§ 28-6. IMPROVEMENTS.

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City of Compton, CA § 28-6.1

LAND SUBDIVISION

§ 28-6.4

Improvements to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider, as a condition precedent to the filing of a final map or parcel map, shall comply with all the requirements of this section and the following subsections. Such improvements shall be provided and developed in accordance with the conditions imposed as a condition of approval of the tentative map, in accordance with any agreement or bond made or entered into by the subdivider for that purpose, and in accordance with the standards and specifications set by administrative regulations and the laws of the City applicable at the time of the approval of the tentative map.

Plans, profiles, and specifications for the improvements, other than street and highway improvements, to be installed, or agreed to be installed, as a condition precedent to the approval of a final map or parcel map, shall be submitted to the City Engineer not later than the time a final map or parcel map is submitted for checking and certification. Such plans shall show all details of the proposed improvements needed for approval of the plans by the City Engineer which may include requirements of other governmental bodies whose jurisdiction some portion of the plan may encompass.

Plans for sanitary sewers and other methods of sewage disposal, storm drains, and building pads shall comply with all applicable laws of the City and any additional requirements of the City Engineer and Building Official.

Plans for water mains shall comply with all applicable laws of the City and shall include plans for storage booster and transmission facilities, together with necessary pertinent data, such as elevation, size, capacity, and demand, in order to verify the adequacy of such facilities to deliver the required flow of water. All such plans shall be approved by the Water Superintendent.

Final plans shall be approved before the final map or parcel map is transmitted to the Council for approval.

Preliminary plans may be approved by the City Engineer when sufficient engineering data is furnished by the subdivider to demonstrate that the preliminary design meets the City's standards and specifications, is practicable from a maintenance standpoint, is consistent with sound engineering practices, and that the final plans will conform to the preliminary plans with only minor changes.

Plans, profiles, and specifications for all street and highway improvements to be installed, or agreed to be installed, as a condition precedent to the filing of the final map or parcel map shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer. Such plans shall be furnished to the City Engineer not later than the time of submitting the final map or parcel map for checking and shall be subject to his approval before any such map shall be certified by him. Such plans, profiles, and specifications shall show full details of the proposed improvements and shall be in accordance with the standards and specifications of the City. Such plans shall also include the design grade for an existing highway or for a future street provided the City Engineer determines that such grade is necessary to properly locate applicable slope and drainage easements.

Each highway shall be improved by full width grading, cement concrete sidewalks, curbs and gutters, full width roadway paving, installation of drainage facilities incidental thereto, street signs, street lights, and such other improvements for traffic and drainage needs as are required for the appropriate development of

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City of Compton, CA § 28-6.4

COMPTON

Each street, including private streets, shall be improved by full width grading, cement concrete sidewalks, curbs and gutters, full width roadway paving, the installation of drainage facilities incidental thereto, street signs, street lights, and such other improvements for local traffic and drainage needs as are required for the appropriate development of the division of land.

If a portion of an existing street or highway constitutes any portion of the boundary of the division of land and such street or highway is unimproved, or if the Planning Commission determines that the improvements are insufficient for the general use of the lot owners in the division of land and for local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs, the Planning Commission may require the subdivider to improve or agree to improve such street or highway as specified in subsections 28-6.4, 28-6.5 and 28-6.6.

The Planning Commission may require the remodeling of an existing street or highway. Such remodeling shall be in accordance with the improvement requirements specified in subsections 28-6.4, 28-6.5 and 28-6.15.

Except for full width grading, the subdivider shall not be required to improve streets or highways shown on a final map or a parcel map as future streets. The requirement for full width grading may be waived by the City Engineer.

Temporary improvements may be required prior to, or concurrent with, permanent improvements. In such instances, the temporary improvements shall be installed in a manner approved by the City Engineer.

The Planning Commission may require such structures to be installed as are necessary for the proper functioning and maintenance of the improvements required to remove a flood or geological hazard and as are necessary for the protection of property adjacent to the division of land.

The subdivider shall, as part of the improvement of a division of land, provide such drainage facilities, other than those incidental to street or highway improvement, as are considered necessary by the Planning Commission for the drainage requirements of the division of land for local neighborhoods. All drainage facilities shall be of such design as to carry surface waters to the nearest practical street, storm drain, or natural watercourse approved by the Director of Public Works. Drainage waters shall not flow over a public sidewalk or parkway, but shall be deposited in a concrete receptor, located outside the driveway

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City of Compton, CA § 28-6.11

LAND SUBDIVISION

§ 28-6.17

and parking area where possible, and approved for the purpose, and then carried under the sidewalk or parkway, through the curb into the gutter in a manner approved by the City Engineer.

Exception: R-A, R-L, R-M, and R-H Occupancies, other than townhouses, may flow over a public sidewalk or parkway. Surface waters entrapped on adjacent properties by reason of any fill shall be drained, by the installation of pipes, conduits, culverts, or flumes in keeping with good engineering practices and design, to the nearest street, storm drain, or natural watercourse, as approved by the Director of Public Works, and shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property on which the fill is placed. No slope of any kind shall drain surface waters onto adjoining property. Retaining walls shall be constructed to retain fill at property limits and where fill exceeds 12 inches in depth. See the California Building Code for excavating and grading requirements.

If the division of land lots front a major or secondary highway and the Planning Commission requires the subdivider to dedicate vehicular access rights to such highway, a chain link fence, or equivalent, or a concrete block or masonry wall not more than 3 1/2 feet high may be required along the frontage of the lots contiguous to such highway unless the Planning Commission determines that such fencing or wall is impractical.

The subdivider shall provide a chain link fence or equivalent, not less than six feet high, along each side of any portion of a dedicated right-of-way for any watercourse or drainage facility within a proposed division of land if the Planning Commission finds that the location, shape, slope, width, velocity of water therein, or other characteristics of the watercourse or drainage facility make the fencing of the right-of-way necessary for the protection of the general public. Such fencing shall have an adequate number of gates to facilitate cleaning and maintenance and shall not contain apertures below the fence in excess of four inches vertical.

The Planning Commission may require the subdivider to install sanitary sewers to serve each lot in a division of land. Such sewers shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer, and the outlet to be used for the sewers shall be designated by the City Engineer.

The subdivider shall install concrete sidewalks not less than four feet wide, when adjacent to the property line, or not less than five feet wide, when adjacent to the curb unless the Planning Commission determines that sidewalks are impractical or unnecessary.

The subdivider shall provide a street lighting system in each division of land. Plans for the installation of the system shall be submitted to the City Engineer for approval.

The requirement for a street lighting system may be waived provided the Planning Commission determines that street lights will not be in keeping with the neighborhood pattern, or lights are not necessary to serve the lots in a division of land so as to maintain the continuity of an established neighborhood street lighting pattern.

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City of Compton, CA § 28-6.17

COMPTON

§ 28-6.21

The subdivider shall plant and install trees in the parkway panels of streets and highways within a division of land. The type or species and location of such trees shall be subject to the approval of the Parks and Recreation Director of the City.

The subdivider shall install, or agree to install, water mains and fire hydrants in the division of land for the general use of the lot owners and for fire protection. The installation of such water mains and fire hydrants shall comply in all respects with all statutes, laws, rules, and regulations applicable to water mains and fire hydrants and shall be approved by the Manager of the Water Department and the Fire Chief.

In the absence of such statutes, laws, rules, and regulations, required domestic water flows shall be determined by the Manager of the Water Department, and required fire flows, duration of required fire flows, and the type and location of fire hydrants shall be determined by the Fire Chief.

Water mains and fire hydrants may be required on existing streets or highways adjacent to or within the division of land provided the existing improvements are insufficient for the general use and/or fire protection of the lot owners.

If any improvements are not completed to the satisfaction of the Council before the final map or parcel map is filed, the subdivider shall, prior to approval of such map by the Council, enter as contractor into an agreement with the City to complete such improvements within the time specified in the agreement.

Improvements required by the provisions of this subsection shall be installed and constructed by the subdivider at his expense and shall not be paid for by any special assessment, lien, tax, bonded indebtedness, or other charge against the land or real property within the division of land except:

• a. The cost of installing pipes and other facilities for the transmission of water may be paid for in whole or in part from revenues collected from the customers served at regular established water rates for the water company pursuant to regulations of the Public Utilities Commission of the State, where applicable, or by a Public Agency (as defined in Section 4401 of the Government Code of the State) from the net operating income only, as payment for the sale of water thereto;

• b. As provided in Sections 11543, 11543.5, 11543.6, 11544, and 11545 (Sewer and Drainage Reimbursement Contracts) of the Subdivision Map Act or other reimbursement enabling acts; and

• c. On streets in the City's Select Street System the City may pay a portion of the cost.

All outstanding or remaining assessments on the division of land established for improvements constructed pursuant to special assessment district proceedings shall be paid for by the subdivider.

• a. Utility lines, including, but not limited to, electric, communication, street lighting, and cable television, within each commercial and residential subdivision shall be placed underground.

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City of Compton, CA § 28-6.21

LAND SUBDIVISION

§ 28-7.3

This requirement shall include not only all lines and wires located in streets, alleys, rights-of-way, and exterior property boundaries but also services to individual properties.

The subdivider shall be responsible for complying with the requirements of this section and shall make the necessary arrangements for the installation of such facilities. This requirement shall not apply to utility lines which do not provide services within the area being subdivided.

• b. For the purpose of this section, appurtenances and associated equipment, such as, but not limited to, surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts in an underground system, may be placed above ground.

• c. Upon the request of the subdivider, the Planning Commission may recommend that the Council waive or conditionally waive the provisions of subsection (a) of this section when it finds that the requirement of an underground installation of utility lines would be unreasonable or impractical because of topographical or soil conditions.

• d.

• The provisions of this section shall not apply to minor land divisions.

Utility lines shall be located on the rear or interior side property lines of all lots within industrial subdivisions. Where practical difficulties arise for the location due to the acquisition of easements or other unusual circumstances, the Planning Commission may recommend and the Council may approve alternate locations.

Where the City Engineer checks an improvement plan, the subdivider shall pay a nonrefundable fee to the City Engineer in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. Such fee shall be in accordance with a schedule thereof from time to time in effect as established by resolution of the Council.

Initial plan review (per sheet) $300 Fourth and subsequent resubmittal (per sheet) $100