The size, design, character, grades, location, orientation and configuration of a proposed subdivision and improvements required in connection therewith shall be consistent with the density and uses authorized for the area by the general plan, any applicable specific plan, the Roseville Municipal Code, the Zoning Ordinance including the tree preservation chapter, the improvement standards, the City of Roseville community design guidelines, and other applicable policies and standards of the Roseville Municipal Code and adopted ordinances, whichever is more restrictive.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993; Ord. 4009 § 1, 2003)
A. 
The lots within a proposed subdivision shall comply with the Zoning Ordinance.
B. 
All subdivisions shall result in lots which can be used or built upon. No subdivision shall create lots which are impractical for improvement or use due to steepness of terrain, location of watercourses, location of native oak trees, size, shape, inadequate frontage or access or building area or other physical condition, unless they are designated for open space, flooding, or some other similar purpose.
C. 
The side lot lines of all lots, so far as practical, shall be at approximately right angles to the fronting street, or approximately radial to the center of the curvature, if the street is curved. Sidelines of each lot shall be approximately radial to the center of the curvature of a cul-de-sac, where applicable.
D. 
No remnants of property, with the exception of approved nonbuildable sites, shall be created which do not conform to lot requirements herein or which are not required for public or private utility purposes.
E. 
Flag lots may be used to address topographic and other natural constraints, or where there is no practical alternative design for the development of the interior portions of excessively deep or irregularly shaped parcels.
F. 
The lots within a proposed subdivision shall be reviewed for consistency with the native oak tree evaluation criteria contained in the tree preservation chapter of the Zoning Ordinance, and any applicable specific plan. Lot patterns, sizes and existing topography shall be reviewed with consideration of the location of native oak trees to maximize preservation of native oak trees.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993; Ord. 4009 § 1, 2003)
The design of blocks shall be governed by the following:
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Lot access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic, as outlined in the circulation element of the general plan and the improvement standards;
B. 
Lot sizes, as required by the Zoning Ordinance; and
C. 
Limitations and opportunities of existing topography and other physical features.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993)
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The subdivision and each lot and unit therein shall be designed to abut upon or have an approved access to a public or private street.
B. 
Street layout shall, to the extent feasible, be designed to provide for future access to, and not impose undue hardship upon, property adjoining the subdivision;
C. 
Direct driveway access shall not be permitted onto arterial streets from individual single family and two-family residential lots, and shall be minimized to the extent feasible for all other uses.
D. 
For private streets, the subdivider shall provide an appropriate method for permanent maintenance subject to approval of the city engineer and city attorney;
E. 
A tentative map shall provide for at least two different standard routes for ingress and egress, excluding tentative maps which include only a cul-de-sac. A standard route is a public street.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993)
A. 
The density, timing or sequence of development may be restricted by considerations of safety, traffic access or circulation, the slope of the natural terrain, the physical suitability of the site (including soil conditions), the nature or extent of existing development, the availability of public utilities, the availability of public facilities and public services, or other provisions of the regulations.
B. 
Each phase of a tentative map shall provide adequate circulation and infrastructure improvements to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993)
A. 
All streets and alley rights-of-way shall conform to the policies and standards of the general plan, any applicable specific plan, any applicable specific plan landscape design guidelines, and the improvement standards. Improvements designed to a lesser standard or streets having widths less than those shown in the improvement standards shall be denied, unless an exception to the standard has been specifically approved as provided in Section 18.08.090.
B. 
Proposed street names shall be approved by the advisory agency. The advisory agency may designate that all names in a particular area have a relationship to one another, and that a street be named after a particular historical figure. Similar sounding street names or street names which have already been used are not acceptable.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993)
A. 
Public Streets, Alleys, Bikeways, Public Rights-of-Way, Easements. As a condition of approval of a tentative map, the subdivider shall dedicate or make an irrevocable offer of dedication of all parcels of land, rights of way and easements within the subdivision that are needed for public streets and alleys, including access rights and abutter's rights, drainage, public greenways, bicycle paths, trails, scenic easements, public utility easements and other public easements.
In addition, the subdivider shall improve or agree to improve all parcels, lots, streets and alleys needed for access rights and abutter' rights, drainage, landscaping bicycle paths, trails, public utility easements and other public utilities and easements.
B. 
Waiver of Direct Access Rights. Reserve strips, or non-access easements at the end of any street or at the exterior boundary of any subdivision, shall be dedicated unconditionally to the city, when required by the improvement standards.
Waiver of direct access rights to any street from any property within or abutting the subdivision may be required as a condition of approval. The waiver shall become effective upon acceptance of the dedication, pursuant to Section 66476 of the Subdivision Map Act.
C. 
Streams and Natural Channels: The 100-year future floodplain, as determined by the city engineer, streams and natural channels and areas adjacent thereto designated by applicable plans, provisions of this title, and the Roseville Municipal Code (including the Zoning Ordinance), shall be offered for dedication for public purposes or set aside in perpetuity using a comparable mechanism and shall not be less than the 100-year future floodplain.
D. 
All subdivisions which contain or are adjacent to a public waterway, river, or stream may be required to dedicate and improve either an equestrian, hiking and/or biking trail along that portion of the stream bordering or within the subdivision in accordance with the city's bikeway master plan and/or other general plan or specific plan documents. Such easements shall be expressly designated on the map.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993)
A. 
All dedications of property to the city for public purposes shall be made in fee title, except that, in the city's discretion, a grant of an easement for public purposes may be taken for items which include, but are not limited to, open space easements, construction easements, landscape easements, scenic easements, 100-year future floodplain easements, or public utility easements.
B. 
All dedications in fee title and grants of easements shall be free of liens, covenants, assessments, restrictions and other encumbrances except for those which the city, in its discretion, determines would not conflict with the intended ownership and use. The city may, in its sole discretion, elect to accept an irrevocable offer of dedication in lieu of dedication of fee title.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993)
A. 
Exceptions to the subdivision design standards and/or improvement standards may be considered with a tentative map application.
B. 
An application for an exception from the subdivision design standards and/or improvement standards shall be filed concurrently with a tentative map application, with the director.
C. 
Each application shall state fully the nature and extent of the exception requested, the specific reasons therefore, and the facts relied upon. The application shall clearly show that the exception is necessary and is consistent with each of the findings required below.
D. 
The advisory agency may grant, conditionally grant, or deny requests for exceptions to the subdivision design standards. However, no exception shall be made to the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act; and further provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as altering or conflicting with the powers and duties of the director or the commission to consider variances from the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
E. 
Required Findings and Conditions. Before granting any exception, the advisory agency shall make all of the following findings:
1. 
That the property to be divided is of such size or shape, or is affected by such topographic or other natural or physical conditions affecting the property, that is impossible, impracticable or undesirable, in the particular case, to conform to the strict application of the subdivision design standards of this chapter, which includes the improvement standards;
2. 
The cost to the subdivider of strict or literal compliance with the subdivision design standards is not the sole reason for granting the modification;
3. 
That the exception will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or be injurious to other properties in the vicinity; and
4. 
Granting the exception from the subdivision design standards is in accord with the intent and purposes of this title, and is consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan.
F. 
In approving an exception to the subdivision design standards, the advisory agency shall impose such conditions as are necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare, and assure compliance with the general plan, any applicable specific plan, and the intent and purposes of this title.
(Ord. 2747 § 1, 1993)