A. 
Every subdivision for which a final subdivision or parcel map is required must submit to the City Engineer a soils report, prepared by a California registered civil engineer, based on adequate test borings. The City Engineer may waive the soils report requirement if the City Engineer finds that sufficient knowledge exists as to the soils qualities of the subdivision.
B. 
If the soils report indicates the presence of expansive soils or other soils problems which, if not corrected would lead to structural defects, the City Engineer may require a soils investigation of each lot or parcel in the subdivision to be performed by a civil engineer, registered in the State of California. The soils investigation report must recommend the corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure proposed to be constructed in the area where such soils problem exists.
C. 
The subdivision or any portion thereof where such problems exist may be approved if the City Engineer determines that the recommended corrective action is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure to be constructed and that the issuance of any building permit will be conditioned to include this recommended corrective action prior to the construction of each structure involved.
(Ord. 565 § 3, 2019)
At the time of making the survey for all final subdivision or parcel maps, a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor must set sufficient durable monuments to conform with the standards of the Subdivision Map Act and requirements established by the City Engineer, as follows:
A. 
Boundary Monuments. The exterior boundary of the subdivision must be monumented with permanent monuments not smaller than two-inch iron pipes at least 24 inches long set at each corner, at intermediate points along the boundary not more than 1,000 feet apart, and at the beginning and end points of all curves; provided, if any existing record and identified monument meeting the foregoing requirements is found at any such corner or point, such monument may be used in lieu of a new monument.
B. 
Lot Corner Monuments. All lot corners, except when coincident with exterior boundary corner, must be monumented with permanent monuments of one of the following types: (1) three-fourth inch diameter iron pipe at least 18 inches long; (2) one-half inch diameter steel rod at least 18 inches long; (3) lead plug and copper identification disks set in concrete sidewalk or curbs.
C. 
Such additional monuments to mark the limiting lines of streets as the City Engineer may require.
D. 
All other monuments set or proposed to be set must be as indicated on the final map.
E. 
All monuments and their installation must conform to the City standards.
F. 
Where monument setting is deferred after a final subdivision or parcel map is filed, such monuments must be set within 30 days after the completion of the required improvements. The engineer must notify the City Engineer that all monuments have been exposed and are available for inspection. The monuments must be inspected and found to be satisfactory by the City Engineer before the improvements are accepted.
(Ord. 565 § 3, 2019)
The design of a subdivision must provide, to the extent feasible, for future passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities in the subdivision as required by Section 66473.1 of the Subdivision Map Act. In the design of a subdivision, consideration must be given to climate, contour, and configuration of the parcel to be divided. Examples of passive or natural heating opportunities in subdivision design, include design of lot size and configuration to permit orientation of a structure in an east-west alignment for southern exposure or orientation to take advantage of shade or prevailing breezes.
(Ord. 565 § 3, 2019)
The City Engineer is authorized and directed to prepare a manual setting forth the standards of design for public improvements within the City. This manual must set forth the detail of design and design criteria such that engineers providing services for subdividers may readily incorporate such standards by reference to the standards or the standards of other agencies; however, where such references are used, the City Engineer must maintain in his or her office at least three copies of the reference for the inspection by the subdivider's engineer. These standards must be reviewed by the City Council.
(Ord. 565 § 3, 2019)