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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2350, . ~ . ORDINANCE NO. . 2390 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY· OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 3.10, SECTION 3. 31, SECTION 3. 33 , AND SECTION: 4. 11 OF ORDINANCE - (!,,("'"'.~ 6.". Al:~. '. r!.t.._.;~.4· •. I ' "( /j Ii i NO. 1316, THE· SUBIHVISION ORDINANCE, CHANGING THE 'f1/v1 ····------' -- NUMBER OF MAPS REQUIRED AND EXTENDING THE TIME _ PERIOD FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION The Council of the City of Palo :i\lto does ORDAIN as . ~ follows: SECTION l. That Subsection (a>· of Section 3 .10 of ,'Ordinance No. 1316, the-Subdivision Ordinance, be amended to· read as follows: ;'(a) -.... ~ . -... - ;.('hir-ty (JO) copies of a tenta-tive map of the proposed subdivision of any land, together with additional data required, shall be filed with the City Engineer at least fifteen (15) d~ys prlo~ to the regular Planning Commission meeting at which consideration is desired." · . . - ·SECTION .2. That Section 3.31 of Ordinance No. 1316, the ' . :~ ~ . Subdivis:i,orr Ordinance: be amended to read as follows: ·' . .. . . ~ 11 3.31 The.Planning Conmission slJall determine whether . the'tentative map is in conform~ty with the pro- visio_ns o.f law and of this ·ordinance and up_on . . that basis shall within forty (40) -days after the filing: of. the tentative Ut<$p. recbmIJlend approval,, conditional approval or disapproval of the same , - to the City Council. 11 · · .§.ECTION 3. That Section 3.33 of Ordinance No. 1316, the ,,.", ,_ ~ -.... : Subdivision Ord inane e, he ame:n.d~d to read ·as fo1 lows: . . . , r :· 11 3. 33 Subdivisions of 't8s~ Than Five Lots. the Plan ning_ d!tic~r m&y apprQVe an appl!cation to sub diV,i(je -J~nd~;-into 1-ass . than. five (5) lpts. Before ,.such. approval .uiay_.:be given.; ~ucl?-·:applfcation m.ust · l;>e·approved by the City Engin~er, .the_Chief.~n-. · gin~_e·r for Gas-wab;~·r-;..Sewer, •'1<1 the -Ch.~.eJ Engineer fo~"Llght and Pawer. The. epplic~nt shaJlsubmit . . -five· (5)_ ;copies· of ~-m~p cm·: _th~ land:· ~9 be sub divided, · ~ontaining -infotma1;f_nn·.as.~sJi~l1 be ·required by 'sQ,~d .. Pl.$~nil)g Officer,.~ A11·::1pts ,_created_ by; s\ichi·,~~b4ivi~ion -~haJVha\r~. frontage upon ~ str~~t :,de<Jicat¢d £is a public.c street, pro vi<\~cl-·that tJie,<J>J&J:tnltig:. o·ff:icet may·, approve,·· for . single . family 'res ideritiar use only,, ·not. more than - 1 - '.< .1 , ' , L j I I I I. ··-;I • • one (1) lot without such required frontage on a 'public street, hereinafter referred to as 11 rear lot" utlder the following conditions~ (a) The front lot shall meet all the require• mentR of the zone district within whi.ch it is located. (b) The rear lot shall meet. all of the require ments of the zone district within which it is. ·located and; in addition, shall have an area whif!h exceeds the lot area requirement· by 207~ exclusive of any access to a public.street. (c) Access to the public street £or.~ rear lot . shall not be over an easement but over land under. the same ownership as that of the rear lot; such access shall have a minimum width of fifteen · (15) feet; a.nd shall have a paved way not less· than ten (10) feet in width. (d) In any case where a new electrical service is required, such service_ shall . be placed ·under ground at the expense of the property owner and to the specifications of the.Chief Engineer for tight and Power. · · · ·-· · --· · · -·· ·· _· . · · ·· --·-- ,· "(e) No rellr·lotshall be permitted which involves any property included in whoJ.e or in part in any subdivision recorded on or after December 31, 1960. The ·Planning Offic.~r shall have authority in granting such application to impose such con.diticns as are.deemed necessary to ·protect the best interests ·of the surrou~ding property or neighborhood 'consistent with the gene~al putposes and intent of this Ordinance, in~ll:ld:i.ng, but not limited to, adequate provisions, !or fire:,pi'ote¢ti~n 1 el:lsemettts for public utilities and improvements· of all proposed· ·streets to ... the standard prescribed in the Subdivision Ordinance or such lesser standards as may be approved by said Planning Officer. . . . . . · 13e£6re such subdivision is approved' the applicant shall . pay. s:ll unpaid county and municipal taxes except taxes not yet payable. .. The Planning Of:fic·er shall make a monthly report to the Cfty Manager ·of ·such action taken on all applications made ·under ·this section. A copy of such report shall also b~ for warded to the City Council and the Planning Commission. '• . ,- .. A('denia l.: .of. such app licatio-n· may l)e appealed. by the appJlcant to· the· ~lanni.ng 'C.Omlilission within ten '(10). days · aft:er the ~_iliil:g ·.or riotice. ol th(! ·deciston of ~'°1e Plan!l~ng . . . Officer. to the. appll:c.ant at .. the --.ii~d.ress shown. on ·'the appli catio[l. The )tpp~al_ shall be irt ~rit:h;1g, toget.\\er with . eighteen. (18y-·cop:l,es. of the. map,"' sh•,11 be filed with the <::ity Clerk.~·· and·· s~t.tll~ generally set ·f9.rt'1 the 81'.6tlnds :ec>r · ·appeal. . Any decisloq of'th~·.Planning Officer qot so •·appe~led·_shallJ.ie ·ftnaJ,~-ti~d. ~ny app.ea,l t\<?t· filed '1lithin the spe¢ifi~d: ~im.e shalLbe dtsID,issed '.by·the Pl~nning . . . · · COinm.isliion ~· ·Aftei' c:Ju~ consideration the Plam:\lng Co14missiort ·» · may ·recommen,d·, to, ~};le· cu:y; Council that s·uch·~ appllcation b'e : approvtd, approved· sfibject to conditions', or di.sapproved." 2 ~ .. ·.' : .. : .;·. ~- ; '··." :\•··· .. ~fl ·f. . ~ ·. ". ~ • • S!CTION 4. ·That Section 4.11 of Ordinance No. 1316, the Subdivision Ordinance, be amended to read as follows~ "4.11 Exc~pt as p=:".ovided.in Section·3.33, and within. one year after approval or conditional approval of the. tentative ma·p, the subdivider shall cause the subdivision or any part thereof, to be sur ... veyed· and a final map thereof to be prepared in conformance with. the tentative map as approved . or conditionally approved~ Tracings and ·twenty-five (25) prints.of the final. map as required by the County Recorder· shall be filed. with the City Engineer.·.· An extension of time for . filing of. the final· map may be granted by the· · City Council upon recommendation by the Planning CQmmis~ion provided written ~ppltcation ia made by the subdivider within one yea·c after action ort the tentative map. In case of a reversion to· acreage no survey need be madeunless deemed necessary ·by the City Engineer." SECTION 5. This ordinance shall becom~ eff~ctive upon the expiration of thirty days from its passage. INTRODUCED: PASSED: .AYES: June 6, 1967 Arno1dj Beal) rs, Berwald, Clark, Comstock, Cooley, Debs, Dias, Gallagher, Pearson, Rohrs, Whe.atley None NOES: ABSENT: ~MT: / • / ~t~ . . ·.· ••.· ... ·. ~<9fayor i:PjbVED AS TO FORM: . ·· . -, __ / ·} .•. / -----_} __ _ ! !. . . ~ .. ·_<~ ,: ··1 ·r l . f ( )