Avenal Municipal Code Ch. 10.32 Survey and Monuments

Sections:

• 10.32.010
• Purpose.
• 10.32.020
• Survey Procedure and Practice.
• 10.32.030
• Survey and Monumentation Standards.

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide the requirements and standards for survey work of, and placement of monumentation within, subdivisions at the time of final map or parcel map recordation.

The procedure and practice for the survey of any land subject to a final map or parcel map shall conform to the standard practices and principles of land surveying, Section 8771 of the Business and Professions Code of the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act, and the requirements of this Chapter. A. Preparation of Survey and Documentation: All documents related to the survey shall be signed by a California-licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying. B. Survey Monuments: Whenever the City has established a system of coordinates that is within a reasonable distance of the proposed subdivision, as determined by the City, the field survey shall be tied to the established monumentation system. C. Traverse: The traverse of the exterior boundaries of the subdivision computed from field measurements of the ground must close within a limit of error of one (1) foot to 10,000 feet of the perimeter before balancing the survey. D. Field Documentation: When required by the City, the land surveyor or registered civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying preparing the survey shall prepare and submit to the city complete field notes, in a form satisfactory to the city engineer, showing references, ties, locations, elevations, and other necessary data relating to monuments.

In surveying the subdivision, the land surveyor or registered civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying shall set sufficient monuments so that any part of the survey may be readily retraced. Survey monuments shall be set by the land surveyor or registered civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying for all new subdivisions requiring a final map or parcel map, unless waived by the city engineer, in compliance with this Section. A. Boundary Monuments:

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1. Boundary monuments shall be set on the exterior boundary of the subdivision at all corners, angle points, beginnings, and ends of curves. The locations of inaccessible points may be established by ties and shall be noted on the final map or parcel map.
2. All exterior boundary monuments shall be set prior to recordation of the final map or parcel map, or as certified on the final map or parcel map. B. Interior Monuments: Whenever interior monuments are required, the monuments shall be set at:
3. All block and lot corners and angle points.
4. The beginnings and ends of curves.
5. Points of intersection with centerlines of other existing and proposed streets and alleys.
6. The points of intersection with the exterior boundary lines. C. Monument Type and Position: All monuments set in the course of the survey shall be as specified by the city engineer and shall be set to the depth and in the manner prescribed by the city engineer. D. Identification of Monuments: All monuments shall be permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the registration or license number of the land surveyor or registered civil engineer’s authorized to practice land surveying who signs the engineer’s or surveyor’s certificate and under whose supervision the survey is made. E. Replacement of Damaged or Destroyed Monuments: Any monument which is damaged or destroyed before acceptance of all improvements by the city shall be replaced by the land surveyor or registered civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying of record. F. Timing of Monument Installation: The timing of the installation of a monument shall be in compliance with Sections 66495 and 66496 of the Subdivision Map Act. G. Notice of Completion: Within five (5) days after the final setting of all monuments have been completed, the engineer or surveyor shall give written notice to the subdivider and the city engineer that the final monuments have been set. Verification of payment to the land surveyor or registered civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying shall be filed as required by Section 66497 of the Subdivision Map Act. The cost of setting monuments shall be included in the engineer’s estimate for improvements in compliance with subsection 10.36.020.C of this Title. If security is provided for monumentation, it may be released upon verification by the city of the setting of the monuments. H. Inspection And Approval: All monuments shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the city engineer. I. Survey Information to be Shown on Final Map or Parcel Map: The following survey information shall be shown on each final map or parcel map for which a field survey was made in compliance with this Title:
7. Monuments (together with their precise position and description), or other evidence found on the ground, to determine the boundaries of the subdivision.

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June 2023 2. Corners of all adjoining properties identified by lot and block numbers, subdivision names, numbers and pages of record, or by section, township, and range, or other proper designation. 3. The location and description of any required monuments to be set after recordation of the final map, and the statement that they are “to be set”. 4. Bearing and length of each lot line, block line, and boundary line and each required bearing and distance. 5. Length, radius, and angle of each curve and tangent and the bearing of each radial line to each lot corner on each curve. 6. The centerlines of any street or alley in or adjoining the subdivision which have been established by the city, together with reference to a field book or map showing the centerline and the monuments which determine its position. If determined by ties, that fact shall be so stated. 7. Any other survey data or information required to be shown by the city or by the provisions of this Title.

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 10 - Subdivision Ordinance

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June 2023