Sec. 32-25. Design principles and development standards in general.
A. Every subdivision shall conform to the requirements and objectives of the City General Plan, or any parts thereof, as adopted by the City Council, to the Zoning Ordinance, the Planning and Development Department Development Review Guidelines, and to other ordinances and regulations of the City, and to the Arizona Revised Statutes.
B. Where the tract to be subdivided contains all or any part of the site of a park, school, flood control facility, or other public area as shown on the City General Plan, such site should be dedicated to the public or reserved for acquisition by the public within a specified period of time. An agreement should be reached between the subdivider and the appropriate public agency regarding time, method, and cost of such acquisition. In the event the Department determines that such an agreement has not been reached within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 90 days, then the Department may make a determination that the requirements of this section have been met.
C. Land which is subject to periodic flooding, land which cannot be properly drained, or other land which, in the opinion of the Department, is unsuitable for residential use shall not be subdivided; except that the Department may approve subdivision of such land upon receipt of evidence from the County Health Department and/or the Street Transportation Director that the construction of specific improvements can be expected to render the land suitable; thereafter, construction upon such land shall be prohibited until the specified improvements have been planned and construction guaranteed.
D. For subdivisions included in Sections 32.5.B, C and D, street improvements may not be required as a condition of approval for the division of a parcel in the following situations, provided the Planning and Development Departments determination is communicated in writing:
1. When the lot division is to allow construction of single-family dwelling and the Planning and Development Department determines that less than 50 percent of the half street right-of-way for the side of the block on which the property is located would be improved as a result of such condition; or
2. In any case when the Planning and Development Department determines that improvement of the abutting half street is impractical because of considerations such as, but not limited to:
a. Inadequate right-of-way preventing access to the property,
b. Type and extent of existing street improvements,
c. Inability to establish a property street grade or alignment,
d. Physical barrier such as excessive grade of terrain or washes, ditches, canals, buildings or other structures,
e. Special circumstances where the Planning and Development Department can obtain assurance of construction because the street is included in a larger improvement project which is imminent, or
f. The property is in an established improvement district. (Ord. No. G-3588, § 2; Ord. No. G-5590, § 1, 2011; Ord. No. G-5707, 2012)