Chapter 16.12
MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
16.12.010 Dedication of streets and easements.
16.12.020 Waiver of direct access to streets.
16.12.030 Drainage and sewer facilities fees.
16.12.040 Bridge crossings and major thoroughfares.
16.12.010 Dedication of streets and easements.
As a condition of approval of a map, the subdivider shall dedicate or make an irrevocable offer of dedication of all parcels of land within the subdivision that are needed for streets, alleys, including access rights and abutters’ rights, drainage, public utility easements, and other public easements.
Dedications or offers of dedication shall be made by deed or pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Subdivision Map Act, commencing with Government Code Section 66410, et seq. In addition, the subdivider shall improve or agree to improve all streets, alleys, including access rights and abutters’ rights, drainage, public utility easements, and other public easements. (Ord. 2021-01 § 1; prior code § 8-3.401)
16.12.020 Waiver of direct access to streets.
The advisory agency may impose a requirement that any dedication or offer of dedication of a street shall include a waiver of direct access rights to such street from any property shown on a final map as abutting thereon, and that if the dedication is accepted such waiver shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of the waiver of direct access. (Prior code § 8-3.402)
16.12.030 Drainage and sewer facilities fees.
Prior to filing of any final map or parcel map, the subdivider shall pay or cause to be paid any fees for defraying the actual or estimated costs of constructing planned drainage facilities for the removal of surface and storm waters from local or neighborhood drainage areas or sanitary sewer facilities for local sanitary sewer areas established, pursuant to Section 66483 of the Government Code, such fees to be those now or hereafter established by resolution of the city council. (Prior code § 8-3.403)
16.12.040 Bridge crossings and major thoroughfares.
The purpose of this section is to make provision for assessing and collecting fees as a condition of approval of a final map or as a condition of issuing a building permit for the purpose of defraying the actual or estimated costs of constructing bridges or major thoroughfares pursuant to Section 66484 of the Government Code. (Prior code § 8-3.404)
16.12.050 Soil reports.
A. A preliminary soils report prepared by a civil engineer registered in this state and based upon adequate test borings shall be submitted to the city engineer.
B. A preliminary soils report may be waived by the city engineer providing the city engineer finds that due to the knowledge the city has as to the soils qualities of the soils in the subdivision, no preliminary analysis is necessary.
C. If the city has knowledge of, or the preliminary soils report indicates, the presence of critically expansive soils or other soils problems which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects, a soils investigation of each lot in the subdivision may be required by the city engineer. Such soils investigation shall be done by a civil engineer registered in this state, who shall recommend the corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure proposed to be constructed in the area where such soils problems exists.
The planning commission may approve the subdivision or portion thereof where such soils problems exist if it determines that the recommended action is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure to be constructed and a condition to the issuance of any building permit may require that the approved recommended action be incorporated in the construction of each structure. (Prior code § 8-3.405)