Chapter 16.15
SURVEYS AND MONUMENTS
Sections:
16.15.010 Survey – Procedure and practice.
16.15.090 Monument type and positioning.
16.15.100 Replacement of destroyed monuments.
16.15.110 Survey data and information to be shown on final map or parcel map.
16.15.120 Notification requirements.
16.15.130 Death, disability or retirement of responsible persons.
16.15.010 Survey – Procedure and practice.
The procedure and practice of all survey work done on any subdivision, whether for preparation of a final map or parcel map, shall conform to the standard practices and principles of land surveying, the Land Surveyor's Act, Business and Professions Code Section 8700 et seq., and the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.020 Traverse.
The traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract computed from field measurements of the ground must close within a limit or error of one foot to 20,000 feet of perimeter before balancing survey. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.030 Survey data.
When required by the city engineer, the engineer or surveyor making the survey shall show references, ties, locations, elevations and other necessary data relating to monuments set in accordance with the requirements of these regulations. If any exterior boundary monuments are to be set after recordation of the final map or parcel map, as provided by EMC 16.15.060, the city engineer shall require, prior to accepting such map for filing, the reference of said monuments to a sufficient number of adjacent reference points to accurately set each boundary monument after recordation of said map, the setting of only a portion of the boundary monuments, or the submission of complete field notes as evidence of a thorough survey. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.040 Grid monuments.
Whenever the city engineer has established a system of coordinates which is within a reasonable distance of the subdivision boundary, the field survey shall be tied into such system. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.050 Monuments.
At the time of making the survey for the final map or parcel map, the engineer or surveyor shall set sufficient permanent 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. At least one exterior boundary line shall be monumented prior to recording the final map or parcel map. Other monuments shall be set as required by the city engineer. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.060 Boundary monuments.
A. Monuments shall be set on the exterior boundary of the subdivision at all corners, angle points, beginnings and ends of curves and at intermediate points approximately 1,000 feet apart. The locations of inaccessible points may be established by ties and shall be so noted on the final map or parcel map.
B. All exterior boundary monuments shall be set prior to recordation of the final map or parcel map unless extensive grading operations or improvement work makes it impractical to set such monuments. In the event any of the boundary monuments are to be set after recordation of the final map or parcel map, prior to the submission of such map to the city engineer for filing, the engineer or surveyor making the survey shall, in addition to furnishing field notes showing the boundary survey as required by EMC 16.15.030, furnish evidence acceptable to the city engineer to substantiate the reasons for deferring the setting of such monuments until after recordation of such map.
C. All boundary monuments shall be permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the registration or license number of the engineer or surveyor who signs the engineer's or surveyor's certificate and under whose supervision the survey was made. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.070 Interior monuments.
Interior monuments shall be set along street and alley centerlines at the beginnings and ends of curves, at points of intersection with lines of other existing and proposed streets and alleys, and at the points of intersection with the exterior boundary lines. Interior monuments may be set after the final map or parcel map is recorded. Interior monuments shall consist of Parker-Kalon nails as described in EMC 16.15.090, except where concrete survey monuments are required by the city engineer. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.080 Deferred monuments.
In the event any or all of the required monuments are to be set after recordation of the final map or parcel map, the engineer's or surveyor's certificate shall specify the date, established by the city engineer, by which the monuments will be set, and the field notes thereon furnished, and the subdivider shall, prior to the submission of such map to the city engineer for filing, furnish to the city engineer a cash deposit in an amount established by resolution of the city council for each boundary and interior monument to be deferred. After deferred monuments have been set, written notice shall be given to the city engineer as per Section 66497 of the Government Code, and the cash deposit, if any, shall be returned to the subdivider. In the event the deferred monuments are not set within the period of time specified on the engineer's or surveyor's certificate, or within any approved extended period of time; and provided, that all improvement work has been completed, the city engineer shall, by written notice, direct the engineer or surveyor of record to, within 60 days of the date of such directive, set such monuments and furnish such field notes as were agreed to be set and furnished on said certificate. If the engineer or surveyor fails to comply with said directive within the specified time, and if no request for an extension of time has been submitted in writing and granted within such time, the city engineer shall, without further notice, submit a written complaint and request for disciplinary action against said engineer or surveyor to the State Board of Registration for Civil and Professional Engineers. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.090 Monument type and positioning.
Boundary monuments shall consist of one-inch diameter iron pipes, 18 inches long. Temporary interior monuments for construction purposes shall consist of two-inch by two-inch by eight-inch long wood hubs with sup tacks. Permanent interior monuments shall consist of one-quarter-inch diameter Parker-Kalon nails, one and one-half inches long. All monuments shall be set securely to ground level. Concrete survey monuments shall be in accordance with the most recent design procedure manual of the city. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.100 Replacement of destroyed monuments.
Any boundary monument set as required herein which is disturbed or destroyed before acceptance of all improvements by the city, and any interior monument which is disturbed or destroyed before being located and referenced by the city at the time of construction, shall be replaced by the subdivider's engineer or surveyor. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.110 Survey data and information to be shown on final map or parcel map.
The following survey data and information shall be shown on each final map or parcel map for which a field survey was made pursuant to the provisions of these regulations:
A. The basis of bearing used in the field survey, making reference to a recorded subdivision map or other record acceptable to the city engineer;
B. Stakes, monuments (together with their precise position) or other evidence found on the ground to determine the boundaries of the subdivision;
C. Corners of all adjoining properties identified by lot and block numbers, subdivision names, numbers and page of record or by section, township and range or other proper designation;
D. All information and data necessary to locate and retrace any point or line without unreasonable difficulty;
E. The location and description of any required monuments to be set after recordation, and the statement that they are “to be set”;
F. Bearing and length of each lot line, block line and boundary line and each required bearing and distance;
G. Length, radius and bearings of terminal radii of each curve and the bearing of each radial line to each lot corner on each curve; and
H. The centerlines of any street or alley in or adjoining the subdivision, profiles, estimated costs and specifications.
The form, layout, scale and other particulars of the plans, and number of copies to be provided, shall be in accordance with the requirements of the city engineer. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.120 Notification requirements.
Within five days after the engineer or surveyor has completed the final setting of all monuments, he or she shall give written notice to the subdivider and to the city engineer that the final monuments have been set. Upon payment to the engineer or surveyor for setting the final monuments, the subdivider shall present to the city engineer evidence of such payment and receipt thereof by the engineer or surveyor. Upon receipt of such evidence the city engineer is authorized to cause payment to be made to the engineer or surveyor for the setting of the final monuments from said cash deposit, if so requested by the depositor. If the subdivider does not present evidence to the city engineer that the subdivider has paid the engineer or surveyor for the setting of the final monuments, and if the engineer or surveyor notifies the city engineer that he or she has not been paid by the subdivider for the setting of the final monuments, the city engineer may, within three months from the date of said notification, authorize payment to the engineer or surveyor from the cash deposit the amount due. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)
16.15.130 Death, disability or retirement of responsible persons.
In the event of the death, disability or retirement from practice of the engineer or surveyor charged with the responsibility for setting monuments, or in the event of his or her refusal to set such monuments, the city council may direct the city engineer, or such engineer or surveyor as it may select, to set such monuments. If another replaces the original engineer or surveyor, the former may, by letter to the city engineer, release his or her obligation to set the final monuments to the surveyor or engineer who replaced him or her. When the monuments are so set, the substitute engineer or surveyor shall amend any map filed pursuant to this title in accordance with the provisions. (Ord. 510 § 2, 2007)