Title 16
SUBDIVISIONS
Chapters:
16.04 General Provisions
16.08 Definitions
16.09 Advisory Agency
16.10 Subdivision Review Committee
16.12 Tentative Map
16.16 Parcel Map
16.24 Final Map
16.28 Quarter-quarter Division
16.29 Recording and Corrections of Maps
16.32 Lot Line Adjustments and Mergers
16.36 Dedications
16.40 Security
16.44 Reversion to Acreage
16.48 Subdivision Improvements
16.49 Subdivision Design Standards
16.50 Subdivision Modifications
16.52 Appeals
16.56 Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 16.04
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
16.04.010 Citation and adoption.
16.04.020 Designation as a specific plan.
16.04.021 Intent and purpose.
16.04.030 Authority.
16.04.031 Conformance with other ordinances required.
16.04.010 Citation and adoption
A. This title may be referred to as the "Land Division Ordinance of the county of Trinity."
B. The board of supervisors of the county, in conformance with the provision of the Subdivision Map Act, does hereby adopt the ordinance codified in this title.
C. The Subdivision Map Act, as amended, is adopted and becomes a part of this title. (Ord. 1080 §1(part), 1986)
16.04.020 Designation as a specific plan These regu-lations are hereby designated as a specific plan of the county to assist in the systematic implementation of the general plan and to provide for the needs, convenience, and general welfare of county residents and property owners. (Ord. 1080 §1(part), 1986)
16.04.021 Intent and purpose The purpose of this title, and the intent of the county in its adoption, is as follows:
A. To provide policies, standards, requirements, and procedures to regulate and control the design and improvement of all subdivisions within the county;
B. To assist in implementing the objectives, policies, and programs of the general plan by ensuring that all proposed subdivisions, together with the provisions for their design and improvement, are consistent with the general plan and all applicable specific plans of the county;
C. To preserve and protect, to the maximum extent possible, the unique and valuable natural resources and amenities of the county's environment, including, but not limited to, topographic and geologic features, open space lands, riverfront recreational areas, fish and wildlife habitats, historical and cultural places, and scenic vistas and attractions; and, to maximize the public's access to and enjoyment of such resources and amenities through the dedication or continuance of applicable easements thereto;
D. To relate land use intensity and population density to existing development, street capacity and traffic access, the slope of the natural terrain, and the availability of public facilities and utilities and open space;
E. To provide lots of sufficient size and appropriate design for the purposes for which they are to be used;
F. To provide streets of adequate capacity and design for the traffic that will utilize them and to ensure maximum safety for pedestrians and vehicles;
G. To ensure adequate access to each building site;
