Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 96-2 Plans

Following approval of the tentative map, the subdivider shall prepare and submit to the public works department for review, complete construction plans for the improvements required by this title.

(Ord. 78-5).

The plans shall be prepared under the direction of a registered civil engineer, licensed by the state, and shall show the complete plans, profiles and details for all street work, drainage channels and structures, retaining walls or other improvements to support cut slopes and embankments, bridges, the location of underground utilities which may control the location and elevation of storm drains and culverts, the location of fire hydrants, street monuments, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, fences required by this title, gates, driveways, if constructed in conjunction with subdivision improvements, structures and drainage facilities to control slides, location of street lights, sanitary sewers and other improvements which may be required to complete the work. If the plans include three or more sheets, a key map showing the streets, lots, street names, storm drains, the area covered by each sheet of the plans, and a list showing the sheet numbers of the plans and their contents shall be included on the first sheet of the plans.

(Ord. 78-5).

If the sanitary sewers are not under county jurisdiction, the review of the improvement plans shall not be construed as approval of the sewer plans.

(Ord. 78-5).

The plans and profiles shall be submitted on uniform size sheets, twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches overall dimension. A border shall be provided with one and one-half inches along the twenty-four-inch dimension on the left-hand side of the sheet, and a one-half inch border on the other three sides. The sheets shall be provided with a suitable title block in the lower right-hand corner. The scales for various portions of the drawings and the north point where applicable, shall be shown on all sheets. Reference may be made to county standard details in lieu of duplicating the drawings thereon. The quality of the drawings shall be such that high contrast microfilm reproductions may be made from them. All printing or lettering on the improvement plans shall be of one-eighth-inch minimum height and of such shape and weight as to be readily legible on prints and microfilm reproductions.

(Ord. 78-5).

Article 96-2.4. Action by Public Works Department

The subdivider shall submit four sets of improvement plans and a preliminary cost estimate to the public works department for review together with a review fee as established and adopted by the board of supervisors from time to time by resolution. Upon completion of this review, one set of the preliminary plans together with the required revisions, if any indicated thereon, and a written statement will be returned to the subdivider's engineer.

(Ord. 78-5).

Six sets of the corrected plans and any additional sets requested by the public works department for distribution to interested public agencies and utilities shall then be submitted to the public works department. One set of the plans reviewed by the public works department with the review and date noted thereon shall be returned to the subdivider's engineer.

(Ord. 78-5).

Requests by the subdivider for review of revisions appearing necessary or desirable during construction shall be submitted to the public works department and processed in accordance with Sections 96-2.402 and 96-2.404 of this division.

(Ord. 78-5).

The completion of the review of the improvement plans by the public works department, when improvements are required, shall be a condition precedent to the approval of the final map or parcel map for the subdivision by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 78-5).

Supplementary plans and documents shall include grading plans, hydrology, hydraulic computations and structural computations as required.

(Ord. 78-5).

Article 96-2.6. Appeal

Appeal to the board of supervisors shall be made within fifteen working days on any conditions stated by the public works department relative to the improvement plans and not agreed to by the subdivider.

(Ord. 78-5).