Victorville Municipal Code Art. 8 Improvements

The subdivider shall agree to make improvements installed to permanent line and grade as shown on the plans prepared for the subdivision and approved by the City. The improvements shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of this Title, the Standard Specifications for Public Improvements and in accordance with the conditions of approval of the tentative map. All such improvements shall be made at the expense of the subdivider. The construction and placing of public improvements shall not be commenced before the map of the subdivision is approved. The improvements which the subdivider shall agree to make prior to approval and final acceptance for recordation of the final subdivision map or parcel map by the City as provided in this Title shall include but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Street grading, installation of curbs, gutters and sidewalks, provisions for drainage and construction of drainage structures necessary to the proper use and drainage of the streets and/or to the public safety, convenience and protection of property;

(b) Paving of streets, paths and alleys as required;

(c) Provision for a water system with mains of sufficient size and having a sufficient number of outlets to furnish adequate potable water supply to each lot of the subdivision in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Public Improvements with sufficient fire hydrants, gated connections and appurtenances to provide adequate fire protection in accordance with the standard specifications;

(d) Sanitary sewer facilities to enable connections for each lot to a sewage system approved by the City;

(e) Installation of street lighting system;

(f) Installation of street signs as required;

(g) Installation of a system of monuments conforming to this Title and as approved by the City;

(h) Installation of electric utility service facilities to each lot within the subdivision;

(i) Installation of communication service facilities (telephone) to each lot within the subdivision;

(j) Installation of natural gas service facilities to each lot within the subdivision;

(k) Installation of cable television service for every CATV franchise authorized by the City to serve the subdivision to each residential parcel in the subdivision pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-4.08.040 (b). All costs associated with such installations and equipment shall be the responsibility of any franchised cable television franchisee.

(l) Subdivider shall relocate or cause to be relocated all existing utility facilities required to be relocated as a result of the construction of improvements.

(a) Street name signs shall be installed by the subdivider at all intersections of named streets and paths, and shall be conspicuous to pedestrian and vehicular traffic in all directions. The installation at any intersection having four vehicle approaches shall consist of at least two four-way street name signs and posts; provided, that where the pavement width of one or both of the streets exceed sixty feet, four signs shall be installed at such intersection; provided, that at least one such sign shall be installed wherever there shall occur an angular change of direction of a street centerline of sixty degrees or more. In all cases, installation shall be in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Public Improvements.

(b) No sign shall be made of more than three pairs of nameplates. If more than two streets intersect, sufficient signs shall be installed clearly to identify all such streets.

(a) Adequate lighting shall be provided in all subdivisions along streets, paths or other pedestrian or vehicular ways. A cash deposit, approved letter of credit or performance bond in an amount sufficient to provide and install street lights and electrical systems appurtenant thereto is to be provided by the subdivider prior to acceptance by the City for recordation of a final or parcel map.

(b) Street lighting shall be accomplished by installation of decorative standards carrying luminairs mounted over the roadway of size, height and type specified by the City Engineer.

(c) Spacing of street lighting standards shall be set at a minimum of two hundred fifty feet with an average setting of approximately three hundred feet.

(a) The subdivider is responsible for the undergrounding of utility lines, including, but not limited to, electric, communication, street lighting and cable television. For the purpose of this Section, appurtenances and associated equipment such as, but not limited to, surface-mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, concealed ducts, in an underground system should be placed underground. The Planning Commission or the City Council may waive the requirement of this Section if topographical, soil or any other conditions make such underground installations unreasonable or impractical.

(b) Franchised Cable Television Systems Access. Subdivisions for which a tentative map or a parcel map is required shall provide cable television systems franchised by the City an opportunity to construct, install and maintain, on land identified on the map as dedicated or to be dedicated to public utility use, any equipment necessary to extend cable television services to each residential parcel in the subdivision. The subdivider shall be responsible for and make arrangements to provide an open and adequate utility trench for all utilities, including cable television and shall give notice to all utilities, as provided hereinafter, including cable television, when the trench, or any portion thereof, is available and provide notice for the installation for such utility. The subdivider shall provide a minimum of two weeks written notice to all utilities when the trench, or any portion thereof, is available. Such notice shall be in writing, certified mail, return receipt requested, and a copy mailed by first class mail. Beginning on the date that such utility trench is opened for all utilities, the trench, or any portion thereof, shall remain open not less than five consecutive days. Any entity which utilizes any trench, or any portion thereof, shall maintain in full force and effect one or more policies of liability insurance with coverage of not less than one million dollars relating to said trench. Proof of insurance must be provided to the subdivider upon request.

All plans for improvements required as a condition and those listed under Section 16-4.08.010 shall be prepared under the direction of a registered civil engineer licensed by the State and submitted by the subdivider to the Development Department. The approval of the improvement plans by the department shall be a condition of approval of the final or parcel map. The following shall be submitted:

(a) The plans, profiles and specifications of all improvements required by the provisions of this Title, the conditions of approval of the tentative map, as well as of other improvements proposed to be installed by the subdivider in, over or under any street, or right-of-way, easement or parcel of land within or outside the boundaries of the subdivision.

(b) A grading plan showing all earth fills of twelve inches or more and grading specifications. Specifications for grading shall provide for all grading requirements set forth in the preliminary soils report for the subdivision and off-site improvements.

If, at the time of acceptance for recordation of a final or parcel map by the City, any of the improvements as set forth in Section 16-4.08.010 of this Article, required as a condition of approval of the final or parcel map, pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, and this Title have not been completed and accepted in accordance with the provisions of this Title, the City Council as a condition precedent to the approval of the final map or parcel map shall require the subdivider to enter into one of the type of agreements set forth in the Subdivision Map Act. The City Manager or his/her designee, is the designated official specified to approve this agreement. The agreement may provide for the improvements to be installed in units, for extension of time under specified conditions, and for the termination of the agreement upon a reversion of the subdivision or a part thereof to acreage.

(Ord. No. 2360, § 2, 12-20-16; Ord. No. 2388, § 3, 3-19-19)

Improvement security shall be as required in Title 17.

Release of improvement security shall be as required in Title 17.