§ 30-356. Site design.

(a)

The development shall be designed to minimize adverse affects on groundwater and aquifer recharge; to minimize cut and fill; to minimize unnecessary impervious cover; to minimize erosion; to prevent flooding from a 100-year storm event; to provide adequate access to lots and sites; and to reduce adverse effects of noise, odor, traffic, drainage, and utilities on neighboring properties.

(b)

The developer shall provide coordination of roads within the subdivision with existing or planned roadways, in conformance with the general plan. In addition, portions of any contiguous property owned by the developer shall not be excluded from within the boundaries of a subdivision when it is needed or required for any traffic, drainage, flood control, or wastewater facility pertinent to said subdivision.

(c)

All work and materials pertinent to improvements within the public rights-of-way shall conform to these regulations and to engineering standard specifications and details of the county. Other methods, materials or designs and specifications may be substituted as satisfactory alternates, subject to prior submission of structural design, laboratory test, and/or other supporting data indicating that such substitutions and specifications are at least equal to the standards and specifications herein contained, and included in the county-adopted standards.

(d)

The owner or developer may formally request approval by the county engineer for changes in construction methods or materials when they can be determined to meet or exceed county standards and specifications. The county engineer may authorize such a proposal when it can be satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed methods and materials meet or exceed current county standards and/or specifications.

( Ord. No. 2001-01 , § 5.2(D), 2-20-2001; Ord. No. 2004-04 , § 5.2(D), 12-6-2004; Ord. No. 2010-06 , § 5.2(D), 4-5-2010)