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Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS›Chapter 16.04 — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Nevada City Municipal Code Art. XI Dedications, Reservations and Development Impact Measures
Nevada City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Nevada City
Cite as: Nevada City Municipal Code Article XI · Text as of 2026-10-04
16.04.740 - General requirements.¶
As a condition of approval of a final or parcel 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.
(Ord. 369 § 11-01, 1975)
16.04.750 - Waiver of direct access rights.¶
In any dedication or offer of dedication of a street, the subdivider may be required to include a waiver of direct access to any such street from any property shown on a final or parcel map as abutting thereon.
(Ord. 369 § 11-02, 1975)
16.04.760 - Park and recreation purposes.¶
The city council may, by amendment to this chapter or by separate ordinance, require the dedication of land, the payment of fees in lieu thereof, or a combination of both, for park or recreational purposes as a condition of the approval of a final map or parcel map. Such ordinance shall include definite standards for determining the proportion of the subdivision to be dedicated and the amount of any fee to be paid in lieu thereof, and shall comply with all of the provisions of Section 66477 of the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 369 § 11-03, 1975)
16.04.770 - School sites.¶
The city council may, by amendment to this chapter or by separate ordinance, require any subdivider who develops or completes the development of one or more subdivision in one or more school districts maintaining an elementary school to dedicate to the school district or districts within which such subdivisions are to be located such land as the council shall deem to be necessary for the purpose of constructing thereon such elementary schools as are necessary to assure the residents of the subdivision adequate public school service. Such ordinance shall comply with all of the provisions of Section 66478 of the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 369 § 11-04, 1975)
16.04.780 - Public uses.¶
The city council may, by amendment to this chapter or by separate ordinance, require that areas of real property within the subdivision be reserved for parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries or other public uses, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 66479 of the Subdivision Map Act. Such ordinance shall comply with all of the provisions of Section 66479 et seq. of the Act.
(Ord. 369 § 11-05, 1975)
16.04.790 - Independent special districts.¶
Where public services are provided by independent special districts which have declared themselves to be impacted by development, a written statement from such special district(s) acknowledging their ability to serve the project will be required prior to approval of the parcel map or final map. The written statement may recite that an agreement has been reached between the developer and the district to offset the impact on the district.
(Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1984; Ord. 84-6 § 2 (part), 1984)
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