Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code Ch. 12.08 Street and Sidewalk Design Standards and Specifications

The city council, by resolution, shall adopt standard specifications for the construction, reconstruction and repair and maintenance of all public streets, pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drainage structures, bridges and the like. Upon and after the adoption of such specifications, no person shall construct, reconstruct, maintain or repair any type of street work, as referred to in the specifications, except in conformity therewith.

(Prior code § 901)

The city manager, based upon engineering advice, may modify, vary or add to the specifications when, because of special circumstances or conditions pertaining to a particular job or area such modification, variation or addition is required to secure the same standard of work ordinarily obtained pursuant to the specifications. Such modifications, variations or additions shall, as soon as possible, be submitted to the city council for approval or ratification, as the case may be.

(Prior code § 902)

Sea level is declared to be datum plane or base line for the city, for the purpose of establishing and designating the official grades of streets, sewers and other public works within the city.

(Prior code § 903)

A. To protect the visibility at corners and provide for the safety of persons using the streets and sidewalks, no substantial visual obstruction shall be permitted in the corner cutoff.

B. Where two streets or alleys intersect, the area of the corner cutoff shall be defined by the street rights-of-way and a line joining the two points twenty feet back from the edge of intersection along the respective rights-of-way.

C. Where a driveway intersects a street, the corner cutoff shall be defined by the edge of the driveway, the street right-of-way, and a line joining the two points ten feet back from the intersection along the driveway and along the street.

D. If, in the opinion of the city traffic engineer, a specification situation might require additional sight distance, the city council, by written decision, may require an increased corner cutoff area.

E. A visual obstruction shall be any object or structure blocking vision between three and six feet above the ground level.

(Prior code § 911)

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Where a permit is issued for house numbering purposes hereunder, markings therefor shall consist of a white field with black letters thereon. The field shall be reflectorized by clear glass spherical beads applied with force against the white field paint while the same is still tacky so that the beads will be firmly bonded to the field paint upon drying. The field and numeral borders shall be sharply defined with no running or blurring of edges. The numerals shall be four inches in height. The field shall have a minimum border of one and one-half inches at all edges of the numerals.

(Prior code § 909)