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625 <br />18.84.030 <br />3. Appropriate access, off - street parking, and loading berths are provided to each lot in the subdivision <br />through casements or other devices, said appropriateness to be determined by the city; <br />4. Provision has been made to ensure maintenance of the access ways and other "public" areas in a manner <br />acceptable to the city; and <br />5. All buildings either proposed to be built or existing, shall meet the applicable provisions of the building and <br />fire codes as determined by the city. <br />Any other conditions may be placed on such commercial or industrial subdivisions as may be necessary to protect <br />the public health, safety and welfare. (Prior code § 2- 5.35(b)) <br />18.84.030 Site area and dimensions— Measurement. <br />A. Required front, side and rear yards shall be measured as the minimum horizontal distance from the property line <br />of the site or street right -of -way line to a line parallel thereto on the site; provided that where a specific street plan <br />has been adopted by the city council, site area and required yards shall be measured from the plan line, and no <br />provision of this chapter shall be construed to permit a structure or use to extend beyond such line; and provided <br />further, that where a site abuts on a street having only a portion of its required width dedicated or reserved for <br />street purposes, site area and required yards shall be measured from a line drawn on the boundary of the addi- <br />tional width required for street purposes abutting the site. <br />B. No site shall have less than 35 feet of frontage. <br />C. On an irregular site, required yards shall be measured in the manner prescribed by the zoning administrator. <br />D. On a lot having a width That exceeds its depth and which is served by an access corridor, the longer dimension <br />may be considered the depth for purposes of measuring front, side and rear yards. <br />E. If, after dividing the area of a site in an RNA or C -C district by the site area required per dwelling unit, a remain- <br />der equal to or greater than 90 percent of the area required for an additional dwelling unit is obtained, one addi- <br />tional dwelling unit may be located on the site, provided that all other applicable yard, open space, bulk, and <br />parking regulations are met. (Prior code § 2- 5.36(1)) <br />18.84.040 Hillside sites in R -1 districts. <br />A. In the R -1- 6,500, R-I -7,500, R -1 -8,500 and R -1- 10,000 districts, for each one -foot difference in elevation greater <br />than 10 feet between points A and 13 as described in this chapter, the minimum required site area shall be in- <br />creased by 10 percent except that a site in excess of 13,000 square feet shall not be required in the R-I -6,500 dis- <br />trict, a site in excess of 15,000 square feet shall not be required in the R -I -7,500 district, a site in excess of seven- <br />teen thousand square feet shall not be required in the R -1 -8,500 district, and a site in excess of 20,000 square feet <br />shall not be required in the R- 1- 10,000 district. <br />B. In the R -1- 20,000 and R -1- 40,000 districts, for each one -foot difference in elevation greater than 20 feet between <br />points A and B, as described in this chapter, the minimum required site area shall be increased by 10 percent. <br />C. On any lot point A is a point at which either projected side lot line intersects the edge of the street pavement as <br />shown on a preliminary or tentative subdivision map or on plans approved by the city engineer or the existing <br />pavement or traveled way. Point B is a point on the lot on an arc 100 feet distant from point A with the greatest <br />difference in natural grade. <br />D. On a site having a difference in elevation of more than 10 feet between points A and B as described in this chap- <br />ter, the natural grade shall not be disturbed or natural vegetation removed on more than 5,000 square feet if the <br />site is in the R -I- 10,000 district or more than 7,000 square feet if the site is in the R- 1- 20,000 or R -I- 40,000 dis- <br />tricts, provided that vegetation other than trees more than six inches in diameter may be removed from additional <br />area if replaced by planning of equal coverage and ground- holding ability, and provided that vegetation may be <br />removed from additional area in accord with a plan approved by the board of design review to thin out exces- <br />sively heavy growth in order to foster improved growth conditions, to remove diseased plant material, or to <br />eliminate a hazardous condition. <br />(Pleasanton Stipp . No. 3, I -Ill) <br />