Sidewalks shall be constructed for all new development in accordance with such city standards as the City Council by resolution prescribes.
(Ord. 8042 §§ 4, 5; Ord. 1296 § 19, 1987)
For good cause shown, the Transportation Director may require the placement of street tree wells in sidewalks of eight feet or greater in width.
(Ord. 8042 § 2; Ord. CS-164 § 2, 2011)
In the event of a dispute regarding a decision of the Transportation Director on the location of the sidewalk or the placing of street tree wells, any aggrieved person may appeal to the City Council by filing an appeal with the City Clerk within 10 calendar days of the date of the written notice of the decision. Fees for filing an appeal under this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council. The decision of the City Council shall be final.
(Ord. 8042 § 3; Ord. NS-176 § 3, 1991; Ord. CS-164 § 2, 2011)
Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 1806, and Government Code Section 27281, the following officers are delegated the powers of the City Council specified below with regard to the acceptance of privately constructed improvements in connection with a subdivision, and the acceptance and consent to recordation of deeds or grants conveying any interest in or easement upon real estate to the city for public purposes:
A. 
The City Manager upon advice of the City Attorney may approve the acceptance of easements and covenants for easement required as conditions of development if properly executed on a standard document approved as to form by the City Attorney, as amended from time to time.
B. 
The City Manager upon advice of the City Attorney may approve the acceptance of deeds or grants conveying any other interest in or easement upon real property to the city for public purposes, if such deeds or grants are recommended for approval by the Transportation Director and are properly executed on a standard document approved by the City Attorney as to form, as amended from time to time.
C. 
The City Manager is authorized to accept streets and roads of a subdivision to be formally accepted into the city street system on behalf of the city, following acceptance of the final subdivision map by the City Council, and satisfactory completion of all subdivision public improvements or any other public improvements constructed by a developer as a condition of development by any provision of Title 18, 20, or 21 of this code with the advice and consent of the City Attorney, and upon the recommendation of the Transportation Director. This provision is not intended to and shall not modify or relieve any developer from liability for any and all defects found after the acceptance of improvements, in accordance with a subdivision improvement agreement or any other similar agreement. Following acceptance by the City Manager, the Transportation Director shall cause any streets or roads so accepted to be entered into the inventory of city streets and roads. The city shall not be liable for any failure to maintain any street or road until such street or road has been accepted into the city's street system.
D. 
The City Clerk is authorized to accept and consent to recordation of easements, covenants of easements, and other deeds or grants conveying any interest in or easement upon real property to the city for public purposes following approval by the City Manager and City Attorney as set forth above in subsections A and B of this section.
(Ord. NS-422 § 1, 1997; Ord. CS-149 § 2, 2011; Ord. CS-164 § 2, 2011)
A. 
The city shall not be responsible for maintaining, nor shall it be liable for any failure to maintain any trail identified in the Open Space Conservation Resource Management Plan until it has been formally accepted into the Citywide Trail System by written instrument signed by the City Manager or designee as a public trail and only if the acceptance specifies that the trail is to be maintained by the city.
B. 
Once a trail is accepted into the Citywide Trail System, whether it is to be maintained by the city or a private party or otherwise, the trail segment shall be designated on the Open Space Conservation Resource Management Plan in the city's General Plan Circulation Element as completed, indicating its availability for public use.