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(d) Prior to the submission of development plans with the Planning Department the owner or owner's engineer shall confer with the Department of Public Works concerning the necessity for a run- off study based on a storm of a ten year frequency. If said study is considered necessary by the Director of the Department of Public Works it shall be filed with said department and shall show existing and proposed facilities and method of draining the site and tribu- tary areas without exceeding the capacity of any street, on-site or off-site. The Plans shall be approved or conditionally approved and the minimum required improvements installed by the owner to assure adequate and reasonable drainage of the area to the satisfaction of the Department of Public Works, prior to the issuance of a utility' release by the Building Department for the development. (e) If any parcel zoned R 4 is to be developed in accordance with the provisions set forth for this District and said parcel abuts a street not improved to City standard, the owner shall dedicate the necessary street easement to the City and improve said street so as to be in accordance with the design standards and specifications of the Santa Ana Municipal Code prior to the issuance of a utility release by the Building Department. (f) All trash collection and garbage collection areas shall be surrounded on at least three sides by a five (5) foot block wall with adequate access to and from these areas for trash and garbage collec- tion vehicles. (g) Due to the complexity of Garden Apartment development it is illogical and impractical to define herein an exact pattern for the arrangement of group dwellings for a parcel involving two or more main dwellings, however it is the intent of this District to provide a functional and non-monotonous orientation of buildings with a maximum of open space around each main building consisting of courts, parkways and patio areas all oriented so as to provide separation of vehicular traffic from play areas and recreational areas for children and adults. Further, in order to more clearly define the intent of this District there shall be on file in the office of the Planning Department illus- trations entitled "Guides to Suburban Apartment Development". Said illustrations shall be approved by Resolution by the Planning Commission and City Council and shall show the desirable arrangement of buildings and open space but are not designs which must be copied in order to secure approval of development plans as required by the provisions of the R 4 District. (h) All off-street parking areas not under cover shall be screened from the view of surrounding residents or tenants of the project by shrubs and bushes whose normal growth is not less than four (4) feet in height. (i) All points of vehicular access to and from off-street parking areas and driveways onto public rights-of-way shall be approved by the Director of Public Works of the City of Santa Ana. Wherever a private driveway enters onto said public right-of-way, a stop sign shall be erected and maintained at such exit point to insure reasonable traffic safety all in compliance with the standard sign sheet on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of the City of Santa Ana. (j) All driveways and off-street parking areas shall consist of 2 inches of asphaltic concrete on 4 inches of rock base or of materials and of a thickness approved by the Director of Public Works which shall be of equivalent strength and life of said asphaltic concrete and rock base. (k) All interior streets and private drives shall be constructed to the standard set forth in the Santa Ana Municipal code prior to the dedication of any such streets to the City of Santa Ana. Streets not so constructed need not be accepted by the City of Santa Ana. -3-