All major subdivisions 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 the lot is located at the time the final map is submitted to the city council for its approval.
C. 
Every lot shall front on a dedicated street or a street offered for dedication.
D. 
Every lot shall meet the minimum width and depth requirements 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 have at least thirty-three feet of frontage measured at the right-of-way line.
F. 
Panhandle-shaped or flag-shaped lots shall have minimum frontage of thirty feet on a dedicated street, except where the panhandle or flagpole portions of two panhandle-shaped or flag-shaped lots are adjacent to one another, in which case each shall have a minimum frontage of twenty feet on a dedicated street.
G. 
Through lots shall not be allowed, unless vehicular access rights are relinquished to one of the abutting streets.
H. 
The side lines 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. 
Lot depth shall be no greater than three times the average width.
J. 
Whenever practicable, subdivision of residential property abutting arterial routes shown on the circulation element of the Lemon Grove general plan, railroads, transmission lines and open channels shall be designed so that the lots do not face on such rights-of-way.
K. 
Whenever practicable, side and rear lot lines shall be located along the top of man-made slopes instead of at the toe or at intermediate locations on such slopes.
L. 
Bicycle routes shown on the city's bicycle master plan shall be included in the subdivision when such routes pass through or abut the subdivision, provided such routes are reasonably related to the traffic caused by the subdivision.
A. 
The subdivider shall offer to dedicate right-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 such street or streets meet city standards of right-of-way width.
C. 
Streets which are proposed on the boundaries of a subdivision shall have a dedicated width of not 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 the street at its point of termination at the boundary which shall be portions of the adjacent lots, offered for street purposes and over which access rights are relinquished.
E. 
All streets entering upon any other street shall have their centerline located directly opposite each other or separated by a minimum of 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 the subdivision, the subdivider shall cause the required easements to be dedicated to the city and shall improve the 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 planning commission 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 and a note regarding the dedication shall be shown on the map.
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 land for park purposes, pay fees in lieu thereof, or do a combination of both, pursuant to Chapter 18.36 of the municipal code.
K. 
The subdivider shall offer to dedicate in accordance with city standards the necessary right-of-way for bicycle routes when such routes, as shown on the city's bicycle master plan, pass through or abut the subdivision.
L. 
Any tentative map, approved subject to the condition that there be dedicated an interest in real property outside the boundaries of the subdivision, shall also be subject to the condition that no grading permit shall be issued pursuant to the tentative map, unless and until either:
1. 
The interests in real property have been acquired by the subdivider or the public agency concerned, in a form satisfactory to the city engineer; or
2. 
The city council has agreed to acquire the interests in real property.
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 the following improvements:
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 locate 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 structure and facilities required by the city engineer, which drainage and flood control structures and facilities shall conform to the city standards.
3. 
That the subdivider provide proof satisfactory to the director of public health that there exists an adequate potable water supply available to each lot or parcel, and that the subdivider install or agree to install water supply pipes of a minimum six inches in diameter, provided that the city engineer may require such other diameter of water supply pipe as may be recommended by the water district serving the subdivision.
4. 
That the subdivider install, or agree to install, as required by the planning commission, fire hydrants and connections, which hydrants and connections shall be of a type approved by the city fire marshal.
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 the council; provided, however, the city council may require the subdivider to:
1. 
Grade such rejected streets to grades and widths required by the city standards.
2. 
Install all drainage structures and facilities required by the city engineer and which shall conform to the city standards.
3. 
Install water supply pipelines, fire hydrants and connections as may be required by the planning commission or city council.
C. 
All new and existing utility distribution facilities, including cable television 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 shall make the necessary 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 above ground. 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 planning commission and upon consideration of a report by the planning director, no license cable television operator is found to be willing and able to install cable television lines in the subdivision.
D. 
The subdivider shall construct or shall cause to be constructed, at his cost, a street lighting system conforming to city standards. This requirement may be waived or modified by the city council.
E. 
Where the city has adopted a flood control element or drainage element of the general plan, wherever possible, any improvements shall conform to such element.
A. 
Every final map shall show the following monuments which shall be set by a California-licensed surveyor or California-registered civil engineer. All monuments shall conform to the requirements of Section 8771 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code.
1. 
Boundary Monuments. The exterior boundary of the subdivision shall be monumented with permanent monuments not smaller than two-inch (interior diameter) iron pipes at least twenty-four inches long or equivalent monument of substantial character and to the satisfaction of the city engineer set at each corner, 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 eighteen 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 monuments referred to in subsection A of this section to be set by a California-licensed surveyor or a California-registered civil engineer.
C. 
All monuments and their installation shall conform to the city standards.
D. 
All of the monuments referred to in subsection A of this section 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 thirty days after the completion of the required improvements and the acceptance thereof by the city. The setting of monuments shall not be deferred if a parcel map is filed.