Prior to the issuance of any permit or permits for any of the following items of work, the subdivider shall furnish the applicable improvement plans for that permit in accordance with the approved tentative tract map. Should the developer desire to record the final tract map prior to the installation of required improvements, all the plans necessary for the tract development shall be submitted and approved:
A. 
Plan and profile drawings on all streets, sewers, drainage improvements, street lighting system, telephone and cable television. All tracings or duplicate tracings shall be filed with the city engineer; all work to be submitted to and signed by a registered engineer and approved by the city engineer;
B. 
In the event grading is to be done, a grading plan consisting of typical cross-sections and finished grades of all lots, streets and highways in the proposed new subdivision, all in accordance with the requirements of this code.
(Ord. 5683 § 7, 2009)
All improvements shall conform to the city standard plans for public works construction and shall be installed at the subdivider's expense. Permits shall be obtained from the city engineer, where required, before any construction is started. The following general standards shall apply:
A. 
Electrical and Underground Systems.
1. 
Within the exterior boundaries of subdivisions, all electrical, communication, fire alarm, television service, street lighting, and like systems and circuits providing direct services to the property being subdivided shall be installed underground. Surface-mounted pedestals, terminal boxes and meter cabinets may nevertheless be installed above ground but shall not be located upon any street, alley or future street or within any setback area established pursuant to Title 30 or by setback ordinance.
2. 
The subdivider shall provide all the substructures necessary for an electrical distribution system in accordance with plans approved by the general manager of Glendale water and power, and in addition shall pay to the department of Glendale water and power, the cost of the labor and material necessary for the installation of the transformers, cable or cables and devices in such underground system and the cost of the preparation of plans and specifications for such system. It shall also be the obligation of the subdivider to make all appropriate arrangements with the persons, firms or corporations furnishing such utilities or devices for the underground installation thereof.
3. 
The provisions of this subsection A shall apply only to tentative tract maps approved by the council after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.
B. 
Water Systems. In all subdivisions, the subdivider shall provide a water distribution system in accordance with this code. The plans for such system shall be as approved by the general manager of Glendale water and power and shall include, but not be limited to, pipelines, fire hydrants and any water storage facilities necessary to serve the subdivision. In addition, service connections to each lot in the subdivision shall be part of the required system.
C. 
Street Lighting Systems. In all subdivisions, the subdivider shall provide a street lighting system in accordance with plans approved by the general manager of Glendale water and power. all streets of the subdivision shall have an average lighting intensity of not less than 35 lumens per lineal foot of street and the standards shall be of an ornamental type with underground circuits.
D. 
Watercourses. Watercourses shall be shown and storm drains shall be placed in easements when public right-of-way is not available or adequate. The planning commission or council, when so advised by the city engineer or flood control district, may require watercourses to be placed entirely in underground conduits or adequately fenced or otherwise improved.
E. 
Monuments. Durable steel metal monuments consisting of iron pipes 24 inches in length, or as approved by the city engineer, shall be installed or referenced to the following locations:
1. 
Boundary corners;
2. 
At intervals of not more than 500 feet along boundary lines, at such lesser intervals as required by the city engineer to assure accuracy and ability to reestablish such monuments;
3. 
At the beginning and ending of property lines, curves or P.I. at the discretion of the city engineer;
4. 
All lot corners or buildable area extremities and, in addition, set a lead and tack in the sidewalk or curb on the prolongation of side lot lines. Standard monuments shall be placed along the centerlines of public streets and alleys as follows:
a. 
All intersections, all P.I.s or beginning and ending of curves.
F. 
Street Design. Street design shall conform to the city standard plans for public works construction, but in no event shall streets be paved with less than three inches asphaltic concrete paving and such subbase preparation as required for the design wheel loads and traffic volume as recommended by a soils engineer.
G. 
Commencement of Work. Improvement work shall not be commenced until plans have been approved and the necessary permits issued by the city engineer.
H. 
Inspection. All improvements shall be constructed under the inspection of and to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
I. 
Commercial and Industrial Subdivision Improvements. Improvements for industrial and commercial subdivision shall be set out in this title, except that suitable planting areas may be substituted for street trees at the discretion of the planning commission.
(Ord. 5683 § 7, 2009)
Improvements to be installed by each subdivider shall include the following:
A. 
Curb, gutter, sidewalks and walkways (for parking bays, where required), including those on the subdivision's side of streets bordering upon the boundaries of the subdivision;
B. 
Sanitary sewers and laterals to serve each lot and stubs to back of curb prior to paving;
C. 
Storm sewers, drains and channel improvements;
D. 
Slope planting, silt basins or other form of erosion control;
E. 
Street surfacing shall be of Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete, including those bordering upon the boundary of the subdivision, to the centerline of the full proposed street width;
F. 
Street trees as recommended by the director of public works;
G. 
Street nameplate signs, including posts and hardware, at locations approved by the city engineer to standard city specifications;
H. 
Stop signs and other traffic control signs and signals required by the traffic and transportation administrator;
I. 
Fire alarm call boxes to be located as approved by the fire chief.
(Ord. 5683 § 7, 2009)
A. 
The following off-site improvements may be required:
1. 
The development of a water supply system for domestic and fire-protection purposes which shall meet all standards of the city;
2. 
The development of sewage disposal facilities, or financial contributions for the improvement of any existing sewage disposal systems, and/or the construction of transmission lines from the proposed improvement to the site of disposal;
3. 
Properly graded, drained and paved access roads;
4. 
The extension of other utilities;
5. 
Storm drainage facilities as approved by the city engineer;
6. 
Easements for all or any of the above.
B. 
In the event that off-site improvements are required on land in which neither the subdivider nor the city has sufficient title or interest, such land shall be acquired and an improvement agreement made to the extent and in the same manner as provided in Section 66462.5 of the Government Code, State of California, or such requirement shall be deemed waived pursuant to such Government Code section.
(Ord. 5683 § 7, 2009)
Every street, alley, right-of-way and easement, or other public place shown on any subdivision of land within the city shall be dedicated to the city when such dedication is deemed necessary by the council for public use, but this shall not be construed as acceptance of such dedication until such dedication is formally accepted by resolution of the council. In the case of parcel maps, such dedications shall be deemed necessary by the planning commission for public use, and formal acceptance shall be by an acceptance certificate on the parcel map signed by the director of community development. The following specific regulations shall apply:
A. 
Streets. Streets, alleys and other rights-of-way in any subdivision or minor division of land shall be offered for dedication. Part width streets shall be accepted for dedication only where, in the judgment of the council or planning commission, extraordinary conditions warrant such dedication. In any case, no less than one-half (½) of the full width required for the ultimate street shall be dedicated in addition to the reserve set out in subsection B. of this section.
B. 
Reserve Strips.
1. 
Reserve strips or outlots where required to control access over certain lot lines or over the end of street stubs shall be dedicated to the city. When adjacent to the boundary of a tract or subdivision, a one-foot reserve strip or outlot, in addition to the street right-of-way, shall be dedicated along the boundary of the subdivision.
2. 
A reserve strip, in addition to other easements, shall be dedicated to the city for the installation of a permanent wall or fence when required by the planning commission.
(Ord. 5683 § 7, 2009; Ord. 5803 § 72, 2013)
A. 
If the required improvements are not completed satisfactorily before the final map is filed, the owner or owners of the subdivision shall, prior to the approval of the map, enter into an agreement with the council to complete the work within the time specified in the agreement. The agreement may provide for the improvements to be installed in units, for extensions of the time under specified conditions or for the termination of the agreement upon a reversion of the subdivision or a part thereof to acreage. Such agreement shall be secured by good and sufficient bonds or improvement securities payable to the city, approved by the council, or by the deposit of money or negotiable securities with the city as provided in the Subdivision Map Act. Provided, however, that the faithful performance bond shall be in an amount not less than 100% of the total estimated costs of improvements and the materials bond shall be in an amount not less than 50% of the total estimated cost of improvements.
B. 
The subdivider shall be responsible for safety and maintenance of all improvements until accepted by the city and shall hold the city harmless.
C. 
After the final map has been recorded, all subdivision improvements shall be accepted by the council immediately upon satisfactory completion, and the subdivision agreement terminated. The subdivider and any other person or agency having an interest in such completion shall be notified in writing by the council of such completion and acceptance. At the time of such acceptance, the city shall take over the subdivision public improvements for maintenance.
(Ord. 5683 § 7, 2009)
A. 
After submission of the tentative map and before the acceptance and approval of the final map, the city engineer shall estimate the cost of all improvements of every kind and character required to be installed by the subdivider, and the subdivider shall thereon post with the city an improvement security as defined in the State Map Act, in a form satisfactory to the city attorney, in an amount 10% in excess of the engineer's estimate of the cost of the improvements to ensure the installation of all improvements within the time fixed by the city engineer, but not to exceed one year; provided, however, that such time may be extended upon the renewal of any bond and for a time approved by the city engineer, but not to exceed one year.
B. 
The city engineer shall also estimate the cost of all general supervision and inspections required to ensure proper installation and completion of all improvements in accordance with the city's general requirements therefor. The subdivider shall thereupon post with the city the amount so estimated and upon completion of all the work, any amount not actually used shall be refunded to the subdivider or, if the fund is exhausted before the completion of all the improvements, the subdivider shall forthwith pay to the city an amount estimated by the city engineer to be sufficient to cover completion; provided, however, that the subdivision is of such magnitude that the installation and completion of improvements will extend over a period in excess of six months, or if the amount of inspections and general supervision as estimated will exceed $1,000, the subdivider may deposit an amount estimated to be sufficient for the first six months, or the amount of $1,000, and the city shall bill the subdivider monthly as the work progresses, which amount shall be promptly paid by the subdivider until the city engineer is satisfied that the total amount paid to the city will be sufficient to cover the costs of all general supervision and inspections by the city. Failure on the part of the subdivider to pay such amounts shall be immediate cause for the city engineer to order all work stopped.
(Ord. 5683 § 7, 2009)
Where the required subdivision improvements are financed and installed pursuant to a special assessment proceedings, and upon the furnishing by the contractor of the faithful performance and labor and material bonds required by the special assessment act being used, the director of public works may reduce the improvement security required to be posted by the subdivider by an amount equal to the amount of such bonds furnished by the contractor.
(Ord. 5683 § 7, 2009)