Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.63 Part 1 Standard Land Use Districts

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)

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.

7. 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)

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)

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)