§ 21.20

Each final map or parcel map shall show durable monuments found or set at or near each boundary corner and at intermediate points, approximately 1,000 feet apart, or at such lesser distances as may be made necessary by topography or culture to insure accuracy in the reestablishment of any point or line without unreasonable difficulty. The precise position and the character of each such monument shall be shown on

such map. Such durable monument shall be not less substantial than an iron pipe of a two-inch outside diameter, not less than two and one-half feet in length, with plug and tack, and set at least two feet into the ground, or of such other character and stability as may be approved by the county engineer. For the purpose of this Title 21, a lead and tack set in permanent concrete or masonry shall be considered as a durable monument. The approximate elevation of the top of each such monument with respect to the surface of the ground shall be shown on said map.

(Ord. 9071 § 11 (part), 1966: Ord. 4478 Art. 7 § 112, 1945.)

A.

Whenever necessary in the opinion of the county surveyor, centerline monuments shall be set to mark the intersections of streets, intersections of streets with the tract boundary, or to mark either the beginning and end of curves or the points of intersection of tangents thereof, or other intermediate points.

B.

Each such monument shall be not less durable and substantial than:

1.

In asphaltic concrete or cement concrete pavements, a lead and track;

2.

In unsurfaced graveled or oiled surfaces, a two-inch iron pipe set not less than 12 inches below the surface, or at such depth as may be approved by the county surveyor;

3.

In bituminous macadam pavements, a spike not less than six inches long.

(Ord. 5584 § 4 (part) 1952: Ord. 4478 Art. 7 § 113, 1945.)

A.

For each centerline intersection monument set, the engineer or surveyor under whose supervision the survey has been made shall furnish to the county surveyor a set of notes showing clearly the ties between such monument and a sufficient number (normally four) of durable distinctive reference points or monuments.

B.

Such reference points or monuments may be leads and tacks in sidewalks, or two-inch by two-inch stakes set back of the curbline and below the surface of the ground, or such substitute therefor as appears to be not more likely to be disturbed.

C.

Such set of notes shall be of such quality, form and completeness, and shall be on paper of such quality and size, as may be necessary to conform to the standardized office records of the county surveyor. All such notes shall be indexed and filed by the county surveyor as a part of the permanent public records of this office.

(Ord. 4478 Art. 7 § 114, 1945.)

All monuments found or set as required herein shall be permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the registration or license number of the engineer or surveyor under whose supervision the survey was made.

(Ord. 11665 § 30, 1978: Ord. 4478 Art. 7 § 115, 1945.)

All boundary monuments shall be set prior to filing of the final map or parcel map unless extensive grading operations or improvement work makes it impractical to set monuments. In the event any of the boundary monuments required are to be set subsequent to filing of the parcel map or final map, the engineer or surveyor making the survey shall furnish evidence acceptable to the county engineer prior to submitting the map to substantiate his reasons for deferring the setting of permanent monuments until after filing of the map. If the setting of boundary monuments is deferred, field notes showing the boundary survey shall be presented to the county engineer at the time the map is submitted for checking. Interior street-centerline monuments may be set subsequent to filing of the map. The map shall show which monuments are in place and are to be set. Prior to approval of the final map by the board of supervisors or of a parcel map by the advisory agency, the subdivider shall submit a written agreement in which he agrees that the monuments so deferred will be set within a specified time, and that the notes required in Section 21.20.050 will be furnished within a specified time.

(Ord. 11665 § 31, 1978: Ord. 8822 § 4, 1965: Ord. 8792 § 4, 1965: Ord. 5883 § 4 (part), 1952: Ord. 4478 Art. 7 § 116, 1945.)

21.20.070 - Inspection and approval of monuments.

All monuments shall be subject to inspection and approval of the county surveyor in conjunction with his checking of the map.

(Ord. 4478 Art. 7 § 117, 1945.)

21.20.080 - Record of Survey and Corner Record Checking Fees.

A.

Record of Survey Checking Fee. Where the county surveyor is required to check record of survey maps under the provisions of the Professional Land Surveyors Act, the surveyor shall pay a map checking fee to the county surveyor in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. These fees, payable on submission of map for checking to the county surveyor, shall be as follows:

Effective July 1, 2025:

1.

First sheet, $720.70;

2.

Each additional sheet, $282.00;

3.

Resubmittal, $214.40 per sheet.

B.

Corner Record Checking Fee. Where the county surveyor is required to check corner records under provisions of the Professional Land Surveyors Act, the surveyor shall pay such corner record checking fees to the county surveyor at the base and additional page fees required for recording of a grant deed by the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk as are applicable at the time of the corner record submittal.

C.

This section applies to all records of survey and corner records checked by the county department of public works whether the property is within the unincorporated area or not.

D.

The fees set forth in this section shall be reviewed annually by the county surveyor. Beginning on July 1, 2022, and thereafter on each succeeding July 1, the amount of each record of survey checking fee shall be adjusted as follows: Calculate the percentage movement between March of the previous year and March of the current year in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in Los Angeles, Long Beach and Anaheim areas, as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics. Adjust each fee by said percentage amount and round off to the nearest ten (10) cents, provided, however, that no adjustment shall increase or decrease any fee to an amount more or less than the amount necessary to recover the reasonable cost of providing the services for which the fee is imposed. If it is determined that the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of providing the services for which the fees are imposed exceeds the fees set forth in this section, as adjusted, the county surveyor may present fee proposals to the Board of Supervisors for approval.

(Ord. 2019-0039 § 1, 2019: Ord. 91-0074 § 1, 1991.)

Chapter 21.24 - DESIGN STANDARDS Part 1 - ACCESS

21.24.010 - General requirements—Determination of adequacy.

A.

Each street providing access to lots within a division of land shall connect directly or through one or more other streets to a highway which is shown on the Highways Plan and which is maintained and open to public travel. Each route of access to a highway which is shown on the Highway Plan shall be adequate to accommodate the composition and volume of vehicular traffic generated by the land uses which it serves.

B.

In determining the adequacy of a route of access, the advisory agency shall consider the potential for blockage of the route by flood, fire or landslide and the effect of such blockage on the safe evacuation of future users and occupants of the division and on the deployment of fire equipment or other services under emergency conditions. The advisory agency may disapprove a design which makes use of a residential street as a route of access to industrial, commercial or other divisions of land generating traffic which would conflict with the residential character of the street.

(Ord. 85-0168 § 1, 1985; Ord. 10485 § 2, 1972: Ord. 4478 Art. 4 § 40, 1945.)

21.24.020 - Restricted residential access.

A.

If a street or street system is restricted to a single route of access to a highway shown on the Highway Plan, except for a limited secondary highway, which is maintained and open to public travel, whether at the point of intersection with the highway or at some point distant from the highway, the street or street system shall serve not more than:

1.

150 dwelling units where the restriction is designed to be permanent and the street or street system does not traverse a wildland area which is subject to hazard from brush or forest fire;

2.

75 dwelling units where the restriction is designed to be permanent and the street or street system traverses a wildland area which is subject to hazard from brush or forest fire;

3.

300 dwelling units, where the restriction is subject to removal through future development.

B.

If the roadway paving on that portion of the street or street system forming the restriction is less than 36 feet in width and is not to be widened to 36 feet or more as a part of the development of the division of land, the permitted number of dwelling units shall be reduced by 25 percent if the pavement is 28 feet or more in width, and by 50 percent if the pavement is less than 28 feet in width. If the roadway paving on that portion of the street or street system forming the restriction is 64 feet or more in width and the restriction is subject to removal through future development, the permitted number of dwelling units may be increased to 600. In no event shall the pavement width be less than 20 feet. The provisions of this section shall not

apply to divisions of land referred to in Section 21.32.040 to divisions of land approved pursuant to Section 21.32.080, or to minor land divisions.

(Ord. 85-0168 § 2, 1985; Ord. 10485 § 4, 1972: Ord. 4478 Art. 4 § 40.2, 1945.)