At its first regular meeting following the filing of the final
map, the board shall consider the map and offers of dedication. The
board may reject any or all offers of dedication. In the event that
all improvements required or conditions imposed upon approval under
the terms of the final map are not completed, the board may enter
into an agreement with the subdivider for posting a bond or cash deposit
or instrument of credit as provided under this chapter. In such case,
when the agreement and bond or deposit have been approved by the county
counsel as to form and by the director as to sufficiency, the board
may consider the final map.
(Prior code §9-38; Ord. 1061 §2, 1981; Ord. CS
179 §1, 1986)
Prior to the approval of the final map by the board, the subdivider shall execute and file an agreement between himself and the county to install all the required improvements, unless these improvements have been previously made and have been accepted by the director, specifying the period within which he shall complete improvements to the satisfaction of the director and providing that, if he fails to complete the work within the specified period, the county may complete them and recover the full cost and expense thereof from the subdivider. The agreement shall also provide for the construction of improvements in stages, for an extension of time under conditions therein specified and for progress payments to the subdivider from any deposit money which the subdivider made in lieu of providing a surety bond or instrument of credit, as provided by Section 20.56.030. No such progress payment shall be made for more than ninety percent of the value of any installment of work and each such installation of work shall be completed to the satisfaction of the director.
(Prior code §9-38(a); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
The subdivider shall also file with the aforesaid agreement,
to insure his full and faithful performance thereof, a bond, instrument
of credit or cash in an amount deemed sufficient by the director to
cover the cost of the improvements, engineering, inspections, and
incidental expenses. The bond shall be executed by a surety company
authorized to transact a surety business in the state and must be
approved by the county counsel as to form.
(Prior code §9-38(b); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
In the event the subdivider fails to complete all improvement
work in accordance with this chapter and the county has to complete
them or, if the subdivider fails to reimburse the county for the cost
of inspections, engineering, and incidental expenses, the county may
call on the surety for reimbursement or shall appropriate from any
cash deposit funds for reimbursement. In any such case, if the amount
of surety bond, instrument of credit, or cash deposit exceeds all
cost and expense incurred by the county, it shall release the remainder
of the bond, instrument of credit, or cash deposit, and, if the amount
of the surety bond, instrument of credit, or cash deposit is less
than the cost and expense incurred by the county, the subdivider shall
be liable to the county for such difference.
(Prior code §9-38(c); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
There shall be no extension of time, progress payments from
cash deposit, or release of surety, instrument of credit, or cash
deposit except upon certification of the director that the work covered
thereby has been satisfactorily completed and upon approval of the
board.
(Prior code §9-38(d); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Subdivision improvements shall conform to the minimum requirement set forth in Section 20.56.070 through 20.56.250 and to any special standards adopted by the board.
(Prior code §9-43; Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
A.
Subdivider
shall have their contractors for subdivision improvements consult
with the director before any construction is started, to arrive at
any understanding as to requirements and the schedule of inspections
required.
B.
All
improvements in subdivisions shall be installed as required by this
title and to the specifications established by the board, and the
director shall administer or perform inspections to determine conformance.
C.
Plans
and profiles for proposed improvements shall be submitted to and approval
obtained from the director prior to the commencement of construction.
A plan of the entire subdivision shall be on the first sheet of improvement
plans.
D.
Plans
and profiles shall be on a twenty-four-inch by thirty-six-inch vellum
paper or other material approved by the director. Two prints of each
sheet shall be submitted with the original tracing.
E.
Cross-sections
and/or profiles beyond the boundary of the subdivision may be required
to clarify drainage or road design.
F.
Existing
utilities and utilities proposed to be installed within and adjacent
to the subdivision shall be shown.
G.
Inspections
shall be requested at least forty-eight hours in advance of the actual
inspection.
H.
Inspection
fees shall be based on the actual expenses incurred plus a reasonable
sum for overhead and supervision.
I.
Rejected
work shall be remedied or removed by the subdivider. Any work beyond
the lines and grades shown on the plans and not approved by the director
may be ordered removed at the subdivider's expense.
J.
Subdivider
will be notified monthly of the amount of charges for inspections
made when requested by the subdivider.
K.
The
director, or his authorized representative, shall at all times have
access to the work during construction and shall be furnished with
every reasonable facility for ascertaining that materials used and
employed and the workmanship are in accordance with the requirements
and intentions of these specifications. Work done and materials furnished
shall be subject to his inspection and approval. Materials found unsuitable
may be rejected and must be removed from the project.
L.
Underground
utilities installed in streets or alleys shall be installed prior
to surfacing of the streets or alleys. Service connection shall be
laid to such length as will obviate the necessity for disturbing the
street or alley improvements when service connections are completed.
M.
The
subdivider shall direct his engineer to furnish the county one complete
set of improvement plans on a reproducible paper after completion
of improvements. These plans shall show any corrections as to location
or grade of improvements or "No Corrections," whichever is applicable.
The plans shall be marked "As-Built" and submitted to the director
prior to acceptance of improvements by the board.
(Prior code §9-43(a); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986; Ord. CS 684 §3, 1998)
Grading and paving of all streets and highways shall be to a
cross-section and grade approved by the director and the standards
and specifications set forth in this title. Existing streets bordering
the subdivision shall be improved as follows:
A.
If
existing street pavement is at proper grade and the structural section
conforms to the type specified in this chapter, the street shall be
improved to the edge of the existing pavement.
B.
If
the existing pavement is at proper grade and the structural section
is substandard, then the existing surfacing shall be removed to the
centerline of the street and the entire half- street bordering the
subdivision shall be reconstructed to the standards required in this
chapter.
C.
If
the existing street is not at proper grade, the subdivider shall deposit
with the department of public works an amount to be determined by
the director, equal to the cost of constructing the one-half street
to the proper grade and structural standards set forth in this chapter.
Money so deposited will be used by the county to reconstruct the street.
When reconstructing cannot be scheduled within a reasonable time,
the county will oil the unimproved area as an interim improvement.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(1); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Grades of streets shall be established so stormwater can be
collected at intersections designated by the director and the minimum
grade of all streets shall be 0.20 percent.
(Prior code §9-43 (b)(2); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
The design of the structural section for all streets shall be
based on: (a) the Resistance Value R; (b) the expansion properties
of the soil; and (c) the traffic index (T.I.). The traffic index will
be determined by the director.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(3); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Improvements shall conform to the specifications and standards
adopted by the board.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(4); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Curb, gutter, sidewalk, and matching pavement shall be required
for all lots or parcels abutting in a public-maintained street or
highway except as follows:
A.
In
A-2 districts designated as agricultural on the land use element of
the general plan;
B.
In
A-2 districts designated as urban transition on the land use element
of the general plan for all lots or parcels of ten acres or more in
gross area;
C.
In
R-A districts designated as rural residential on the land use element
of the general plan.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(5); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
In R-A districts designated as residential on the land use element
of the general plan, the requirement for sidewalk may be waived when
all lots or parcels being created are one acre or greater. In M or
P-D districts, the requirement for sidewalk may be waived if the ultimate
development of the subdivision will not generate pedestrian traffic
and the street will not be a pedestrian route or a safe route to school.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(6); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Curb, gutter, and sidewalk shall be constructed on side streets
where they are required on the fronting street.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(7); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Where a parcel map is being filed and there are no standard
curbs for a distance of one-half mile from the frontage of the property
being divided, or if the director determines that it would be undesirable
to install curbs and gutters because of the length of time before
street construction or improvements are contemplated, construction
of improvements may be postponed, but the commission shall require
the subdivider or developer to either deposit with the county a sum
of money equal to the proposed cost of improvements, to be used by
the county at such time as full street improvements are warranted,
or execute a street improvement agreement with the county to assure
the installation of concrete curb, gutter, sidewalk (when required
by this title) and matching pavement on demand by the county.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(8); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Sanitary sewers, when required, shall be constructed to a location
and design approved by the director. The subdivider shall obtain and
submit a copy of a letter from the governing board of the sewer system
stating its ability to provide sanitary sewers and to handle the sewage
from the proposed subdivision, and that a satisfactory agreement has
been entered into for connection to the sewer system by the subdivision.
Sewer lines and appurtenances shall comply to a design approved by
the governing board of the sewer system and state requirements with
relation to the location of domestic wells and water lines.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(9); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Individual sewage disposal systems are required to be permitted
by the Department of Environmental Resources, and when permitted,
shall be constructed and operated in compliance with the provisions
and standards set forth in the most recent version of the document
titled "Guidance to the Construction and Operation of On-Site Wastewater
Treatment Systems" on file with the Department of Environmental Resources
that is in effect on the date that a completed application for the
permit is submitted to the Department of Environmental Resources.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(10); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986; Ord. CS 1187 §2, 2017)
For subdivisions in agriculturally zoned districts, irrigation
supply and drainage facilities may be required if such facilities
are recommended by the irrigation district in which the subdivision
is located. Plans for grading, irrigation supply, and irrigation drainage
shall be approved by the director. Parcels requiring irrigation water,
and which are entitled to receive it under the rule of the irrigation
district in which located, shall be provided with adequate access
to the source of the water serving the area in which located, and
with adequate drainage easements.
(Prior code §9-43(b)(11); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
A.
When
the commission finds that water for domestic use is available by connection
to existing public water and the governing board of that system agrees
that connection to the proposed subdivision is feasible, connection
to such water system shall be required. Such domestic water shall
be furnished to each lot under permit as required by the Health and
Safety Code, Section 4011, et seq.
B.
Water
for domestic use may be permitted by a private well located on the
same premises which it serves, when the commission finds that connection
to a public water system is not feasible. In the case of subdivisions
of less than five parcels and private wells are permitted, lot or
parcel areas greater than minimums established by the board may be
required as determined by the environmental health officer.
C.
Subdivider
shall be required to show that an adequate supply of potable water
exists and is available to all lots before the subdivisions, or parcel
map, shall be approved.
(Prior code §9-43(c); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
A.
Warning
signs shall conform to the uniform signing code of the state and shall
be installed by the subdivider at all locations specified by the director.
B.
Street
barricades, when required by the director, shall conform to county
standards.
C.
Street
names signs shall be installed at all intersections and shall conform
to the standards of the adjacent city or to that required by the director.
The location of all signs shall be first approved by the director.
(Prior code §9-43(d); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Street lights shall be installed to the standard approved by
the board in areas designated as residential, commercial and industrial
on the land use element of the general plan. A street lighting district
shall be established if no such district already exists.
(Prior code §9-43(e); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Stormdrains shall be provided by the subdivider for the disposal
of stormwater according to methods approved by the board.
(Prior code §9-43(f); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
A.
At
the time of making the survey for the final map, the engineer or surveyor
shall set sufficient durable monuments to conform with the standards
described in Section 8771 of the Business and Professions Code so
that another engineer or surveyor may readily retrace the survey.
B.
Permanent
monuments shall be placed at locations approved by the director and
standards adopted by the board. The exterior boundary of the subdivision
shall be adequately monumented or referenced before the final map
is recorded.
C.
Interior
monuments shall be set as required by the standard specifications
of the county. Interior monuments need not be set at the time the
map is recorded, if the engineer or surveyor certifies on the map
that the monuments will be set on or before a specified later date,
and if the subdivider furnishes to the county a cash deposit in an
amount guaranteeing the payment of the cost of setting such monuments,
as determined by the director.
D.
Within
five days after the setting of all monuments has been completed by
the engineer or surveyor, he shall give written notice to the subdivider,
and to the director, that the final monuments have been set.
1.
Upon
payment to the engineer or surveyor for setting the final monuments,
the subdivider shall present to the director evidence of such payment
and receipt thereof by the engineer or surveyor. Upon receipt of such
evidence, the director is authorized to cause payment to be made to
the engineer or surveyor for the setting of the final monuments from
the cash deposit, if so required by the depositor.
2.
If
the subdivider does not present evidence to the director that he has
paid the engineer or surveyor for the setting of the final monuments,
and if the engineer or surveyor notifies the director that he has
not been paid by the subdivider for the setting of the final monuments,
the director may, within three months from the date of said notification,
authorize payment to the engineer or surveyor from the cash deposit
the amount due.
E.
A minimum
of one bench mark shall be established within each subdivision and
the elevation shown on the improvement plans, and as-built plans.
The datum to be used shall be first approved by the director.
(Prior code §9-43(g); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Provisions shall be made for any and all proposed railroad crossing
necessary to provide access to or circulation within proposed subdivisions,
including the preparation of all documents necessary for application
to the California Public Utilities Commission for the establishment
and improvement of such crossings. The cost of such application and
improvement shall be borne by the subdivider.
(Prior code §9-43(h); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
Canal and pipeline crossings shall be constructed or pipelines
relocated as ordered by the commission to provide access to or circulation
within proposed subdivisions. The preparation of all documents necessary
for the application of the owner of the canal or pipeline shall be
made by the subdivider and the entire cost of such crossing or relocation
shall be borne by him.
(Prior code §9-43(i); Ord. NS 1061 §2, 1981; Ord.
CS 179 §1, 1986)
A.
As
a condition of approval of a tentative map, final subdivision map,
or parcel map, the subdivider may be required to install improvements
("improvements" as defined in the Subdivision Map Act) for the benefit
of the subdivision which may contain supplemental size, capacity,
number or length for the benefit of property not within the subdivision,
and thereafter to dedicate such improvements to the public. Supplemental
size, capacity, number, or length shall mean that size, capacity,
number or length in excess of the minimum standard requirements as
may be imposed by regulatory agencies, including, but not limited
to, governmental agencies, irrigation and utility districts, community
service districts, and any other special districts for a particular
size and type of project.
B.
In the event the county requires installation of improvements pursuant to subsection A of this section, the county shall enter into an agreement with the subdivider to reimburse the subdivider, or his successor in interest, for that portion of the cost of those improvements, including an amount attributable to interest, in excess of the construction required for the subdivision.
C.
In
order to pay the costs as required by the reimbursement agreement,
the county may:
1.
Collect
from other persons, including public agencies, using such improvements
for the benefit of real property not within the subdivision, a reasonable
charge, including interest thereon and administrative costs, for such
use;
2.
Contribute
to the subdivider that part of the cost of the improvements that is
attributable to the benefit of real property outside the subdivision
and levy a charge upon the real property benefited to reimburse the
county for such costs, together with interest thereon and administrative
costs; or
3.
Establish
and maintain local benefit districts for the levy and collection of
such charge or costs, together with interest thereon and administrative
costs, from the property benefited by the supplemental capacity, size,
number or length.
D.
No charge, area of benefit, or local benefit district (as described in subsections (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section) shall be established unless and until a public hearing is noticed and held thereon by the board of supervisors and the board finds that the fee or charge and the area of benefit or local benefit district is reasonably related to the cost of such supplemental improvements and the actual ultimate beneficiaries thereof.
E.
Written
notice of the hearing shall be given to the subdivider, to those who
own property within the proposed area of benefit as shown on the latest
equalized assessment roll, and the potential users of the supplemental
improvements insofar as they can be ascertained at the time.
F.
Such
notices shall be mailed at least ten calendar days prior to the date
established for the hearing.
(Ord. CS 940 §1, 2005)
