Chapter 17.16 — SUBDIVISION DESIGN

Public improvements shall conform to the requirements of section 17.24 and the city Improvement Standards. The planning commission may require any public improvements required for the orderly development of all public facilities.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

When the rear or side lines of any lot borders a state highway, city arterial, or collector street, the subdivider may be required to dedicate a "no access" strip across the appropriate line(s) of such lots. When the rear or side lines of any lots border any state highway or city arterial, the subdivider may be required to dedicate a planting strip adjacent thereto.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

All street names shall be approved by the planning commission and no duplication of street names shall be permitted.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

A.

The design of lots shall be in conformance with Title 18 of this Code. Unless the proposed subdivision is part of a planned development (PD) project, no lot shall have less than sixty feet of street frontage except residential lots on curved or cul-de-sac streets, which may have a minimum street frontage of fifty feet, provided there is a minimum width at the established front yard set back line of sixty feet. The provisions above do not include flag lots.

B.

The side lines of all lots, so far as possible, shall be at right angles to streets or radial or approximately radial to curved streets and to center points of cul-de-sac turning circles.

C.

No lots shall be divided by a city limit line.

D.

Interior lots having a double frontage may be prohibited.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

A flag lot is a lot having access from the building site to a public or private street by means of private strip of land (located on said parcel) with a minimum width of twenty feet. Flag lots in general are discouraged in all residential zones within the city. However, if site topography or other constraints warrant an alternative lot design, a flag lot may be approved on a case by case basis.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

17.16.110 - Sidewalks and walkways.

The subdivider may be required to dedicate and improve walkways on-site to provide access to schools, parks, and other public areas.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

Unless the proposed subdivision is part of a planned development (PD) project, blocks shall be not more than one thousand nor less than four hundred feet in length and shall be of a width to contain two tiers of lots of approved dimensions, except that the planning commission may approve variations of the foregoing when it finds that preexisting improvements or physical or natural features or conditions justify such variations.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

In all respects, the subdivision will be considered in relation to the general plan of the city.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

Two copies of proposed covenants of restrictions shall be filed with the tentative map, and two copies of any revisions thereof shall be filed with the city planner prior to approval of the final map.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

All lands within the subdivision subject to inundation or flooding by storm or overflow or other causes shall be identified on the final map. Limits shall be clearly identified by distance or elevation and shall be certified by a professional engineer or surveyor.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

The subdivider may be required to dedicate sites for schools, parks, and other public areas as set forth on the general plan or as required by the planning commission.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

The subdivider shall dedicate a right-of-way for storm drainage purposes conforming substantially with the lines of any natural water course or channel, stream, or creek that traverses the subdivision. All storm drain improvements shall be in accordance with city Improvement Standards.

The planning commission may require adequate fencing or other protection of all ditches and streams.

In cases where drainage facilities are necessary on an area-wide basis to permit safe, healthful and convenient development of the area, the subdivider may be required to pay a pro rata share of such facilities' cost, as determined by the city council.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

The commission may find that secondary access to a project is necessary, and may require additional access(s) as a condition of approval. The commission may consider, among other things, the size of the project, its design, traffic volume, and location in determining secondary access requirements.

All subdivisions requiring secondary access shall be designed to provide more than one access from existing streets or future streets. Secondary access road(s) shall be constructed to the boundary of the subdivision on a vertical and horizontal alignment consistent with city Improvement Standards. Temporary cul-de-sac or other approved turnaround shall be constructed in lieu of secondary access(s) when approved by the planning commission.

When secondary access is part of phased development of a subdivision, the planning commission may require security sufficient to guarantee construction within the time specified by the commission.

(Ord. 321A, 2007)

Chapter 17.20 - FINAL MAPS