Mountain View
General provisions
273 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The community development director or designee shall provide a notice to those persons and entities listed in Section 36.56.20 of the city code at the time of making a determination that the application is complete.
For every subdivision a preliminary soil report shall be prepared by a civil engineer
Written notice of intention to convert, provided at least sixty (60) days prior to the filing of a tentative map... exclusive right to purchase... for a period of not less than ninety (90) days... one (1) year warranty on all appliances
commercial general liability insurance and automobile liability insurance, each written on an occurrence basis in the amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence
The minimum standard street right-of-way width shall be at least sixty (60) feet. ... may authorize a street of lesser right-of-way width, but not less than fifty (50) feet.
The minimum width of an alley right-of-way shall be twenty (20) feet.
In residential subdivisions, a turning circle with a minimum radius of at least forty (40) feet at the face of the curb and at least fifty (50) feet at the property line shall be provided.
In industrial subdivisions, a turning circle with a minimum radius of at least fifty (50) feet at the face of the curb and at least sixty (60) feet at the property line shall be provided.
Dead-end streets (cul-de-sacs) shall not exceed a length of seven hundred (700) feet in the R1 and R2 residential zoning districts
Dead-end streets (cul-de-sacs) shall not exceed a length of seven hundred (700) feet in the R1 and R2 residential zoning districts
Dead-end streets (cul-de-sacs) shall not exceed a length of ... four hundred (400) feet in all other zoning districts
require the subdivider to dedicate to the city in fee a one (1) foot strip along the perimeter portion of the unfinished street or half-street
Trees shall be planted along all streets... All lighting on dedicated rights-of-way shall be installed on ornamental lighting equipment... Street signs and posts shall be installed as required... All divisions of land shall be designed in such a way as to include public rights-of-way for pedestrian and for bicycle movement
blocks shall have a length of not more than nine hundred (900) feet between street centerlines
sewer mains shall be located on street centerlines. ... stormwater mains shall be located approximately twelve (12) feet south and east of street centerlines. ... water mains shall be located approximately six (6) feet north and west of street centerlines.
Electric, communication or similar or associated utility distribution facilities ... shall be placed underground
Accessory dwelling unit (ADU). An attached, detached, multi-family interior or single-family interior residential dwelling unit that provides complete, independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence.
Urban lot split shall mean the division of one (1) R1 (single-family residential) zoned lot into two (2) single-family zoned lots, which shall only be used for residential uses. No off-site improvement or land dedication shall be required for an urban lot split... Applicant intends to occupy one (1) of the units as their primary residence for at least three (3) years.
Minor exceptions to current residential zoning ordinance standards shall be considered for up to ten (10) percent for building setback and fifteen (15) percent open space requirements only.
Seismic safety pursuant to any of the following standards: the currently enacted and effective editions of the California Building Code, Existing Building Code, Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (ASCE 41-06) or an equivalent procedure approved by the chief building official
Source documents
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- CHAPTER 28 - SUBDIVISIONS200.2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 36 - ZONING814.1K charsRead →