Mendocino County Municipal Code Art. VII Improvement Standards

STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. The design and construction of street and drainage improvements within divisions of land shall conform with such standards as may be adopted by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Mendocino County.

The design and construction of water supply and distribution systems to serve a division of land shall conform with such standards as may be adopted by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Mendocino County.

The design and construction of sanitary sewer systems and treatment facilities to serve a division of land shall conform with such standards as may be adopted by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Mendocino County.

Fire protection features shall be provided within divisions of land in accordance with such standards as may be adopted by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Mendocino County.

If standards, as referred to above, have not been adopted by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors, sound and accepted engineering practices shall be complied with. Standards adopted by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after adoption thereof.

All improvements within a division of land shall be installed under the supervision of, and shall meet the approval of, the County Engineer or his duly authorized representative. In the event that the County Engineer or his authorized agent shall determine that such work is not proceeding pursuant to approved plans and specifications, he shall order such work stopped, and shall inform the subdivider of the reasons therefor and the corrective measures necessary to resume work. Any improvement work done after a stop-order has been issued, as herein provided, shall be deemed to be a violation of this Chapter.

All monuments set in connection with the survey for a division of land shall conform with the provisions of the Land Surveyors Act of the State of California and the following standards.

(A) A permanent ferrous monument shall be set at angle points of the exterior boundary of the division of land.

(B) Except in the case of a parcel division or minor division creating parcels each with a gross area of twenty (20) acres or more, a permanent ferrous monument shall be set at all parcel and lot corners and at the beginning and ending of all property line curves.

(C) In the case of a parcel division or minor division creating parcels each with a gross area of twenty (20) acres or more, a permanent ferrous monument shall be set at the major parcel corners and at the intersection of all property lines with the side lines of all street easements.

(D) When concrete curb and gutters are proposed or required to be constructed as part of the subdivision improvements a permanent survey monument approved by the County Surveyor shall be set at the intersections of all street centerlines.

(E) If the exterior boundary of the division of land or any lot or parcel line is at a location which makes it impractical to set a monument, a reference monument shall be set in a manner and location satisfactory to the County Surveyor.

(F) The exterior boundary of the land being subdivided shall be completely monumented or referenced before the final map or parcel map is submitted to the County Surveyor for filing. Interior monuments need not be set at the time the final map or parcel map is filed if the Engineer or Surveyor certifies on the map that the monuments will be set on or before a specified later date and if the subdivider furnishes to the Board of Supervisors a bond instrument of credit, or cash deposit guaranteeing the payment of the cost of setting the monuments in accordance with the provisions of Section 11592 of the Map Act.