Rolling Hills Municipal Code Ch. 16.16 Design

A. Each lot in any subdivision shall have an area of not less than that required under the zoning ordinance of the City in effect at the time of submitting the tentative map. If any lot is in more than one zone, it shall be of such size as to meet the requirements of the zone having the greater minimum size requirement.

B. Each lot in any subdivision located in the RA-S-1 zone shall have a net lot area of not less than forty-three thousand five hundred sixty square feet. Each lot in any subdivision located in the RA-S-2 zone shall have a net lot area of not less than eighty-seven thousand one hundred twenty square feet.

C. For the purposes of this section "net lot area" means the total area included within the lot lines of a lot or parcel of property, exclusive of: (a) the entire area within a recorded roadway easement (or roadway easement required to be dedicated as a condition of the subdivision) plus the area within ten feet measured perpendicular to the edge of the roadway easement; (b) the ten-foot perimeter of the lot perpendicular to the property lines; (c) any private drive or driveway that provides access to any other lot or parcel; and (d) the access strip portion of a flag lot.

D. No lot or parcel of land in the subdivision shall be divided or separated by access easements or roadways, unless the separated portion of said lot or parcel of land contains the minimum acreage specified by the zone in which said lot or proposed subdivision is located.

(Ord. 295 § 7 (Exh. A (part)), 2004; Ord. 263 § 7, 1996; Ord. 260 § 2, 1996; Ord. 161 § 11-2.151, 1980).

In all cases where practicable, the sidelines of lots shall be at approximate right angles to or radial to the street upon which such lot fronts.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.152, 1980).

The alignment of streets shall be such as to provide street frontage for all lots in the subdivision.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.153, 1980).

Except as provided in Section 16.16.050, the widths and depths of all lots shall comply with the following conditions:

A. The abutting footage of any lot along the street easement line shall be at least equal to or greater than that depth of the lot divided by two and one-half; provided, that in no event shall such abutting footage be less than one hundred fifty feet.

B. The minimum width of any lot at any point, measured at right angles to the sidelines, shall not be less than one hundred fifty feet.

C. In the event of a corner lot with abutting streets on two or more sides, the street having the smallest number of feet abutting such lot shall, for the purpose of this section, be considered the street upon which such lot fronts. Abutting footage shall be measured along the street easement line, but in the case of a corner lot, shall not include any footage within the side street easement.

D. All lots shall have a depth equal to or greater than the lot width abutting the front street easement and a slope less than or equal to twenty-nine degrees.

(Ord. 260 § 3, 1996; Ord. 161 § 11-2.154, 1980).

No more than two lots shall front on the turning area at the end of any cul-de-sac and the turning area of the paved portion of such cul-de-sac shall have a radius of not less than thirty-two feet. The abutting footage of each lot fronting on such turning area shall be substantially the same.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.155, 1980).

A. If the plan of subdivision provides for lots on both sides of the street, the sidelines of lots on opposite sides of the street, except at cul-de-sacs and at existing property lines, shall be staggered by not less than forty feet.

B. If the plan of subdivision provides for lots on one side of a street opposite which there are existing lots or individual properties usable only as single-residence sites by recorded restrictive covenants, or under existing zoning ordinances of the City, the sidelines of lots in the proposed subdivision shall be staggered by not less than forty feet from the sidelines of such existing lots or properties on the opposite side of the street.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.156, 1980).

No lot shall be divided by a City boundary line.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.157, 1980).

All streets shall be shown on the tentative map and on the final map as private streets, but the final map shall contain a conditional offer of dedication, which may be accepted by the City Council at such time as the street is opened to public travel for three months or more. The subdivider, by means of restrictive covenants or contracts satisfactory to the Advisory Agency, shall provide for the payment by the purchasers of land in the subdivision of all costs of repairing and maintaining such private streets until such time as said conditional offer of dedication is accepted by the City Council. All easements for private streets or other purposes shown on the map, if not accepted by the City as provided in this section, may be, but need not be, conveyed to the Association. A recorded written agreement of the Association to maintain and repair said streets, submitted to the City Clerk, shall constitute a satisfactory arrangement for the payment of costs of repairing and maintaining such private streets.

(Ord. 295 § 7 (Exh. A (part)), 2004: Ord. 161 § 11-2.160, 1980).

The easement or right-of-way for all streets shown on any map shall be not less than sixty feet in width. The portion thereof to be improved shall exclude curbs or inverted shoulders of two and one-half feet in width, and not be less than twenty-four feet in width, except that the Planning Director may require a wider pavement width where such pavement is necessary to handle excessive traffic loads, or better serve an area of high fire hazard, as set forth in the safety element of the general plan.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.161, 1980).

No centerline curve radius of less than one hundred feet shall be provided for any street shown on any map, unless sufficient evidence is offered to satisfy the Advisory Agency that the one-hundred-foot radius is not practicable.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.162, 1980).

Where any street is designed to remain a dead-end street, an adequate turning area shall be provided. That portion of such turning area to be improved shall have a radius of not less than thirty-two feet.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.163, 1980).

Wherever the Advisory Agency has determined that a street is necessary for the future subdivision of adjoining property in the City, but that the present improvement of such street is not warranted, the Advisory Agency may require that the location, width and extent of such street be shown on the final map as a future street.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.164, 1980).

At each street intersection, the property lines shall be rounded with a curve of radius R varying with the centerline angling as specified in the following table:

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.165, 1980).

No new street, street extension, or easement for ingress or egress shall be shown as being adjacent to, crossing or ending on any boundary of the City. All streets shall be shown as joining on or connecting with existing streets in the City.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.166, 1980).

No street shall have a grade of more than six percent except for short distances where the topography makes it impracticable to keep within such grades, and in that event, the grade shall not exceed ten percent except where evidence which is satisfactory to the Advisory Agency is given that a lower grade is not possible; provided, that the maximum permissible grade shall not exceed seventeen percent for a distance of more than one hundred fifty feet.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.167, 1980).

All street names shall be approved by the City Council and shall be consistent with the names of existing streets in the City, but shall not duplicate the name of any such existing street.

(Ord. 161 § 11-2.168, 1980).

Each lot layout shall include: (i) a proposed twelve thousand square foot graded building pad that has an average slope of ten percent or less and is not in the setbacks; (ii) a minimum of four hundred fifty square foot stable area and a minimum of five hundred fifty square foot of corral area, pursuant to the requirements of Section 17.16.200 of this code. The grade of access to the building pad shall not be greater than twelve percent, or as otherwise approved by the Planning Commission pursuant to Section 17.16.160 of this code; and to the stable and corral area not greater than twenty-five percent.

(Ord. 301 § 6 (Exh. A (part)), 2006: Ord. 295 § 7 (Exh. A (part)), 2004: Ord. 260 § 4, 1996).