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M r M <br />5, Section 5 <br />Under current regulations, iti is possible for a family to <br />move into a house in a newly platted subdivision before all <br />road and drainage improvements have been completed. This can <br />occur if a developer has "bonded -out" for final plat <br />approval, sold -off a lot, and quickly built a house prior to <br />completion of required subdivision improvements. County <br />policy has been not to ,issue certificates of occupancy in <br />such situations. This amendment would codify the policy. If <br />adopted, staff will inform subdivision developers of this <br />requirement during pre -application conferences. <br />6. Section 6 <br />As more non-residential and multi -family subdivisions are <br />platted, the need to relate required subdivision road widths <br />with required site plan road widths has become apparent. <br />This amendment would re-establish the subdivision ordinance <br />right-of-way and pavement width table to conform with site <br />plan requirements, where both subdivision and site plan <br />requirements will be applied to the project. <br />7. Section 7 <br />According to current subdivision regulations, sidewalks are <br />required on both sides of new subdivision streets where <br />the applicable zoning district requires sidewalks. The RS -6 <br />zoning district, adopted in 1385, requires sidewalks in all <br />subdivisions. It has come to staff's attention, through <br />review of a recent subdivision project, that sidewalks are <br />not warranted for certain subdivisions or portions of <br />subdivisions within the RS -6 district. Where subdivisions <br />contain a permanently dead-end cul-de-sac that does not <br />function as a through -way for vehicles or pedestrians (see <br />attachment #2), sidewalks are unnecessary. Since the length <br />of cul-de-sac segments and the number of lots fronting on <br />cul-de-sacs are already limited by subdivision regulations, <br />it is staff's opinion that certain cul-de-sacs would not <br />generate enough pedestrian traffic to warrant sidewalks. <br />Certain cul-de-sac segments would be exempted from sidewalk <br />requirements if this amendment is adopted. <br />8. Section 8 <br />Normal lot width requirements do not currently apply to lots <br />fronting on cul-de-sacs. The reasoning for this is that the <br />cul-de sac is designed to limit street pavement and thus <br />frontage. County policy has been to apply the cul-de-sac <br />frontage "waiver" to lots fronting on certain types of road <br />curves as well. It is standard planning practice (found in <br />many subdivision regulations and in the County's old <br />regulations) to utilize a special front yard setback deter- <br />mination on lots fronting on cul-de-sacs and curves. On such <br />lots the front yard setback is usually established at a depth <br />from the street (toward the rear of the lot) where either the <br />minimum required lot width is achieved or where the normal <br />front yard setback line would occur, whichever depth is <br />greater (see attachment #3). This procedure encourages good <br />design and ensures the design of lots that have adequately <br />sized building areas. The proposed amendment codifies this <br />procedure for lots fronting on cul-de-sacs and curves. It <br />should be noted that this amendment only applies to_ new <br />subdivision lots, not existing lots. <br />The County Attorney's office has verified that the proposed <br />ordinance is acceptable as to form and legal sufficiency. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the <br />proposed subdivision ordinance amendments. <br />2 ��6 <br />29 <br />BOOK 66 <br />