(a) All regulations of the local fire department or County Fire Marshal shall be met to ensure adequate road access and water availability for fire protection. A letter indicating all fire department requirements shall be submitted with the project application.
(b) All requirements of the local sanitation district and water district shall be met. Letters indicating adequate sewer and water service to the project shall be submitted with the project application. Within the Coastal Zone, adequate system capacity shall be reserved for priority coastal uses as per Section 17.02.070.
(c) All improvement requirements and fees shall be met for drainage districts, transportation improvement zones, and roadside improvement districts where required by district or County regulations (Title 15).
(d) Park dedication in-lieu fees are required prior to recordation of a parcel or final map, or at the time of building permit issuance, whichever occurs first. Impacted school district fees are required at the time of building permit issuance. Dedications of land for park or school sites shall be made in conformance with General Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan requirements and applicable chapters of the County Code (Title 15).
(e) The recommendations of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District should be met to ensure the provision of adequate transit facilities. For residential projects of five or more units, a letter indicating the Transit District’s recommendation shall be submitted with the project applications.
(f) Residential Street Lighting. Except as provided in subsection 4 below, residential street lighting improvement standards apply to all residential development located within the County Urban Services Line; and on a County road, or on a road to be offered for dedication to the County for road maintenance purposes. Residential development may also be required to construct off-site street lighting improvements.
(1) A residential street lighting plan shall be prepared by a licensed civil engineer or other appropriately licensed individual for approval by the County. The plan and design shall be in accordance with published Pacific Gas and Electric standards or the Association of Illumination Engineer standards. The plan shall also be consistent with County Service Area 9 - Highway Safety Lighting, and/or County Service Area 9, (Zone A), Residential Street Lighting standards, before being approved by the County.
(2) The developer shall install appropriate lights according to the approved street lighting plan at the developer’s expense. The developer shall enter into a private agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric for power costs when lights are not taken into the County Service Area 9, Highway Safety Lighting, or County Service Area 9, (Zone A), Residential Street Lighting, at the time of acceptance of development improvements.
(3) All maintenance and liability for the street lighting shall remain with the property owner until such time as the County may exercise its discretion to accept the street lighting into County Service Area for Highway Safety Lighting, or the County Residential Street Lighting Service Area, Zone A.
(4) The developer of property, within an area which does not currently have residential street lighting because of the historical opposition of the residents of the area to the installation of residential street lighting, may seek an exception from the residential street lighting requirements. An exception in these areas shall be granted only if the applicants’ engineer can satisfactorily document to the Planning Department that the failure to install residential street lighting will not create a dangerous condition of public property that could have been avoided by the installation of residential street lighting. (Ord. 4346, 12/13/94; Ord. 4496-C, 8/4/98; Ord. 4761 § 20, 5/18/04)