15.58 Right To Farm

15.58.010 Findings And Policy

15.58.020 Nuisance 15.58.030 Disclosure 15.58.040 Binding Arbitration Procedures 15.58.050 Agricultural Statement Of Acknowledgment 15.58.060 Agricultural Grievance Committee

1. It is the declared policy of this county to enhance and encourage agricultural operations within the county. It is the further intent of this county to provide to the residents of this county proper notification of the county’s recognition and support through this chapter of those persons and/or entities’ rights to farm.

2. Where nonagricultural land uses extend into agricultural areas or exist side by side, agricultural operations are frequently the subject of nuisance complaints and are forced to cease or curtail operations. Such actions discourage investments in farm improvements to the detriment of adjacent agricultural uses and the economic viability of the county’s agricultural industry as a whole. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to reduce the loss to the county of its agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be considered a nuisance. This chapter is not to be construed as in any way modifying or abridging state law as set out in the California Civil Code, Health and Safety Code, Fish and Game Code, Food and Agricultural Code, Division 7 of the Water Code, or any other applicable provision of state law relative to nuisances, rather it is only to be utilized in the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this code and county regulations.

3. An additional purpose of this chapter is to promote a good neighbor policy between agricultural and nonagricultural property owners by advising purchasers and users of property adjacent to or near agricultural operations of the inherent potential problems associated with such purchases or residence, including but not limited to the noises, odors, dust and chemicals, smoke and hours of operation that may accompany agricultural operations and be prepared to accept attendant conditions as the natural result of living in or near rural areas. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

No agricultural activity, operation or facility or appurtenances thereof, conducted or maintained for commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with proper accepted customs and standards and with all present or future chapters of this code, as established and followed by similar agricultural operations, shall be or become a nuisance, public or private, pursuant to this code, if it was not a nuisance when it began. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The following statement shall be signed and recorded at the time and in the manner required by subsection B of this section:

1. “If your real property is adjacent to property used for agricultural operations or included within an area zoned for agricultural purposes, you may be subject to inconveniences or discomforts arising from such operations, including but not limited to noise, odors, fumes, dust, the operation of machinery of any kind during any twenty-four-hour period (including aircraft), the storage and disposal of manure and the application and spraying or otherwise of chemical fertilizers, soil amendments and pesticides.

2. Glenn County has determined that the use of real property for agricultural operations is a high priority and favored use to the county and will not consider to be a nuisance those inconveniences or discomforts arising from agricultural operations if such operations are consistent with accepted customs and standards.”

3. The statement set forth in subsection A of this section shall be used under the following circumstances and in the following manners:

   1. Upon transfer of real property by sale, exchange, installment land sale contract, lease with an option to purchase, or other option to purchase, or ground lease coupled with improvements with dwelling units, the transferor shall require that the agricultural statement of acknowledgment for residential development in the form set forth in Section 15.58.040 of this chapter be signed by the purchaser and recorded in the county recorder’s office in conjunction with the deed conveying the real property;

4. Upon the issuance of a discretionary development permit including but not limited to subdivision maps and use permits, for use on or adjacent to lands zoned for agricultural operations. The discretionary development permit shall include a condition that the owners of the property and the party seeking the discretionary permit shall be required to sign an agricultural statement of acknowledgment for residential development in the form set forth in Section 15.58.040 of this chapter which form shall then be recorded in the county recorder’s office.

5. Resolution of disputes

6. Should any controversy arise regarding any inconveniences or discomforts occasioned by agricultural operations, including but not limited to noises, odors, fumes, smoke, dust, traffic, the operation of machinery of any kind during any twenty-four-hour period (including aircraft), the storage and disposal of manure and the application by spraying or otherwise of chemical fertilizers, soil amendments and pesticides, the parties may submit the controversy to the agricultural grievance committee as set forth below in an attempt to resolve the matter prior to the filing of any court action:

   1. Any controversy between the parties shall be submitted to the agricultural grievance committee as established in Section 15.58.060 of this chapter within thirty days of the date of the occurrence of the particular activity giving rise to the controversy or of the date a party became aware of the occurrence;

7. The county recognizes the value and importance of full discussion and complete presentation and agreement concerning all pertinent facts in order to eliminate any misunderstandings; 3. The controversy shall be presented to the committee by written request of one of the parties within the time limits specified. The request shall be delivered to the committee at the office of the Glenn County agricultural commission in Willows. Thereafter the committee may investigate the facts of the controversy, but must, within thirty days, hold a meeting to consider the merits of the matter and within twenty days of the meeting must render a written decision to the parties. At the time of the meeting both parties shall have an opportunity to present what each considers to be pertinent facts;

   4. The decision of the committee shall not be binding. If, however, one of the parties is not satisfied with the committee decision, upon agreement of both parties, the matter may be submitted to binding arbitration according to the procedures set forth in subsection E of this section. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The controversy between the parties shall be submitted to arbitration upon the written agreement of both parties and any decision resulting therefrom shall be binding upon both parties.

The parties shall each appoint one person to hear and determine the dispute. If these two arbitrators cannot agree, then the two arbitrators shall choose a third impartial arbitrator who shall make the decision. The cost of the arbitration shall be borne by the losing party or in such proportions as the arbitrators shall decide. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

Section 15.58.030 of this chapter requires this acknowledgment to be recorded prior to issuance of a building permit, transfer of real property by sale, exchange, installment land sale contract, lease with an option to purchase or other option to purchase, or ground lease coupled with improvements with dwelling units, the issuance of a discretionary permit including but not limited to subdivision permits and use permits, for use on or adjacent to lands zoned for agricultural operations.

“ If your real property is adjacent to property used for agricultural operations or included within an area zoned for agricultural purposes, you may be subject to inconveniences or discomforts arising from such operations, including but not limited to noise, odors, fumes, dust, the operation of machinery of any kind during any 24-hour period (including aircraft), the storage and disposal of manure and the application by spraying or otherwise of chemical fertilizers, soil amendments and pesticides. Glenn County has determined that the use of real property for agricultural operations is a high priority and favored use to the county and will not consider to be a nuisance those inconveniences or discomforts arising from agricultural operations, if such operations are consistent with accepted customs and standards .

_Date: _______ __________________

PROPERTY OWNERS: _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ State of_) ) SS. County of)

_On this the _______ day of ______________, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared _______________________________________Personally known to me. __________Provided to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) ________________ subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that _______________ executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

_________________________________ Notary Public Present A.P. No._____________” (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.58.060 Agricultural Grievance Committee

1. Creation. There is created in the county an agricultural grievance committee.

2. Composition. The county agricultural grievance committee to consist of five members, not officials of the county, shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, selected as follows:

   1. One representative of the orchard and vineyard industry;

   2. One representative of the dairy industry;

   3. One representative of the field crops industry;

   4. One representative of other agricultural interests (for example, implement or chemical dealer);

   5. One representative of the Glenn economic development committee or the Glenn County chamber of commerce.

3. Ex Officio Members. The Glenn County farm advisor and agricultural commissioner shall serve as ex officio members.

4. When Legally Constituted. The county agricultural grievance committee shall be legally constituted and have jurisdiction to proceed to act upon the appointment of the members thereof as hereinabove stated and evidenced by an order of the board of supervisors duly entered upon the minutes of such board.

5. Terms—Appointments, Vacancies. The terms of office of each member shall be four years and until the first appointment and qualification of his or her successor. A vacancy is filled only for the unexpired term. All vacancies on the committee shall be immediately reported to the board of supervisors by the committee chairman.

6. Regular Meetings. There shall be at least one regular meeting of the committee per calendar year and such additional meetings as needed. Additional meetings of the committee may be called by any two members of the committee.

7. Members Compensation Traveling Expense. All members of the committee shall serve without compensation. The members of the committee shall receive their actual and necessary traveling expenses to and from the place of meeting of the committee and while traveling in connection with the business of the committee. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.59 Minimum Residential Construction Standards 15.59.010 Applicability 15.59.020 Standards 15.59.030 Commercial Coach 15.59.040 Temporary Use 15.59.050 Exceptions 15.59.060 Permit Issuance 15.59.010 Applicability 15.59.020 Standards

1. All single-family dwellings, mobilehomes, modular homes and temporary dwellings shall meet the minimum residential construction standards set forth in this Chapter.

2. All farm labor quarters in the TPZ, RZ, AP and AE zones shall meet all the standards of this chapter with the exception of the permanent foundation requirement. Farm labor quarters must be elusively occupied by an employee who is employed specifically as a farm laborer for the owner of the farm where the mobilehome is placed. No farm labor quarters shall be rented to anyone other than a farm laborer employed exclusively by that farm upon which the farm labor quarters is placed. An affidavit stipulating that the farm labor quarters shall be occupied by a farm laborer exclusively employed by that farm shall be required prior to issuance of an administrative permit.

3. Minimum Residential Construction Standards may be amended upon first securing a conditional use permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

4. All single-family dwelling units permitted under the zones established under Chapter 15.30 shall meet the following:

   1. All units shall be attached to a permanent foundation, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18551.

5. An efficiency dwelling unit, as defined in Section 17958.1 of the California Health and Safety Code, shall be allowed provided that it meets all requirements of the building code. 3. Mobile homes shall be certified under the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and be at least constructed no more than 10 years prior to the date of building permit application, and no manufactured home or commercial coach shall be moved onto a property until an installation permit has been obtained from the building official. Manufactured homes, as defined in Section 18007 of the California Health and Safety Code shall be allowed provided they meet the requirements of this chapter. All mobile homes shall install skirting prior to the final inspection by the building division.

6. All units shall be designed so that exterior walls are framed with a minimum of two inch by four inch (nominal) studs.

7. All second dwelling units shall meet the following:

As required by California Government Code Section 65915, this chapter is intended to establish policies which facilitate the development of affordable housing to serve a variety of economic needs within the County. In order to encourage the provision for lower- and very low-income housing, the County shall provide to developers/property owners—who agree to meet the requirements which are established by this chapter—a density bonus and additional incentives if it is found that it is necessary for affordability, or provide other incentives of equivalent financial value. The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply Countywide. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.60.020 Implementation

1. In accordance with Government Code Section 65915, the Board of Supervisors shall grant either of the following:

   1. A density bonus and an additional concession or incentive, unless determined unnecessary for affordability; or

   2. Provide an incentive of equivalent financial value. The increase in density must be at least twenty-five percent (25%) over the maximum density authorized by the County General Plan;

2. In order to qualify for this bonus, a housing project must consist of five or more dwelling units and meet one or more of the following criteria;

3. At least twenty (20) percent of the total units allowed by the maximum permitted density are designated for lower-income households as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code; or 2. At least ten (10) percent of the total units allowed by the maximum permitted density are designated for very low-income households as defined in Section 50105 of the Health and Safety Code; or 3. At least fifty (50) percent of the total units allowed by the maximum permitted density are designated for senior citizens. 3. To be eligible for a density bonus, the developer/property owner must sign a binding agreement with the County which sets forth the conditions and guidelines to be met in the implementation of the Density Bonus Law requirements. 4. The agreement will also establish specific compliance standards and remedies available to the County upon failure by the developer/property owner to make units accessible to intended households. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.60.030 Application

In order to apply for a density bonus, the developer/property owner shall submit to the County a written proposal for a project pursuant to this chapter. If appropriate, the application shall be submitted in conjunction with a subdivision application or use permit application. Otherwise, the application shall be submitted prior to application for a building permit. The proposal shall specify the number, type location, size of housing units, and a construction schedule.

1. The written proposal shall consist of adequate information to determine the project cost per unit of the proposed development. This will include, but not be limited to, capital costs, equity investment, debt service, projected revenues, operating expenses, or other information requested by the County.

2. The County shall, process a completed written proposal along with the appropriate development application and shall notify the developer/property owner in writing of whether it shall: 1. Grant a density bonus; and 2. Grant additional concessions or incentives; or find that additional incentives are not necessary for affordability; or 3. Provide other incentives of equal financial value. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.60.040 Additional Incentives The County may grant additional concessions or incentives to the developer/property owner if it is found that the project with the proposed lower-income units would not be feasible without said incentives. Such concessions could include:

1. A modification of development standards pertaining to building height, open space, lot-size requirements, street access, off-street parking, landscaping, fencing, or off-site improvements. 2. Approval of mixed-use zoning within the housing development, such as allowing nonresidential use along with residential. Such allowance shall only be permitted if it is consistent with the County General Plan. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.60.050 Requirements For Participation In order for a developer/property owner to participate in the program and be eligible for the incentives, the following requirements must be met:

1. The developer/property owner shall set aside each month, at the completion of the project, the number of units which are designated for lower- or very low-income households. A unit will be counted toward meeting the set-aside requirement if it is either vacant or occupied by a lower- or very low-income tenant or a senior citizen.

2. The target units must be compatible in floor plan, furnishings, and exterior design to nondesignated units. Further, the target units must be reasonably dispersed throughout the development. 3. The time period of availability to the intended population shall be: with additional incentive, thirty (30) years; without additional incentive, ten (10) years.

3. The maximum allowable rents to comply with the law are determined by a formula designed by the State Department of Housing and Community Development based on the area medium income. 5. Houses for sale must be affordable to lower- or very low-income households as defined by income limits established by the State Department of Housing and Community Development. 6. The developer/property owner must provide to the planning authority staff a yearly accounting of the total units occupied, the total units vacant, the total units occupied by lower- or very lowincome households, and the total by which the units set aside fell short of the required number of units (default units). 7. Findings for approval. 8. In addition to the findings required for the approval of discretionary land use permits support of a density bonus by the director and the approval of the bonus by the applicable approval body shall also require the following special findings: 1. The project will not be a hazard or nuisance to the community at large or establish a use or development inconsistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan or applicable community plan. 2. The number of dwellings approved by the land use permit can be accommodated by existing and planned infrastructure capacities. 3. Adequate evidence exists to indicate that the development of the property in compliance with the permit will result in the provision of affordable housing in a manner consistent with the purpose and intent of the Glenn County Code. 4. If the County does not grant at least one financial concession or incentive as defined in California Government Code Section 65915 in addition to the density bonus, that the additional concession or incentive is not necessary in order to provide for affordable housing costs as defined in the California Health and Safety Code, Section 50052.5 or for rents for the targeted units to be set as specified in California Government Code Section 65915(C). 5. There are sufficient provisions to guarantee that units will remain affordable in the future. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.61 Off-Street Parking And Loading Facilities 15.61.010 Purpose 15.61.020 Parking Space Requirements 15.61.030 Standards Of Off-Street Parking Facilities 15.61.040 Landscaping 15.61.050 Driveway Widths 15.61.010 Purpose 1. In order to prevent traffic congestion, off-street parking facilities shall be provided incidental to any new building or structure and major alterations and enlargements of existing uses. Off-street parking spaces or areas required shall be in proportion to the need for such facilities created by the particular type of land use. Off-street parking facilities shall also be laid out in such a manner that the facilities will protect the public safety and insulate surrounding land uses from their impact. 2. All uses permitted in this title shall comply with all applicable standards of this chapter as set forth herein, except as provided in Division 4. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.61.020 Parking Space Requirements Off-street parking space shall be provided in connection with the erection or change of use of any building or structure as follows: 1. Residential. 1. Each lot or parcel of land shall have on the same lot or parcel, space suitable for providing off-street parking for at least two automobiles for each dwelling unit. Such parking facilities shall be conveniently accessible and located at the place where the erection of structures is permitted; 2. Roominghouses, boardinghouses and private lodges shall provide at least one parking space for each bedroom;

ot or parcel of land shall have on the same lot or parcel, space suitable for providing off-street parking for at least two automobiles for each dwelling unit. Such parking facilities shall be conveniently accessible and located at the place where the erection of structures is permitted; 2. Roominghouses, boardinghouses and private lodges shall provide at least one parking space for each bedroom;

3. Hotels and motels shall provide one space for each room. There shall also be one parking space for each two employees per shift regularly employed by the establishment or any independent business located within the motel or hotel; 4. Residential care facilities shall provide at least two parking spaces. 2. Medical Offices, Clinics, Hospitals and Other Facilities. 1. Dental and medical clinics and offices, one parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area, or four parking spaces for each doctor, whichever is greater; 2. Hospitals, one parking space for each bed; 3. Veterinary hospitals and offices, one parking space for each two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area; 4. Convalescent hospitals, fifteen parking spaces for every four beds. 3. Educational Facilities. 1. Kindergarten and nursery schools, one parking space for each employee plus one parking space for each ten children; 2. Elementary and junior high schools; one parking space for each employee plus two parking spaces for each classroom; 3. High schools, one parking space for each employee plus seven parking spaces for each classroom;

4. Colleges, business and professional schools and colleges, trade schools, one parking space for each employee plus ten parking spaces for each classroom; 5. Trade schools, one space for every sixty square feet of classroom plus one space for every twenty-five square feet of other floor area.

5. Places of Public Assembly. For auditoriums, community centers, theaters, churches, libraries, museums, stadiums, clubs and funeral chapels, one parking space for every five permanent seats or one parking space for every thirty square feet of gross floor area, whichever is less.

6. Recreational Facilities. 1. Bowling alleys, four parking spaces for each alley plus one parking space for each one hundred square feet of gross floor area used for restaurant and/or cocktail lounges; 2. Billiard and/or pool parlor, two parking spaces for each table; 3. Dancehalls, one parking space for each thirty-five square feet of dance floor area, plus one parking space for each five fixed seats or for each thirty-five square feet of seating area where there are not fixed seats.

parking space for each one hundred square feet of gross floor area used for restaurant and/or cocktail lounges; 2. Billiard and/or pool parlor, two parking spaces for each table; 3. Dancehalls, one parking space for each thirty-five square feet of dance floor area, plus one parking space for each five fixed seats or for each thirty-five square feet of seating area where there are not fixed seats.

6. Commercial and Industrial Facilities. 1. Banks and other financial institutions, one parking space for each two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area; 2. General retail stores, except as otherwise specified, one parking space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area; 3. Offices including all public and professional offices, except as otherwise specified, one parking space for each two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of four parking spaces; 4. Commercial service establishments, repair shops, wholesale establishments and retail stores which handle only bulky merchandise such as furniture, household appliances, motor vehicles, farm implements and machinery, one parking space for each five hundred square feet of gross floor area; 5. Automobile dealerships, one parking space for each two employees during the time of maximum employment, plus one parking space for each two thousand square feet of lot and building area used for the display or storage of automobiles; 6. Self-service laundries and dry cleaners, one parking space for each three washing machines; 7. Automobile repair shops, one parking space for each four hundred square feet of gross floor area; 8. Barbershops, beauty shops, two parking spaces for each barber or beautician, with a minimum of four spaces; 9. Restaurants, cafes, soda fountains and similar establishments, one parking space for each one hundred square feet of gross floor area; 10. Manufacturing plants and other industrial uses, one parking space for each five hundred square feet of floor area; 11. Warehousing, one space for each one thousand square feet of floor area; 12. Retail food market, one parking space for each five hundred square feet of gross floor area; 13. Nurseries, retail, one parking space for each one thousand five hundred square feet of site. area, plus one loading space for each acre of site area; 14. Shopping centers (major), one parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area; 15. Open uses, commercial and industrial uses conducted primarily outside of buildings, one parking space for each employee on the maximum shift, plus additional parking spaces prescribed by the director; 16. Transportation terminal facilities, one parking space for each two employees plus additional parking spaces prescribed by the director; 17. For a use not specified in this section, the same number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided as are required for the most similar specified use. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.61.030 Standards Of Off-Street Parking Facilities 1. Surfacing and marking. 1. The parking area shall be maintained in good condition at all times and shall be surfaced in a manner to be consistent with the type and level of use so as to provide safe and convenient use in accordance with the following guidelines: 1. Parking areas used the year around shall be surfaced with asphaltic concrete or its equivalent, except that low intensive uses may be surfaced with gravel or its equivalent; 2. Parking areas used only periodically shall be surfaced with gravel or its equivalent, except under special circumstances when directed by the public works director; 2. Parking spaces, entrances, exits and circulation directions shall be marked and shall remain discernible at all times. 2. Stall Size. Each parking space shall be not less than eighteen feet in length and nine feet in width, exclusive of driveways, ramps and columns, for medium and large automobiles and not less than sixteen feet in length and eight feet in width for subcompact and compact automobiles. 3. Compact Cars. For any development, a maximum of forty percent of all parking provided may be compact car parking. Such spaces shall be signed or otherwise designated for smaller compact cars. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.61.040 Landscaping 1. For parking lots abutting public roads, a minimum five-foot landscape planter shall be installed abutting the right-of-way, except where driveways are installed; 2. In addition to the street side planter required in subsection (A), an additional five percent of all parking lot areas shall be landscaped; 3. All landscape areas shall be planted and continuously maintained by the owner. A minimum of one tree shall be planted for each twenty parking spaces; 4. Grading and Drainage. The grading and drainage of all parking areas shall conform to the requirements of the public works director. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.61.050 Driveway Widths 1. The minimum width of a driveway for two-way traffic shall be eighteen feet; 2. The minimum width of any driveway shall be ten feet; 3. Exception. Any parking lot or parking lot addition designed to serve ten or less vehicles shall be exempt from the paving and landscaping requirement. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.62 Sign Standards 15.62.010 Purpose 15.62.020 General Sign Provisions 15.62.030 Exempt Signs 15.62.040 Prohibited Signs And Sign Materials 15.62.050 Directional Signs 15.62.060 Permitted Appurtenant Signs And Sign Area 15.62.070 Off-Premises Advertising Structures 15.62.080 Sign Maintenance Requirement 15.62.010 Purpose The purpose of the regulations and provisions of this chapter shall be to insure the stability and safeguarding of property values, to preserve and improve the appearance of the county as a place to live and work, to encourage sound signing practices as an aid to business and for providing information to the public, to reduce hazards and confusion to motorists and pedestrians, and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.62.020 General Sign Provisions 1. No persons shall erect any sign regulated by this chapter without first obtaining the written consent of the property owner(s) upon which such sign is located and filing such written consent with the planning authority. 2. Appurtenant signs for uses requiring conditional use permit approval are permitted subject to first securing a condit

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.62.020 General Sign Provisions 1. No persons shall erect any sign regulated by this chapter without first obtaining the written consent of the property owner(s) upon which such sign is located and filing such written consent with the planning authority. 2. Appurtenant signs for uses requiring conditional use permit approval are permitted subject to first securing a condit

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.62.020 General Sign Provisions 1. No persons shall erect any sign regulated by this chapter without first obtaining the written consent of the property owner(s) upon which such sign is located and filing such written consent with the planning authority. 2. Appurtenant signs for uses requiring conditional use permit approval are permitted subject to first securing a conditional use permit. 3. No permit for any sign shall be issued and no sign shall be constructed or maintained which has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communication lines and energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the laws of the state of California or rules and regulations duly promulgated by agencies thereof. 4. All signs regulated by this chapter shall be located outside of county streets and road rights-of-way, except for variances granted by the planning commission. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.62.030 Exempt Signs The following signs are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, and the square footage of such signs shall not be included in the total square footage of signs permitted for any site use: 1. Agricultural Signs. Two signs with a total aggregate area not exceeding thirty-two square feet for each lot or parcel, identifying and advertising agricultural products produced on the premises; 2. Construction Signs. Two signs up to a combined total of thirty-two square feet not exceeding a height of eight feet, identifying parties involved in construction on the premises and future activity for which the construction is intended. Such signing shall not include the advertisement of any product. Such signs shall be removed within fourteen days following completion of construction; 3. Directory Signs. Wall-mounted building directory signs for pedestrian use, listing the tenants or occupants of a building: provided, that such directories do not exceed twenty square feet on any single building wall, nor a height of eight feet; 4. Hazard Signs. Signs warning of construction, excavation or similar hazards so long as the hazard exists;

5. Internal Signs. Signs not intended to be viewed from public streets and not visible from public streets or adjacent properties, such as signs in interior areas of shopping centers, commercial buildings and structures, ball parks, stadiums and similar uses of a recreational or entertainment nature;

6. Miscellaneous Information Signs. Miscellaneous permanent information signs in nonresidential categories, with an aggregate area not to exceed four square feet at each public entrance nor twelve square feet total, indicating address, hours and days of operation, whether a business is open or closed, credit card information and emergency address and telephone numbers;

7. Official Flags. Official federal, state or local government flags, emblems and historical markers; 8. Official Signs. Official federal, state or local government traffic, directional and informational signs and notices issued by any court, person or officer in performance of a public duty; 9. Political Signs. Temporary political signs not exceeding four square feet total for each property in residential categories and sixteen square feet total for each property in nonresidential categories; provided, that campaign signs shall not be posted more than sixty days preceding the election, and shall be removed within fourteen days following the election;

8. Prohibition Signs. “No Trespassing,” “No Parking” and similar warning signs; 11. Reader Board. Reader boards for community charitable or religious organizations; provided, such signs do not exceed an area of twenty square feet per face and are not illuminated; 12. Real Estate Signs: 1. For Sale Signs. Temporary signs indicating the property on which the sign is located is for sale, rent or lease. Only one signs is permitted to face each street adjacent to the property. Such signs may be a maximum of four square feet or less on property in residential categories and thirty-two square feet or less in nonresidential categories;

9. Model Homes. Temporary signs, banners and decorations attracting attention to a model home and sales office within a new subdivision; provided, that the aggregate area of such signing shall not exceed thirty-two square feet;

   3. Open House. Temporary signs or banners attracting attention to an open house, with signing having a maximum aggregate area of thirty-two square feet, which shall be in place a maximum of seven days.

   4. Residential Identification Signs. The following residential identification signs are allowed without permit approval:

   5. Individual residence identification signs, including but not limited to, names of occupants and home occupations, limited to a total aggregate area of two square feet; 2. One permanent identification sign with a maximum area of twenty square feet for each lot or parcel, identifying apartment projects, subdivision names, etc.; provided, such signing is approved as part of a subdivision map or land use permit for the project.

   6. Safety and Directional Signing. Parking lot and other private traffic directional signs, each not exceeding five square feet in area. Such signs shall be limited to guidance of pedestrian or vehicular traffic within the premises on which they are located, and shall not display any logo or name of a product, establishment, service, or any other advertising;

10. Temporary Sales and Events. Banners, signs or decorative materials in conjunction with an event or grand opening. Such banners, signs and decorative materials shall not be posted more than thirty days preceding the event, are to be removed within seven days following the event, and shall be limited to a maximum aggregate area of one hundred square feet per site;

11. Window Signs. Temporary window signs constructed of paper, cloth or similar expendable material; provided, the total area of such signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the window area. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.62.040 Prohibited Signs And Sign Materials The following signs and sign materials are prohibited in all zones: 1. Any sign which simulates or imitates in size, color, lettering or design any traffic, sign or signal, or which makes uses of words, symbols or characters in such a manner to interfere with, mislead or confuse pedestrian or vehicular traffic;

2. Any sign containing statements, words or characters of an obscene, indecent or immoral character such as will offend public morals or decency;

3. Signs consisting of any moving, rotating (exceeding eight rpm), flashing or otherwise animated light or component, except for time and temperature displays and barber poles; 4. Signs emitting sounds or designed to emit sounds;

4. Any sign or sign structure identifying a use or activity that has not occupied the site for a period greater than six months. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.62.050 Directional Signs

Directional signs shall be permitted in all zones subject to the following development standards:

1. The overall dimensions of any directional sign shall not exceed two feet in height and six feet in width; 2. The height of any directional sign shall not exceed six feet, which is the vertical distance measured from the finished grade at the point directly beneath the sign of the highest point of the sign or portions of structure that supports that sign;

2. The advertisement shall be limited to designate the name of the business, the principal product or service and the location of the business;

3. The colors and materials of the sign shall be in harmony with the natural features of the area in which the sign is to be located;

4. All directional signs must be located on private property and must be placed on or in the ground. The person submitting the directional sign to the planning authority for approval shall submit evidence that the owner or other person in control or possession of the property upon which the sign is situated has consented to the placing of the sign; 6. A maximum of three signs shall be permitted for any one business or service and not more than two such signs shall be permitted along any county select-arterial road or state highway route as identified on the official Glenn county road system map on file in the department of public works; 7. Plans for all directional signs shall be submitted to the director for approval prior to the installation of the sign. Said plans must show the location of the proposed sign and the advertising copy to be placed on the sign; 8. Upon completion of the installation of the sign or signs, applicant shall complete the application for certificate of zoning compliance (required by the Outdoor Advertising Act, state of California) available at the planning authority. A small photograph of the sign shall be filed at that time. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.62.060 Permitted Appurtenant Signs And Sign Area 1. One sign identifying a building by name and address shall be permitted for all multifamily residential developments. Such sign shall be a monument sign or mounted flat against a wall of the building and not projecting above the cornice or roof line of the building. Such sign shall not exceed thirty-two square feet in area and shall not be illuminated except by indirect lighting. 2. Signs identifying places of public assembly shall be permitted providing that the overall area of such signs does not exceed one hundred square feet. Such signs shall be monument signs or mounted flat against a wall of the building and not projecting above the cornice or roof line of the building. Such signs shall not be illuminated except by indirect lighting. 3. Signs identifying a permitted or conditionally permitted commercial or industrial establishment shall be permitted subject to the following development standards: 1. The maximum total aggregate sign area for a commercial establishment shall be one square foot per foot of building site frontage occupied by the business, to a maximum of two hundred fifty square feet; 2. The maximum total aggregate sign area for an industrial establishment shall be two square feet per foot of building site frontage occupied by the business, to a maximum of five hundred square feet; 3. Signs may be erected in the form of a monument sign, wall sign or freestanding pole sign; 4. All wall signs shall be mounted flat against the wall of the building and not projecting above the cornice or roofline of the building; 5. All freestanding pole signs shall not exceed fifty feet in height; 6. Lighting of signs shall be arranged so as not to produce a glare on other properties in the vicinity and the source of light shall not be visible from adjacent property or a public street. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.62.070 Off-Premises Advertising Structures Off-premises advertising structures may be permitted in the RZ, AE, AP C, and M zones only if a conditional use permit has first been secured. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.62.080 Sign Maintenance Requirement All signs are to be properly maintained in a safe and legible condition at all times. In the event that a use having signing is discontinued for a period exceeding six months, all signs identifying the use and associated structures are to be removed from the site, or in the case of painted signs, painted out. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) Division 15-4 Part 2 Public Improvement Standards 15.63 Land Division Standards 15.64 Road Standards 15.65 Drainage 15.66 Sewage Disposal 15.67 Water Supply 15.68 Surveying And Mapping 15.69 Encroachments/Excavations 15.70 Leveling Of Land--Drainage Changes 15.71 Address Numbering 15.63 Land Division Standards 15.63.010 Purpose 15.63.020 Findings And Declarations Of The Board Of Supervisors 15.63.030 Refuse Disposal 15.63.040 Other Requirements 15.63.010 Purpose

on Standards 15.64 Road Standards 15.65 Drainage 15.66 Sewage Disposal 15.67 Water Supply 15.68 Surveying And Mapping 15.69 Encroachments/Excavations 15.70 Leveling Of Land--Drainage Changes 15.71 Address Numbering 15.63 Land Division Standards 15.63.010 Purpose 15.63.020 Findings And Declarations Of The Board Of Supervisors 15.63.030 Refuse Disposal 15.63.040 Other Requirements 15.63.010 Purpose

2. Signs identifying places of public assembly shall be permitted providing that the overall area of such signs does not exceed one hundred square feet. Such signs shall be monument signs or mounted flat against a wall of the building and not projecting above the cornice or roof line of the building. Such signs shall not be illuminated except by indirect lighting.

The purpose of the land division standards set forth in Division 4, Part 2, is as follows:

1. To identify land division classifications, which will be based on density, land use, topography and climate;

2. To establish required standards of design, construction, and facility development for these land division classifications;

3. To establish operational procedures for the preparation of plans, tentative maps, lot line adjustments, parcel maps, and final maps and provide the necessary fee schedules;

4. All land divisions will be viewed with the goal of preserving the environment, agricultural land and pursuits, open space and wild lands;

5. These land division standards shall implement the objectives established for the development of Glenn County in conformance with its general plan, the specific elements thereof, and the zoning plan. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.63.020 Findings And Declarations Of The Board Of Supervisors

1. The regulations, standards and procedures provided herein are the minimum necessary to promote and protect the public health, safety, general welfare, and they may be made more restrictive if the planning commission finds that action is necessary to protect the public interest, to insure sound planning standards, or on the advise of the public works director, to insure sound engineering standards.

2. The board of supervisors hereby declares that the following lands are not suitable for land division for the purposes of residential or industrial development: 1. Land subject to inundation;

   2. Land zoned designated floodway (DF) or land in a flood- plain combining district (:FP);

   3. Land without physical vehicular access to a city, county, state or federal maintained road;

   4. Land zoned for agricultural use;

   5. Airport glide or flight path areas;

   6. Land close to city boundary.

3. Prior to the division for the purpose of development of any lands within the adopted sphere of influence of an incorporated city, the county planning authority staff shall notify the city of such proposed development, requesting comments with regard to the development of sewage systems, water systems, streets, and other public facilities. Such comments from the city shall be considered prior to the approval of the proposed land division. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.63.030 Refuse Disposal

When a subdivision is within the boundaries of a refuse collection franchised area, the applicant shall obtain a letter from the franchised operator stating that he has been notified to begin collection of refuse or shall provide an acceptable alternative refuse disposal plan to be approved by the public works director. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

• 15.63.040 Other Requirements

  1. The director, planning commission or board of supervisors may require that an applicant provide such documents, including but not limited to, deeds, dedications, grants, restrictions, easements and rights-of-way, as it deems necessary to effect a sound and proper plan of land division.

  2. The planning commission may require the installation of appropriate and necessary public utility facilities, including underground installation of power, telephone and other utilities when it finds such installations reasonable and economically feasible, compatible with adopted utility undergrounding plans, required by other regulations or necessary for conformity with area characteristics and standards. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

quire the installation of appropriate and necessary public utility facilities, including underground installation of power, telephone and other utilities when it finds such installations reasonable and economically feasible, compatible with adopted utility undergrounding plans, required by other regulations or necessary for conformity with area characteristics and standards. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.64 Road Standards 15.64.010 Improvements And Dedications Of Rights-Of-Way 15.64.020 Road Systems Required Within Subdivision 15.64.030 Connection To Dedicated And Improved Street 15.64.040 Widening And Improvement Of Existing Streets 15.64.050 Optional Design And Improvement Standards 15.64.060 Channelized Intersections 15.64.070 Public Streets And Roads 15.64.080 Private Streets And Roads 15.64.090 Street Extensions 15.64.100 Intersection Spacing 15.64.110 Intersection Corner Roundings 15.64.120 Typical Road Intersections 15.64.130 Horizontal Alignment 15.64.140 Design Speed 15.64.150 Grades Of Streets And Highways 15.64.160 Road Surfacing And Structural Section 15.64.170 Side Slope Treatment 15.64.180 Concrete Curbs 15.64.190 Sidewalks 15.64.200 Utilities 15.64.210 Road Names 15.64.010 Improvements And Dedications Of Rights-Of-Way 1. The planning commission shall require as a condition of the approval of all land division, including lot line adjustments for which a parcel map is required, that the applicant or land divider make an irrevocable offer of dedication to the county and to the public, such rights-of-way for public streets, roads, and easements, and construct and install at his or her expense such improvements, including off-site and on-site rights-of-way, as are required by these standards or as deemed necessary by the planning commission. All such improvements shall be constructed in accordance with these standards, shall be governed by the State of California Department of Transportation’s latest edition of the Standard Specifications and Standard Plans. 2. If a parcel of land to be divided or subdivided includes a portion of the right-of-way necessary for a public freeway or parkway, and the board of supervisors determines the boundaries of the rightof-way, the applicant shall either make an irrevocable offer of dedication or withhold from the subdivision all the area included in said right-of-way. (Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.64.020 Road Systems Required Within Subdivision 1. All parcels within a subdivision shall be required to have either an approved access or other acceptable access to an improved public road. Whenever private road construction or improvements are required, the improvements will not be accepted by the county for maintenance.

2. Any subdivision street which is the primary access to any school, or other traffic generator, shall meet or exceed the requirements for a collector street, as provided in this chapter.

3. All road or street easements within a subdivision, whether required by these standards or by the planning commission shall be shown on the parcel map or final map as “public easements for ingress and egress and for public utilities.” Private roads, however, may be “exclusive easements for egress and ingress for public utilities.” (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.64.030 Connection To Dedicated And Improved Street When public streets are required within a subdivision, the street shall connect to an improved road in the county-maintained road system, an improved state highway or an improved city street. Where an off-site connection is necessary to provide access to such road or highway, the applicant shall acquire the right-of-way and construct the improvements pursuant to conditions established by the planning commission and Section 66462.5 of the Subdivision Map Act. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.64.040 Widening And Improvement Of Existing Streets

4. If a portion or all of a parcel as shown on the latest county equalized assessment roll abuts an existing county road and such parcel is being divided, the applicant shall make an irrevocable offer of dedication of sufficient right-of-way to enable the abutting section of road to be constructed to the standards set forth in this chapter. The applicant shall improve the following sections of the abutting road to comply with these standards and the standard drawings and typical cross-sections adopted by the board of supervisors:

   1. Those sections of any existing county road which abut a parcel containing less than four and one quarter net acres within the subdivision;

   2. Those sections of any existing county road which abut the subdivision if the land is zoned industrial or commercial;

   3. Those sections of any county road which abut the subdivision if the planning commission determines that such improvements are necessary, as a result of increased density, to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.

5. Such improvements shall be subject to the following conditions:

   1. If the parcel abuts both sides of the county road, the improvements shall be made to the full width of the road. If such parcel abuts one side only, the improvements shall be made to the abutting one-half width of the road except as hereinafter provided;

6. If the grade of the existing roadway is such that the new pavement can join the existing pavement and not vary from the approved cross-slope shown in the drawings by two percent for the length of the improvement, the improvement shall consist of reconstructing the abutting one-half width or, if it is deemed structurally adequate by the public works director, widening the existing pavement. If the existing paved surface is such that due to its shape, the pavement cannot join within the above limits of cross-slope and/or if it is desired by the developer or required by the public works director to change the grade of the existing roadway, the entire roadway shall be reconstructed. The public works director may grant an exception to the crossslope requirement set forth above if in his or her opinion it will not create ponding, drainage problems, or a safety hazard;

   3. If land abutting existing substandard streets or roads is being subdivided and ingress and egress to the lots within the subdivision is not required from the street or road, the applicant shall dedicate additional right-of-way and dedicate reserve strips of land to control access from the lots;

   4. If the only access to land being subdivided is an existing substandard street or road system, and it is expected that this substandard street or road will carry principally vehicular traffic generated by the proposed subdivision, the planning commission may determine that the applicant shall pay the cost of or enter into an agreement to pay the cost of acquisition of off-site right-of-way pursuant to Section 66462.5 of the Subdivision Map Act;

   5. At the time the improvements are to be made, the applicant may request the public works director to require the applicant to defer the construction of such improvements by agreement in lieu of requiring the immediate construction thereof. The public works director may require deferment of the construction requirements only if he or she finds one or more of the following to be true:

      1. The improvements will not be beneficial or in the best interest of the county at the time the improvements are to be made;

      2. The improvements will cause safety hazards if constructed at the time required by the planning commission. For purposes of this paragraph transitions are deemed not to be safety hazards;

      3. The specific terrain, run-off, and/or other conditions in the area require deferment of the improvements.

The public works director shall make a written determination, within twenty days after submission of a written request by the applicant, as to whether the construction of improvements shall be deferred. The public works director may require plans in sufficient detail to enable him or her to make that determination. Any such decision may be appealed to the board of supervisors by submitting a notice of such appeal and the appropriate fee to the clerk of the board of supervisors within ten days after a copy of the written determination is mailed to the applicant;

of improvements shall be deferred. The public works director may require plans in sufficient detail to enable him or her to make that determination. Any such decision may be appealed to the board of supervisors by submitting a notice of such appeal and the appropriate fee to the clerk of the board of supervisors within ten days after a copy of the written determination is mailed to the applicant;

6. At any time after entering into a deferred improvement agreement, a applicant or his or her successor in interest may request cancellation of the agreement by paying to the county a sum of money equal to not more than the estimated cost of making the improvements. The developer’s engineer shall provide the estimate subject to the approval of the public works director. The board of supervisors shall adopt by resolution a schedule of costs for such cancellations.

• (Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.64.050 Optional Design And Improvement Standards

The planning commission may approve an exception from these standards based on a modified design if the resulting subdivision would be a substantial improvement over that which could have been developed by following these standards. A request for an exception from these standards shall accompany the tentative map, together with the substantiating evidence that such exception will improve the subdivision. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.64.060 Channelized Intersections

1. The applicant shall improve, with channelized intersections, that is, one with lanes marked with paint or physical dividers, on county roads where any of the following conditions exist: 1. The street intersects at a point of restricted sight distance which requires a reduction in the normal driving speed on the major street or highway;

   2. The intersecting street serves more than one hundred lots as sole access;

   3. It is anticipated that the street will generate traffic in excess of one thousand vehicles per day.

2. The channelized intersection shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of the California Department of Transportation, Highway Design Manual, and the following width of turning lanes requirements:

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.64.070 Public Streets And Roads

The construction of off-site and on-site streets, roads, and other improvements required by these standards shall conform to the typical cross-sections adopted by the board of supervisors for the land division classification assigned. All roads and streets required to be constructed and dedications therefore shall be one of the following as indicated:

1. Major Divided Street or Road. This street is so designated on a general or specific plan adopted by the board of supervisors. This classification shall also include any street which by reason of its through route characteristics, now carries or is expected to carry within twenty years more than ten thousand vehicles per day or any street which is expected to handle one thousand five hundred turning movements per day such as a street providing access to a shopping center. The right-of-way shall be at least one hundred ten feet in width. The improved roadbed, including median strip, shall be at least ninety feet in width. Where a circulation element of the general plan has been adopted by the board of supervisors for this major county street, the applicant shall construct, in accordance with these standards, any required curbs and gutters and forty-four feet of surfacing, consisting of two twenty-two-foot strips of pavement; one along each exterior edge of the roadbed. In the event a subdivision creates a four-lane traffic demand on the major divided street, the applicant shall construct the street in its entirety and/or complete any portion not previously constructed.

2. Major Street. This street is so designated by the circulation element of the general plan adopted by the board of supervisors, but shall also include any street which by reason of its route characteristics is expected to carry within twenty years more than five thousand but less than fifteen thousand vehicles per day.

3. Major streets shall be designed and improved by the applicant to provide a four-lane highway with parking lanes as follows:

   1. Right-of-way shall be eighty-four feet in width, minimum;

   2. Surfaced roadbed shall be sixty-four feet in width, minimum;

4. Where a master plan of streets and highways has been adopted by the board of supervisors for this major street, the applicant shall construct, in accordance with adopted standards, any required curbs and gutters and forty-four feet of surfacing consisting of two twenty-two-foot strips of pavement, one along each exterior edge of the roadbed. In the event a subdivision creates a four-lane traffic demand, the applicant shall construct the street in its entirety or complete any portion not previously constructed.

applicant shall construct, in accordance with adopted standards, any required curbs and gutters and forty-four feet of surfacing consisting of two twenty-two-foot strips of pavement, one along each exterior edge of the roadbed. In the event a subdivision creates a four-lane traffic demand, the applicant shall construct the street in its entirety or complete any portion not previously constructed.

4. Collector Street or Road. This street classification is expected to collect or carry vehicular traffic generated from up to four hundred tributary dwelling units through a subdivision having two or more entrances, or constitutes the principal entrance to a residential subdivision of two hundred dwelling units that is not expected to serve in the future as a major street. Where access is relinquished along an appreciable length of street frontage and where an emergency parking lane is provided, the number of tributary dwelling units may be increased thirty percent. The structural section shall be increased appropriately. Collector streets shall be designed and improved by the developer to provide a two-lane street with parking lanes (except for estate, rural, and agricultural developments in which case parking lanes are not required) as follows: 1. Minimum right-of-way shall be sixty feet in width; 2. Design speed shall be not less than thirty-five miles per hour; 3. The minimum centerline radius shall be three hundred fifty feet; 4. The minimum safe stopping sight distance shall be two hundred fifty feet for standard street sections.

5. Local Street or Road. This street classification is abutted by residential lots, is to provide access to not more than one hundred tributary dwelling units and is not intended to serve, now or in the future, as a major street or collector street. Local streets shall be designed and improved by the developer to provide a two-lane street and parking lanes (except for estate, rural, and agricultural developments in which case parking lanes are not required) as follows: 1. Right-of-way shall be not less than sixty feet in width; 2. Local streets which are to be extended and whose temporary terminus cannot be seen shall have a turning circle paved to a radius of at least forty feet with defensible easement of uniform sidewalk width;

6. The design speed shall be not less than thirty miles per hour; 4. The minimum centerline radius shall be two hundred fifty feet; 5. The minimum safe stopping sight distance shall be two hundred feet.

7. Cul-de-sac Street or Road. This street classification is a dead-end street which is to provide access to a limited number of abutting dwelling units and which cannot be extended to serve a greater number of dwelling units. No cul-de-sac street constructed for dedication to Glenn County shall be longer than five hundred feet in length. Cul-de-sac streets shall be designed and improved by the applicant to provide a two-lane street and parking lanes (except for estate, rural, and agricultural developments in which case parking lanes are not required) as follows: 1. Minimum right-of-way shall be sixty feet in width; 2. Turning circle shall have not less than sixty-foot property line radius except for urban developments where a fifty-foot radius will be acceptable; 3. Turning circle shall be paved to a radius of not less than forty feet; 4. The minimum design speed shall be twenty-five miles per hour; 5. The minimum centerline radius shall be one hundred seventy-five feet; 6. The minimum safe stopping sight distance shall be fifty feet;

8. Industrial Street. This street classification is to provide access to abutting industrial lots. In these streets: 1. Right-of-way shall be not less than sixty feet in width; 2. Surfaced roadbed shall be not less than forty-four feet in width; 3. A turning circle shall be provided for dead-end or cul-de-sac industrial streets which provide access to a limited frontage where due to physical conditions such street cannot be expected to be extended. The turning circle shall have a minimum of sixty feet property line radius, and forty-four feet curb radius;

9. In cases where an industrial street collects traffic from intersecting industrial streets or commercial streets, or where such street provides access to property which has an area of more than forty acres and is zoned for industrial or commercial purposes, the right-of-way shall be increased by not less than twenty-four feet and surface roadbed shall be increased by not less than twenty feet;

10. The minimum design speed for determining safe stopping sight distance and minimum curve radius shall be thirty-five miles per hour.

11. Frontage Road. This street classification is auxiliary to and located adjacent to a freeway, major highway, railroad or arterial street. A frontage road provides service to abutting property and adjacent areas where access to the adjacent major route is restricted. A frontage road may be of any street classification. The following requirements are for frontage roads: 1. Right-of-way width for the frontage road shall equal the right-of-way width for a standard street of the same classification, less ten feet, but in no event shall it be less than a total of fifty feet in width;

12. Surfaced roadbed shall be equal to the improved width for a standard street of the same classification, less six feet for parking lanes, but in no event shall it be less than a total of thirty feet in width.

13. Alleys. Alleys shall be permitted only along the rear of lots zoned for commercial or multiple dwelling use or the rear of lots fronting on major streets when said streets are divided by a median barrier. The following criteria apply:

14. Right-of-way shall be not less than twenty feet in width;

    2. No intersecting alleys shall be permitted;

    3. Surfaced roadbed shall be the full width of the right-of-way, except at intersections with streets where standard returns shall be constructed.

15. Split-level Street. This type of street shall have the same geometrics of design, improvements and capacity as those provided in a normal street of the same classification, but with each direction of traffic constructed at different elevations separated by a median. A split-level street may be designed and improved by the applicant on approval of the public works director as follows: 1. A split-level street shall provide for the same margins, parking lanes, traveled way and turning-lane area required for a normal street of the same classification. In addition, a shoulder at least two feet in width along the median of the lower roadway, and a strip at least four feet in width along the median edge of the upper roadway shall be provided. In this strip, the concrete curb or approved type barrier, shall be installed in those locations where they are required for the safe use of the street. A guard rail shall be provided on the median side of the upper roadway when the difference in street level elevation exceeds ten feet or when retaining walls are provided.

16. An additional right-of-way width for the cut or fill slope shall be provided if required. The total width of the dedicated right-of-way shall not be less than the sum of the improvement widths, slope requirements and margins.

    3. Grade at intersections shall not exceed two percent cross slope within the area bounded by the curb line or traveled way.

    4. Pedestrian walkways shall be provided at approximately the mid-block points for blocks in excess of five hundred feet or at not greater than five hundred feet spacing.

17. One-way Loop Road. A one-way loop road is a road which is designed for traffic in one direction only, which serves less than thirty lots, which lies in difficult side-hill development on slopes exceeding fifteen percent and which serves a useful purpose to the development of “view” lots or other interesting lots which could not otherwise be developed by the use of other roads. The minimum right-of-way width is fifty feet. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)