Chapter 17.20
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections:
17.20.010 Conformance required.
17.20.020 Minimum requirements.
17.20.030 Streets and highways.
17.20.080 Land subject to inundation.
17.20.090 Contiguous substandard lots.
17.20.010 Conformance required.
All subdivisions of land which are subject to the provisions of this title shall conform to the following regulations and shall be subject to the following provisions. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-501].
17.20.020 Minimum requirements.
The regulations, standards, and procedures provided herein shall be construed to be the minimum necessary to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare, and they may be made more restrictive in cases where the planning commission finds such action is necessary to protect the public interest and to ensure sound planning standards and, on the advice of the city engineer, to ensure sound engineering standards. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-502].
17.20.030 Streets and highways.
(1) The street and highway design shall conform both in width and alignment to any general plan or specific plan adopted by the city council, and rights-of-way for any street or highway indicated on any such plan shall be dedicated.
(2) The street and highway design shall conform to any proceedings affecting the subdivision which may have been initiated by the city council or approved by said council upon initiation by other legally constituted bodies of the city, county, or state. If a parcel of land to be subdivided includes a portion of the right-of-way to be acquired for a highway, freeway or parkway, the subdivider may be required to either dedicate or withhold from subdivision all the area included in said right-of-way.
(3) Service Roads and Off-Street Parking. When lots front on any major or secondary street or highway, the subdivider may be required to dedicate and improve a service road to provide ingress and egress to and from such lots. The planning commission may require adequate off-street parking areas for all lots proposed for commercial or industrial use.
(4) Nonaccess and Planting Strips. When the rear or side lines of any lots border a street or highway, the subdivider may be required to execute and deliver to the city an instrument prohibiting the rights of ingress and egress to such lots across the side lines of such street or highway, and the subdivider may be required to dedicate and improve a planting strip or construct a fence adjacent thereto.
(5) Alleys. When lots are proposed for commercial or industrial uses, alleys at least 24 feet in width may be required at the rear thereof.
(6) Street Names. All street names must be as approved by the planning commission and no duplication of street names shall be permitted. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-503].
17.20.040 Easements.
The subdivider may be required to grant easements not less than six feet in width along lot lines for public utility, sanitary sewer and drainage purposes, provided easements of lesser width may be allowed when approved by the city engineer.
Power, cable television, and telephone facilities may be required to be installed underground. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-504].
17.20.050 Lots.
(1) The size and shapes of lots shall be in conformance with the requirements of the subdivision standards and with any additional requirements established by zoning regulations. Residential lots on curved or cul-de-sac streets shall have a minimum width of 60 feet at the front yard setback line.
(2) The side lines of all lots so far as possible shall be at right angles to streets or approximately radial to curved streets and to the center points of cul-de-sac turning circles.
(3) No lot shall be divided by a city boundary line.
(4) Interior lots having double frontage will not be approved. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-505].
17.20.060 Walkways.
The subdivider may be required to dedicate and improve walkways 12 feet wide through long blocks or to provide access to schools, parks, and other public areas. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-506].
17.20.070 Watercourses.
The subdivider may be required to dedicate easements for watercourses or drainage ways in their original locations or in approved relocations. Widths and locations of such easements shall be subject to approval by the city engineer. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-507].
17.20.080 Land subject to inundation.
If any portion of land within the boundaries of the subdivision is subject to overflow, inundation, or flooding by stormwaters that portion of the subdivision shall be clearly indicated on the final map or parcel map. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-508].
17.20.090 Contiguous substandard lots.
Any contiguous lots or parcels which are held by the same owner and do not conform to standards for minimum parcel size to permit use or development under zoning, subdivision or other ordinance of the city, and at least one of such contiguous lots or parcels is not developed with a building for which a permit has been issued by the city or was built prior to the time such permits were required by the city, shall be merged for the purposes of this title. [Ord. 550-79, 5-8-79. Prior code § 14-509].