16.15.025 Property improvement standards.
A. Objective Standards. Any lot created through an urban lot split shall be subject to the standards and criteria set forth in this section. In addition, except as modified or provided by this section or state law, any lot created through an urban lot split shall conform to all objective standards applicable to the lot as set forth in this title and/or in an applicable specific plan or planned unit development ordinance or resolution, along with all applicable objective standards and criteria contained in standard plans and specifications, policies, codes, regulations, and/or standard conditions duly promulgated and/or adopted by the city.
B. Lot Access. Each resulting lot must have frontage on the public right-of-way of at least twenty feet or be served by an access easement serving no more than two lots. Access shall be provided in compliance with these standards:
1. Vehicle access easements serving a maximum of two parcels shall meet the following standards:
i. Easement width shall be a minimum of twenty feet and shall comply with Engineering Standard 2120 for driveway ramp improvements and widths.
ii. The minimum length for a vehicle access easement is twenty feet. No maximum easement length shall be set. If easement length is more than seventy-five feet, a vehicle turnaround shall be provided.
iii. No residential structure shall be closer than three feet to the easement.
iv. Vehicle access easements shall not be located closer than twenty-five feet to an intersection.
2. Where a lot does not abut a public street, and where no automobile parking spaces are required under subsection D of this section, a vehicle access easement is not required. An easement providing pedestrian access to a street from each lot shall be provided meeting the following standards:
i. Easement width shall be a minimum of ten feet;
ii. Pedestrian access easements shall not exceed two hundred feet in length.
3. Access and provisions for fire protection consistent with the California Fire Code shall be provided for all structures served by an access easement.
4. Surfacing of easements, pedestrian walkways required within easements, and turnaround dimensions shall meet the requirements of the California Fire Code and the city’s engineering standards.
5. Lots taking access by an easement must record a shared maintenance agreement for the driveway/accessway. The agreement shall be recorded prior to or concurrently with the final parcel map.
C. Lot Line Configurations. The location of property lines associated with an urban lot split application shall comply with all objective standards as identified in Section 16.18.040 (Location of lot lines), and as described below:
1. No portion of an urban lot split may result in a lot width or depth of less than twenty feet for any portion of the subdivision.
2. A lot line shall not bisect or be located within four feet of any existing or proposed structure.
D. Parking Required. Off-street parking of up to one space per unit shall be provided and comply with the city’s parking and driveway design and development standards Section 17.72.090 except when:
1. The parcel is located within one-half mile walking distance of either a high-quality transit corridor as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code, or a major transit stop as defined in Section 21064.3 of the Public Resources Code.
2. There is a car share vehicle located within one block of the parcel. Owner shall enter into an agreement with the city to ensure that a car share vehicle will remain within one block of the parcel in perpetuity, unless and until owner provides off-street parking or development occurs such that subsection (D)(1) of this section applies. (Ord. 1729 § 4 (Exh. A), 2023)