All subdividers shall be required to pay the same fees and make
the same improvements as required herein, except where the subdivision
results in:
A. The
division of any parcel or parcels of land into lots or parcels of
40 acres or more; or
B. The
creation of not more than two lots for financing purposes or to establish
vehicle parking areas.
The Director of Planning and Building, City Engineer, Planning Commission, or City Council may grant a waiver or modification of improvement requirements in accordance with Section 32.105.05.
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(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
Before approval of a Final or Parcel Map for a subdivision,
the subdivider shall:
A. Grade
and improve or agree to grade and improve all land dedicated or to
be dedicated for streets or easements, bicycle ways and all private
streets and private easements laid out on a Final Map or Parcel Map
in such manner and with such improvements as are necessary in accordance
with the Escondido City standards;
B. Install
or agree to install sewers or sewage disposal systems in accordance
with the Private Sewage Disposal Systems ordinance;
C. Provide
proof satisfactory to the City Engineer that there exists an adequate
potable water supply available to each lot or parcel and that the
subdivider will install or agree to install water supply facilities
to the satisfaction of the City Engineer provided that the City Engineer
may require such other system or size of water supply pipe as recommended
by the water facility serving the subdivision;
D. Install
or agree to install as required by the City Engineer, fire hydrants
and connections, which hydrants and connections shall be of a type
approved by the Escondido Fire Chief; and
E. Construct
or agree to construct all off-site improvements required by the City
Engineer.
F. Subdivisions
created under the provisions of section 33-116 of the Escondido Zoning
Code shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. Easement(s)
may be required for future public facilities, utilities, and/or access.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22; Ord. 2022-18, § 14, 9-28-22)
For offers of dedication for streets rejected pursuant to Section
66477.1 of the Map Act, and for private streets delineated on Parcel
Maps where each parcel shown contains a gross area of 20 acres or
more, no surfacing shall be required provided that this shall not
be construed as relieving the subdivider of the obligation to:
A. Grade
such rejected streets to grades and widths required by the Escondido
City standards and this chapter.
B. Install
all drainage structures and facilities required by the City Engineer
which shall conform to the Escondido City standards.
C. Install
water supply pipelines, sewer mains, reclaimed water pipelines, fire
hydrants and connections as may be required by the City Engineer and
Fire Chief, which shall conform to the Escondido City standards.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
When the City Engineer determines that, by reason of the size
and shape of the proposed lots, the nature of the terrain to be subdivided,
the soil condition of the lots and the development of the area in
the vicinity of the proposed subdivision, a public sewer system serving
the lots will be required to preserve the public health, or if there
is a public sewer main within 200 feet of the property boundary, the
subdivider shall be required to install or agree to install a public
sewer system serving said lots as a condition precedent to the approval
of any Final or Parcel Map.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
All new and existing utilities distribution facilities, including
cable television lines and other communication facilities within the
boundaries of any new subdivision or within any property abutting
a proposed new subdivision, shall be placed underground pursuant to
the requirements of Escondido Municipal Code Section 23-47.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2005-02 § 1; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
The subdivider shall install or cause to be installed all flood
control and drainage improvements in conformance with the drainage
policies of the General Plan, the Drainage Master Plan, the Engineering
Division Policy for Drainage Studies, and City design standards.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
The subdivider shall install or cause to be installed street trees as required by Escondido City standards pursuant to the landscape standards of Chapter
33, the Zoning Code.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
The subdivider shall install or cause to be installed such traffic
control signals or make modifications and upgrades to traffic signal/control
equipment as may be required by the City Engineer, Planning Commission
or City Council.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
The subdivider shall install or cause to be installed all required
site design, source control and treatment control improvements in
conformance with the Stormwater Design Manual, City design standards
and Article 2 of Chapter 22 of the Municipal Code, including required
maintenance agreement listed therein.
(Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)