.166.72], upon filing of the final map for reversion of acreage with the county recorder, all fees and deposits shall be returned to the subdivider and all improvement securities shall be released by the city council.

After the hearing before the city council and approval of the reversion, the final map shall be delivered to the county recorder.

Reversion shall be effective upon the final map being filed for record by the county recorder. Upon filing, all dedications and offers of dedication not shown on the final map for reversion shall be of no further force and effect.

A parcel map may be processed and filed in accord with provisions of this article for the purpose of reverting to acreage land previously subdivided and consisting of four or less contiguous parcels under the same ownership. Any map so submitted shall be accompanied by evidence of title and nonuse or lack of necessity of any streets or easements which are to be vacated or abandoned. Any streets or easements to be left in effect after the reversion shall be adequately delineated on the map. (Ord. No. 77-2, § 2.)

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Division 9.

Compliance with Ordinance [Chapter] and Map Act.

Any deed of conveyance, sale or contract to sell made contrary to the provisions of this chapter is voidable at the sole option of the grantee, buyer or person contracting to purchase, his heirs, personal representative, or trustee in insolvency or bankruptcy within one year after the date of execution of the deed of conveyance, sale or contract to sell, but the deed of conveyance, sale or contract to sell is binding upon any assignee or transferee of the grantee, buyer or person contracting to purchase, other than those above enumerated, and upon the grantor, vendor or person contracting to sell, or his assignee, heir or devisee.

No permits shall be issued for the construction of or alterations to any building or structure located or to be located on land which is subdivided in violation of the provisions of the subdivision map act or this chapter until such time as the subdivision map act and this chapter are complied with.

It shall be unlawful to improve or develop property with lower standards than those prescribed or established herein or lower than those established pursuant hereto.

Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance [chapter], or any regulation or rule passed in accordance therewith shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance [chapter] or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances. The city council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance [chapter] or any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared to be unconstitutional.

This ordinance [chapter] shall supersede ordinance 61-21 and all subsequent amendments to that ordinance, and any portion of any resolution or ordinance in conflict therewith to the extent of such conflict and no more.

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Division 10. Fees - Bridges or Major Thoroughfares.

There may be required the payment of fees for the purpose of defraying the cost of constructing bridges or major thoroughfares in accordance with the conditions set forth in chapter 4, article 5, of the subdivision map act.

(a) Facilities to be constructed shall conform to the general plan and for bridges to the transportation, circulation or flood control provisions thereof which identify railways, freeways, or streams for which bridge crossings are required, and in the case of major thoroughfares, to the provisions of the circulation element which identifies those major thoroughfares whose primary purpose is to carry through traffic and provide a network connecting to the state highway system.

(b) Major thoroughfares to be constructed shall be those that are in addition to, or a reconstruction of, any existing major thoroughfares serving the area at the time the boundaries of the area of benefit are established.

(c) Bridges to be constructed shall be an original bridge serving the area or an addition to any existing bridge facility serving the area at the time the boundaries of the area of benefit are established. No fees shall be collected or expended to reimburse the cost of constructing existing bridge facilities.

(d) In establishing the property liable for payment of fees under this section, there may be included in the area of benefit land in addition to that which may be the subject of any subdivision map or building permit application being considered concurrently with the proceedings to create a benefiting district.

(e) In determining the method of fee apportionment for major thoroughfares, land which abuts the proposed improvement shall not be allocated higher fees than land not abutting the improvement unless the abutting property is provided direct useable access to the major thoroughfare.

Whenever the council deems it necessary to form a district representing an area of benefit under the provisions of this article, the council shall by resolution declare its intention to form such a district to establish fees for the construction of bridges or major thoroughfares. The resolution of intention shall state the following:

• (a) The time and place of the public hearing.

(b) The boundaries of the area of benefit.

(c) The description of the proposed improvements.

(d) The estimated cost of the construction of the proposed improvements, including right-of-way design and contract administration.

(e) The estimated advance or contribution of funds by city.

• (f) The method of fee apportionment.

(g) The estimated fee which will be established as a condition of approval of final subdivision maps or for issuance of building permits.

(h) The method of time for filing of protests.

Notice of hearing shall be given by publishing a copy of the resolution of intention once at least ten (10) days prior to the time fixed for the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation. Such notice shall also be given by mailing a copy of said resolution of intention at least fifteen (15) days before the time fixed for the hearing to each owner of land within the proposed improvement district as shown on the last equalized county assessment roll.

At the time and place fixed in the resolution of intention, the council shall hear any owner liable for the payment of fees who may appear and present testimony material to the matters set forth in the resolution of intention. Also, the council shall hear and pass upon all written protests filed by the owners of land within the proposed improvement district. Written protests must be filed with the city clerk prior to the time of the hearing and must contain a description of the property in which each signer thereof is interested. Each description must be in sufficient detail to clearly identify the same. If the signers of the protests are not shown on the last equalized assessment role as the owners of such property, the protest must contain or be accompanied by written evidence that such signers are the owners of such property. The hearing may be continued from time to time by the council.

(a) If, within the time when a protest may be filed under the provisions of this section, there is a written protest filed with the city clerk by the owners of more than one-half of the area of the property to be benefited by the improvements, and sufficient protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the area represented to less than one-half of that to be benefited, then the proposed proceedings shall be abandoned and the council shall not for one (1) year from the filing of that written protest commence or carry on any proceedings for the same improvements or acquisition under the provisions Of this section.

Protests may be withdrawn by the owner making the same, in writing, at anytime prior to the conclusion of the public hearing.

(b) If any majority protest is directed against only a portion of the improvements, then all further proceedings under the provisions of this section to construct that portion of the improvements so protested against shall be barred for a period of one year, but the city council shall not be barred from commencing new proceedings not including any party of the improvements or acquisition so protested against. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the city council, within such one-year period, from commencing and carrying on new proceedings for the construction of a portion of the improvement so protested against if it finds by the affirmative vote of four-fifths of its members that the owners of more than one-half of the area of the property to be benefited are in favor of going forward with such portion of the improvements or acquisition.

(a) If a majority protest is not filed, or If filed and protests are withdrawn such that less than a majority protest exists at the conclusion of the hearing, the council shall by resolution determine whether or not It is deemed necessary to form the district representing an area of benefit and establish the fees therefor. A certified copy of the resolution designating a benefiting district shall be recorded by the city in the office of the Solano county recorder. The apportioned fees specified in said resolution shall be applicable to all property within the area of benefit, and shall be payable as a condition of approval of a final subdivision map or as a condition of issuing a building permit for new construction of a building.

(b) Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void or annul the resolution forming the district, designating the area of benefit and establishing the fees therefor, or any of the proceedings, acts or determinations taken, done or made prior to the adoption of such resolution shall not be maintained by any person unless such action or proceeding is commenced within sixty (60) days after the date of adoption of such resolution. Thereafter, all persons are barred from any such action or proceeding, or from raising as a defense any defense of invalidity of such resolution or of such proceedings, acts, or determinations.

(c) Any defect, error or informality in the publication or mailing of notices of the hearing, or of the landowner of person interested in the land to receive the notice shall not invalidate any proceedings conducted or resolution adopted pursuant to this section.

(a) Fees paid pursuant to this article shall be deposited in a planned bridge facility or major thoroughfare fund. A separate fund shall be established for each planned bridge facility project or major thoroughfare project. If the benefit area is one in which more than one bridge is required to be constructed, a fund may be so established covering all of the bridge projects in the benefit area.

(b) Moneys in such funds shall be expended solely for the construction or reimbursement for construction of the improvement serving the area to be benefited and from which the fees comprising the fund were collected, or to reimburse the city for the cost of constructing the improvement.

(c) A resolution adopted pursuant to this article may provide for the dedication of land or construction of improvements in lieu of the payment of fees.

(a) The city may advance money from its general or other fund to pay the cost of constructing all or a portion of the improvement and may reimburse the general or other fund for such advance from planned bridge facility or major thoroughfare funds established to finance the construction of such improvements.

(b) Where the area of benefit includes lands not subject to the payment of fees pursuant to this section, the council shall make provision for payment of the share of the improvement cost apportioned to such land from sources other than the planned bridge facility or major thoroughfare fund.

Whenever a subdivider or land developer is required to pay a fee for the construction of a bridge or improvement of a. major thoroughfare as a condition precedent to the acceptance of a final subdivision map or as a condition of issuing a building

permit, and the facility is, or is to be, dedicated to the public, the council may contract with the subdivider or land developer for the construction of the bridge or improvement of a major thoroughfare, and reimburse the subdivider or land. developer for the cost of constructing the facility from the fees collected from the benefiting district.

(Ord. No. 80-42, § 1.)

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Division 11. Vesting Tentative Map. General Provisions.

This ordinance is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by chapter 4.5 (commencing with section 66498.1) of division 2 of title 7 of the government code of the state of California (hereinafter referred to as the vesting tentative map statute), and may be cited as the vesting tentative map ordinance.

It is the purpose of this ordinance to establish procedures necessary for the implementation of the vesting tentative map statute, and to supplement the provisions of the subdivision map act and the subdivision ordinance. Except as otherwise set forth in the provisions of this ordinance, the provisions of the subdivision ordinance shall apply to the vesting tentative map ordinance.

To accomplish this purpose, the regulations outlined in this ordinance are determined to be necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare, and for the promotion of orderly growth and development.

No land shall be subdivided and developed pursuant to a vesting tentative map for any purpose which is inconsistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan or not permitted by the zoning ordinance or other applicable provisions of the city code.

(a) A “vesting tentative map” shall mean a “tentative map” for a residential subdivision, as defined in the subdivision ordinance, that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words “vesting tentative map” at the time it is filed in accordance with § 25.166.87, and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(b) All other definitions set forth in the subdivision ordinance are applicable.

(a) This ordinance shall apply to residential developments.

Whenever a provision of the subdivision map act, as implemented and supplemented by the subdivision ordinance, requires the filing of a tentative map or tentative parcel map for a residential development, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(b) If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by the vesting tentative map statute, the filing of a vesting tentative map shall not be a prerequisite to any approval for any proposed subdivision, permit for construction, or work preparatory to construction.

A vesting tentative map shall be filed in the same form and have the same contents, accompanying data and reports and shall be processed in the same manner as set forth in the subdivision ordinance for a tentative map except as hereinafter provided:

(a) At the time a vesting tentative map is filed it shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words “vesting tentative map.”

(b) At the time a vesting tentative map is filed a subdivider shall also supply the following information:

(1) A statement that architectural approval has been granted, or an application for architectural· approval and plans have been filed which will be concurrently processed with the vesting tentative map for all buildings to be constructed on lots within the boundary of the vesting tentative map.

(2) A statement that the vesting tentative map is consistent with the current zoning of the land, or that an application has been filed for rezoning or prezoning the land which will be processed concurrently with the vesting tentative map. If a PUD permit or use permit is required, said permit shall be processed prior to or concurrently with the vesting tentative map.

(3) A tentative utility plan indicating the location of all public utilities and facilities including, but not limited to, facilities for water, sewer, electric, gas, cable t.v. and street lighting to be installed to serve the subdivision and any facilities which currently exist within the boundary of the subdivision.

(4) The height, size, location and use of all buildings to be constructed within the subdivision.

(5) Proposed grading plans of sufficient detail to obtain grading permit.

(6) Location of proposed sewer, water, storm drain and road details with appropriate calculations and master plan studies.

• (7) Geotechnical analysis of the subdivision land.

• (8) Soils analysis of the subdivision land.

(9) Flood plan information including the amount of flooding that may occur during a storm with a frequency of once in 100 years, and mitigation measures necessary to protect the subdivision from flooding during a storm with a frequency of once in 100 years.

(10) Wild fire prevention plan and/or noise analysis with suggested mitigation measures if required by the city’s general plan or any specific or area wide plan.

(11) Required approval letters from other agencies where applicable.

(12) Traffic studies including, but not limited to, existing and future traffic, geometries, number of lanes, level of service, and recommended pavement sections.

(13) When required by the city engineer, feasibility studies, life cycle studies, or other future impact studies.

(14) When required by the department of planning and development, an economic analysis including analysis of the market and cost/revenue analysis for the subdivision.

(15) Any other studies required because of the peculiarities of the subdivision.

All vesting tentative map submittals must be accurate and complete, and must satisfy all requirements of the department of planning and development and the department of public works. Failure to comply with the above shall be cause for rejection.

Upon filing a vesting tentative map, the subdivider shall pay the fees required by resolution of the city council for the filing and processing of a vesting tentative map.

The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall expire at the end of the same time period, and shall be subject to the same extensions established by the subdivision ordinance for the expiration of the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map.

(a) The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards described in government code section 66474.2.

However, if section 66474.2 of the government code is repealed, the approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards in effect at the time the vesting tentative map is approved or conditionally approved.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a permit, approval, extension, or entitlement may be made conditional or denied if any of the following are determined:

(1) A failure to do so would place the residents of the subdivision or the immediate community, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both.

(2) The condition or denial is required, in order to comply with state or federal law.

(3) The condition or denial shall be required if there is a boundary shift which neither the developer nor the city has control over, and such shift would result in damages to the developer or surrounding lands.

(c) The rights referred to herein shall expire if a final map is not approved prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map as provided in § 25.166.88. If the final map is approved, these rights shall last for the following periods of time:

(1) An initial time period of one (1) year.

Where several final maps are recorded on various phases of a project covered by a single vesting tentative map, this initial period shall begin for each phase when the final map for that phase is recorded.

(2) The initial time period set forth in (c) (1) shall be automatically extended by any time used for processing a complete application for a grading permit or for design or architectural review, if such processing exceeds 30 days, from the date a complete application is filed.

(3) A subdivider may apply for a one-year extension at any time before the initial time period set forth in (c) (1) expires. The request for extension shall be submitted, in writing, to the secretary of the planning commission. The planning commission shall review any request for extension and submit a recommendation to the city council. An extension may be granted for a maximum period of one year.

The city council shall deny a request for extension unless it finds that changes to any city ordinances, policies, or standards that were adopted subsequent to the time of filing the vesting tentative map are not necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare.

(4) If the subdivider submits a complete application for a building permit during the periods of time specified in subsections (1) - (3), the rights referred to herein shall continue until the expiration of that permit, or any extension of that permit. conditional approval.

(a) Whenever a subdivider files a vesting tentative map for a subdivision whose intended development is inconsistent with the zoning ordinance in existence at that time, that inconsistency shall be noted on the map. The city shall deny such a vesting tentative map if the city finds the vesting tentative map to be inconsistent with the zoning of the property, or proposed zoning ordinance which is being processed concurrently with the vesting tentative map. If a change in the zoning ordinance or issuance of a PUD permit or use permit is obtained, the approved or conditionally approved vesting tentative map shall, notwithstanding § 25.166.89(a), confer the vested right to proceed with the development in substantial compliance with the change in the zoning ordinance, PUD or use permit and the map as approved.

(b) The rights conferred by this section shall be for the time periods set forth in §25.166.89(c).

Subdivider shall pay all applicable taxes, fees and charges in the amount required at the time such taxes, fees and charges. become due and payable.

Notwithstanding any provision of this ordinance, a property owner or his or her designee may seek approvals or permits for development which depart from the ordinances, policies, and standards described in § 25.166.89(a) and 25.166.90, and local agencies may grant these approvals or issue these permits to the extent that the departures are authorized under applicable law.

(Ord. No. 86-1, § 1.)

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Division 12. Disclosure Requirements.

All residential subdivisions shall be required to include on the Real Estate White Paper (Public Report) the following statement:

You are hereby notified that there may be vacant land that is planned for future development in the vicinity of the home you may purchase at ________. Further information on planned development within the city of Fairfield can be obtained from the Fairfield Department of Planning and Development, 1000 Webster Street, 2nd floor, Fairfield, CA 94533, telephone: (707) 428-7461.

(Ord. No. 93-19, § 4.)

25.166.94(a) Disclosure regarding Travis Air Force Base.

All residential subdivisions located north of Air Base Parkway and east of Clay Bank Road, or south of Air Base Parkway and east of Walters Road shall be required to include on the Real Estate White Paper (Public Report) the following statement:

You are hereby notified that the residential property that you may purchase at ____________________________ is located within the vicinity of Travis Air Force Base. Travis Air Force Base is located in the eastern portion of the City of Fairfield. The City of Fairfield does not permit residential development at a noise level in excess of 65 decibel noise contour for the maximum mission of Travis Air Force Base (as represented in the 1995 Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study). However, residents of Fairfield within the vicinity of Travis Air Force Base may experience noise from aircraft operations at the Travis Air Force Base. The amount of noise may change over time depending on the mission and operations of the base. Further information on this disclosure may be obtained from the Fairfield Planning and Development Department, 1000 Webster Street, Second Floor, Fairfield, California 94533; telephone: (707)428-7461.

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Division 13. Park Land Dedication.

This Division is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by the Subdivision Map Act (Government Code §66477) and the general police power of the City. The park and recreational facilities for which dedication of land and/or payment of a fee is required by this article are in accordance with the General Plan of the City of Fairfield, the Peabody-Walters Master Plan, other adopted specific plans and the Department of Community Services Parks Capital Project Plan 1995-2005 (collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Parks Plans"). These park and recreational facilities include projects such as a variety of parks, tennis courts, soccer fields, ball fields, swimming pools and other like recreational facilities.

As a condition of approval of a tentative map, the subdivider shall dedicate land, pay a fee in lieu thereof, or both at the option of the City, for park or recreational purposes at the time and according to the standards and formula contained in this article.

It is found and determined that the public interest, convenience, health, welfare and safety require that three and one half (3.5) acres of property for each 1,000 persons residing within the City be devoted to local park and recreational purposes. The amount and location of land to be dedicated pursuant to Section 25.166.98 or fees to be paid pursuant to Section 25.166.99 and 25.166.100 shall bear a reasonable relationship to the use of the park and recreational facilities by the future inhabitants of the subdivision. (Ord. 2006-23, eff. 1/4/07)

Where a park or recreational facility has been designated in the Parks Plans and is to be located in whole or in part within the proposed subdivision and is reasonably related to serving the immediate and future needs of the residents of the subdivision, the subdivider shall dedicate land for a local park sufficient in size, location and topography to meet that purpose. The amount of land to be provided shall be determined pursuant to the following standards and formula:

Unless there is evidence to the contrary, the following criteria will be used to estimate population:

(Ord. No. 2009-13 § 1.)

(a) General Formula. If there is no park or recreational facility designated in the Parks Plans to be located in whole or in part within the proposed tentative map for the subdivision to serve the immediate and future needs of the residents of the subdivision, the subdivider, shall, in lieu of dedicating land, pay a fee equal to the value of the land prescribed for dedication in Section 25.166.98 as determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 25.166.102. The fee shall be used for a local park or recreational facility which will serve the residents of the area being subdivided.

(b) Fees in Lieu of land - 50 Parcels or less. if the proposed subdivision contains 50 parcels or less and is not a condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment project containing more than 50 dwelling units, the subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the land value of the portion of the local park or recreational facility required to serve the needs of the residents of the proposed subdivision as prescribed in Section 25.166.98 and in an amount determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 25.166.102.

(c) Use of Money. The money collected hereunder shall be used only for the purpose of developing new or rehabilitating existing neighborhood or community park or recreational facilities reasonably related to serving the subdivision by way of the purchase of necessary land or, if the Community Services Commission deems that there is sufficient land available for the subdivision, for improving of such land for park and recreational purposes. The money shall be committed within five (5) years after payment or the issuance of building permits on one-half of the lots created by the subdivision, whichever occurs later. If the money is not committed, it shall be distributed and paid to the then record owners of the subdivision in the same proportion the size of their lot bears to the total area of all lots in the subdivision.

In subdivisions of over 50 lots, or, in the case of a condominium project, stock cooperative or community apartment project, if the subdivision contains more than fifty (50) dwelling units, then under the following circumstances the subdivider shall both dedicate land and pay a fee in accordance with the following:

(a) When only a portion of the land to be subdivided is proposed in the Parks Plans as the site for a local park or recreational facility, such portion shall be dedicated for local park purposes and a fee computed pursuant to the provisions of Section 25.166.102 shall be paid in lieu of any additional land that would have been required to be dedicated pursuant to Section 25.166.98.

(b) When a major part of the local park or recreational site has already been acquired by the City and only a small portion of land is needed from the subdivision to complete the site, such remaining portion shall be dedicated and a fee computed pursuant to Section 25.166.102 shall be paid in lieu of any additional land which would otherwise have been required to be dedicated pursuant to Section 25.166.98.

Land dedication, or payment of a fee in lieu thereof, or a combination of both, shall be determined by consideration of the following:

• (a) Community resources of the City’s General Plan;

• (b) Topography, geology, access and location of land in the subdivision available for dedication;

• (c) Size and shape of the subdivision and land available for dedication;

• (d) Feasibility of dedication; and

• (e) Availability of previously acquired park property.

The determination by the City as to whether land shall be dedicated, or whether a fee hall be charged, or a combination, shall be final and conclusive.

When a fee is required to be paid in lieu of park land dedication, the amount of the fee shall be based upon the average estimated fair market value of land in the zone identified in Section 25.166.97 in which the land is located.

The fair market value shall be as determined by the Public Works Department at the time of tentative map approval and may be reviewed and adjusted at each subsequent extension. If the subdivider objects the fair market value determination, the subdivider may request the City to obtain an appraisal of the property by a qualified real estate appraiser mutually agreed upon by the City and the subdivider, which appraisal will be considered by the City in determining the fair market value. All costs required to obtain such appraisal shall be borne by the subdivider. (Ord. No. 95-22, § 1.)

Where a substantial private park and recreational area is provided in a proposed subdivision and such space is to be privately owned and maintained by the future residents of the subdivision, partial credit, not to exceed 50%, may be given against the requirement of land dedication or payment of fees in lieu of, if the Community Services Commission finds that it is in the public interest to do so and that all the following standards are met:

(a) That yards, court areas, setbacks and other open areas required to be maintained by the zoning and building ordinances and regulations shall not be included in the computation of such private open space;

(b) That the private ownership and maintenance of the open space is adequately provided for by recorded written agreement, conveyance or restrictions;

(c) That the use of the private open space is restricted for park and recreational purposes by recorded covenant, which runs with the land in favor of the future owners of property and which cannot be defeated or eliminated without the consent of the City or its successor;

(d) That the proposed private open space is reasonably adaptable for use for park and recreational purposes, taking into consideration such factors as size, shape, topography, geology, access and location;

(e) That facilities proposed for the open space are in substantial accordance with the provisions of the General Plan; and

(f) That the open space for which credit is given is a minimum of two (2) acres and provides a minimum of four (4) of the local park basic elements listed below, or a combination of such and other recreational improvements that will meet the specific recreation park needs of the future residents of the area:

Prior to the time of approval of the tentative subdivision or parcel map, the Community Services Commission shall determine whether land is to be dedicated or in-lieu fees are to be paid by the subdivider or any combination of land and fees. The action of the Community Services Commission shall include the following:

• (a) The amount of land required; or

• (b) That a fee be charged in lieu of land; or

• (c) That land and a fee be required; and/or

• (d) That a stated amount of credit be given for private recreation facilities or unique natural and special features, etc.;

• (e) The location of the park land to be dedicated or use of in-lieu fees;

• (f) The approximate time when development of the park or recreation facility shall commence.

At the time of the filing of the final map, the subdivider shall dedicate the land. At the time of issuance of building permits for the subdivision, the subdivider shall pay the fees on a per- residential lot basis.

Open space covenants for private park or recreational facilities shall be submitted to the City prior to approval of the final subdivision map and shall be recorded contemporaneously with the final subdivision map.

The provisions of this article do not apply to commercial or industrial subdivisions, condominium projects or stock cooperatives which consist of the subdivision of airspace in an existing apartment building which is more than five years old when no new dwelling units are added.

(Ord. No. 95-14, § 3.)

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Division 14.

Capital Improvements Fee and Reimbursement Agreements

(a) There is hereby established a Capital Improvement Fee to reimburse the City for the costs it has incurred in constructing public improvements that will directly serve and are necessary for the construction of a new subdivision or development. A public improvement shall be deemed to directly serve and be necessary for the construction of new development if the construction of such improvement could have been imposed as a condition of development had the city not previously constructed the public improvement. (Ord. 2007-01, § 3.)

(b) The Capital Improvement Fee shall be paid upon the earliest of the following events:

1. Issuance of a building permit for the development of the subject property;

2. Filing of a final subdivision map;

3. Connection to sanitary sewer, water or storm drain facilities.

(Ord. 2007-01, § 3.)

(c) The amount of the Capital Improvement Fee shall be the estimated proportionate share of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, sizing, and locating the facilities that directly serve and benefit the individual parcel. (Ord. 2007-01, § 3.)

(d) The fee imposed on each parcel shall be calculated in the manner provided by subsection (c) and adopted by a resolution of the City Council. The City Council shall hold a duly noticed public meeting regarding the proposed Capital Improvement Fee, as required by Government Code Sections 66016 and 66018. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66018, the cost of conducting the hearing may be included in the Capital Improvement Fee. (Ord. 2007-01, § 3.)

(e) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited by the city in a special fund entitled “Capital Improvement Fee Fund,” which is hereby established. This fund shall be used exclusively for the purpose of mitigating the city’s costs of locating, sizing, and constructing facilities on or adjacent to currently undeveloped land that will be developed in the future. (Ord. 200701, § 3.)

The City may require that a subdivider construct improvements with supplemental size, capacity, number, or length for the benefit of property not within the subdivision and dedicate these improvements to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 66485. The City shall enter into an agreement to reimburse the subdivider for the cost of those improvements in excess of the construction required for the subdivision. (Ord. 2007-01, § 3.)

If the agreement was approved by the City Council with a specific provision to allow a value adjustment to occur to the initial cost of installing the improvements, then the City Engineer shall make adjustments as follows:

1. On the first January 1 following the date the City entered into the agreement, the City shall increase the costs of the improvements by a dollar amount equivalent to the result of multiplying the original cost amount(s) in the agreement by the interest yield on the five year U.S. Treasury Bill. The percentage of increase for the first adjustment will be prorated based on the number of months since the date of the agreement. These new amounts will be effective until January 1 of the next year and will be the new basis of costs for calculating the value adjustment for the following year. (Ord. 2007-01, § 3.)

2. On each January 1 following the first adjustment noted above in subsection (1), the City shall increase the costs of the improvements by a dollar amount equivalent to the result of multiplying the current cost amount(s) in the agreement by the interest yield on the five year U.S. Treasury Bill. These new amounts will be effective until January 1 of the next year and will be the basis of costs for calculating the value adjustment for the following year. (Ord. 2007-01, § 3.)

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Division 15. Merger of Contiguous Parcels

This Division sets forth the procedures for owner-initiated mergers of contiguous parcels under common ownership without reverting to acreage, pursuant to Government Code 66499.20.3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an applicant from filing a tentative map, a final parcel map, or subdivision map for any merger. (Ord. No. 2019-02, § 1.)

“Contiguous” means touching or adjoining at more than one point. Parcels shall be considered contiguous even if separated by roads, streets, utility easements, or railroad rights-of-way.

“Director” means the Director of Community Development of the City of Fairfield.

“Merger” means the joining of two (2) or more contiguous parcels of land under one ownership into one parcel. (Ord. No. 201902, § 1.)

The owner of contiguous parcels may initiate the voluntary merger of the parcels. The Director, City Engineer, Planning Commission or City Council may require the owner of any contiguous parcel to request the merger of any or all contiguous parcels within the city in conjunction with the giving of any variance, conditional use permit, or any other development approval under this article or the Zoning Ordinance. (Ord. No. 2019-02, § 1.)

An owner of two or more contiguous parcels may initiate a merger by submitting an application, any fees established by resolution of the City Council, and any other such information as may be requested to the Director. (Ord. No. 2019-02, § 1.)

(a) In consultation with the City Engineer, the Director shall review and may approve or conditionally approve each proposed merger. The Director shall approve a merger if all of the following findings can be made:

(1) The merger does not affect any fees, grants, easements, agreements, conditions, dedications, offers to dedicate or security provided in connection with any approvals of divisions of real property or lot line adjustments;

(2) The boundaries of the parcels to be merged are well defined in existing recorded documents or filed maps and were legally created or have certificates of compliance issued on them;

(3) The merger will not alter the exterior boundary of the parcels to be merged;

(4) The document used to effect the merger contains an accurate description of the exterior boundaries of the resulting parcel;

(5) The merger complies with the building and zoning requirements for the zoning district in which the property is located;

(6) All parties having any record title interest in the real property affected have consented to the merger upon a form and in a manner set forth in the application and approved by the city engineer. Consent is not required from the interests that are accepted from the requirement to consent to the preparation and recordation of final maps under Government Code section 66436;

(7) All necessary fees and requirements have been provided.

(b) The Director may impose conditions of approval on a lot merger application as necessary to ensure compliance with the General Plan, any applicable specific plan, the zoning ordinance, or any other applicable provisions of the City Code; or to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure, or easements.

(c) No public hearing is required unless requested by the applicant. If a hearing is requested, notice of the public hearing shall be given in accordance with Section 25.43 (Public Hearings). (Ord. No. 2019-02, § 1.)

Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the Director may appeal such action to the Planning Commission, in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 25.44 (Appeals and Calls for Review). (Ord. No. 2019-02, § 1.)

Upon approval, the Director shall issue documentation verifying approval of the voluntary parcel merger to the property owner. The property owner shall be responsible for filing with the County Recorder an instrument of merger reflecting the voluntary parcel merger. The merger shall be effective when the instrument is filed with the County Recorder. The property owner shall submit a copy of the recorded instrument to the Director. (Ord. No. 2019-02, § 1.)

A. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to encourage the redevelopment of smaller sites through allowing incentives for qualifying housing projects that include the merging or consolidation of parcels.

• B. Eligibility for Incentives.

1. Qualifying Projects: Housing developments that consist of lot consolidation pursuant to Division 15 Merger of Contiguous Parcels and meet either of the following location and affordability criteria:

a. Housing Inventory Sites that construct at a minimum, the number of residential units at the level of affordability identified in the Housing Element Appendix C: Sites Inventory.

b. Residential Zoning Districts RM, RH, and RVH; Heart of Fairfield Zoning Districts HD/HDC, HO, HWT, HTD, and HR; and Commercial Zoning District CM sites not identified in the Housing Element Sites Inventory associated with a rental development proposal consisting of twenty (20%) percent of the units affordable to lower income households and ownership development proposal consisting of twenty (20%) percent of the units affordable to moderate income households.

2. Development Standards:

a. Consolidated sites must meet a minimum site area of 7,500 square feet and not exceed a maximum of 5 acres after consolidation.

b. All projects shall comply with the respective development standards, objective design standards, and allowable uses as specified in the underlying Base Zoning District.

C. Incentives. Projects meeting criteria defined in B above are eligible for the following incentives:

1. Application processing shall be prioritized throughout the planning entitlement phase to the maximum extent feasible.

2. All subdivisions, regardless of the number of parcels created, shall be subject to the administrative Parcel Map subdivision process; however, maps requiring exceptions as specified in Division 5, Section 25.158 shall follow the standard review process.

3. Parking requirements for residential units less than 500 sq. ft. shall be reduced by 50%, regardless of bedroom count.

4. Waiver of planning entitlement fees: Waive all planning application fees except for direct costs for consultant fees associated with project review. This waiver shall not include applicable parking in lieu or development impact fees. (Ord. No. 2026-01, § 13.

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Article IV. Condominium Conversions.