Sacramento Municipal Code Ch. 15.84 Official Grades

The purpose of this chapter is to establish official grades in the areas of the city hereinafter described for the purpose of providing adequate surface and storm drainage to prevent the flooding of any building built within the area so described. (Prior code § 9.18.561)

When a minimum grade is established in this chapter for a designated area, all buildings and structures to be constructed within said area shall use the minimum grade so specified in lieu of the actual grade of the building site for the purpose of determining the elevation above grade which the structure must be built; provided, however, if the actual grade is higher than the designated minimum grade, the actual grade shall be used for said purposes. (Prior code § 9.18.562)

The official minimum grade for the Norwood - Pell industrial areas is the elevation of 21.5 feet. Norwood - Pell industrial areas is described as those portions of Lots 21 through 23 and 28 through 34, "Rio Linda Subdivision No. 8," as per map recorded in Book 18 of maps, Map No. 2 and Section 4, "Survey and Subdivision of Rancho Del Paso," as per map filed in book of surveys, Page 94 in the office of the county recorder in the city of Sacramento, county of Sacramento, state of California, described as a whole as follows:

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF "GLENWOOD PARK UNIT NO. 1, "AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 63 OF MAPS, MAP NO. 17 IN SAID RECORDER'S OFFICE, THENCE N 0 56'30" W 883.15 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF "GLENWOOD PARK UNIT NO. L"., THENCE N 32 55'00" E 55.36 FEET; THENCE N 0 56'30" W 100.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF "GLENWOOD PARK UNIT NO. 3", AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 68 OF MAPS, MAP NO. 1 IN SAID RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S 89 03'30" W 704.00 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF "GLENWOOD PARK UNIT NO. 3"; THENCE N 84 54'50" W 92.83 FEET; THENCE S 71 33'55" W 88.54 FEET; THENCE N 51 10'50" W 61.25 FEET; THENCE N 85 01'35" W 110.02 FEET; THENCE N 0 24'15" W 97.97 FEET; N 28 56'30" E 198.71 FEET; THENCE N 6 20'30" E 117.32 FEET; THENCE 1 46'30" W 197.30 FEET; THENCE N 55 33'35" W 709.87 FEET; THENCE S 79 19'40" W 76.40 FEET; THENCE N 68 22'30" W 137.37 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO GAIN CORPORATION RECORDED IN BOOK 66-05-11 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 307 IN SAID RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S 1 46'30" E 285.18 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE; THENCE S 79 42'30" W 8.08 FEET; THENCE N 10 17'30" W 10209.51 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE CONCAVE WESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 1422.57 FEET; THENCE NOR-THERLY 237.39 FEET ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 9 33'40"; THENCE N 19 51'10" W 240.00 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 675 FEET; THENCE NOR-THERLY 222.79 FEET ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 18 54'40"; THENCE N 0 56'30" W 200.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 29; THENCE S 89 03'30" W 137.55 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST 101.23 FEET OF LOTS 28 AND 29; THENCE N 1 46'48" W 692.39 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 0.49 ACRES OF LOT 28; THENCE N 89 03'30" E 558.81 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH LINE TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 28; THENCE N 1 46'30" W 734.10 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE TO THE NORTH LINE OF "RIO LINDA SUBDIVISION NO. 8"; THENCE S 8830'15" W 1577.12 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH LINE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF "RIO LINDA SUBDIVISION NO. 8"; THENCE S 10 15'47" E 4405.97 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF "RIO LINDA SUBDIVISION NO. 8" AND THE EAST LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY RECORDED IN BOOK 241 OF DEEDS, PAGE 187 IN SAID RECORDER'S OFFICE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PAR-CEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN DRAINAGE DISTRICT RECORDED IN BOOK 3336 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 581 IN SAID RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE N 79 44'13" E 82.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE S 10 15'47" E 413.03 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO CITY OF SACRAMENTO RECORDED IN BOOK 72-06-12 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 300 IN SAID RECORDER'S OFFICE, THENCE N 84 55'49" E 60.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE S 53 53'40" E 83.54 FEET; THENCE N 84 55'49" E 616.80 FEET; THENCE S 89 32'43" E 92.83 FEET; THENCE S 89 12'41" E 2609.79 FEET; THENCE S 85 52'27" E 257.45 FEET; THENCE S 89 26'48" E 592.98 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

(Prior code § 9.18.563)