SECTION IV STREET IMPROVEMENT PLANS

A. GENERAL

• The guidelines, criteria, and standards listed here should be considered the minimum design standards for street improvements. Exceptions may be considered if dictated by adverse topographic or environmental conditions. A request for each exception shall be submitted to the City Engineer for decision. The following are general requirements which apply to all plans for public improvements.
• Each sheet of the improvement plans submitted for plan check shall be stamped by a Registered Civil Engineer with expiration date. Prior to approval all original mylar plans shall be wet signed, sealed and dated.
• Plans submitted for checking shall be complete in all phases of design. Incomplete plans will be returned unchecked.
• Any named travel way shall be a street. If developers desire a street to have a name, it must be constructed to City standards.
• Private streets are discouraged and will only be allowed when approved in advance by the Planning Commission. Private streets shall be constructed to City standards.
• Developer's Engineer shall establish a minimum one permanent bench mark in each project, and provide to the City Engineer a complete description, elevation to three decimal places and level notes from a bench mark listed in the LACPD precise bench mark list, Palmdale Quad.

B. GEOMETRICS

For purposes of geometric and structural design, streets shall be classified according to the following. Any deviation from the following standard shall require the approval of the City Engineer.

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