Chapter 17.42
IMPROVEMENTS
Sections:
17.42.010 Standard specification conformance.
17.42.020 Notification of city engineer.
17.42.025 City engineer inspection and approval.
17.42.030 Utility construction.
17.42.035 Completion of improvements.
Sections: (Continued)
17.42.050 Improvements to be installed.
17.42.050 Off-site improvements.
17.42.010 Standard specification conformance.
All improvements mentioned in this title shall conform to the requirements of the city engineer and to the requirements of the “City of Half Moon Bay Standard Specifications, 1983 Edition” (or subsequent editions that may be adopted) prepared by the city engineer, adopted by the city council, copies of which are on file in the office of the city engineer. Similarly, improvements under the jurisdiction of the county water district shall conform to its standards. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.015 Submittal of plans.
Improvement work shall not be commenced until plans and profiles for such work have been submitted to and approved by the city engineer. Approval of such plans is required before approval of the final map unless otherwise approved by the city council upon the positive recommendation of the city engineer. All such plans and profiles shall be prepared on tracing cloth or mylar in accordance with the requirements of the city engineer. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.020 Notification of city engineer.
Improvement work shall not be commenced until the city engineer has been notified by writing at least twenty-four hours in advance, and if work has been discontinued for more than seventy-two hours for any reason, it shall not be resumed until the city engineer has been notified. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.025 City engineer inspection and approval.
All required improvements shall be constructed under the inspection of and to the approval of the city engineer. Cost of inspection shall be paid by the subdivider. Facilities for distribution of water furnished to the subdivider by the water district shall be constructed under the inspection and to the approval of the engineer of the water district, including cost of inspection to be paid by the subdivider. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.030 Utility construction.
All underground utilities, sanitary sewers and storm drains installed in streets, service roads, alleys or highways shall be constructed prior to the surfacing of such streets, service roads, alleys, or highways. Service connections for all underground utilities and sanitary sewers shall be placed to such length as will obviate the necessity for disturbing the street or alley improvements when service connections are made thereto. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.035 Completion of improvements.
The subdivider, his engineer and his contractor shall develop plans and complete all improvement work in accordance with the provisions of this title and to the approval of the city engineer. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.040 Changes.
The subdivider shall install improvements in accordance with the general requirements set forth in this title; provided, that the subdivider may apply to the city council for changes in typical section and details if unusual conditions arise during construction to warrant such change in the interests of the city. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.045 As-built plans.
A reproducible transparency map of mylar or similar permanent material showing all improvements as built shall be filed with the city engineer upon completion of said improvements. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.050 Improvements to be installed.
Improvements to be installed by each subdivider shall include the following:
A. Streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and walkways as may be shown on the parcel map or tentative map as approved by the planning commission and/or city council.
B. Coastal accessways and signs if required where an easement offered for dedication has been or is reasonably expected to be accepted by one of the entities listed in the local coastal plan, the general plan or any of its elements, the city municipal code, or any specific plan. All vehicular accessways to coastal resources on state property shall be constructed to the standards of the State Parks and Recreation Department and the city of Half Moon Bay.
C. Water lines to serve each lot and stubbed to property line prior to paving. A “W” shall be stamped or otherwise permanently marked on the curb to identify stub locations.
D. Sanitary sewers and laterals to serve each lot and stubbed to property line prior to paving. An “S” shall be stamped or otherwise permanently marked on the curb to identify stub location.
E. Fire hydrants of a type and size approved by the Half Moon Bay fire protection district. Fire flows shall be as approved by the fire district.
G. Storm sewers, drains and channel improvements.
H. Silt basins or other forms of erosion control when necessary.
I. Ornamental and safety street lights as required by this title and the city engineer.
J. Unless otherwise approved by the planning commission and/or city council, street trees shall be installed to the following standards:
1. Not less than one tree per lot with an average spacing of fifty feet on center;
2. The type, size and location shall be approved by the city engineer and indicated on the final map;
3. Said trees shall be maintained by the developer for a period of one year, to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
K. Street signs at all block number changes and at locations approved by the city engineer.
L. Street end barricades, walls or facing where required by the city engineer.
M. Stop or yield signs where street intersects with a major street or at other locations required by the city engineer.
N. Utility distribution lines, including but not limited to electric, communications, street lighting and cable television shall be required to be placed underground. The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this title, and he shall make the necessary arrangements with the utility companies for the installation of such facilities. Minor exceptions to this section may be granted by the city engineer only when requested by the serving utility. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.050 Off-site improvements.
The following off-site improvements may be required if determined to be necessary by the city engineer and required by the planning commission and/or the city council as conditions of subdivision approval:
A. The subdivider shall pay the fee estimated by the Coastside County Water District for the improvement of any existing source of water supply of the water district and the construction of transmission lines from that supply to the proposed development.
B. The subdivider shall pay the fee estimated by the city for the development of sewage disposal facilities or for the improvement of any existing sewage disposal system and the construction of transmission lines from the proposed improvements to the site of disposal.
C. When flood zones or other lawful special purpose zones are established by the city council, the subdivider shall pay the fee set out for the particular zone in which the subject land lies.
D. Properly graded, drained and paved or otherwise improved access roads as may be required by the city engineer.
E. The extension of any other utilities. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).
17.42.060 Monuments.
The following monuments shall be installed to the satisfaction of the city engineer:
A. Permanent iron pipe monuments of a type approved by the city engineer shall be set at each boundary corner of the subdivision, along exterior boundaries at intervals of not over five hundred feet, at the beginning and end of property line curves, and at any other points as may be required by the city engineer.
B. Concrete monuments depressed below street grade with cast iron ring and cover of a type approved by the city engineer shall be set at intersections of street center line tangents or offsets therefrom, and where such intersect on private property, at the beginning and end of centerline curve and/or offsets therefrom. The exact location of all such monuments shall be shown on the final map before approval is requested.
C. Any monument or bench mark, as required by this code, that is disturbed or destroyed before acceptance of all improvements shall be replaced by the subdivider.
D. Monuments and bench marks shall be set before acceptance of all improvements by the city council.
E. A three-quarter-inch pipe eighteen inches long, visibly marked or tagged with the registration number or license number of the civil engineer or land surveyor under whose direction the survey was made, shall be placed at the front corners of each lot or in lieu thereof a permanent mark shall be made or set on the top of the concrete curb along with prolongation of the side lot lines of the lot to the street. (Ord. 3-94 §1(part), 1994).