Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 12 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Corte Madera Municipal Code Ch. 12.32 Pipes, Conduits and Minimum Cover
Corte Madera Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Corte Madera
Cite as: Corte Madera Municipal Code Chapter 12.32 · Text as of 2026-10-04
12.32.010 - Pipes and conduits.¶
Pipes or rigid conduits two and one-half inches or less in diameter shall be jacked or otherwise forced underneath paved surfaces, unless otherwise specifically authorized in the permit.
(Ord. 469 § 39 (part), 1967)
12.32.020 - Minimum cover.¶
The minimum cover over any and all pipes larger than two and one-half inches installed within the right-of-way shall be thirty inches of earth or imported materials measured from the top of curb existing or planned. The minimum cover behind the curbs shall be eighteen inches. Where curbs are not level with respect to each other at any section drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the pavement, cover shall be measured from a straight line drawn between the curbs at the section in question.
Top of curb elevations shall be established by the director. Where the above specified cover cannot be maintained due to topography, existing structures, or engineering necessity, the director may permit a reduced cover, attaching such additional requirements as he may deem necessary for protection of facilities or improvements in the right-of-way. Cutting of tree roots having a diameter in excess of one inch is not permitted.
(Ord. 469 § 39 (part), 1967)
12.32.030 - Abandonment of facility—Procedure.¶
Upon abandonment of any facility or equipment located above, on or below the surface of the street, the owner thereof shall notify the director in writing of such abandonment within not less than twenty days thereafter; and if, in the opinion of the director, said facility or equipment so abandoned should be removed, the owner shall commence the removal of the same at the owner's own cost and expense within twenty days after receipt of notice to that effect from the director, or if, in the opinion of the director, any work should be done in the streets for the purpose of insuring the restoration of improved surface of said street to a useful, safe, durable or good condition as the result of such abandonment, the town shall commence such work after twenty days written notice to the owner to that effect from the director, and when the work is completed the town shall send a bill to the owner for the total cost and expense thereof, which shall be collected in any manner authorized by law.
(Ord. 469 § 39 (part), 1967)
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