Chapter 16.23 — LAND DIVISION IMPROVEMENTS

1. Collect from other persons, including public agencies, using such improvements for the benefit of real property not within the land division, a reasonable charge for such use;

   2. Contribute to the subdivider that part of the cost of the improvements that is attributable to the benefit of the real property outside the land division and levy a charge upon the real property benefited to reimburse itself for such cost, together with interest thereon, if any, paid to the subdivider.

   3. Establish and maintain local benefit districts for the levy and collection of such charges or costs from the property benefited.

• (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

The purpose of this chapter is to set forth requirements for improvements, improvement plans, agreements, security, construction and inspection related to the division of land. This chapter sets forth actions required of a subdivider prior to the recordation of a final or parcel map. (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

• A. The subdivider shall construct all required improvements both on and off-site according to the city standard plans and specifications.

• B. No final map shall be presented to the council for approval until the subdivider either completes the required improvements, or enters into an agreement with the city agreeing to do such work.

• C. Requirements for construction of on-site and off-site improvements for land divisions of four or fewer parcels shall be noted on the parcel map, or the land division improvement agreement shall be executed prior to or concurrent with the recordation of the parcel map.

• D. Completion of improvements shall be in accordance with Section 16.23.080 of this chapter. (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

• A. Street and Highway Improvements.

  1. The subdivider shall improve all streets, highways, alleys, public ways and easements as follows:

     • a. All street improvements shall be made in accordance with the city standard plans and specifications.

     • b. The location, type, character and dimensions of all structures and grades of work shall be subject to approval by the public works department.

     • c. All required road improvements shall be subject to inspection and approval by the city engineer or appropriate public entity.

     • d. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the alignment criteria for all roads shall be in accordance with the city standard plans and specifications.

     • e. In those cases where approved plans and profiles are required, the same shall be filed with and approved by the public works department.

     • f. All required road improvements shall be located within road rights-of-way which conform to the requirements of this chapter.

     • g. Street and highway improvements shall conform to the standards set forth in the city's standard plans and specifications.

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City of Manteca, CA § 16.23.030

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• a. Wherever a dead end street more than one hundred and fifty feet long, as measured from the centerline of the nearest intersection, is permitted, a "turn around" shall be constructed in accordance with the city standard plans and specifications. If the "turn around" is outside the land division boundary, an easement therefor shall be offered for dedication to the city.

  • b. When an existing dead end street with an existing "turn around" is extended, the developer constructing the new street shall perform all work necessary to eliminate the "turn around."

3. Street Adjacent Railroad. Where the land division is adjacent to a railroad right-ofway and topography permits, highways in the same direction as the railroad shall be adjacent to and as nearly parallel to such railroad right-of-way as practicable.

4. Street Railroad Crossing. If a street crosses railroad tracks, the subdivider shall pay all costs of construction and costs of protection devices as may be required by the city and/or the California Public Utilities Commission, except for any portion required by the California Public Utilities Commission to be paid by the railroad company.

5. Access Roads.

   • a. Each parcel created by any land division subject to this title shall be connected by means of an approved access road or roads to a public highway which is maintained by the city or other public entity or government agency.

   • b. The city may require such additional access roads as may be needed for emergency purposes and for safe and adequate circulation within the land division.

   • c. Access roads shall be topographically feasible for travel by standard passenger cars and shall be made and kept open, clear and free from obstructions, buildings or structures of any kind as determined by the city.

   • d. Access roads shall be improved in accordance with the city standard plans and specifications.

   • e. Required access shall be over public roads, provided that the planning commission or the city council, as appropriate, may grant a variance authorizing access over a private road or over a road dedicated to a semipublic use by way of a dedication made for the exclusive use and benefit of all properties located within the land division or within a public district.

   • f. Except where access can be provided over an existing public road, access roads shall be dedicated or offered for dedication.

   • g. On-site access roads shall have a minimum right-of-way width of fifty feet, except that in case the road is along the boundary, it shall be a minimum width of forty feet.

   • h. For parcel maps, off-site access roads shall have a minimum right-of-way width of fifty feet, except where a previously approved access road exists at a lesser

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width.

  - i. For subdivision maps, off-site access shall have a minimum width of fifty feet, except where located along a major or secondary highway alignment where the appropriate minimum half-width easement shall be required.

6. Removal of Obstructions.

   • a. All obstructions shall be removed from the streets, roadways, or rights-of-way dedicated in the final map of a subdivision or which are deeded to the city in connection therewith which in the determination of the public works department interfere with the use thereof or constitute a dangerous or hazardous condition to the traveling public.

   • b. All obstructions shall be removed which are located within existing city, state or county streets or roadways lying immediately adjacent to streets, roadways or rights-of-way which are dedicated in the final map or which are deeded by the subdivider to the city in connection there-with and which obstructions, in the determination of the public works department, interfere with the use of such existing city, state or county streets or roadways, or constitute a dangerous or hazardous condition to the traveling public.

   • c. Such obstructions shall be relocated without expense to the city to such locations as specified by the public works department or in the plans and profiles for the land division.

   • d. It shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to contact the utility companies or other owners of said obstructions to advise them of proposed improvement, and make direct arrangements for the relocation of and compensation for the cost of relocating any conflicting obstructions. Evidence of such completed arrangements shall be presented by the subdivider to the public works department prior to the final approval of the improvement plans by the city.

   • e. All easements which affect the intended and/ or permitted use of a lot or parcel shall be quit-claimed, abandoned or relocated prior to recordation of any final map.

• B.

• Water Supply.

1. The subdivider shall install a water system for the land division, together with such equipment, pipelines and facilities as may be necessary to insure the land division with an adequate supply of water for domestic and fire protection purposes.

2. The water distribution system shall be designed in accordance with standards for the design and construction of water systems adopted by the city council.

3. The minimum supply of water which shall be required for the land division under subsection (B)(1) of this section, shall be in accordance with the standards adopted by the city council.

4. If any part of the land division is located in a designated urban area, and if any parcel created by the land division is less than five acres gross area, a domestic water supply and distribution system shall be furnished and constructed, subject to the city standard

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5. The provisions of subsection (B)(1) of this section, shall only be operative while there are in effect regulations in the city building codes requiring as a condition to issuance of a building permit for a dwelling the construction of specified water storage facilities, pipes and valves and the assurance of a specified fire flow requirement for purposes of fighting fire on the dwelling site, or while there shall be in effect a specific plan applicable to such lot requiring such matters as a condition to issuance of a building permit for a dwelling thereon.

   6. With respect to any parcel created by parcel map with an area of two and one-half acres or more and zoned for single-family dwelling purposes, a limited exception dispensing with the requirements of such water distribution system and community fire protection facilities may be granted by the city engineer and fire chief.

   7. Construction plans for such water supply and distribution system shall be supplied by the subdivider and shall be approved by the public works department and the fire department consistent with the city standard plans and specifications.

• C. Sanitary Sewers.

  1. Where a proposed land division creates parcels of less than two and one-half acres and is located within three hundred feet of a sanitary sewer system or where required by an adopted general or specific plan, all of the lots within the land division shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system upon the following conditions:

     • a. The existing or proposed wastewater treatment plant for the system has or will provide the capacity to serve the land division;

     • b. The legal entity in charge of the sanitary sewer system has agreed to furnish its sewerage facilities to the land division;

     • c. Connection to the sanitary sewer system is technically and economically feasible, as determined by the public works department.

  2. In any case, the subdivider shall provide sanitary sewer facilities for the land division under such circumstances as they are necessary in the opinion of the city engineer. The sewage collection and treatment system shall be designed by the subdivider's civil engineer and shall be approved by the city engineer.

• D. Grading, Drainage, and Erosion Control.

  1. The subdivider shall be required to make those improvements deemed necessary by the city engineer for proper grading of the land within the land division, drainage and erosion control, including the prevention of sedimentation or other damage to property or improvements within or outside the land division.

  2. The subdivider shall be required to obtain or provide land dedication or easements on land within or outside the land division as deemed necessary by the city engineer for protection against flooding, sedimentation or other damage to property or improvements within or outside the land division.

  3. Grading shall be subject to the city standard plans and specifications.

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4. All drainage improvements shall be subject to inspection and approval by the public works department.

• E.

  • Underground Utility Distribution Facilities.

  1. All utility distribution facilities supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service, installed to serve a residential land division shall be placed underground.

  2. The installation of Street lights shall be the responsibility of the subdivider. The street lights shall be placed in locations as approved by the city engineer.

  3. The subdivider is responsible for making all the necessary arrangements with the utility companies involved with the installation of the facilities required by subsections (E)(l) and (E)(2) of this section.

  4. When underground utility distribution facilities are to be installed, they shall be located in a public right-of-way, public utility easement or private right-of-way.

• F. Street Trees. Street trees are the responsibility of the subdivider as provided in the "Street tree ordinance" (No. 169). They shall be planted as approved in the tentative subdivision or tentative parcel map and be of an approved type and size. Proper care and maintenance is the subdivider's responsibility until this responsibility is assumed by the purchaser of the lot. The subdivider may arrange with the city for purchasing and planting of street trees, if he or she elects to do so, as provided by Ordinance No. 169. Street trees may be included in the improvement completion agreement pursuant to Section 16.23.080 A, to ensure proper planting and maintenance of the trees. An alternative procedure acceptable to the city council or city engineer, as appropriate, makes a finding that the alternate procedure will assure the installation and maintenance of street trees.

• G. Fire Protection Facilities Requirement. Fire protection facilities shall be installed in all land divisions in accordance with the standards for fire protection facilities in the city adopted by the city council.

• H. Solid Waste. For those land divisions not located within the vicinity of an adequate existing solid waste disposal site, the subdivider shall provide a means satisfactory to the city engineer for the disposal of solid waste from the land division.

• (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

• A. In accordance with Government Code Section 66485 et seq., the city may by resolution, require that improvements installed by a subdivider for the benefit of a land division shall contain supplemental size, capacity, length or number for the benefit of property not located within the land division, and that such improvements be dedicated to the public.

• B. In the event of the installation of improvements required by the city pursuant to subsection A of this section, the city shall enter into an agreement with the subdivider to reimburse the subdivider for that portion of the cost of such improvements, including an amount attributable to interest, equal to the difference between the amount it would have cost the subdivider to install such improvements to serve the land division only and the actual cost of such improvements.

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City of Manteca, CA § 16.23.040

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Improvements required for the recordation of a parcel map may be deferred upon approval by the city engineer, upon a finding that the following conditions exist:

• A. The property to be subdivided has no established use; and

• B. The Zoning District which is applicable to the property requires similar improvements or improvements of a higher standard at such time that a use is established.

• (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

• A. General Design Criteria. The design and layout of each land division shall conform the Subdivision Map Act, to all of the elements of the city general plan and any applicable specific plan or official and specific plan lines.

• B. Streets and Highways.

  1. The following standards, together with the provisions of the city standard plans and specifications, are minimum requirements of this chapter. All roads shall be designed to allow for safe traffic movement, and higher standards may be required where reasonably necessary for such purpose.

     • a. Arterial rights-of-way shall be not less than eighty-four feet in width.

     • b. Collector rights-of-way shall be not less than sixty feet in width.

     • c. Local street rights-of-way shall be not less than fifty feet in width.

     • d. Specific or official plan lines shall be the minimum width as specified by the applicable plan.

     • e. State highways shall be the minimum width as specified by the California Department of Transportation and/or the circulation element of the general plan.

     • f. Full-width street improvements including curb, gutter, matching paving, parking lane and curbs and gutters on far side shall be required.

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• g. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the city council, by four-fifths vote, as provided in Section 1805 of the California Streets and Highways Code, may approve a part-width street along the boundary of a land division that consists of full improvements to the subdivision side of centerline, plus one twelve-foot paved traffic lane and one and two-foot paved shoulder beyond centerline.

• h. The maximum length of a cul-de-sac shall be three hundred feet.

• i. Frontage road right-of-way widths shall be a minimum of fifty feet.

• j. Minimum centerline radius shall be two hundred fifty feet for fifty-foot rightsof-way, four hundred feet for sixty-foot rights-of-way, seven hundred feet for seventy-foot rights-of-way and one thousand feet for arterials.

2. Modified Public Streets. Modified public streets are allowed in the following situations:

   • a. The project site is two acres in gross size or less and has a general plan designation and a zoning classification of residential;

   • b. The project site is constrained from access by development on at least two sides;

   • c. Where it can be determined that the modification will provide for adequate public safety access, safety and solid waste collection;

   • d. Where it can be determined that the modification will not be materially detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare of the property or residents in the vicinity.

     • i. The following modifications to the public street standards are allowed:

       • (A) The overall street width may be reduced. At no time shall the minimum curb to curb width be reduced beyond twenty-eight feet (assuming parking on one side) or thirty-six feet (assuming parking on two sides);

• (B) On-street parking may be eliminated on one side. At any time parking is eliminated from one side of the street that side shall be marked no parking per city standards;

     - (C) The length of a cul-de-sac may be increased to a maximum of six hundred feet; 
  
     - (D) Sidewalks may be eliminated from one side of the street. If homes are only on one side of the street, the sidewalk shall be on that side. The elimination of a sidewalk shall not create a safety hazard or be in conflict with the American Disability Act; 
  
     - (E) Modifications to the vehicle turn-around may be allowed if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the fire chief and the public works director that they meet the public safety access and solid waste collection criteria.
  

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City of Manteca, CA § 16.23.060

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1. Access to Lots.

   • a. Each lot shall have frontage on a public street or public access easement, except as provided in subsection (C)(1)(i) of this section.

   • b. The primary means of vehicular access to each lot shall be by means of direct physical connection to the street which fronts upon the lot. The feasibility of such primary means of access must be demonstrated as provided in this section.

   • c. If access to the street which fronts upon the lot is prevented by a legal limitation imposed or approved by the city or state, such primary means of access may be a connection to any street adjacent to the lot, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (C)(1)(b) of this section.

   • d. In conjunction with the design and approval of any tentative subdivision map, the subdivider shall demonstrate, by means of a lot use feasibility study, that prospective building sites and driveway locations are both feasible and probable and in conformity with the requirements of this chapter and other applicable ordinances and regulations of the city, including, but not limited to, the Uniform Fire Code.

   • e. The subdivider may elect, at his or her option, to improve driveways in conjunction with the land division work; and if he or she so elects, that portion of any driveway not located within a public right-of-way shall not be subject to the improvement agreement or security required by this chapter. If the subdivider improves any driveway prior to the completion of the land division improvement work, it shall be constructed in a location on the lot(s) satisfactorily demonstrated to the city engineer to be feasible.

   • f. Driveway improvements located on a lot, and not within a public right-of-way, shall be subject to the requirements of the Uniform Fire Code, the Uniform Building Code and the zoning ordinance.

   • g. Driveway improvements located within a public right-of-way shall be subject to the city standard plans and specifications, standard plans and specifications, and the reasonable requirements of the public works department.

   • h. This section shall not be construed as requiring that a driveway constructed subsequent to the improvement work of the land division must be located in the manner demonstrated by the subdivider under subsection (C)(1)(d) of this section; provided, however, that it shall be subject to the Uniform Fire Code and the Uniform Building Code provisions relating to driveways.

   • i. Upon approval of a variance, lots within a land division may have frontage on a private street which is an integral part of the overall design and use of the improvements, which shall be designed and improved according to the standards in this chapter, unless otherwise allowed by variance.

   • j. Land divisions shall not be designed with single-family residential lots or parcels fronting on an arterial except as follows:

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• i. The land division is designed so that all lots or parcels will obtain access from a local street, access rights to the arterial or collector are relinquished, and a vehicular access control wall or fence, as approved by the city engineer, is constructed; or

  - ii. A frontage road is provided. 
  

• D. Blocks. The following standards apply to all land division types:

  1. Block lengths shall not exceed one thousand three hundred twenty feet, provided that a limited exception may be granted by the community development director and the city engineer where such lengths are precluded by existing adjacent development, canals, drainage channels, railroad rights-of-way, topographic features or other similar obstructions.

  2. The width of each block shall be sufficient to allow for two tiers of lots except where through or double front lots are permitted.

  3. Pedestrian easements shall be provided when required by the city council or the planning commission, as appropriate, where such easements are necessary to provide access to schools, parks, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation facilities or other public use facilities. The city council or the planning commission, as appropriate, may require such easements to be approximately landscaped and lighted, and the design of each pedestrian easement shall be approved by the planning commission and the city engineer.

• E. Block Corner Treatment. All property line corner radii at intersections for divisions of land shall be a minimum of twenty feet, unless a limited exception is approved by the city engineer.

• F.

Lots and Parcels.

1. Every interior and key lot shall have a minimum width of sixty feet and a minimum depth of one hundred feet; every corner lot shall have a minimum width of sixty-six feet and a minimum depth of one hundred feet. Lot widths shall be measured at the building setback line except as noted in subsection (F)(2) of this section.

2. Lots fronting on a cul-de-sac or knuckle shall have a minimum frontage of forty-five feet measured at the street right-of-way line, except in the case of a flag lot where frontage may be reduced to a minimum of twenty-five feet.

3. Lot depths shall not exceed three times the proposed lot width except where existing topography makes such dimensions infeasible.

4. No lot shall have double frontage except where otherwise permitted by this chapter, the city zoning ordinance, or necessitated by topography. When double frontage lots are necessitated by topography, the dedications of vehicular access restrictions along one of the streets shall be required.

5. The side lines of lots shall be at right angles or radial to the street upon which the lots face whenever possible.

6. Flag lots may be approved, subject to the following requirements:

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  - a. The maximum depth of the flag lot shall be one hundred fifty feet, provided that by joint approval the planning commission and the fire chief may grant a limited exception allowing a maximum depth of not more than two hundred feet.

• b. Each flag lot shall be not less than twenty-five feet wide or the minimum width required for vehicular access under the Uniform Fire Code, whichever is greater.

  - c. The grade along the flag lot shall not exceed the maximum grade provided for vehicular access under the Uniform Fire Code. 
  
  - d. In conjunction with the design and approval of the tentative map, the subdivider shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the planning commission that such flag lot can provide a primary means of vehicular access in the manner provided in subsection (C)(1)(d) of this section. 
  
  - e. Additional fire hydrants may be required on or near such lots by the fire chief. 
  

• G. Lot Sizes and Related Design and Improvement Requirements.

  1. Minimum lot sizes shall conform to the general plan, including but not limited to the open space element, and any applicable specific plan.

  2. Minimum lot sizes shall conform to the zoning ordinance in effect at the time of approval of the final map.

  3. Minimum lot sizes shall, in any case, be subject to any more stringent requirements of the city standard plans and specifications.

  4. The pole portion of a flag lot shall not be counted in determining the net area of a lot under the provisions of this section.

• H. Watercourses.

  1. In accordance with Sections 66478.1 through 66478.10 inclusive of the Subdivision Map Act, if the land division is to front upon a public waterway, river, or stream, as defined in Section 66478.4(c) of the Subdivision Map Act, access routes and easements along the bank shall be provided as follows:

     • a. The land division shall provide, or have available, reasonable public access by fee or easement from a public highway to that portion of the bank of such river or stream bordering or lying within the proposed land division, as determined by the planning commission in accordance with Section 66478.5 of the California Government Code;

     • b. The land division shall provide for a dedication of a public easement along a portion of the bank of such river or stream bordering or lying within the proposed land division, as determined by the city council in accordance with Section 66478.5 of the California Government Code; and

     • c. The planning commission shall determine the governmental entity to which such access route or easement shall be dedicated, and all dedications shall be in accordance with Section 66478.6 of the California Government Code.

  2. In accordance with Section 66478.12 of the California Government Code, if the land

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division is to front upon any lake or reservoir which is owned in part or entirely by any public agency, including but not limited to the United States, state or the city, the land divisions shall be provided with or have available reasonable access by fee or easement from public highways to the water of the lake or reservoir upon which the land division borders either within the land division or a reasonable distance from the land division, as determined by the city council or the planning commission, as appropriate, in accordance with said statute. The planning commission shall determine the governmental entity to which such dedication shall be made.

3. In the event a land division is traversed by a river, stream or creek, the subdivider shall leave such river, stream or creek in its natural condition whenever practical. Sufficient right-of-way shall be dedicated to the city or other public entity and improved for flood control purposes as necessary to accommodate flows of water that would be generated by a flood of one hundred year frequency. In the event a land division is to front upon a river, stream or creek, the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to that portion of the bank thereof bordering or lying within the proposed land division. The planning commission shall determine the governmental entity to which such dedication shall be made.

• I.

• Land Division Design.

1. Where the keeping of equine animals is proposed as a use within a development, the subdivider shall provide adequate equestrian trails as an integral part of the development, and prior to approval of the final map a means shall be provided for maintenance of any such ways and trails, as approved by the planning commission; provided that a limited exception may be granted by the planning commission for the establishment of equestrian trails where such trails are precluded by location and design of the proposed land division.

2. Within a development of urban density, as defined by the general plan, the subdivider is encouraged to provide pedestrian ways and shall provide bikeways as required by the general plan as an integral part of the development, and in such cases, prior to approval of the final map, a means shall be provided for the maintenance of any such ways, as approved by the planning commission or city council.

3. The subdivider shall provide public utility easements as may be required for the various concerned utility companies or districts, as determined by the city council or the planning commission, as appropriate.

4. The planning commission, the city engineer, or the city council may require dedication of non-access strips and/or waiver of vehicular access rights, wherever necessary to regulate access and control future development.

5. Solid masonry walls, measured from the adjacent higher surface, shall be constructed in accordance with the city standard plans and specifications for land divisions in the following instances:

• a. A six-foot high wall on all rear and side property lines of land divisions zoned for single-family residential purposes that are contiguous to a major collector or arterial roadway, as deemed necessary by the city engineer;

  • b. An eight-foot high wall on all rear and side property lines of land divisions

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• c. A seven-foot high wall on all property lines abutting a city park;

  - d. As recommended by the development review committee and approved by the city council or the planning commission, as appropriate. 
  

  6. Street lighting shall be installed by the developer as a condition of approval of all land divisions. The lighting must meet the minimum maintained levels as recommended by the city engineer, and the lighting design must be based upon the city standard plans and specifications.

• J.

• Street Names and Signs.

1. Street Definitions.

   • a. Addressing Protocols and Guidelines Document. This refers to a living document detailing the processes, guidelines, and best practices for addressing in the city of Manteca. This document may be subject to change as standards are refined.

   • b. City Service Roads. City approved vehicle paths that connect one street with another, containing less than three parcels, shall be named to aid in public safety related matters, as outlined in the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document maintained by city GIS staff.

   • c. Reviewing Agencies. The Public Safety Review Group shall include at least one representative from San Joaquin County Community Development GIS Geographic Information Systems), the city of Manteca fire department, and the San Joaquin County sheriff's office. Additional agencies may be included in the review process as needed.

   • d. South San Joaquin Region. Encompasses the city of Manteca, city of Tracy, city of Ripon, city of Escalon, city of Lathrop, French Camp, and city of Stockton (south of Highway 4). This includes the rural areas within San Joaquin County, south of Highway 4.

   • e. Streets. City approved vehicle paths of travel serving three or more proper ties, street-facing residences, or businesses shall be named to aid in public safety related matters. All street names submitted through the building and planning process require city staff approval prior to submission for recordation. Addresses shall be issued to all structures along a street deemed necessary by the city building official.

2. Street Prefixes.

   • a. New streets shall have a prefix compass designation (N, S, E or W) only if the streets cross the following designated major streets:

     • i. YOSEMITE AV or MAIN ST.

   • b. The prefix compass designation shall be determined by the location of the street relative to YOSEMITE AV or MAIN ST (MC Section 15.36.040):

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  - i. The northern portion of a street that crosses YOSEMITE AV shall have an N prefix compass designation. 

  - ii. The southern portion of a street that crosses YOSEMITE AV shall have an S prefix compass designation. 

  - iii. The western portion of a street that crosses MAIN ST shall have a W prefix compass designation.

• iv. The eastern portion of a street that crosses MAIN ST shall have an E prefix compass designation.

  • c. Street prefixes shall not be retroactively assigned to existing streets if a later extension of that street crossed MAIN ST or YOSEMITE AV. This includes the new extension of a street.

3. Street Suffixes.

   • a. All new streets shall have one of the following street type designations:

     • i. Avenue AV

     • ii. BOULEVARD BL

     • iii. CIRCLE CI

     • iv. COURT CT

     • v. DRIVE DR

     • vi. FREEWAY FY

     • vii. HIGHWAY HY

     • viii. LANE LN

     • ix. PARKWAY PK

     • x. PLACE PL

     • xi. ROAD RD

xii. STREET ST

xiii. WALK WK

xiv. WAY WY

• b. Street suffixes are subject to approval by city staff and may be declined for any reason. Acceptable replacements shall be provided in the event a suffix is declined. Other U.S. Postal Service approved suffixes not included in the above list may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• c. All suffix designations shall be spelled out in full on the final map.

4. Street Names.

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• a. All new street name proposals are subject to the street review process out lined in the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document.

  • i. New street name proposals which do not pass the street name review process, can be appealed within fifteen business days through the office of the city manager for review, and requires final approval from the city manager or appointed designee.

• b. All streets on the same alignment shall bear the same name, where practical.

• c. Street signs shall be provided for all land divisions in accordance with city standard plans and specifications.

• d. New street names shall not exceed fifteen letters (excluding prefix and type designations) to accommodate Emergency 911 databases and city street signs.

• e. No street name shall consist of more than two words (excluding prefix and type designations).

• f. Prefix and type designations, or homonyms thereof, shall not be permitted as part of the root street name (example: E SOUTH ST, COUNTRY ROAD DR).

• g. Abbreviations, symbols, single alphabetical letters, punctuation, numeric characters, and numbers spelled out shall be prohibited.

• h. Conjunctions may not be used as part of a street name (example: SILVER AND GOLD DR).

• i. All street names shall be of the commonly accepted spelling, according to a standard dictionary. Street names with multiple, commonly accepted spellings are discouraged.

• j. All street names shall be appropriate, easy to read, and easy to pronounce (so that children can use the name in an emergency or otherwise stressful situation).

• k. There shall be no duplication of existing street names within the South San Joaquin Region, unless the new street is a continuation of an existing street. Street segments may be considered continuous only where there is less than a two-hundred-fifty-foot centerline alignment offset.

• l. The use of offensive words or language is prohibited. City staff shall determine whether the word(s) or language is offensive.

• m. There shall be no duplicating any part of an existing name; no new street names shall include existing names within the South San Joaquin Region (example: PINE STREET and PINE CONE STREET). Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• n. Variations of the same name with a different street type designation shall be prohibited within the South San Joaquin Region (example: MONROE LN, MONROE DR). Exceptions to this would be a court or place off of a street (example: SEQUOIA ST, SEQUOIA PL).

• o. Names of similar pronunciation and/or spelling within the South San Joaquin

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Region shall be prohibited to prevent confusion for emergency services and the general public. If the reviewing agencies cannot agree on whether a street name sounds too similar to another, the block range shall be used to determine whether to approve a street name. If both streets fall within the city limits, the street name shall not be approved regardless of block range (example: NOT ALLOWED: 2400-2500 MICKEY ST in Manteca and 2400-2500 MIKEY DR in Tracy or 300-400 STEVEN ST in Manteca and 3000-4000 STEPHEN ST in Tracy. POTENTIALLY ALLOWED: 200-300 MERRY ST in Manteca and 1500-1600 MURRAY LN in Escalon).

• Street Segments.

• a. Where a through street makes a distinguishable change in direction and can not be considered curvilinear, a separate name for each direction shall be assigned. See Figure 16.23.060-1 (Change in Direction).

FIGURE 16.23.060-1: CHANGE IN DIRECTION

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• b. When streets can reasonably be considered as either north-south or east-west oriented, they must not cross a street with the same orientation whenever possible (example: No East-West meets East-West or North-South meets NorthSouth). Exceptions may be made to keep curvilinear streets continuous wherever, possible. See Figure 16.23.060-2 (Orientation).

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• c. Where there is more than one access point from different streets to a circular loop street, each directional segment of a circular or loop road should be named separately. See Figure 16.23.060-3 (Loop Street).

FIGURE 16.23.060-3: CIRCLE

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• d. No street name may connect into any other street so as to create more than one intersection of the same named street. See Figure 16.23.060-4 (Intersection).

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FIGURE 16.23.060-4: INTERSECTION

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• e. Where the continuation of a through street is restricted by design, separate names shall be designated for the various lengths of the street. See Figure 16.23.060-5 (Through Street).

FIGURE 16.23.060-5: THROUGH STREET

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• f. Cul-de-sacs shall be considered a separate street from their cross street as defined in the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document maintained by city GIS staff.

• g. Frontage roads shall bear the same designation as the main traveled street except when the main traveled street is a designated state or federal route. Frontage roads on state or federal routes shall be assigned names separate from highway

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• h. A street that crosses city/county jurisdictional boundaries shall be given separate names within each jurisdiction if necessary to avoid any potential addressing conflicts arising from separately maintained addressing grids or systems.

6. Street Annexations. When an existing street is annexed into the city, the city reserves the right to rename streets if they are not in compliance with city standards. This includes assigning or changing prefixes to comply with prefix standards (example: S AIRPORT WY to N AIRPORT WY).

Private Road Names.

  - a. All procedures, standards, and requirements for public road names shall apply to private roads. 

  - b. The private road must serve as the primary access for the properties. 

  - c. The various owners shall be in agreement as to the name of the road before submitting the name for review. If the various owners cannot agree upon a road name, the city shall assign the road name. 

• K. Addresses.

  1. Address Criteria. The following criteria provide a standardized addressing method for proper ties within the city that minimizes confusion and conflict for the public, delivery agencies, and public safety staff. The process for proposing and approving new addresses is outlined in the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document maintained by city GIS staff.

  2. Address Rules.

     • a. All new addresses/address changes must be approved by city staff. Address change requests shall be submitted to and reviewed by city GIS staff.

     • b. North-south block ranges begin at 100 on either side of YOSEMITE AVE, and east-west block ranges begin at 100 on either side of MAIN ST. New block ranges must fit logically with the existing block grid, and addresses must fit logically within the block ranges.

     • c. On streets designated north-south, odd numbers must be on the west side of the street and even numbers must be on the east side of the street. On streets designated east-west, odd numbers must be on the north side of the street, and even numbers must be on the south side of the street.

     • d. Numbers must be sequential along a continuous street.

     • e. A/B and 1/2 designations shall be prohibited, except in the following scenarios:

       • i. If two or more new addresses are required, and they are bounded by sequential numbers above and below (example: Between 222 and 226), letter designations are allowed (example: 224A and 224B).

       • ii. If one or more new addresses are required on a parcel with an existing

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address that cannot be changed, and it is bounded by sequential addresses above and below (example: Existing address is 120, between 118 and 122), fractional designations are allowed (example: 120 and 120 1/2). If the existing address can be changed, A/B designations are preferred.

• iii. Each duplex or triplex shall be assigned a numeric address in accordance with city addressing guidelines. Each individual unit of a duplex or triplex shall be given A/B/C designations, as necessary (example: 100 MAIN ST, UNIT A and 100 MAIN ST, UNIT B). Any complex larger than a triplex is defined as an apartment complex and should follow the apartment recommendations in the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document maintained by city staff.

• f. Commercial suites shall be numbered 101, 102, 103, etc. For multistory buildings, suites shall correspond with the floor number (Second Floor: 201, 202, 203, etc.). Suites shall ascend in the direction of the street addresses wherever possible.

• g.

Apartments.

• i. If all buildings are located on one parcel on the same side of the street with the same address, the apartment numbers must ascend in a logical order with each apartment receiving a unique number, regardless of building letter or number.

• ii. If buildings are located on different parcels and on different sides of the street, with different addresses, apartment numbers may be assigned independently for each address, but it is recommended that each apartment receive a unique number regardless of address and building letter/number.

• h. Reserved numbers shall be designated for possible future commercial splits, combines, and/or split and combines. These numbers shall be issued every twenty feet.

• i. Newly assigned address numbers must be placed on all structures within fortyfive days of address assignment. The old address number may be displayed concurrently with the new address number for up to six months after the new address number is assigned. Noncompliance will result in action as outlined in the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document maintained by city GIS staff.

• j. Annexed properties will be addressed to meet the standards outlined in the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document maintained by city GIS staff.

• k. City GIS staff has authorization to correct any errors in a numeric address or street range that violate the standards and shall provide written notice to the owner as outlined in the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document maintained by city GIS staff.

• l. Further addressing considerations will be made on a case-by-case basis, must comply with the Addressing Protocols and Guidelines document maintained by city GIS staff, and are at the discretion of the city manager's office, with final

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approval granted by city manager or appointed designee.

• (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1325 § 1, 2006; O2017-17 § 1; Ord. O2024-09, 5/21/2024)

• A. General. Improvement plans shall be prepared under the direction of and shall be signed and sealed by a registered civil engineer licensed by the state. Improvement plans shall include, but not be limited to, grading, storm drains, landscaping, streets and related facilities. The public works department will review all improvement plans except for drainage plans outside a planned drainage area.

• B. Form. The form of the improvement plan shall be as specified by the city engineer. The final form of all plans shall be approved by the city engineer.

• C. Contents. The improvement plans shall show complete plans, profiles and details for all required improvements to be constructed, both public and private, including common areas and shall be submitted with the appropriate fees. Improvement plans shall not be reviewed until the public works department has determined that the submittal is complete.

• D. Supplementary Plans and Calculations. Hydrology, hydraulic plans and calculations, bond estimates, sewage calculations and any structural calculations, as may be required, shall be submitted with the improvement plans to the city engineer. All calculations shall be legible, systematic and signed and sealed, and dated by a registered civil engineer licensed by the state and in a form approved by the city engineer.

• E. Review by the City Engineer. The subdivider shall submit the improvement plans, all computations and appropriate improvement plan checking fees to the city engineer for review. Upon completion of the review, one set of the preliminary plans with the required revisions indicated will be returned to the subdivider's engineer.

• F. Approval by the City Engineer.

  1. After completing all required revisions, the subdivider's engineer shall transmit the originals of the improvement plans to the city engineer for signature.

  2. Upon finding that all required revisions have been made and that the plans conform to all applicable city ordinances and conditions of approval of the tentative map, the city engineer shall sign and date the plans.

  3. Approval of the improvement plans shall not be construed as approval of the gas, electric, telephone, cable television or irrigation district construction plans.

  4. Approval by the city engineer shall in no way relieve the subdivider or the subdivider's engineer from responsibility for the design of the improvements and for any deficiencies resulting from the design or from any required conditions of approval of the tentative map.

• G. Revisions to Approved Plans.

  1. By Subdivider. Requests by the subdivider or the engineer for revisions to the approved plans appearing necessary or desirable during construction shall be submitted in writing to the city engineer and shall be accompanied by revised drawings showing the proposed revision. If the revision is acceptable, the originals

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shall be submitted to the city engineer for initialing. Construction of any proposed revision will not be permitted to commence until revised plans have been received and forwarded to the city inspection division.

2. By the City Engineer.

   • a. When revisions are deemed necessary by the city engineer to protect public health and safety, or as field conditions may require, a request in writing shall be made to the subdivider and engineer. The subdivider's engineer shall revise the plans and transmit the originals to the city engineer for initialing within the time specified by the city engineer.

   • b. If revisions are deemed necessary by the city engineer, construction of all or any portion of the improvements may be stopped until revised drawings have been submitted.

   • c. The subdivider may appeal revisions required by the city engineer to the city council by filing an appeal with the city clerk within ten days following receipt of the request to revise the plans.

• H. Plan Checking and Inspection Costs for Revisions. Costs incurred by the city for the checking of plans or calculations or inspection as a result of revisions to the approved plans shall be borne by the subdivider at actual cost. A deposit, when required, shall be submitted with the revised prints and applied toward the actual costs.

• (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

• A. Improvement Completion Agreements.

  1. Completion Agreement Required.

     • a. The subdivider shall enter into an agreement for completion of improvement work, to be effective concurrently with approval of the final map by the city council which shall require faithful, proper and full completion of all improvement work, required to be done under the provisions of this chapter. The subdivider shall furnish agreement improvement security and insurance. The final map shall not be approved until such documents have been filed with the city clerk and are in proper form and fully executed. The city engineer may also require, where he or she deems appropriate, a completion agreement as a condition of approval of a parcel map.

     • b. The city council or the city engineer, as appropriate, shall have discretion to require each completion agreement to contain provisions as it may deem to be in the public interest, for the proper protection of the city, its governing board, officers, employees and agents, and necessary for the prompt and faithful completion of such improvement work.

     • c. The form of completion agreements shall be subject to approval by the city attorney.

     • d. The subdivider's surety shall endorse its consent on the completion agreement; provided, however, that failure to do so shall not affect the validity of such

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• e. No limitation upon the liability of a corporate surety shall be construed as a limitation on the liability of the subdivider.

  - f. The liability of the subdivider shall not be deemed limited to the amount of the improvement security in any case. 
  

  2. Exceptions. This section does not apply to work which has been completed, approved and secured in conformity with Section 16.13.060 of this title.

  3. Completion Agreement for Waiver of Parcel Map.

     • a. In cases where the, requirement for filing a parcel map is waived, unless all of the improvements required as a condition of such waiver have been constructed and approved, the city engineer shall not issue a certificate of compliance and no certificate of compliance or other evidence of waiver shall be filed for record, until the improvement agreement and the improvement security have been approved and accepted as provided in this chapter.

     • b. Requirements for construction of improvements under improvement agreement, as provided in this section, shall be noticed by and referred to in a certificate on the parcel map or on the certificate of compliance or other instrument evidencing the waiver of parcel map, or by a separate instrument, and shall be recorded on, concurrently with, or prior to the parcel map or certificate of compliance or other instrument evidencing the waiver of the parcel map, as the case may be.

• B. Completion of Improvements.

  1. Time Limits for Completion of Improvements.

     • a. Land Divisions of Five or More Parcels. The improvements for land divisions of five or more parcels shall be completed by the subdivider within twelve months, or some later time as provided by the city council or city engineer, as appropriate, pursuant to subsection A of this section.

     • b. Land Divisions of Four or Fewer Parcels. The completion of improvements for land divisions of four or fewer parcels shall not be required until a permit or other grant of approval for the development of any parcel within the land division is applied for. The completion of the improvements may be required by a specified date by the city when the completion of improvements are found to be necessary for the public health and safety or for the orderly development of the surrounding area. This finding shall be made by the city engineer or authorized representative. The specified date, when required, shall be stated in the land division improvement agreement. Improvements shall be completed prior to the final building inspection or occupancy of any unit within the land division.

     • c. Should the subdivider fail to complete improvements within the specified time, the city may, by resolution of the city council and at its option, cause any or all uncompleted improvements to be completed and the parties executing the security or securities shall be firmly bound for the payment of all necessary

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costs.

2. Time Extensions.

• a. The city council or the city engineer, as appropriate, upon a showing of good cause by the subdivider, may authorize an extension of time for completion of improvement work under any agreement subject to this chapter, for a period of not more than one year, or for one or more additional successive periods of not more than one year each; provided, however, that the aggregate of the time authorized for the completion of the improvement work shall not exceed five years from the date of approval of the final map.

  - b. Each such extension of time shall be subject to written agreement between the city and subdivider. 
  
  - c. If the subdivider has filed a corporate surety bond to secure faithful performance, no such extension shall be granted nor be of any effect unless the surety has authorized such extension under the provisions of the bond, or shall consent to such extension of time in writing otherwise. 
  
  - d. As a condition of approval of any such extension of time, the city council or the city engineer, as appropriate, may require additional improvement security, if it is determined that the security on file may be insufficient to cover the cost of completion of all improvements. 
  
  - e. The city council or the city engineer, as appropriate, shall have discretion to grant such extensions of time as to certain areas of improvement features, and deny such extensions of time as to others, as may appear to be in the public interest. 
  

• (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

• A. Filing Security. The completion agreement described in Section 16.23.080 of this chapter shall be filed with the city clerk prior to approval of the final map by the city council or the city engineer prior to approval of the parcel map.

• B. Requirements for Security. The completion agreement described in Section 16.23.080 of this chapter shall be secured by a good and sufficient improvement security in a form approved by the city attorney. All required securities shall be separate in form and amount. The completion agreement shall be secured in all the following ways:

  1. Security for Faithful Performance.

     • a. Improvement security shall be provided to secure faithful performance of the completion agreement and the covenants thereof, including but not confined to, maintenance of improvements pending acceptance or approval, repair of damage to accepted work, and guarantee against defects.

     • b. All forms of improvements security shall be in the amount of one hundred percent of the total estimated cost of improvement work as determined by the city council or the city engineer, as appropriate.

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• a. Security shall be provided for payment of all claims and sums mentioned in Section 66499.2 of the California Government Code, including costs, reasonable expenses, and fees (including reasonable attorney's fees) incurred in successfully enforcing such obligation.

  • b. Security shall be in the amount of fifty percent of the total estimated cost of the work, as determined by the city council or the city engineer, as appropriate, and the obligation to pay such costs, expenses and fees shall be in addition to the face amount of such bond.

3. Security Against Defective Work or Materials.

   • a. Security shall be provided to guarantee the improvements against any defective work or labor done or defective materials used in the performance of the improvements throughout the warranty period which shall be the period of one year following completion and acceptance of the improvements.

   • b. Security shall be in the amount of ten percent of the cost of construction of the improvements, including the cash bond which shall be retained for the one-year warranty period.

4. Security for Monumentation.

   • a. Security shall be provided to guarantee the proper placement of monuments.

   • b. All forms of monumentation security shall be in the amount of one hundred percent of the total estimated cost of monumentation work as determined by the city council or the city engineer, as appropriate.

In accordance with Section 66499.6 of the California Government Code, such security shall be held by the city as a trust fund to guarantee and secure performance of the subdivider's obligations, and shall not be subject to levy or attachment by any creditors of the subdivider or other depositor thereof, except when and to the extent that it is reduced or released pursuant to Section 16.23.110 of this chapter.

• C. General Provisions.

  1. If a corporate surety shall undertake all or any part of the improvement, it shall be deemed to be subject to all of the covenants and guarantees of the subdivider as in completion agreement provided, except that the liability of the surety for faithful performance of the completion agreement shall not exceed the amount of its bond under other provisions of this chapter, and such other sums as the surety may be required to pay under the express provisions of the bond.

  2. The completion agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of the subdivider and the city, and extensions of time may be granted by the city for completion of the work or for the performance of any covenant therein or any act thereunder, and the city may waive the performance of any covenant therein or any act thereunder, and the city may waive the performance of the agreement in any respect, at any time and from time to time, without notice to or consent of the surety, and without prejudice to right of the city to recover against the surety upon the bond, all of which the surety

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shall authorize the city to do, subject to the provisions of this chapter respecting limitations on liability of the surety relative to changes or alterations. (Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

• A. Improvement work which is subject to a completion agreement shall be subject to inspection and approval by the public works department.

• B. The city council may authorize inspection and acceptance or approval in separate units, in its discretion, in the case of:

  1. A distinct area of the land division in which all improvement features will be completed at the same time, and which area will thereafter have all required access, improvements and services independent of any incomplete work in other areas, and which will not be subject to inference from or damage by incomplete work or the doing of any work; or

  2. A distinct feature of the improvement work which will be fully completed, and which will not be subject to interference from or damage by any incomplete work or the doing of any work.

• C. Certification of Inspection.

  1. When all of the required improvement work or a separate unit of the work has been properly and fully completed in accordance with completion agreement, the subdivider may apply in writing for inspection thereof.

2. The responsible city official shall cause such inspection to be made within a reasonable time, and if he or she finds such work or unit thereof to have been properly and fully completed in accordance with such agreement and the rules relating to inspection, he or she shall certify such fact in writing to the city engineer.

(Ord. 936 § 1, 1992)

• A. When the city engineer has received all certificates pertaining to work or such separate unit of work, he or she shall within a reasonable time recommend to the city council acceptance of the improvements and exoneration of the improvement bond, in the case of parcel maps or final maps with associated improvement agreements, or shall sign the encroachment permit where no improvement agreement exists.

• B. If the city council finds that such work or unit thereof has been faithfully, properly and fully completed in accordance with such agreement and the rules relating to inspection, the city council shall make an order accepting or approving the work of improvement or completed unit thereof. Acceptance of the improvements shall imply only that the improvements have been completed satisfactorily and that public improvements have been accepted for public use. Such order shall be deemed operative from the time the resolution of acceptance is approved and delivered to the city clerk.

• C. If the public improvements have been accepted by the city, the city clerk shall file an acceptance of public improvements with the county recorder.

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• D. When requested by the subdivider in writing, the city may consider acceptance of a portion of the improvements as recommended by the city engineer. The improvements will be accepted by the city only if it finds that it is in the public interest and such improvements are for the use of the general public. Acceptance of a portion of the improvements shall not relieve the subdivider from any other requirements imposed by this chapter.

• E. Where All Work Accepted or Approved.

  1. When the city council makes an order accepting or approving all of the improvement work, an order shall also be made releasing the improvement security for faithful performance.

  2. When the city council makes an order accepting or approving all of the improvement work, the subdivider and his or her surety shall be deemed released from liability with respect to maintenance of improvements from the date such order is operative, excepting such obligations as may have accrued prior to the time such order is operative.

• F. Where Separate Unit of Work Accepted or Approved.

  1. When the city council makes an order accepting or approving a separate unit of the work, the improvement security for faithful performance shall be reduced in an amount commensurate with the unit of work completed and which will leave adequate security for completion of the remaining work, as determined by the city council in its discretion, and for the purposes mentioned below in this section.

  2. In such case, the city council shall order retained a reasonable amount to secure repair of damage to completed work.

3. In such case, the city council shall order retained a reasonable amount to secure performance or payment of any obligations of the subdivider arising from failure to perform any covenant, including but not limited to any obligations which may have accrued.

   4. When the city council makes an order accepting or approving a separate unit of work, the subdivider and his or her surety shall be deemed released from liability with respect to maintenance of the work so accepted or approved from the time such order is operative, excepting such obligations as may have accrued prior to the time such order is operative.

• G. Release of Security Retained for Guarantee Against Defects.

  1. Upon the expiration of one year following the completion and acceptance of the work, the security retained for the guarantee against defects shall be released, provided that no defective work or labor done, or defective materials furnished in the performance of the work has been reported in writing and delivered to the clerk of the city council at any time within one year after the operative date of acceptance or approval of such work by the city council.

  2. In case such security is retained on account of such defect, it shall be released when all such defects have been corrected, repaired, or replaced by the subdivider or his or her surety.

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• H. Upon the expiration of ninety days following the completion and acceptance of all the work of improvement, the improvement security for payment to the contractors and others may be reduced to an amount not less than the total claimed by all claimants for whom claims of lien have been recorded and notice thereof given in writing to the city council, and if no such claims have been recorded, the security shall be released in full.

• I. The city council may by order from time to time authorize the city engineer to release or reduce any such improvement security by twenty-five percent increments in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and to certify such release or reduction.

• (Ord. 936 § 1, Ex. A, 1992; Ord. 1079 § 1, 1998)

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