A. The subdivider shall submit to the city engineer four (4) sets of subdivision improvement plans, along with a deposit toward the plan check fee and construction inspection of public improvements fee as established by the city council in its most current fee resolution, for all improvements required by the planning commission or the city council as a condition of map approval. All subdivision improvement plans shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer.
The subdivision improvement plans shall include the design for all public utilities, electric, gas, telephone and cable television.
B. The city engineer will review the improvement plans based on sound engineering practices, design standards and applicable city policies and to ensure conformance with the city improvement standards. The community development director will review the improvement plans to determine compliance with the approved tentative map, conditions of approval and the general plan of the city and any applicable specific plans. Comments, if any, shall be forwarded to the subdivider in a timely manner. All improvement plans shall in any event be acted on within sixty (60) working days after submittal, except that at least fifteen (15) working days shall be provided for processing any resubmitted improvement plans. These time limits may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the city engineer. The sixty (60) working day period shall not include any days during which an improvement plan has been returned for correction, has been under review by other than the city, or, following such other review, has been returned to the applicant for correction.
C. The original of the final improvement plans shall be submitted to the department for city engineer approval and signature. Any designs/plans which are required to be approved by the community development director in connection with any conditions of approval shall be submitted to him and be subject to his approval. The subdivider's engineer shall submit to the city engineer a film and electronic file of the approved final improvement plans in a format acceptable to the city engineer.
D. Prior to approval of the final map, all public improvements shall either be completed in accordance with approved improvement plans to the satisfaction of the city engineer, or, as a condition of final map approval, the subdivider shall enter into a subdivision improvement agreement with the city, in the form prepared by and approved by the city, to ensure timely completion of the improvements at the subdivider's expense. Unless otherwise specified in the agreement, all public improvements required by the agreement shall be completed to the satisfaction of the city engineer prior to the occupancy of any structures in the subdivision.
E. Each subdivider entering into a subdivision improvement agreement with the city shall submit the following information to the city engineer. This information shall be prepared and certified by a registered civil engineer:
1. List of uncompleted improvements.
2. Unit cost, quantity and total cost of each unfinished improvement.
F. The subdivider shall submit to the city engineer two (2) copies of the agreement signed by him along with improvement security in a form specified in chapter 5 of the subdivision map act and acceptable to the city attorney. Except as otherwise required by chapter 5 of the subdivision map act, the amount of the improvement security for faithful performance of the agreement shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the total estimated cost of improvements and additional security for payment to the contractor, subcontractors and persons furnishing labor, material or equipment for the improvements, in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the total estimated cost of the improvements. Before acceptance of the subdivision improvements, the subdivider also shall file with the city engineer a surety bond or certificate of deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total estimated cost of the improvements for the guarantee and warranty of the work for a period of one year following the completion and acceptance of improvements against any defective work or labor done or defective materials furnished.
G. The city council will review and may modify the agreement before approving the final map.
H. Security provided by the applicant pursuant to this section shall be released as provided in section 66499.7 of the subdivision map act. (Ord. 2000-05, 4-25-2000)