Chapter 19.44
GENERAL RESERVATION REQUIREMENTS

Sections:

19.44.010    Standards for Reservation of Land (66479).

19.44.020    Acquisition of Reserved Land (66480).

19.44.030    Termination of Reservation (66481).

19.44.010 Standards for Reservation of Land (66479).

Subdividers may be required to reserve sites, appropriate in area and location, for parks, recreation facilities, fire stations, libraries or other public uses, subject to the following conditions:

A.    Consistency with General or Specific Plan. The requirement is based on the General Plan or adopted specific plan containing policies and standards for those uses and the required reservations are in accordance with those policies and standards.

B.    Size and Shape. The reserved area shall be of such size and shape as to permit the balance of property within which the reserved land is located to develop in an orderly and efficient manner.

C.    Development of Remaining Land. The amount of land to be reserved shall not make development of the remaining land held by the subdivider economically unfeasible.

D.    Multiples of Streets and Parcels. The reserved area shall be in such multiples of streets and parcels as to permit an efficient division of the reserved area in the event that it is not acquired within the prescribed period. (Ord. 2001-18 § 2 (Exh. ZA-1) (part), 2001)

19.44.020 Acquisition of Reserved Land (66480).

A.    Acquisition Procedure. The public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved shall at the time of approval of the final tract or parcel map enter into a binding agreement to acquire such reserved area within two years after completion and acceptance of all improvements unless such period of time is extended by mutual agreement.

B.    Payment to Subdivider. The purchase price of the reserved land shall be the market value thereof at the time of the filing of the tentative map, plus the taxes against the reserved land from the date of the reservation and any other costs incurred by the subdivider in the maintenance of the reserved land, including interest costs incurred on any loan covering the reserved land. (Ord. 2001-18 § 2 (Exh. ZA-1) (part), 2001)

19.44.030 Termination of Reservation (66481).

If the public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved does not enter into such a binding agreement, the reservation of such area shall automatically terminate. (Ord. 2001-18 § 2 (Exh. ZA-1) (part), 2001)