All major subdivisions for which a tentative map is required by this title shall conform to the following requirements as to design:
A. 
No lot shall include land in more than a single tax code area.
B. 
Every lot shall contain the minimum lot area specified in the zoning ordinance for the zone in which said lot is located.
C. 
Every lot shall front on a dedicated street or a street offered for dedication unless otherwise authorized by the zoning ordinance for the zone in which said lot is located at the time the final map is submitted to the city council for its approval.
D. 
Every lot shall have a lot width as specified in the zoning ordinance for the zone in which the lot is located.
E. 
Lots whose side lines are approximately radial to the center of a cul-de-sac or the center of the intersection of two dead-end streets shall be at least fifty feet wide, measured at the setback line.
F. 
Panhandle-shaped or flag-shaped lots, if permitted pursuant to this title or the ordinances of the city, shall have minimum frontage of twenty feet or a combined frontage for two lots of thirty feet, on a dedicated street, and shall conform to the requirements of the applicable zone classification.
G. 
Unless specifically waived, through lots shall not be allowed unless vehicular access rights are relinquished to one of the abutting streets.
H. 
Unless specifically waived, the sidelines of all lots shall be at right angles or radial to the street upon which the lots front with a maximum deviation of up to ten degrees allowed.
I. 
Unless specifically waived, lot depth shall be at least ninety feet and shall be no greater than three times the average width.
J. 
Whenever practicable, subdivision of residential property abutting primary and secondary arterial routes shown on the circulation element of the city general plan, railroads, transmission lines and open flood-control channels shall be designed so that the lots do not front on nor have access from such rights-of-way.
K. 
Whenever practicable, side and rear lot lines shall be located along the top of manmade slopes instead of at the toe or at intermediate locations on said slopes.
L. 
Bicycle routes shown on the city general plan shall be included in the subdivision when such routes pass through or abut the subdivision.
Whenever rights-of-way for streets are required to be dedicated in subdivisions containing two hundred or more lots, the subdivider shall include bicycle routes when necessary and feasible for the use and safety of the residents.
M. 
Consideration shall be given to assuring proper development of abutting properties in the development of the street plan.
(Prior code § 16.16.010; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3195 § 2, 1978; Ord. 4105 § 1, 1988)
All streets shown on a tentative map shall be in substantial conformance to the circulation element of the general plan, and they shall relate to the existing streets in the areas adjoining the subdivision. Such streets shall also conform to any applicable master plans, specific plans, or other officially adopted street plans.
(Prior code § 16.16.020; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
A. 
The subdivider shall offer to dedicate rights-of-way for streets within the subdivision in accordance with city standards.
B. 
No final map shall be approved unless the street or streets providing primary access to the subdivision are dedicated to and maintained by a city, county, or state, and said street or streets meet city standards for right-of-way width.
C. 
Streets which are proposed on the boundaries of a subdivision shall have a dedicated width of no less than forty feet, together with a strip of land one foot wide on its outer edge, which shall be offered to the city for street purposes, and over which access rights are relinquished.
D. 
All streets proposed to be terminated at the subdivision boundary shall include a strip of land one foot wide across said street at its point of termination at said boundary, which shall be portions of the adjacent lots, offered for street purposes and over which access rights are relinquished.
E. 
Intersections of existing streets, or of existing streets with streets shown on the circulation element of the general plan, shall be offset at least two hundred feet.
F. 
Where it is necessary to extend a street beyond the boundaries of a subdivision to provide adequate circulation for residents of a subdivision, the subdivider shall cause the required easements to be dedicated to the city and shall improve said easements in accordance with city standards.
G. 
Where a drainage facility or flood-control facility is necessary for the use of lot owners or for the protection of lots, adequate rights-of-way for such drainage facilities or flood-control facilities shall be offered for dedication to the city or to such other public entities as the city council designates, and shall be shown on the map.
H. 
Where it is necessary to extend a drainage facility or flood-control facility beyond the boundaries of the subdivision for adequate drainage or flood-control needs, the required rights-of-way shall be offered for dedication.
I. 
Drainage facilities and flood-control facilities within and without the subdivision shall be provided so as to carry storm runoff, both tributary to and originating within the subdivision.
J. 
The subdivider shall offer to dedicate in accordance with the city standards the necessary right-of-way for bicycle routes under the following circumstances:
1. 
When such routes as shown on the city general plan pass through or abut the subdivision;
2. 
When a subdivider is required to dedicate rights-of-way for streets in a subdivision containing two hundred or more lots and such route is necessary and feasible for the use and safety of the residents.
K. 
Where required, a 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 § 16.16.030; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
A. 
Before approving a final map the city council shall require, and before approving a parcel map of a major subdivision the city engineer shall require, and before a final map is approved by operation of law, it shall be required:
1. 
That the subdivider grade and improve or agree to grade and improve all land dedicated or to be dedicated for streets or easements, bicycle routes, 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 for the use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs, and in accordance with the city standards;
2. 
That the subdivider install or agree to install all drainage and flood-control structures and facilities required by the city engineer, which drainage and flood-control structures and facilities shall conform to the city standards or the standards of other appropriate agencies as the city engineer adopts;
3. 
That the subdivider install or agree to install fire hydrants and connections of a type and location approved by the fire chief. Fire hydrant connections, including valves, shall be installed to the rear or back of the sidewalk;
4. 
That the subdivider provide all necessary easements and rights-of-way to accommodate all streets, drainage and flood-control structures and facilities and sewer systems extending beyond the boundaries of the subdivision;
5. 
That the subdivider shall provide that the subdivision be connected to a domestic water system approved by the city and all water mains shall be of a material subject to the requirements of the water company or agency serving the subdivision. That the subdivider shall install or agree to install all required water systems necessary to serve the subdivision, and that all waterline appurtenances and service connections have been constructed or laid prior to paving, or provisions have been made to insure said construction;
6. 
That where a sewer line is constructed or laid within a street or road, the subdivider has installed or agreed to install sewer lines of a type and size approved by the city engineer to the property line of each lot within the subdivision, and that all sanitary sewer lines, appurtenances and service connections have been constructed or laid prior to paving, or provisions have been made to insure said construction.
B. 
If the city council rejects the offer of dedication of streets delineated on the map pursuant to Section 66477.1 of the Subdivision Map Act, no surfacing shall be required on any street so rejected by said council, provided, however, this provision shall not be construed as relieving the subdivider of the obligation of:
1. 
Grading such rejected streets to grades and widths required by the city standards;
2. 
Installing all drainage structures and facilities required by the city engineer and which shall conform to the city standards;
3. 
Installing water supply pipelines, fire hydrants and connections as may be required by the city engineer and fire chief.
C. 
No surfacing is required on any private street laid out on any parcel map where each parcel shown on such map contains a gross area of twenty acres or more, provided, however, this provision shall not be construed as relieving a subdivider of the obligation of:
1. 
Grading such private streets to grades and widths required by the city standards;
2. 
Installing all drainage structures and facilities required by the city engineer which shall conform to the city of El Cajon Standards; and
3. 
Installing water supply pipelines, fire hydrants and connections as may be required.
D. 
All new and existing utility distribution facilities, including cable television conduit and lines within the boundaries of any new subdivision or within any half street abutting a new subdivision, shall be placed underground. The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this subsection, and he shall make the necessary arrangements with each of the serving utilities, including franchised cable television operators, for the installation of such facilities. Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, concealed ducts and other facilities necessarily appurtenant to such underground utilities and street lighting systems may be placed aboveground subject to approval of the city engineer as to type and location. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the installation and maintenance of overhead electric transmission lines in excess of thirty-four thousand five hundred volts and long-distance and trunk communication facilities. The installation of cable television lines may be waived when, in the opinion of the city council, no franchised cable television operator is found to be willing and able to install cable television lines in the subdivision. Notwithstanding any such waiver, the installation of cable television conduit is required.
E. 
The subdivider shall construct or shall cause to be constructed at his cost a street lighting system conforming to city standards.
F. 
Where the city has adopted a flood-control element or drainage element of the general plan, any improvements shall conform to such element wherever possible.
G. 
The subdivider shall comply or agree to comply with all the conditions of approval contained in the resolution approving the tentative map and not otherwise provided for by this section.
(Prior code § 16.16.040; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
A. 
Every final map shall show the following monuments:
1. 
Boundary Monuments. The exterior boundary of the subdivision shall be monumented with permanent monuments of not smaller than two-inch iron pipe at least twenty-four inches long set at each corner and at intermediate points along the boundary not more than one thousand feet apart and at the beginning and end points of all curves, provided, if any existing record and identified monument meeting the foregoing requirements is found at any such corner or point, such monument may be used in lieu of a new monument;
2. 
Lot Corner Monuments. All lot corners, except when coincident with exterior boundary corners, shall be monumented with permanent monuments of one of the following types:
a. 
Three-fourth-inch diameter iron pipe at least twelve inches long,
b. 
One-half-inch diameter steel rod at least twelve inches long,
c. 
Lead plug and copper identification disks set in concrete sidewalks or curbs;
3. 
Such additional monuments to mark the limiting lines of streets as the city engineer may require;
4. 
All other monuments set or proposed to be set.
B. 
The subdivider shall cause the foregoing monuments to be set by a licensed surveyor or engineer.
C. 
All monuments and their installation shall conform to the city standards.
D. 
All of the foregoing monuments shall be set prior to the approval of the map by the city council unless the setting thereof is deferred in accordance with Section 66496 of the Subdivision Map Act, provided, however, the setting of exterior boundary monuments shall not be deferred unless the city engineer determines that such monuments might be disturbed by the construction of improvements.
E. 
Where the setting of monuments is deferred following filing of a final map, such monuments shall be set within one year of the date of filing of the map with the County Recorder unless an extension is granted in writing by the city engineer. The setting of monuments shall not be deferred if a parcel map is filed unless expressly allowed by the city engineer.
(Prior code § 16.16.050; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 4398, 03/23/93)
Unless the city council requires the subdivider to construct improvements prior to final map approval, the subdivider may elect to agree to construct improvements or to otherwise comply with the requirements of this title and with the conditions in the resolution approving the tentative map, or, if authorized by the city council, may contract to initiate and consummate special assessment district proceedings in lieu of constructing improvements, as provided in Section 66462 of the Subdivision Map Act. In such case, he shall prepare and deposit with the city clerk detailed plans and specifications of the improvements to be constructed or the condition to be met, and such plans and specifications shall be made a part of any such agreement or contract and of the improvement security securing the same.
(Prior code § 16.16.060; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
The improvement agreement referred to in Section 16.16.060 shall be secured by one of the following:
A. 
A bond or bonds by one or more duly authorized corporate sureties substantially in the form prescribed by Sections 66499.1 and 66499.2 of the Subdivision Map Act;
B. 
A deposit either with the city or a responsible escrow agent or trust company selected by the city of cash or negotiable bonds at the kind approved for securing deposits of its public monies;
C. 
An irrevocable instrument of credit from one or more responsible financial institutions regulated by federal or state government and pledging that the funds are on deposit and guaranteed for payment on demand by the city.
(Prior code § 16.16.070; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
Improvement security shall be in the following amounts:
A. 
Bonds under Section 16.16.070A shall be in the total amount of one hundred fifty percent of the total estimated cost of the improvement or act to be performed, and shall include:
1. 
An amount equal to fifty percent of such estimated cost, to secure payment to the contractor, the subcontractors, and to persons furnishing labor, materials or equipment to them for the improvement or the performance of the required act; and
2. 
An amount equal to one hundred percent of such cost, to secure the faithful performance of the act or agreement, and upon release of any portion from such obligation, twenty-five percent of the one hundred percent shall immediately become obligated to guarantee or warrant the work for a period of one year following completion and acceptance thereof against any defective work or labor done or defective materials furnished.
B. 
A deposit under Section 16.16.070B and an irrevocable instrument of credit under Section 16.16.070C shall be in the total amount of one hundred ten percent of the total estimated cost of the improvement or act to be performed, and shall include:
1. 
An amount equal to fifty percent of such cost, which shall secure both the faithful performance of the act or agreement and payment to the contractor, the subcontractors, and to persons furnishing labor, materials or equipment to them for the improvement or the performance of the required act; and
2. 
An amount equal to fifty percent of such cost, to secure the faithful performance of the act or agreement, and upon release of any portion from such obligation, one-half of the fifty percent shall immediately become obligated to guarantee or warrant the work for a period of one year following completion and acceptance thereof against any defective work or labor done or defective materials furnished; and
3. 
An amount equal to ten percent of such cost to secure payment of reasonable costs, expenses and fees, including attorneys' fees, which may be incurred in successfully enforcing the obligation secured.
(Prior code § 16.16.080; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3195 § 3, 1978)
A. 
Bonds in the amounts required by Section 16.16.080A shall be released in the following manner:
1. 
The labor and material bond may, six months after the performance of the act or the completion and acceptance of the work, be reduced to an amount not less than the total of all claims on which an action has been filed and notice thereof given in writing to the city council, and if no such actions have been filed, the security may be released in full.
2. 
The warranty portion (twenty-five percent) of the faithful performance and warranty bond shall remain for a period of one year after completion and acceptance of the entire act or work and may then be released. The faithful performance portion (seventy-five percent) may be released upon final completion and acceptance of the work, except that the city engineer may authorize partial releases or reductions of the faithful performance portion, in increments of not less than twentyfive percent of the bond amounts, in conjunction with completion and acceptance of corresponding portions of the work.
B. 
A deposit or an irrevocable instrument of credit in the amounts required by Section 16.16.080B shall be released in the following manner:
1. 
The warranty and enforcement expenses portions (a total of thirty-five percent) of the total shall remain for a period of one year after completion and acceptance of the entire act or work and may then be released.
2. 
The labor and materials portion (fifty percent) may, six months after the performance of the act or the completion and acceptance of the work, be reduced to an amount not less than the total of all claims on which an action has been filed and notice thereof given in writing to the city council, and if no such actions have been filed, the security may be released in full.
3. 
The remaining twenty-five percent may be released upon final completion and acceptance of the work, except that the city engineer may authorize release of said portion in conjunction with completion and acceptance of a corresponding portion of the work.
(Prior code § 16.16.090; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3195 § 4, 1978)
Upon the failure of the subdivider to complete any improvement, acts or obligations within the time specified, the city council may, upon notice in writing of not less than ten days served upon the person responsible for the performance thereof, or upon notice in writing of not less than twenty days served by registered mail addressed to the last known address of such person, determine that the subdivider is in default and may cause the improvement security, or such portion thereof as is necessary to complete the work or act and any other obligations of the subdivider secured thereby, to be forfeited to the city.
(Prior code § 16.16.100; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)