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Title C — CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE›Chapter II — SINGLE BUILDING SITES›Article 3 — REQUIREMENTS

Santa Clara County Municipal Code Part 1 Dedication

Santa Clara County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Clara County

Cite as: Santa Clara County Municipal Code Part 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. C12-323. - Dedication requirements.

Dedication shall be limited to a 30-foot half-street. In cases where more than a 30-foot half-street right-of-way is needed in order to conform to the Circulation Element of the General Plan, adopted official plan lines, proposed plan lines of the County, adopted expressway and freeway routes or city plan lines not in conflict with the County, appropriate setbacks may be required. When the site is traversed by or abuts flood-control facilities as defined in Resolution No. 74-71 and Ordinance 74-1 of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, dedications in fee or in easement may be required to the Santa Clara Valley Water District as provided in the document entitled "Policy and Guidelines for Dedication and Reservation of Lands Needed for Flood Control Purposes" adopted by the district board of directors and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 1973.

(Ord. No. NS-1203.35, § 5, 3-13-78)

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