Lomita Municipal Code Art. 7 Fees; Deposits; Bonds

Upon submission of a tentative map, the subdivider shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00), and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per lot.

If additional lots are added to a tentative map prior to approval by the city council, the subdivider shall pay the additional fee according to the above schedule. A lot required by the provisions of section 11671 shall be omitted in calculating the amount of the filing fee.

If the subdivider submits a revised tentative map subsequent to the approval of a tentative map by the city council as a substitute for the approved tentative map, he shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Upon the submission of a final map or parcel map, the subdivider shall deposit with the city engineer a sum of money equal to the amount required by law for filing the map, which money shall be deposited in a trust fund for that purpose until the map is filed. If the subdivider abandons his intention to cause the map to be filed, and so notifies the city engineer in writing, the deposit shall be returned to the subdivider.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Upon submission of a final map for checking, the subdivider shall pay a map checking fee to the city engineer in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. This fee shall be equal to the fee established by the county of Los Angeles for checking final maps.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Upon submission of a parcel map for checking, the subdivider shall pay a map checking fee to the city engineer in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. This fee shall be equal to the fee established by the County of Los Angeles for checking parcel maps.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A subdivider shall pay to the city the following fees for checking improvement plans:

(a) For plans for sewers and appurtenant facilities, the fee required by Title V, Chapter 2, of this Code.

(b) For other improvement plans, a fee equal to the cost of checking the plans. Upon submission of plans to the city, the subdivider shall deposit an amount estimated by the appropriate city officer to be adequate to cover the cost of checking the plans. If at any time subsequent to making the deposit the actual funds expended exceed the amount of the deposit, the subdivider shall make an additional payment equal to the deficiency. Excess deposits, if any, shall be returned to the subdivider after completion of plan checking.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Before commencing construction or installation of a required improvement, the subdivider shall deposit with the city:

(a) For inspection of sewers and appurtenant facilities, the sum required by Title V, Chapter 2 of this Code.

(b) For inspection of other improvements, a sum estimated by the appropriate city officer to be adequate to cover the actual cost of inspection.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

In lieu of making the special deposits required by section 11-2.306, the subdivider may make and maintain with the city a general deposit in an amount determined by the officer with whom the deposit is made to be sufficient to protect the city's interest. Such deposits shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). The general deposit shall be held and used for the same purposes as a special deposit.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

If a deposit made pursuant to section 11-2.306(a) or section 11-2.307 is insufficient to pay all of the costs of inspection, the subdivider, upon demand of the city, shall pay to the city an amount equal to the deficiency. Until such deficiency is paid in full, the improvements for which the insufficient deposit was made shall be considered uncompleted.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

The city shall refund unused deposits for inspection of sewers and appurtenant facilities as provided in Title V, Chapter 2 of this Code. In the case of other deposits, if the actual cost of inspection is less than the amount deposited, the city shall refund to the applicant any amount still remaining.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Except as provided in section 11-2.311, the improvement agreement required by section 11-2.221 shall be secured by an improvement security.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

If a subdivider shows to the satisfaction of the city engineer that he has entered into a contract with a water utility to construct water mains which contract makes the City of Lomita a party thereto and provides that the contract may not be modified or rescinded without the consent of the city, except as required by the public utilities commission, and has deposited with the water utility security for the payment of the water utility which the city engineer finds adequate, the subdivider need not accompany an agreement to install water mains with an improvement security.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

An improvement security shall be for the following amounts:

(a) An amount estimated by the inspecting officer to be equal to the cost of improvements covered by the security, guaranteeing the faithful performance of the improvement work.

(b) An amount estimated by the inspecting officer to be equal to fifty (50) percent of the cost of the improvements covered by the security, securing payment to contractors and subcontractors and to all persons renting equipment or furnishing labor or materials to them.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Improvement securities shall be:

(a) A bond or bonds issued by a surety company authorized to write the same in the State of California.

(b) A deposit with the city of cash, negotiable bonds, letters of credit or savings and loan certificates or shares. Savings and loan shares or certificates shall be assigned to the city.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Each improvement security shall be subject to approval and acceptance by the city council.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

When a portion of an improvement has been fully completed, the inspecting officer may in his discretion authorize a reduction in an improvement security given for faithful performance equal to the estimated cost of the completed portion of the improvement.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Upon the failure of a subdivider to complete an improvement within the time specified in an agreement, the city council may, upon notice in writing of not less than ten (10) days served upon the person, firm or corporation signing the contract or upon notice in writing of not less than twenty (20) days served by certified mail, addressed to the last known address of the person, firm or corporation signing the contract, determine that the improvement work or any part thereof is incompleted and may cause to be forfeited to the city the portion of the sum of money or bonds given for the faithful performance of the work or may cash savings and loan certificates or shares deposited and assigned to assure the faithful performance of the work to complete the improvement work.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

The agreement referred to in section 11-2.290 shall be accompanied by a bond or cash deposit guaranteeing the faithful performance of the agreement in an amount estimated by the city engineer to be equal to the cost of setting monuments and furnishing notes.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)