Title 16 — Santa Clarita Planning Code

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		Chapter 16.01	§ 16.05.050.	Identification Marks on
	GENERAL PROVISIONS			Monuments.
			§ 16.05.060.	Boundary
§	16.01.010.	Applicability of Subdivision		Monuments—Time for
		Provisions—Statutory		Setting—Deferment
		Authority.		Conditions.
§	16.01.020.	Lease Projects,	§ 16.05.070.	Inspection and Approval of
		Condominiums and		Monuments.
		Community Apartment
		Projects—Provisions Applicable.	Chapter 16.07 DESIGN STANDARDS
§	16.01.030.	Violation—Penalty.
§	16.01.040.	Severability.	§ 16.07.010.	General
§	16.01.050.	Condition of Subdivision		Requirements—Determination
		Approval.		of Adequacy.
§	16.01.060.	Conformity with Title 17.	§ 16.07.020.	Restricted Residential
§	16.01.070.	Title.		Access.
			§ 16.07.030.	Wildland Access.
		Chapter 16.03	§ 16.07.040.	Modifications to Access and
	GENERAL REQUIREMENTS			Frontage Requirements.
§	16.03.010.	Final and Final Parcel Maps		Chapter 16.09
		Required—Exceptions.		HIGHWAYS
§	16.03.020.	Exceptions to Final Parcel
		Map Requirements.	§ 16.09.010.	Major and Secondary
§	16.03.030.	Approval of Final Parcel		Highways.
		Map—City Engineer	§ 16.09.020.	Conformity with General
		Authority.		Plan Circulation Map Joint
§	16.03.040.	Lot Line Adjustment.		Highway Plan.
			§ 16.09.030.	Right-of-Way and Roadway
		Chapter 16.05 SURVEYS		Width Requirements—Cross-
				Section Diagrams.
§	16.05.010.	Standards for Survey Work.	§ 16.09.040.	Part-Width Highways.
§	16.05.020.	Boundary	§ 16.09.050.	Grade Separation and
		Monuments—Location and		Bridge Approaches.
		Materials.
§	16.05.030.	Street Centerline
		Monuments.
§	16.05.040.	Centerline Intersection
		Monuments—Notes to City
		Engineer.

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		Chapter 16.11
	LOCAL	STREETS AND WAYS
§	16.11.010.	Right-of-Way and
		Improvement Width
		Requirements—Cross-
		Section Diagrams.
§	16.11.020.	Street Grades.
§	16.11.030.	Right-of-Way.
§	16.11.040.	Future Streets.
§	16.11.050.	Centerline Curve Radius.
§	16.11.060.	Street Intersection Angle.
§	16.11.070.	Service Roads or Alleys
		Required.
§	16.11.080.	Alleys in Congested
		Districts.
§	16.11.090.	Alley Intersections.
§	16.11.100.	Turnarounds.
§	16.11.110.	Cul-De-Sacs—Length
		Restrictions.
§	16.11.120.	Mobilehome Divisions of
		Land—Street and Driveway
		Standards.
§	16.11.130.	Fire-Fighting Access
		Easements.
		Chapter 16.13
		LOTS
§	16.13.010.	Area and
		Width—Requirements
		Generally.
§	16.13.020.	City Boundary Line to Be
		Lot Line.
§	16.13.030.	Frontage for Lots.
§	16.13.040.	Minimum Frontage.
§	16.13.050.	Lot Sideline Angle.
§	16.13.060.	Flag Lots.

Chapter 16.17 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS § 16.17.010. Condominiums and Community Apartment Projects.

§ 16.17.020. Mobilehome Divisions of Land.
§ 16.17.030. Division of Land Adjacent to Existing Roads.
§ 16.17.040. Transit and Nonmotorized Access.
- Chapter 16.19
- DEDICATIONS
§ 16.19.010. Parcel Maps—Parties Having Record Title Interests.
§ 16.19.020. Parcel Maps—Evidence of Title.
§ 16.19.030. Easement Certificates. § 16.19.040. Private Streets. § 16.19.050. Streets Serving Minor Land Divisions—Two and OneQuarter (2 1/4) Acre Minimum Lot Size.
§ 16.19.060. Minor Land Division and Parcel Map Requirements.
§ 16.19.070. Sewer and Storm Drain Easements.
§ 16.19.080. Drainage Facilities. § 16.19.090. Natural Watercourses.
Chapter 16.20
COVENANTS OF EASEMENT
§ 16.20.010. General. § 16.20.020. Procedures. § 16.20.030. Content of Covenant. § 16.20.040. Release of Covenant—Procedure.

Chapter 16.21 SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS

§ 16.21.010. Requirements Generally. § 16.21.020. Agreement to Guarantee Completion—Required.
§ 16.21.030. Installation and Construction Costs.

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§	16.21.040.	Lot Sizes in Excess of Ten	§ 16.23.060.	Companies Authorized to
		(10) Acres—Requirements.		Furnish Bonds—Conditions.
§	16.21.050.	Minor Land	§ 16.23.070.	Security for Deferred
		Divisions—Requirements.		Setting of Monuments.
§	16.21.060.	Parcel Maps—Five (5) Acre	§ 16.23.080.	Special Assessment Security.
		Minimum Lot Size	§ 16.23.090.	Alternatives to Faithful
		Requirement.		Performance Bond
§	16.21.070.	Road Improvements.		Described—Procedures.
§	16.21.080.	Paving for Access Strips.	§ 16.23.100.	Reduction in Bond or
§	16.21.090.	Improvements Other Than		Deposit on Portion of Work
		Highways and Street Lights.		Completed.
§	16.21.100.	Water Mains,	§ 16.23.110.	Forfeiture on Failure to
		Appurtenances and Fire		Complete.
		Hydrants.
§	16.21.110.	Supplemental Sewer or		Chapter 16.25
		Drainage Improvements.	TENTATIVE TRACT AND PARCEL
§	16.21.120.	Fences for Watercourses or		MAPS
		Drainage Facilities.
§	16.21.130.	Street Lighting—Required.	§ 16.25.010.	Processing.
§	16.21.140.	Street Lighting Requirement Exception.	§ 16.25.020.	Submission for Approval Required.
§	16.21.150.	Street Tree Planting.	§ 16.25.030.	Fees Required.
§ § § §	16.21.160. 16.21.170. 16.21.180. 16.21.190.	Planting Strips. Sidewalks—Required. Sidewalks—Not Required. Communication Systems.	§ 16.25.040. § 16.25.050. § 16.25.060. § 16.25.070.	Contents and Submittal Requirements. Map Number. Identity of Subdivider. Fees for Notice to Tenants
	FEES,	Chapter 16.23 BONDS AND DEPOSITS	§ 16.25.080.	for Public Hearing on Condominium Conversion. Revised Tentative Map Fee.
§	16.23.010.	Deposits for Plan Check,	§ 16.25.090.	Access to Property.
		Inspection and/or Review of	§ 16.25.100.	Distribution of Copies.
		Final Clearance Documents.	§ 16.25.110.	Authority of the Planning
§	16.23.020.	Plan Check and Inspection		Commission.
		Fees—Payment of	§ 16.25.120.	Rejection Where Use
		Deficiencies.		Prohibited.
§	16.23.030.	Improvement	§ 16.25.130.	Duration of Approval.
		Agreement—Faithful
		Performance Bond		Chapter 16.27
		Requirements.	VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
§	16.23.040.	Water Main
		Installation—Exemptions to	§ 16.27.010.	Application.
		Bond Requirements.	§ 16.27.020.	Processing.
§	16.23.050.	Improvement Agreement—Amounts.	§ 16.27.030. § 16.27.040.	Fees Required. Additional Contents.

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§	16.27.050.	Expiration.	§ 16.31.130.	Highway and Street Names.
§	16.27.060.	Vesting on Approval of	§ 16.31.140.	Highway Widths and
		Vesting Tentative Map.		Centerlines.
			§ 16.31.150.	Easements—Identification.
		Chapter 16.28	§ 16.31.160.	Easements—Designation on
		RESERVED		Map.
			§ 16.31.170.	Easements—Lines, Ties and
		Chapter 16.29		Other Evidence.
	FINAL MAPS AND FINAL PARCEL MAPS		§ 16.31.180.	Easements—Widths and Ties.
§	16.29.010.	Separated	§ 16.31.190.	Easements—Bearings on Lot Lines.
§	16.29.020.	Parcels—Restrictions. Evidence of Title.	§ 16.31.200.	Easements—Notes and Figures.
§ §	16.29.030. 16.29.040.	Matters Required for Submittal. Street Improvement Plan Checking Fees.	§ 16.31.210. § 16.31.220.	Easements—Dedication. Land Subject to Overflow, Ponding or High Groundwater.
§	16.29.050.	Final Parcel Map Processing Fees.	§ 16.31.230.	Land Subject to Flood Hazard, Inundation, or
§	16.29.060.	Tract Map Processing Fees.		Geological Hazard.
§	16.29.070.	City Engineer Action.	§ 16.31.240.	Flood Hazard Area,
				Floodway or Natural
		Chapter 16.31		Watercourse Designation.
	MAPPING SPECIFICATIONS		§ 16.31.250.	Open Space Dedication/
				Easements.
§	16.31.010.	Title Sheet—Contents.
§	16.31.020.	Reversion to Acreage—Title		Chapter 16.33
		Sheet Information.	MODIFICATIONS TO TENTATIVE AND
§	16.31.030.	Evidence Determining	RECORDED MAPS
		Boundaries.
§	16.31.040.	Orientation of Map and	§ 16.33.010.	Modification or Waiver of
		Map Sheets.		Provisions Authorized.
§	16.31.050.	Title, Scale, North Point,	§ 16.33.020.	Modifications to Recorded
		Number and Cross		Maps.
		References.
§	16.31.055.	Additional Information.		Chapter 16.35
§	16.31.060.	Block Designation.	CERTIFICATES OF
§ §	16.31.070. 16.31.080.	Lot Numbers. Bearings and Lengths of	COMPLIANCE—NOTICES OF VIOLATION
		Lines.
§ §	16.31.090. 16.31.100.	California Coordinate System as Basis of Bearings. Curve Data.	§ 16.35.010. § 16.35.020.	Purpose of Chapter Provisions. City Engineer Authority.
§	16.31.110.	Area Designation.
§	16.31.120.	City Boundary Lines.

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§	16.35.030.	Certificates of	§ 16.39.040.	Request for Hearing.
		Compliance—Matters	§ 16.39.050.	No Hearing Requested.
		Required for Applications.	§ 16.39.060.	Planning Commission Public
§	16.35.040.	Certificates of Compliance		Hearing.
		for Undersized Parcels.	§ 16.39.070.	Notice of Merger for
§	16.35.050.	Certificates of		Substandard Parcels.
		Compliance—Fees.	§ 16.39.080.	Appeal of Planning
§	16.35.060.	Appeals.		Commission Action.
§	16.35.070.	Notices of Violation.	§ 16.39.090.	Merger of Parcels Other
				Than Substandard Parcels.
		Chapter 16.37	§ 16.39.100.	Application and Fees.
	WAIVER CONDITIONS		§ 16.39.110.	Requirements for Merger of
				Standard Parcels.
§	16.37.010.	Eligibility for Waiver.	§ 16.39.120.	Planning Commission
§	16.37.020.	Request for		Hearing.
§ §	16.37.030. 16.37.040.	Waiver—Information Required. Fees. Procedures—Action by the	§ 16.39.130. § 16.39.140. § 16.39.150.	Record of Survey. Extensions. Appeal of Planning Commission Action.
		Planning Commission.	§ 16.39.160.	Procedures for Parcel
		Chapter 16.39		Merger Initiated by Owner.
	PARCEL MERGERS			Chapter 16.41
			RECORDING OF LOT LINE
§	16.39.010.	Purpose.		ADJUSTMENTS
§	16.39.020.	Requirements for the
		Merging of Substandard Parcels.	§ 16.41.010.	Recording of Lot Line Adjustments.
§	16.39.030.	Notification of Intent to
		Merge Substandard Parcels.

Prior legislation: Ords. 97-6, 99-7, 00-3, 01-5, 02-5, 05-1, 05-19, 07-1 and 08-13.

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§ 16.01.010

§ 16.01.060