17.30.030 General site design standards.
A. Regardless of the density of the individual developments, single-family residential subdivisions, and condominium or multifamily subdivisions, shall be required to provide the following: open space, buffering to adjacent developments, landscaping, and physical connections to adjacent neighborhoods and to the community open space network and/or the city of Maricopa’s green belt and trail system.
B. Commercial and industrial subdivisions shall be subject to all the requirements set forth in MCC Title 18, Zoning, and shall be designed according to the same principles governing the design of residential developments; namely, buildings shall be located according to topography; factors such as drainage, noise, odor, and surrounding land uses considered in siting buildings; sufficient access shall be provided; adverse impacts buffered; and landscaping provided. In addition, the following standards shall apply to commercial and industrial subdivisions:
1. Commercial and industrial lots/developments that back up to an existing or designated residential land use shall provide a landscaped open space buffer strip adjacent to the common property line to allow for a trail system and to mitigate any adverse effects to the residential neighborhood from a permitted commercial or industrial use. In the event that a landscape buffer equal to the required space already exists, it shall not be required. See MCC Title 18, Zoning, for further detail.
2. The planning and zoning commission and the city council may impose special requirements with respect to the design, construction and installation of the public utilities, street, curb, gutter and sidewalk.
3. All community street sign and stop sign poles shall be designed with a decorative style that complements the overall character of the community unless otherwise accepted by the zoning administrator.
C. Those portions of the community open space network adjacent to, or within, the area proposed for development, whether residential, commercial, or industrial, shall be incorporated by that development. Construction of the open spaces, trails, and trail amenities shall be the responsibility of the applicant and shall be part of the subdivision improvements. These trails shall be part of a tract and maintained by a homeowners/property owners association as designated by the applicant during the final plat approval unless the open space and/or trail has been accepted, by the city of Maricopa, into the city park system for maintenance responsibilities. Dedication of a trail and/or trailhead to a local land trust, established for the purpose of trail development and maintenance, may also be acceptable.
D. When the intersection between a multi-use trail and an arterial and/or collector roadway is unavoidable the roadway shall be designed with a center median at the location where the trail intersects the roadway so that the trail users are protected from a potential conflict with the vehicular traffic (see Figure 1). The minimum dimensions of these center medians will depend upon the type of multi-use trail that the road bisects. Alternative methods may be considered if approved by the city engineer and the zoning administrator. Refer to the Design Standard Manual for further detail.
Figure 1. Pedestrian Center Median
E. Tracts or parcels of land proposed for subdivision development that are adjacent to an Indian reservation shall provide an adequate buffer to the Indian community as determined by the zoning administrator. [Ord. 24-01 § 2; Ord. 20-11 §2(14-6-3); Res. 20-31.]