The subdivider shall agree to make improvements installed to permanent line and grade and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer in accordance with the provisions of this title and with the specifications on file in the offices of the City Clerk, the Planning Commission, and the City Engineer, and such improvements shall be made at the expense of the subdivider. The construction and placing of public improvements shall not be commenced before the final map is approved. The improvements which the subdivider shall agree to make prior to acceptance and approval of the final subdivision map by the City Council shall include the following:
A. 
Street grading, installation of curbs and gutters, provisions for drainage and construction of drainage structures necessary to the proper use and drainage of the streets and/or to the public safety and convenience;
B. 
Paving of streets and alleys as required;
C. 
Installation of sidewalks as required;
D. 
Provision for a water system with mains of sufficient size and having a sufficient number of outlets to furnish adequate water supply for each lot of the subdivision in accordance with the standards adopted by the City and with sufficient fire hydrants, gated connections and appurtenances to provide adequate fire protection in accordance with the standards of the Fire Department of the City;
E. 
Sanitary sewer facilities and connections for each lot to a sewage system approved by the City Engineer and the sanitary district concerned;
F. 
An approved type of street lighting system;
G. 
Planting of trees as required;
H. 
Installation of street signs as required;
I. 
Installation of a system of monuments and bench marks approved by the City Engineer;
J. 
The payment of such fees as established by the City Council pursuant to resolution to cover the pro rata share of the cost of traffic signals as required by the City;
K. 
Installation of paths and trails including directional signing.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
Services from public utilities where provided and from sanitary sewers shall be made available for each lot in such manner as will obviate, wherever reasonably possible, the necessity for disturbing the street pavement, gutter and curb when installed or when service connections are made.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
A. 
Underground Wiring in Subdivision. For purposes of this chapter, a "utility distribution facility" consists of a "distribution system," which is the equipment (poles, wires, transformers, etc.) that carries the electricity or signal from a larger system and distributes it throughout an established area such as a neighborhood and a "service drop," which is the equipment that carries electricity or a signal from the distribution system to a building. The development shall be responsible for its pro rata share of the costs for undergrounding of existing overhead utilities. Installation of underground utilities includes, but is not limited to, the undergrounding (subsurface location) of all wires, meters, transformers, condensers and other related equipment not concealed within the principal building of the development. This section applies to all utilities including, but not limited to, electric, communication and cable television lines.
B. 
All major subdivisions, defined as a subdivision that creates five or more lots and/or units, shall underground all new or existing overhead utility distribution facilities necessary to supply utility service to the subject subdivision. All existing overhead utilities that cross or abut the subject subdivision are also required to be undergrounded. All minor subdivisions, defined as a subdivision that creates four or less lots and /or units, shall underground the service drop only. Above-ground meters, transformers, condensers, switches and other related equipment may be allowed if approved by the City Council as part of the site development review process for a development. Conditions for approval of above-ground equipment include, but are not limited to, enclosure in a building other than the principal building of the development, screening with the use of walls, partial subsurface locations and other architectural treatment consistent with the design of the development.
C. 
The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this section and Sections 17.22.010 and 17.32.020 and shall make the necessary arrangements with utility companies involved for the installation of the facilities as evidenced by a letter to the City from the utilities.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976; Ord. 55.273-86 § 1, 1986; Ord. 702-08 § 2, 2008)
Improvement plans, prepared under the direction of a registered civil engineer licensed by the State of California, shall be submitted by the subdivider to the City Engineer. The approval of the improvement plans by the City Engineer shall be a condition of approval of the final map. The following shall be submitted to the City Engineer:
A. 
The plans and profiles of all improvements required by the provisions of this chapter, 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 where improvements are required or proposed. The plans shall be in conformance with the "standard design criteria";
B. 
A fee to cover the cost of reviewing and checking the improvement plans in a sum set by the City Council;
C. 
Any data, including profiles, contours, design calculations and other information which the City Engineer shall require for the preparation of a report stating the drainage facilities to be installed to serve the proposed subdivision area in full compliance with the requirements of Chapter 17.56 and will accomplish drainage in the manner stated in that section. In preparing the report, the City Engineer shall consider the recommendations of any agencies concerned to whom he/she may have submitted such plans for review. Said report shall be delivered by the City Engineer to the City Council prior to approval of the final map. One copy of the report shall be retained by the City Council in its files and one copy be forwarded to the subdivider;
D. 
A certificate of approval of any of the proposed improvements of concern to a sanitary district within which all or part of the subdivision may lie;
E. 
After the plans are approved, the applicant shall submit to the City the appropriate number of copies as established by City staff. Job or construction stakes shall be the responsibility of the subdivider.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976; amended during 1990 republication)
The owner or owners of the subdivision, concurrently with the acceptance of the final map, shall enter into an agreement with the City Council, agreeing to have the work completed within the time specified in the 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. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
To assure that work specified in the aforementioned agreement shall be completed and that system of monuments, stakes and bench marks shall be installed as required, an improvement security shall be furnished by the subdivider guaranteeing the faithful performance of the work and payment for the improvements according to the plans and specifications in the amount set forth or authorized in Section 66499 of the Subdivision Map Act. If the improvement security is other than a bond or bonds furnished by duly authorized corporate surety, an additional amount shall be included as determined by the City Council as necessary to cover the cost and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which may be incurred by the City in successfully enforcing the obligation secured. The improvement security shall also secure the faithful performance of any changes or alterations in the work to the extent that such changes or alterations do not exceed ten percent of the original estimated cost of the improvement.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
Areas reserved for playgrounds, school sites or other public uses shall be reserved by separate agreement and as such for a period of one year after completion of development of a subdivision or five years after recording of the final map, whichever is less, during which time the public agency involved shall have the option of acquiring same. Each such area shall be designated as a single lot on the final map; provided, however, that the City Council may, upon request of the subdivider, and after a public hearing to consider the request, release the subdivider from the obligation of such reservation when it shall find that to do otherwise would impose an undue hardship upon the subdivision or the subdivider.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)