All sidewalks shall be installed noncontiguous to the curb on
local residential streets and contiguous for collector streets and
greater unless the City Engineer, for good cause shown, shall allow
its placement at another location.
(Ord. 8042 § 1; Ord. NS-603 § 1, 2001)
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)