Turlock Municipal Code Art. 3 Design

The design and layout of all required improvements, both on the site and off the site, private and public, shall conform to generally acceptable engineering standards and to such standards as approved by the City.

The design of a subdivision for which a tentative map is required pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title shall provide, to the extent feasible, for future passive or natural heating and cooling opportunities in the subdivision.

Examples of passive or natural heating opportunities in subdivision design include the design of the lot size and configuration to permit the orientation of a structure in an east-west alignment for southern exposure.

Examples of passive or natural cooling opportunities in subdivision design include the design of the lot size and configuration to permit the orientation of a structure to take advantage of shade or prevailing breezes.

In providing for future passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities in the design of a subdivision, consideration shall be given to local climate, to contour, to configuration of the parcel to be divided, and to other design and improvement requirements, and such provisions shall not result in reducing allowable densities or the percentage of a lot which may be occupied by a building or structure under applicable planning and zoning laws in force at the time the tentative map is filed.

The requirements of this section shall not apply to condominium projects which consist of the subdivision of airspace in an existing building when no new structures are added.

For the purpose of this section, "feasible" shall mean capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, and technological factors.

The subdivision shall abut upon or have an approved access to a public street.

The street layout shall be designed to provide for future access to, and not impose undue hardship upon, property adjoining the subdivision.

Reserve strips, or nonaccess at the end of streets or at the boundaries of subdivisions, shall be dedicated unconditionally to the City when required.