Chapter 16.20 — IMPROVEMENTS

A.

In all subdivisions all streets, alleys, easements, pedestrian ways, and lots shall be laid out to provide for approved sewer and drainage facilities. Subdivisions shall be designed to be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage. All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems shall be located, elevated, and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage. New or replacement water supply systems and sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the system into floodwaters. All streets shall be graded to the full extent and improved to approved grade. The street grading and improvements shall include necessary paving, curbs, sidewalks, catch basins, pipes, culverts, storm drains and sanitary sewers.

B.

Arterial and collector streets shall be graded to an approved width and improved to an extent necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivisions and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs.

(Prior code § 7-4.33)

Easements at least five feet wide shall be provided for storm and sanitary sewers and other utilities across or along the rear or side lines of lots where designated by the City Engineer.

(Prior code § 7-4.32)

The improvement of all streets which are to be dedicated to the public shall include installation, by the subdivider, of such fire hydrants as are necessary to protect the area being developed.

(Prior code § 7-4.331)

A.

Due consideration shall be given to the allocation of suitable areas for schools, parks and playgrounds to be dedicated for public use, or reserved for the common use of all property owners within the proposed subdivision by covenant in the deeds.

B.

Due consideration shall be given to the allocation of suitable areas for open space, parks and playgrounds to be dedicated for the common use of all property owners within the proposed subdivision by covenant in the deeds.

(Prior code §§ 7-4.332, 7-4.341)

The Advisory Agency may require that areas of real property within the subdivision be reserved for schools, parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries or other public uses subject to the following conditions:

A.

The facilities or uses are consistent with the comprehensive plan.

B.

The reserved area is of such size and shape as to permit the balance of the property within which the reservation is located to develop in an orderly and efficient manner.

C.

The amount of land reserve will not make development of the remaining land held by the subdivider economically infeasible.

D.

Such land shall either be acquired by the city or an appropriate public agency or a binding agreement shall have been entered into between the subdivider and the city or the appropriate public agency within two years following the completion of acceptance of all improvements or such reservations shall be terminated.

(Prior code § 7-4.342)

Prior to the submission of the final subdivision map, the subdivider shall file with the City Engineer a preliminary soil report, prepared by a civil engineer who is registered by the state of California, based on such examination, borings, excavations and tests, as may be necessary, of every subdivision, as defined in Section 16.04.030. This report shall specify what measures are necessary so that any proposed grading will result in slopes that are, in accordance with good engineering practices, reasonably stable against sliding and excessive erosion. The reports all state whether critically expansive soils are present, and shall indicate any other characteristics of the soil which may created hazards or problems, and recommend what measures are necessary to avoid these hazards or problems. The preliminary soil report may be waived if the Building Inspector and City Engineer shall each determine that, due to his or her knowledge as to the soil qualities of the subdivision site and the amount of grading work involved no preliminary analysis is necessary.

(Ord. 11924 § 4, 1996: prior code § 7-4.361)

All grading work shall be done under the direction of a civil engineer, registered as such by the state of California. Prior to the acceptance of the subdivision improvements, said civil engineer shall file with the Director of Public Works a certificate stating:

A.

That the grading work was done under his or her direction and in accordance with the recommendations of the preliminary report, if a preliminary report was required, or with such modifications thereof, if any, as may have been made by him or her. All modifications made by the civil engineer shall be specifically set forth in his or her certificate;

B.

That in his or her professional opinion the graded slopes are, in accordance with good engineering practices, reasonably stable against sliding;

C.

That adequate measures have been taken to prevent erosion on the site, and/or deposition of eroded material on the site or on lower or adjacent properties;

D.

The magnitude of the total settlements and differential settlements which are likely to occur, the allowable loads or bearing pressures which may be imposed, and that compaction is adequate for the uses proposed for the property and to develop the recommended bearing pressures;

E.

Any limitations which should be imposed on the development of the property because of soil conditions, including the designation of such areas as he or she may determine to be unsafe for building.

The Director of Public Works may reject a certificate which in his or her judgment does not adequately meet the requirements of this section.

(Prior code § 7-4.362)

action.

If the preliminary report indicates the presence of critically expansive soils, instability of slopes, or other soil problems which would lead to structural damage, a soil investigation of each lot in the subdivision shall be made by a civil engineer who is registered by the state of California. The soil investigation shall be made after grading, and a report shall be submitted recommending corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure proposed to be constructed in the subdivision. Copies of the report shall be filed with the Building Inspector and the Street Engineering Department. The information contained in the report of the soils investigation may be included in the certificate respecting the grading work.

(Prior code § 7-4.363)

The Building Inspector shall approve or disapprove the recommendations for corrective action to prevent structural damage to each structure to be constructed on each lot in the subdivision. Appeal from the Building Inspector's disapproval shall be to the Board of Examiners and Appeals. The building permit shall be conditioned upon the incorporation of the approved recommended corrective action in the construction of each structure.

(Prior code § 7-4.364)

No final map shall be presented to the Council of the city by the City Engineer for approval until the subdivider either completes the required improvements, or enters into a contract with the city agreeing to do such work, and files with the City Clerk of the city a surety bond approved by the City Attorney in such an amount as the City Engineer shall estimate and determine to be necessary to complete all the improvements required to be done by the subdivider, which surety bond shall be executed by the subdivider as principal, and a corporation authorized to so act under the laws of the state of California, as surety, the same to be payable to the city and to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of any and all work required to be done by the subdivider, and said bond shall be further conditioned to the effect that should the subdivider fail to complete all work required to be done by him or her within a specified reasonable time the city may, at its option, cause all uncompleted required work to be done and the parties executing the bond shall be firmly bound for the payment of all necessary costs therefor; or in lieu of a surety bond the subdivider may post security as provided in Section 20 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 11924 § 5, 1996: prior code § 7-4.39)

Before the transmission of any map to the Council for approval, approved permanent monuments shall be set at the locations indicated on the map and in conformity with the City Engineer's specifications, or appropriate guarantee shall be included as an improvement under Section 16.20.100. Monuments shall be installed at street intersections, between street intersections where necessary to preserve the street alignment and the angle points along the exterior boundaries where necessary.

(Prior code § 7-4.40)