San Ramon Municipal Code Ch. IX Dedications and Reservations

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As a condition of approval of a tentative map, the subdivider shall dedicate, or make an irrevocable offer to dedicate, all parts of land within the subdivision that are needed for required improvements, including access rights and abutters' rights, drainage, bike paths, public utility easements, and other public purposes. Dedication for local transit facilities may also be imposed consistent with Government Code Section 66475.2 and section C5-125 of this chapter. The subdivider may also be required to dedicate land for fire stations, library sites, or any other public facilities in order to implement provisions of the general plan regarding such facilities. (Ord. No. 406, § 2, 10-28-2008)

The city may require as a condition of approval of a tentative map that dedications or offers of dedication of streets include a direct access prohibition or limitation to any such street from any property within or abutting the subdivision. Such access restrictions shall be delineated upon all final maps. (Ord. No. 406, § 2, 10-28-2008)

A. All dedications of property to the city for public purposes shall be made in fee title, except that, at the city's discretion, the grant of an easement may be taken. B. All dedications in fee and grants of easements shall be free of liens and encumbrances except for those which the city, in its discretion, determines would not conflict with the intended ownership and use. C. The city may elect to accept an irrevocable offer of dedication in lieu of dedication of fee title. (Ord. No. 406, § 2, 10-28-2008)

A. General. As a condition of approval of a tentative map, the subdivider shall reserve sites, appropriate in area and location, for parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries or other public uses according to the standards and formula contained in this section. B. Standards for Reservation of Land. Where a park, recreational facility, fire station, library or other public use is shown on the general plan or an adopted specific plan, the subdivider may be required by the city to reserve sites as so determined by the city in accordance with the policies and standards contained in the general plan or the adopted specific plan. The reserved area must be of such size and shape as to permit the balance of the property within which the reservation is located to develop in an orderly and efficient manner. The amount of land to be reserved shall not make development of the remaining land held by the subdivider economically infeasible. The reserved area shall be consistent with the general plan or the adopted specific plan and shall be City of San Ramon, CA | Municipal Code 483

in such multiples of streets and parcels as to permit an efficient division of the reserved area in the event it is not acquired within the prescribed period. C. Procedure. The public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved shall, at the time of approval of the final map or parcel map, enter into a binding agreement to acquire such reserved area within two years after the completion and acceptance of all improvements unless the period of time is extended by mutual agreement. D. Payment to Subdivider. The purchase price for the reserved area shall be the market value thereof at the time of the filing of the tentative map plus the taxes against the reserved area from the date of the reservation and any other costs incurred by the subdivider in the maintenance of the reserved area, including interest costs incurred on any loan covering the reserved area. E. Termination. If the public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved does not enter into a binding agreement in accordance with this section, the reservation of the area shall automatically terminate. (Ord. No. 406, § 2, 10-28-2008)

As a condition of approval of a tentative map, the subdivider shall dedicate or make an irrevocable offer of dedication of land within the subdivision for local transit facilities such as shelters, benches, bus turnouts, park-and-ride facilities and similar items which directly benefit the residents of the subdivision, if: A. The subdivision as shown on the tentative map has the potential for two hundred onedwelling units or more if developed to the maximum density shown on the general plan or contains one hundred acres or more. B. The city finds that transit services are or will, within a reasonable time period, be made available to the subdivision. (Ord. No. 406, § 2, 10-28-2008)

The subdivider shall comply with all applicable ordinances and resolutions of the city imposing land development fees, including but not limited to those for drainage, traffic mitigation, traffic infrastructure improvements, city beautification, creek studies, and child care. (Ord. No. 406, § 2, 10-28-2008)

C5-127 through C5-140. Reserved. -