HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 3683O INANCE NO. $ 6 $ 3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
16.28.190 OF THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DESIGN
STANDARDS (IMPROVED ACCESS)
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as
follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 16.28.190 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
16.28.190 ADDroved access reauired.
A. Legal access to each lot or parcel of a subdivision shall
be provided by:
1. having frontage upon a public street (other than an
alley), with the ability to access it (per 17.04.370); or
2. having frontage upon a private easement (or private
road) determined by the planning commission to be adequate for
purposes of access (per 17.04.370); or
3. dedication, or an offer of dedication, to the City
for street purposes from a public road to each parcel; or
4. recordation of a covenant of easement in accordance
with Section 65870 of the Government Code. Such covenant may be
released by direction of the planning commission, following a
public hearing thereon, after the applicant seeking release has
paid the fee therefor set by city council resolution.
B. Improved access to each parcel shall be provided as
follows:
1. for land divisions where each parcel is 20 gross
acres or larger, has no existing structures or buildings, and has
a land use of Commercial, Residential or Industrial:
feet;
roads to be graded to a minimum width of 20
maximum grade of roads shall be 15%;
c. roads shall be traversable by a standard
passenger car;
d. paving and base will not be required;
e. dust binder or palliative as approved by the
City Engineer shall be applied;
f. plans and profiles shall not be required;
g. a grading plan/topography map shall be provided
to ensure maximum slope is not exceeded.
2. for all other land divisions, each lot or parcel of
a subdivision shall be provided with approved vehicular access
improved to city standards.
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the improvement of an
access as described in B. above may be postponed if the planning
commission finds, based on all evidence presented, that improvement
of said access is premature to ultimate development of the parcel
requiring the access. Such postponement may occur until further
subdivision of the parcel or until issuance of a building permit on
the parcel. Said postponement shall be noted on the Parcel Map and
shall also be described in a covenant recorded over the parcel
requiring the access. Said covenant shall run with the land and
shall be recorded with the Parcel Map.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the
Bakersfield Municipal Code provisions and shall become effective
thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage.
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I H~-~J~B~ CgRTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on ~¥ 05 ~ , by the following vote:
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~CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of~he
Council of the City of Bakersfield
NOVo8 ~
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JUDY K. SKOUSEN
City Attorney
MICHAET. ~. A~FORD
Assistant City Attorney
City of Bakersfield
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September 28, 1995
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Kern )
CAROL WILLIAMS, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of
the City of Bakersfield; and that on the 15th day of November, 1995
she posted on the Bulletin Board at City Hall, a full, true and
correct copy of the following:
Bakersfield City Council at a
November, 1995, and entitled:
Ordinance No. 3683, passed by the
meeting held on the 8th day of
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 16.28.190 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DESIGN
STANDARDS (IMPROVED ACCESS)
By:
/s/ CAROL WILLIAMS
City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield
DEPUTY City Cle~ ~J L)