All subdivision plans and associated street plans must conform to the Circulation Element of the Monterey Park General Plan and street standards adopted by the city council.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
All new streets must connect to existing streets and must provide street gap closures to the maximum extent feasible and practical to facilitate traffic circulation and ensure implementation of the General Plan Circulation Element.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
Every subdivision must be designed to provide access to a public street as follows:
(a) 
Direct access to a public street where the property abuts an existing public street or a planned public street for which the right-of-way was defined and improvements to the planned street are provided pursuant to this chapter; or
(b) 
Via a non-exclusive easement for street, utility, drainage, or similar purposes, provided the easement is:
(1) 
Offered for dedication;
(2) 
Unencumbered by any rights that would restrict the proposed use; and
(3) 
Of a width, grade, location, and configuration which, in the opinion of the director, will allow it to serve its intended function.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
New parcels created by a subdivision must provide access to either a public street or a private street, if a private street is allowed by this chapter.
(b) 
Direct parcel access to a state highway or a city major arterial, arterial, minor arterial, major commercial/industrial, or commercial/industrial may be denied to ensure traffic safety. Alternatively, the city may require construction of a frontage road between the parcel and the abutting highway or city street.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
Private streets may be permitted by the city council when all of the following requirements are met:
(a) 
The street design provides a width, configuration, slope, and other design characteristics satisfactory to the director and the fire department;
(b) 
Streets do not prevent the orderly development of adjacent properties, prevent future connections to planned public streets, or interfere with local circulation;
(c) 
Streets meet the circulation needs of the property they serve; and
(d) 
The owners, association of owners, or organization responsible for the private streets provides the city with written assurance, approved as to form by the city attorney, that the street or streets will be adequately maintained.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
All new public streets proposed or required within or adjacent to a subdivision must be designed in accordance with adopted city street standards and all of the following requirements:
(a) 
Where a property for which a tentative or parcel map was filed is adjacent to a property which may be subject to a future subdivision, the review authority may require streets to be extended to the boundary of the adjacent property to allow for future access and street connections;
(b) 
Street intersections must be as near to right angles as practicable;
(c) 
Street grades between six percent and ten percent are allowed only for limited distances in which, in the judgment of the review authority, topographical conditions make a lesser grade impractical. A grade exceeding ten percent will be approved only when the review authority determines that a lesser grade is physically impractical based on substantial evidence;
(d) 
Where an existing city street adjoins, passes through, or otherwise provides access to a proposed subdivision, the review authority may require dedication of additional rights-of-way and/or improvements consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element;
(e) 
Cul-de-sacs must not exceed six hundred sixty feet in length; and
(f) 
All streets within a subdivision must be named in accordance with city council resolution.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
All new alleys must have a minimum width of twenty-six feet and is designed per adopted city standards.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
All subdivisions must be designed to accommodate storm drainage tributary to and originating within the subject subdivision and such storm water drainage must comply with the requirements of the most current Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (MS4 Permit) and the applicable Watershed Management Plan, including Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan and Low Impact Development (Green Streets) requirements.
(b) 
All on grade storm water conveyance facilities, including ditches, channels, catch basins, and road improvements must be designed and constructed for flood frequency of ten years minimum or other threshold determined by the director to be appropriate and necessary to provide adequate flood protection. All facilities serving sump locations must be designed for a flood frequency of fifty years or other threshold determined by the director to be appropriate and necessary to provide adequate flood protection. The design of such facilities and systems is based upon information provided by a registered engineer and approved by the director.
(c) 
To the maximum extent feasible, existing natural drainage courses must be retained.
(d) 
Facilities and systems must be designed to avoid concentrations of runoff and to avoid the creation of facilities that could pose a risk or hazard to public health and safety.
(e) 
Publicly-maintained drainage facilities must be located within street rights-of-way or public easements.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
Every lot must be designed to conform to the minimum area and dimension requirements applicable to the zoning in which the lot is located or, in the case of a change of zone, proposed to be located.
(b) 
Each new lot created by a subdivision must have a physical shape and configuration that allows subsequent buildings and other improvements to be constructed in conformance with the development standards for the zone in which such lot is located, to ensure that safe driveways and other accesses can be provided, and to ensure that any required landscaping can be provided.
(c) 
The creation of flag lot configurations in any new subdivision is discouraged and may be cause for disapproval of a tentative map.
(d) 
The creation of lots with double street frontage is discouraged and may be cause for disapproval of a tentative map.
(e) 
Blocks longer than one thousand two hundred feet in length are discouraged and may be cause for disapproval of a tentative map.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
Sidewalks must be provided in new subdivisions, and be designed and installed in accordance with adopted city standards.
(b) 
Parkways must be provided where such parkways will contribute positively to overall subdivision design, will better integrate the subdivision with surrounding land uses, and will implement General Plan policies. Parkways must have a minimum width of four feet or a width as may be required by the responsible review authority. Parkway planting may be required through subdivision conditions of approval.
(c) 
Bikeways and trails must be provided in new subdivisions. Such bikeways and trails must be designed to eventually connect to a citywide system.
(d) 
Sidewalks, parkways and trails will comply with all low impact development (Green Streets) requirements, to the maximum extent feasible.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
Streetlight fixtures must be provided pursuant to city policies regarding street lighting, or as determined to be necessary by the director.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
As a condition for approving any final map, the subdivider must improve or agree to make all improvements for all land designated for streets, highways, public ways, and easements. Such improvements include streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, culverts, bridges, storm drains, sanitary sewers, permanent subdivision monuments, and other structures or improvements set forth in this title or as recommended by the planning commission and/or deemed by the city council to be necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and for traffic and drainage needs.
(b) 
All improvements must be installed to grades approved by the director or building official, as applicable. Plans and specifications of proposed improvements must be furnished to the director in conjunction with the final map. These plans and profiles must show full details of the proposed improvements in accordance with the must current city standards.
(c) 
The minimum improvements which the subdivider will be required to make at the subdivider's own cost in the subdivision before the acceptance and approval of the final map is as described generally below and in detail in this title:
(1) 
Fire hydrants and adequate distribution lines to provide adequate domestic water supply to each lot and sufficient fire protection to meet local neighborhood needs, as determined by the fire department;
(2) 
City wastewater disposal system to each lot;
(3) 
Adequate drainage of the subdivision streets, highways, ways and alleys;
(4) 
Adequate grading and surfacing of streets, highways, ways and alleys;
(5) 
Curbs, gutters and sidewalks; and
(6) 
Permanent subdivision monuments.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
All required public and private streets must be installed in accordance with plans approved by the director.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
All required drainage and flood control facilities must be installed in accordance with plans approved by the director.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
Utility lines including, without limitation, electrical, telephonic, street, and cable television must be placed underground within all new subdivisions.
(b) 
All underground construction must be installed before the streets are paved if such construction occurs within streets and requires open excavation of the street surface. All construction must be performed to the satisfaction of the director and in accordance with all applicable city standards.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
Water mains and other required facilities must be installed to serve each lot within a proposed subdivision per the requirements of the water service provider. All such facilities must be installed consistent with applicable master plans. Where water facilities are to be installed in a public street, all improvement plans are subject to review by the director, and fire hydrant locations and specifications are approved by the fire department.
(b) 
All new subdivisions and each lot within a proposed subdivision are required to connect to the city's sewer system. All sewer facilities must be installed consistent with applicable master plans. Where sewer facilities are to be installed in a public street, all improvement plans are subject to review by the director and the Los Angeles County sanitation district.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
Landscaping and associated automatic irrigation systems must be installed as required for erosion control and slope stabilization. Landscape designs must emphasize water-efficient and/or drought tolerant plants and must comply with the most current Model Efficient Landscape Ordinance and any other applicable laws and regulations.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
When necessary, the subdivider must reserve and grant right-of-way easements, either overhead or underground, to public utility companies.
(b) 
Such right-of-way easements are delineated on the subdivision map and identified as "public utility easement" or as an easement to a specific utility.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
As a condition of approval of a final map or parcel map, the subdivider must provide access to all cable operators within the city.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
Monuments must be provided as required by the Act.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
At the city council's direction, the subdivider may be required to install improvements for the benefit of the subdivision which may be of such supplemental size, capacity, number, or length as will benefit property not within the subdivision. Such improvements may be a condition precedent to the approval of a subdivision or parcel map.
(b) 
The subdivider will be reimbursed for that portion of the costs of those improvements, including an amount attributable to interest, in excess of the construction required for the subdivision.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
A subdivider may record a final or parcel map pursuant to this title before completing required improvements, provided the city council approves a subdivision improvement agreement and the subdivider provides security in the form of a labor and materials bond and a faithful performance bond, as approved by the city council in accordance with Section 66499(a). The improvement agreement and security must be in a form approved by the city attorney.
(b) 
The amount of security must be based upon one hundred percent of the estimated cost of the required improvement or improvements. Such cost estimate is provided by the subdivider, based upon information provided by a qualified engineer, and is approved by the city engineer or designee.
(c) 
Release of the security may be accomplished in accordance with Sections 66499.7 and 66499.8.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
Should the required subdivision improvements be financed and installed pursuant to special assessment proceedings, the subdivider may apply to the city council for a reduction in the amount of the improvement security required, up to an amount corresponding to the amount of faithful performance and labor and material bonds required by the special assessment act being used. The city council may grant such reduction if it finds that such bonds have been in fact provided and that the obligations secured thereby are substantially equivalent to those required by this code.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
As a condition of approval of a map, the subdivider must dedicate or make an irrevocable offer of dedication of all adjacent or abutting parcels of land within the subdivision that are needed for streets and alleys (including access rights and abutters' rights), drainage, public utility easements, and other public easements.
(b) 
The subdivider must improve or agree to improve all streets and alleys (including access rights and abutters' rights), drainage, public utility easements, and other public easements offered for dedication. Such improvements must be performed in accordance with the requirements of this code or as may otherwise be approved by the city council.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
(a) 
For any residential subdivision containing forty or more parcels, and where the dedication of roadways is required, the subdivider may be required to dedicate such additional land as may be necessary and feasible to provide bicycle paths for the use and safety of residents of the subdivision, as well as bicycle paths included as part of the General Plan Circulation Element Bicycle and Trail Plan.
(b) 
The subdivider may be required to dedicate additional land as may be necessary and feasible to accommodate trails included in the General Plan Circulation Element Bicycle and Trail Plan.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
Improvements installed by the subdivider for the benefit of the subdivision must contain supplemental size, capacity, number, or length for the benefit of property not within the subdivision, and such improvements must be dedicated to the public. Supplemental length may include minimum sized off-site sewer lines necessary to reach a sewer outlet in existence at that time.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
Pursuant to the provisions of this title, as a condition of approval of a final map, parcel map, lot line adjustment or lot merger, or as a condition of issuing a construction permit, and before a final map is filed or a construction permit issued, every subdivider must pay any applicable fees established and apportioned to the property pursuant to this code.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)
The city council may accept consideration in lieu of fees required pursuant to this title, provided:
(a) 
The city council finds, upon recommendation of the director or building official, that the substitute consideration has a value equal to or greater than the fee; and
(b) 
The substitute consideration is in a form acceptable to the city council.
(Ord. 2189 § 1, 2020)