1400-460 - FORM OF SECURITY

(a)

A bond or bonds by one or more duly authorized corporate sureties to secure the faithful performance of any agreement or for the security of laborers and materialmen shall be in substantially the form prescribed by Section 66499.1 and 66499.2 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(b)

Amount of Security. Security to guarantee the performance of any act or agreement shall be in the following amounts:

(1)

The total estimated cost of the improvement or of the act to be performed as determined by the Public Works Director, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the act or agreement; and

(2)

An additional amount that is 100% of the total estimated cost of the improvement or the performance of the required act, securing payment to the contractor, to the subcontractors, and to persons furnishing labor, materials, or equipment to them for the improvement or the performance of the required act. If the security consists of a cash deposit or an instrument of credit, the amount shall be 50% of the total estimated cost of the improvements.

(3)

Five percent (5%) of the security shall be retained for the guaranty and warranty of the work for a period of one year following completion and acceptance against defective work or labor done, or defective materials furnished.

(c)

Liability of Security. Any liability upon the security given for the faithful performance of any act or agreement shall be limited to the condition prescribed by Section 66499.9 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(d)

Release of Security. Improvement security may be released in whole or in part in the manner prescribed by the Board of Supervisors consistent with the provisions of Government Code 66499.7.

([1334] Ord. 1583, Sec. 1; March 12, 2013)

1400-500 - STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS

1400-505 - REQUIREMENTS

(a)

Public improvements shall be required as follows:

1.

Within a city sphere of influence or the Sutter Pointe Specific Plan on land zoned other than Agriculture (AG) by the Sutter County Zoning Code, the County shall require public improvements (curb, gutter, sidewalk, street, street lighting, additional rights-of-way and public utility easement) after first consulting with the applicable city. The County may impose the adopted public improvement standards recommended by the applicable city or may require public improvements consistent with the County's adopted improvement standards.

2.

Within a rural community or rural planned community on land zoned other than Agriculture (AG), public improvements (street and drainage improvements, additional rights-of-way and public utility easement) shall be required consistent with the County's adopted improvement standards.

3.

Within all Residential, Commercial and Employment Districts as designated by the Sutter County Zoning Code and located outside the areas listed in items (a)1. and (a)2. above, public improvements (street and drainage improvements, additional rights-of-way and public utility easement) shall be required consistent with the County's adopted improvement standards.

4.

Within all areas designated as Agriculture (AG) and those lands designated Recreation (REC) or Public (P) by the Sutter County Zoning Code located outside the areas listed in items (a)1. and (a)2. above, public improvements beyond requiring additional rights-of-way and public utility easement shall not be required.

(Ord. No. 1650, § 5, 5-22-2018)

1400-510 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC STREETS

All lots or parcels created by the subdivision of land shall have access to public streets improved to standards hereinafter required. Private streets shall not normally be permitted. However, if the Planning Commission finds that the most logical development of land requires that lots be created which are served by a private street or other means of access, and makes such findings in writing with the reasons therefore, then such access may be approved by the Planning Commission. The subdivider shall submit a development plan showing the alignment, width, grade, and material specifications of any proposed private street, the topography and means of access to each lot, drainage and sewerage of the lots served by such private streets and a plan satisfactory to the Board of Supervisors for ownership and maintenance of said street and the liability for taxes thereon. Construction of the private street or access shall be completed prior to occupancy of any buildings on lots served by a private street.

1400-515 - LOT STANDARDS

The size, shape, and orientation of lots shall be appropriate to the location of the proposed subdivision and to the types of developments contemplated. The following principles and standards shall be observed.

(a)

The minimum area and dimension of all lots shall conform to the requirements of the zoning laws of the County for the district in which the subdivision is located except as provided under the provisions of this Chapter under the section entitled "Public Improvements".

(b)

No residential lot, except a zero lot line lot, shall have a width less than 50 feet at the street frontage, except for residential lots on the curve of curved or cul-de-sac streets, which shall have a minimum street frontage of 40 feet. Such lots on the curve of curved or cul-de-sac streets shall be a minimum of 50 feet wide at the front street yard setback.

(c)

No lot, except a zero lot line lot, shall have an area of less than 5,000 square feet. The foregoing sentence notwithstanding, a larger minimum size may be required by the Planning Commission, the Sutter County Zoning Code, or the Sutter County Environmental Health Division pursuant to provisions of the Sutter County Ordinance Code.

(d)

For lots of less than five acres in size, the average width of the lot shall not be less than one-third the average depth, and the lot width should not be greater than the depth.

(e)

For residential lots within the Sutter Pointe Specific Plan, the minimum lot width may be less than 50 feet, lots with zero public street frontage are allowed and may share access to a private alley or driveway, I-court and T-court lot configurations are allowed and may share access to a private alley or driveway as long as the lots are consistent with an approved subdivision map.

([1334, 1436] Ord. 1583, Sec. 1, March 12, 2013; Ord. No. 1678, § 1, 11-17-2020)

1400-520 - STREETS

(a)

Conformance. The streets shall conform in principle to the street requirements of the General Plan and in width and alignment to the streets shown on any precise plan adopted by the Board of Supervisors relating to streets, and shall conform to the requirements of this Chapter.

(b)

Minimum Standards. Where higher standards have not been established as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, all major and minor streets shall be platted according to the following minimums except higher

standards may be required where streets are to serve commercial or industrial property or where probable traffic conditions warrant:

• Plus additional easements for utilities.

"Interior residential and cul-de-sac streets" as used in this subsection means streets which serve only lots which are wholly within the subdivision. That is, the term is intended to apply to streets other than through streets. It is not intended to apply to that portion of streets adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the subdivision nor to streets within the subdivision that are aligned, generally, with streets lying outside the subdivision.

These minimum standards include a requirement that subdividers fully improve any half-street adjacent to their subdivision with full street improvements.

1400-525 - STREET PATTERNS

The street patterns in the subdivision shall be in general conformity with a plan for the most advantageous development of adjoining areas and the entire neighborhood or district. The following principles shall be observed:

(a)

Where appropriate to the design, proposed streets shall be contiguous and in alignment with existing, planned or platted streets with which they are to connect.

(b)

Proposed streets shall be extended to the boundary lines of the land to be subdivided, unless prevented by topography or other physical conditions, or unless, in the option of the Planning Commission, such extension is not necessary for the coordination of the subdivision with the existing layout or the most advantageous future development of adjacent tracts. A "No Access Rights" Certificate shall be shown on the final map where required by the Development Services Department Director.

(c)

Where necessary to give access to or permit a satisfactory subdivision of adjoining land, streets shall extend to the boundary of the property and the resulting dead-end streets may be approved without turnaround or a temporary turnaround may be required which shall have a minimum radius of forty feet. In all other cases, a turnaround shall have a minimum right-of-way radius of 50 feet and a curb radius of 40 feet. Within the Sutter Pointe Specific Plan, allow dead-end stub streets or alleys consistent with an approved subdivision map and as permitted by Fire Services and the County's adopted Improvement Standards.

(d)

Culs-de-sac shall be designed in accordance with the following standards:

1.

Within a city sphere of influence or the Sutter Pointe Specific Plan, no cul-de-sac shall exceed 600 feet measured from the center of the turnaround to the centerline of the intersecting street.

2.

Culs-de-sac serving fewer than 20 dwellings, or other uses that, in total, generate fewer than 200 Average Daily Trips (ADT), shall not exceed 1,100 feet in length, measured from the center of the turnaround to the centerline of the intersecting street, subject to approval by the applicable fire service authority.

3.

Culs-de-sac serving 20 or more dwellings or other uses that, in total, generate 200 or more Average Daily Trips (ADT), shall not exceed 600 feet in length, measured from the center of the turnaround to the centerline of the intersecting street.

4.

Within the Sutter Pointe Specific Plan, allow non-standard cul-de-sacs consistent with an approved subdivision map and as permitted by Fire Services and the County's Improvement Standards.

(e)

Proposed streets shall intersect one another as nearly at right angles as the conditions and other limiting factors of good design shall permit.

(f)

Excessively long straight standard subdivision streets, conducive to high speed traffic, are to be discouraged.

(g)

The centerlines of all streets wherever practicable shall be the continuation of the centerlines of existing streets or shall be offset at least 200 feet. Within the Sutter Pointe Specific Plan, allow a minimum width for offsetting intersections of less than 200 feet consistent with an approved subdivision map and as permitted by Fire Services and the County's Improvement Standards.

([1583] Ord. 1585, Sec. 2, May 28, 2013; Ord. No. 1650, § 6, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 1678, §§ 2—4, 11-172020)