Lancaster Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

A. All subdivision design shall conform to the requirements contained in this chapter.

B. To the extent feasible, each lot in any subdivision shall be designed to be entirely located within a single zoning classification.

(Ord. 661 § 1 (500.000), 1994)

Residential subdivisions shall be designed to create neighborhoods that are quiet, safe, aesthetic, comfortable and livable while providing for the necessary movement of automobiles and service/emergency vehicles. Commercial and industrial subdivisions shall be designed to create development sites that are accessible, functional and adequately serviced, and which shall contribute to the logical and orderly development of the area. Subdivision layout shall be in accordance with the following design criteria set forth in this chapter. The planning commission may approve subdivision layouts that do not conform to the design criteria when it determines that it is impractical to comply, when there are conflicts between design requirements in specific circumstances, or as noted in the design criteria.

(Ord. 661 § 1 (510.000), 1994)

The design requirements of Section 16.20.020 shall not apply to subdivisions filed in conjunction with a specific plan or residential planned development, or filed to convert an existing apartment project to a condominium or stock cooperative. In these situations, the design requirements shall be established by the applicable specific plan or development approval, or by the planning commission on an individual case basis.

(Ord. 661 § 1 (510.010), 1994)