As used in this article:
"Board"
means board of supervisors.
"Building inspector"
means the Placer County chief building inspector.
"County street"
means a street or highway designated on the county highway plan and all other county streets whether or not shown as a part of such highway plan.
"Department"
means the Placer County public works department.
"Director"
means the Placer County public works director or duly authorized representative.
"Highway plan"
means a plan adopted by the board of supervisors indicating ultimate rights-of-way and roadway widths. In the absence of a specifically adopted plan, the general plans of the county adopted under Government Code 65000 and the SCR-64 Report and its amendments shall be considered the highway plan.
"Land development manual"
means the official land development manual of the county of Placer including those portions of the Placer County Code regulating subdivision construction, inspection, and inspection fees of any street improvements.
"SCR-64 Report"
means the report approved by the board of supervisors on July 25, 1967, with all amendments thereto.
"Street improvement"
means required street improvements to be in conformity with the highway plan as approved by the board of supervisors, and may include curbs, gutters, sidewalks, conform base and paving, drainage, sanitary sewers, water supply, driveways, and any other related uses.
"Urban area map"
means the map so designated and as shown in the land development manual to designate general areas requiring curb and gutter improvements.
(Prior code § 4.50(a))
A. 
Street improvements shall be required in areas that allow for commercial, industrial, business park, office and professional, highway service, motel, resort, airport, multi-family, and mixed use. Single-family residential detached dwellings are excluded except within the Tahoe Basin Area Plan zoning districts where street improvements are specifically required.
B. 
No building permit shall be issued for any building, or structure, on property abutting any county street on which street improvements are required and no improvement plans have been approved by the department.
C. 
Any person proposing to construct any building, or structure or addition to any building or structure, on property abutting any county street which requires street improvements shall submit with the application for a building permit any improvement plan and estimate prepared by a civil engineer in accordance with the land development manual for street improvements. All such street improvements shall conform to the requirements of the land development manual and all cost shall be borne by the applicant.
D. 
All such street improvements shall be constructed concurrently with the construction of the building or structure, or addition thereto, except as provided in Section 12.08.030.
E. 
The requirements for street improvements in new developments and new phases of established developments shall be as follows:
1. 
The basic requirement shall be to widen the road on the projects frontage to one-half the total amount indicated in the highway plan. The developer, under this section, shall generally be required to construct up to one lane of road widening plus shoulders or on-street parking, except where additional widening for tapers, driveways, transitions or turning lanes are associated with the project in which case such additional widening may also be required.
2. 
In major commercial areas street lighting may be required.
3. 
Concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk shall be required in urban areas as indicated on the urban area map, and may be required for any development if the need for said improvements are deemed necessary by the director.
F. 
The requirements for street improvements for modifications to established structures and uses shall be determined by the director after a review of the project is made, and shall be based on the following considerations:
1. 
Public safety and convenience.
2. 
The percentage increase in floor area and usage shall be estimated for the project. A comparable percentage of the total frontage improvements shall be determined, and this percentage shall be used as a basis for determining the actual limits of improvements to be required.
3. 
In conjunction with subsections (F)(1) and (2) of this section, the director shall also consider the improvements required for: safe entrance and exit; drainage control, pedestrian traffic, parking requirements, and conformance with surrounding developments.
4. 
The director, after complete review of the project and based on the considerations stated herein, may determine that the total improvements as defined in subsection E of this section are necessary regardless of the extent of the modification being applied for.
G. 
If the director determines that the limited improvements specified under subsections E and F of this section may result in hazardous conditions unless the remainder of the improvements are constructed concurrently, the county shall be responsible for the remaining improvements up to a level which will eliminate the hazardous conditions. If in the opinion of the director the county would not be able to provide said improvements within 30 days after the completion of the improvements by the developer, the requirements placed on the developer shall be modified or delayed to avoid the hazardous conditions.
To avoid such hazardous conditions the director shall do one or more of the following:
1. 
Enter into an agreement with the developer to delay the improvements as provided under Section 12.08.030(B).
2. 
Reduce the extent of the improvements required (width, curb, gutter and sidewalk, etc.).
3. 
Reduce the design standards or the structural standards of the required improvements (chip seal, reduced base thickness, etc.).
4. 
Require the entire improvements and enter into an agreement with the developer for reimbursement from the county of those costs in excess of the normal requirements. Said agreement subject to approval by the board of supervisors.
H. 
The maximum amount of right-of-way dedication required of any property owner shall not exceed one-half of that indicated in the highway plan, provided, however, that 120 feet of right-of-way may be required at intersections on roads indicated in said highway plan as 110 foot rights-of-way.
(Prior code § 4.50(b); Ord. 6231-B, 10/31/2023)
A. 
Where street improvements are required to be constructed concurrently with construction of the building or structure, or additions thereto, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the building or health departments until such street improvements have been constructed.
B. 
If the director determines that the character of the surrounding neighborhood and the present stage of development thereof does not require the immediate installation of street improvements, or certain street improvements, concurrent with the construction of the building or structure, or addition thereto, the director shall enter into a written agreement with the property owner whereby the owner agrees to furnish and install such street improvements at his or her own individual cost and expense at such time as the director determines that the character of the surrounding neighborhood and the development thereof requires the installation of such delayed street improvements.
The agreement shall contain a security acceptable to the county, made out in favor of Placer County, and shall become a lien against the property. The determination shall be based on existing and projected traffic volume, existing and proposed development based on zoning, and public health, safety and welfare. Upon such determination, the director shall give 30 days written notice to the property owner to install such street improvements. In no case shall said agreement be for a term exceeding three years, at which time the improvements must be installed, unless extended by the board of supervisors.
C. 
Failure to construct street improvements within 30 days after completion of the building or structure, or additions thereto, or to construct street improvements after receiving the 30 day notice provided in subsection B of this section, shall entitle the county to install such improvements at the expense of the property owner and the cost of all such street improvements shall be a lien and charge upon the property.
(Prior code § 4.50(c))
The director may limit an abutting property owner's access to a county street if a traffic hazard would be presented due to the inadequacy of the county street to handle vehicles entering such county street at such location. In limiting such right of access, the director shall prepare written findings of fact stating specifically the traffic hazards presented by such access and the specific improvements which would be required to eliminate such hazards. Any abutting property owner shall have the right to make all such improvements at his individual expense, and, upon completion of all such improvements, shall be entitled to access to such county street as permitted in the land development manual.
(Prior code § 4.50(d))
Improvement plans and estimate for work within the county right-of-way shall be prepared by a civil engineer. The plans and estimate shall be submitted to the department along with plan checking and inspection fees. The plans shall be approved by the director prior to the commencement of any construction of the improvements. All improvements within the county right-of-way shall be inspected by the department.
(Prior code § 4.50(e))
The building permit route sheet shall not be cleared by the department until the improvement plans have been approved and the proper fees collected. The building inspector shall not issue a building permit until the building permit route sheet has been cleared by the department. The building inspector shall not complete the final building inspection without approval of the street improvement by the department or until the department specifies that an agreement has been made with the developer for deferred construction of improvements.
(Prior code § 4.50(f))
The provisions of this article shall be administered and enforced by the Placer County department of public works.
(Prior code § 4.50(g))
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the building inspector, or director, under this article shall have the right to file a written appeal with the clerk of the board within 10 days after receiving notice of the decision to be appealed from. The board shall hear such appeal within 15 days after such filing and may affirm, reverse, or modify in whole or in part, the decision appealed. Each such appeal shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $25. Notice of hearing of such appeal shall be given (at least five working days prior to the hearing) to the person appealing, the person making the decision appealed, and person having on file written applications for notice of such appeal.
(Prior code § 4.50(h))
Violations of this article are punishable as provided in Article 1.24 of this code.
(Prior code § 4.50(i))
Upon order of the board of supervisors, the county counsel shall bring an action in the name of the county of Placer in the superior court under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, Section 525 and following to enjoin violation of this article.
(Prior code § 4.50(j))