§ 9-64.090. Monuments

A.

Parcel Map and Final Map monuments. At the time of making the survey of a Parcel Map or Final Map, the engineer or surveyor shall set monuments in compliance with Map Act Chapter 4, Article 9. The exterior boundary of the land being subdivided shall be adequately monumented or referenced before the map is recorded. The interior monuments shall be set before Council acceptance of the improvements or within one year following approval of the Final Map, whichever comes later. The monuments shall be set as follows:

1.

Exterior boundary monuments shall be set at or near each boundary corner and at intermediate points approximately 1,000 feet apart, or at the lesser distances as may be necessary due to topography to ensure accuracy in reestablishment of any point or line without unreasonable difficulty;

2.

Centerline monuments shall be set to mark the intersections of all roads, streets, alleys, or ways. Centerline monuments shall also be set to mark either the beginning and end of curves or the points of intersections of tangents thereof; and

3.

Corner monuments shall be set at or near each lot corner, except that the City Engineer may waive certain corner monumenting where standard monumenting would not be feasible or beneficial in retracing a survey.

B.

Monument construction. All exterior boundary monuments shall be of new galvanized iron pipe not less than one and one-half inch inside diameter and 18 inches long or shall be of another type and dimension approved by the City Engineer. Centerline monuments shall be of new galvanized iron pipe not less than one and one-half inches inside diameter and 15 inches long. At locations designated by the City Engineer, not exceeding four per 100 parcels or fraction thereof, monuments constructed to the requirements of the Simi Valley Subdivision Improvement Standards and Specifications shall be placed in lieu of monuments constructed to the standards otherwise specified in this Section. The subdivider shall also provide proper ties to the location of the centerline monuments and these ties shall be shown on a tie sheet of a form approved by the City Engineer.

C.

Monument tie sheet. At the time of the completion of the monuments required in compliance with this Chapter or the Map Act, and as condition precedent to release of the improvement security pertaining to the monuments, the subdivider shall submit to the City Engineer, in a form satisfactory to the City Engineer, a tie sheet showing proper ties to the location of the centerline monuments. A minimum of three ties shall be shown for each centerline monument. All monuments set and tie monuments set shall be permanently marked or tagged with the engineer's or surveyor's registration or license number.

D.

Monument bond. If the monuments are to be set following the submission of the Final Map or Parcel Map to the City Engineer for approval, a bond meeting the requirements identified in the Subdivision Map Act shall be filed. In determining the amount of the bond, the City Engineer shall make the necessary estimate of the cost to set monuments not already existing.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)