Hidden Hills Municipal Code Art. H Required Improvements

Improvements required to be installed or agreed to be installed by a subdivider as a condition precedent to the filing of a tract map or parcel map shall comply with the requirements of this Title. 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 ordinances of the City applicable at the time of approval of the tentative map.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)

A. Submittal: Plans, profiles and specifications for public improvements other than street improvements shall be submitted to the Building Official not later than the time a tract 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 Building Official. Such details may include requirements of other governmental bodies whose jurisdiction some portion of the plan may encompass.

B. Preliminary Plan Approval by Building Official: Preliminary plans may be approved by the Building Official 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 and is consistent with sound engineering practices and that the final plans will conform to the preliminary plans with only minor changes.

C. Final Plan Approval by Building Official: Final plans must be approved by the Building Official before a tract map or parcel map is transmitted to the Planning Agency for approval or a parcel map is certified for filing by the Building Official if:

1. The subdivider applies for a reimbursement agreement.

2. Another governmental agency, whose approval of plans is necessary, will not approve preliminary plans.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)

A. Approval of Plans: Plans, profiles and specifications for all street improvements shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Streets not later than the time of submitting the tract map or parcel map to the Building Official for checking and shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Streets before any such map shall be certified by the Building Official. 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 as adopted by the Council. Such plans shall also include the design grade for an existing or a future street; provided, the Superintendent of Streets determines that such grade is necessary to properly locate slope and drainage easements, if any.

B. Street Improvement Standards: Each street, whether public or private, shall be improved with full width grading, full width roadway paving with inverted shoulder, drainage facilities incidental thereto and street signs.

C. Improvements to Existing Streets:

1. Adjacent to the Division of Land: If a portion of an existing street constitutes any portion of the boundary of the division of land and such street is unimproved, or the Planning Agency determines that the improvements are for the general use of the lot owners in the division of land and for local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs, the Planning Agency may require the subdivider to improve or agree to improve such street or highway as specified in subsection B of this Section.

2. Within the Division of Land: The Planning Agency may require the reconstruction of an existing street. Such reconstruction shall be in accordance with the improvement requirements specified in subsection B of this Section.

D. Improvements of Future Streets: Except for full width grading, the subdivider shall not be required to improve streets or highways shown on a tract map or a parcel map as future streets.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87; 1994 Code)

The subdivider shall provide street name signs in each division of land to the satisfaction of the Planning Agency. Street names honoring early explorers or denoting land configurations are preferred.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)

If streets are to be dedicated on a tract map or parcel map or by separate instrument prior to filing a parcel map and the subdivider is required to grade or pave within such easements, the subdivider shall provide a copy of the tract map or parcel map, as the case may be, which delineates all structures within such easements, except publicly owned storm drains, water lines, sewers and other drainage or sanitary facilities. Such maps shall be submitted to the Superintendent of Streets when street improvement plans are submitted for approval. A copy of the tract map or parcel map, as the case may be, which delineates all structures within such casements shall be submitted to the City Clerk prior to final approval of the tract map or parcel map.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)

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 Building Official.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)

The Planning Agency 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.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87; 1994 Code)

The subdivider shall provide such drainage facilities as are considered necessary by the Planning Agency for the drainage requirements of the division of land and for local neighborhood needs. Such facilities shall be constructed in accordance with standards and specifications approved by the Building Official.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87; 1994 Code)

If lots in a division of land abut a highway and the Planning Agency requires the subdivider to relinquish complete access rights to such highway, a fence or wall not less than six feet high shall be required along the property line of the lots contiguous to the highway. If lots in a division of land abut a City boundary, the subdivider shall be required to construct an acceptable boundary fence not less than six feet high.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87; 1994 Code)

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 Agency finds that the location, shape, slope, width, velocity of water therein or other characteristics of the watercourse or drainage facility makes 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.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87; 1994 Code)

Utility lines, including but not limited to electric communications and cable television shall be required to be placed underground. The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this Section, and he shall make the necessary arrangements with the utility companies for the installation of such facilities. For the purposes 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, so long as located in a manner which will not interfere with the existing trail system.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)

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See also Chapter 7 of this Title.

The Planning Agency shall 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 Building Official, [10] and the outlet to be used for the sewers shall be designated by the Building Official.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87; 1994 Code)

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See Title 3, Chapter 3 of this Code.

A. The subdivider shall install or agree to install 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, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to water mains and fire hydrants. [11]

B. In the absence of such statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations, required domestic water flows shall be determined by the Building Official and required fire flows, duration of required fire flows and fire hydrant type and location shall be determined by the Fire Chief, but in no case shall the distance from fire hydrant to building pad be more than 600 feet by paved road.

C. 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.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)

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See Title 3, Chapter 5 of this Code.

If a required improvement is not completed before a tract map or parcel map is filed, the subdivider shall enter into an agreement with the City to complete the improvement within the time specified in the agreement.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)

Improvements required by this Chapter shall be installed and constructed by the subdivider, at his expense.

(Ord. 195, 7-6-87)