Article 4 — Improvement Plans

Improvement plans shall be prepared under the direction of, and signed by, a registered civil engineer licensed by the State.

Improvement plans shall include, but not be limited to, grading, storm drains, streets, and related facilities.

Plans, profiles, and details shall be legibly drawn, printed, or reproduced on sheets twenty-four (24") inches by thirty-six (36") inches. A border shall be made on each sheet at the top, bottom, and right side with a one-inch minimum border on the left side.

A suitable title block shall be placed in the lower right corner or along the right edge and provide adequate space for approval by the City Engineer and for the approval of plan revisions.

Plans and profiles shall be drawn to the scale of one inch equals fifty (50') feet, or a larger scale, unless approved by the City Engineer. Details shall be drawn to such scale that clearly shows the facility being constructed. The scale for various portions of the plans shall be shown on each sheet.

A vicinity map shall be shown on the first sheet of all sets of plans.

A north arrow shall be shown on each sheet when applicable.

Plans shall be laid out to orient north to the top or right edge of the sheet, unless approved otherwise by the City Engineer.

Lettering shall be legible.

If the plans include three (3) or more sheets, a cover sheet showing the streets, lots, easements, storm drains, index, and vicinity map shall be included.

The form of all plans shall conform to additional requirements as may be established by the City Engineer. The final form of all plans shall be approved by the City Engineer.

The improvement drawings shall show complete plans, profiles, and details for all required improvements to be constructed, both public and private, including common areas.

Reference may be made to the Standard Plans and Specifications of the City in lieu of duplicating the drawings.

Hydrology, hydraulic plans, and calculations, bond estimates, and any structural calculations as may be required shall be submitted with the improvement plans to the City Engineer. All calculations shall be legible and systematic, signed and dated by a registered civil engineer

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City of Turlock, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 11-8-404

§ 11-8-406

licensed by the State, and in a form approved by the City Engineer.

The subdivider shall submit two (2) sets of the improvement plans and all computations to the City Engineer for review. Upon the completion of the review, one set of the preliminary plans, with the required revisions indicated, shall be returned to the subdivider's engineer.

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

Upon finding that all required revisions have been made and that the plans conform to all applicable City laws, design review requirements, and conditions of approval of the tentative map, the City Engineer shall sign and date the plans. The originals shall be returned to the subdivider's engineer.

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.

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City of Turlock, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 11-8-501

§ 11-8-504