10-1.804 Design.

1. General. The design and layout of all required improvements both on and off site, private and public, shall conform to generally acceptable engineering standards, to the City's Street Standards and Standard Plans and Specifications, and to such standards as approved by the City Engineer.

2. Energy Conservation. The design of a subdivision for which a tentative map is required, pursuant to Article 3 of this ordinance, shall provide, to the extent feasible, for future passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities in the subdivision.

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

Examples of passive or natural cooling opportunities in subdivision design include design of lot size and configuration to permit 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 provision 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 in force at the time the tentative map is filed.

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

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

3. Cable Television Service. The design of a subdivision for which a tentative map or parcel map is required shall provide appropriate cable television systems an opportunity to construct, install and maintain, on land identified on the map as dedicated or to be dedicated to public utility use, any equipment necessary to extend cable television services to each residential parcel in the subdivision. For the purposes of this section, "appropriate cable television systems" means those systems franchised or licensed to serve the geographical area in which the subdivision is located.

This section shall not apply to the conversion of existing dwelling units to condominiums, community apartments, or stock cooperatives.