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CITY ENGINEERING STANDARDS
January 2008 Edition

Select complete set (11.3mb) or individual standards below.

INDEX

1000 - GENERAL

      1010  Uniform Design Criteria (24pp)

 

2000 - PARKING & DRIVEWAY STANDARDS

      2010  Text (9pp)

   DRIVEWAYS
      2110  Driveway Ramp - Standard
      2111  Driveway Ramp - Right-of-Ways less than 10'
      2115  Driveway Ramp - Detached Sidewalk, Standard
      2116  Driveway Ramp - Detached Sidewalk, ROWs less than 10'
      2120  Driveway Ramp - Size & Location
      2130  Standard Driveway - Upward & Downward
      2140  Upward & Downward Driveways - Maximum Rise & Descent
              (Residential)

   PARKING LOTS
      2210  Pavement Design
      2220  Off-Street Parking Standards
      2230  Parking Bay Dimensions - Compact Cars
      2240  Parking Bay Dimensions - Average Cars
      2250  Parking Lot Striping

 

3000 - DRAINAGE

   CATCH BASINS
      3350  Catch Basin - Side Opening
      3355  Catch Basin - Side Opening With Sump
      3360  Catch Basin - Extended Side Opening

   UNDERDRAINS
      3410  Sidewalk Underdrain - Concrete
      3415  Sidewalk Underdrain - With Pipes
      3420  Sidewalk Underdrain - With Cover Plates

   STORM DRAIN MANHOLES
      3510  Storm Drain Manhole - 36" Pipe & Larger
      3520  Storm Drain Manhole - 18" to 36" Pipe
      3530  Precast Storm Drain Manhole - Up to 3' O.D. Pipe Size
      3540  Storm Drain Connections

 

4000 - CURB. GUTTER. & SIDEWALK

   CURB & GUTTER
      4010  Curb Return Formulae
- DELETED
      4020  Curb
      4030  Curb & Gutter

   SIDEWALK
      4110  Sidewalk - Integral & Detached
      4120  Sidewalk Transition - Integral to Detached
      4130  Sidewalk Return Transitions
      4140  Boardwalk

   MISSION STYLE
      4220  Mission Style Sidewalk - Type 2
      4240  Mission Style Railing - Handrail & Guardrail

   CROSS GUTTERS
      4310  Cross Gutter
      4320  Cross Gutter - Slotted

   CURB RAMPS
      4440  Curb Ramp - Corners & Midblock
       Please refer to Caltrans Standards for Curb Ramp design
      www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/project_plans/  

     MISCELLANEOUS
      4910  Cutting Concrete
      4920  Concrete Bus Turnout
      4930  Bus Stop

 

5000 - RETAINING WALLS

      5020  Retaining Wall Drainage
      5030  Short Retaining Walls - No Permit Required

 

6000 - UTILITIES

      6010  Utilities Location
      6020  Trench Detail #1 - Paved or Unpaved Streets
      6025  Trench Detail #2 - Paved or Unpaved Streets
      6030  Trench Detail #3 - Unpaved Non-traffic Areas
      6035  Trench Detail #4 - Conduit Trench
      6040  Utility Cover - Grade Adjustment & PCC Collar
      6050  Utility Pipeline - Abandonment

   WATER & SEWER
      6110  Separation Criteria - Text
(4pp)
      6140  Separation Criteria - Detail

   WATER SERVICES
      6210  Water Services - New & Replacements
      6220  Water Service - Connections
      6240  Well Metering
      6250  Water Meter - With Unmetered Bypass, 3" & Larger
      6260  Manifold - Multiple Water Services

   WATER MAINS
      6310  Fire Hydrant Assembly
      6315  Recycled Water Hydrant Assembly
      6320  Valve to Fitting Restraint
      6330  Waterline Tie-in
      6340  Water Valve & Well
      6350  Blow-off Assembly
      6360  Air/Vac Release Valve Assembly - 1" & 2"

   WATER MISCELLANEOUS
      6420  Backflow Preventer - 2" to 10"
      6520  Fire Sprinkler Valve & Well - 2"
      6530  New Fire service - 4"
      6550  R P Backflow Preventer - 3/4" to 10"
      6590  Fire Main - Building Connection

   SEWER MANHOLES
      6610  Sewer Manhole
      6620  Sewer Drop Manhole
      6650  Sewer Manhole Sandtrap

   SEWER MAINS
      6710  Sewer Cleanout & Well

   SEWER SERVICES
      6810  Sewer Lateral
      6820  Sewer Backwater Valve

 

7000 - STREETS & TRAFFIC

   GEOMETRY
      7020  New Cul-de-sac Requirements
NEW 7040  Class I Bikeway

   PAVEMENT
      7110  Flexible Pavement Elements
      7120  Asphalt Berm - 6"

   SIGNS
      7210  Metal Sign & Parking Meter Posts
      7250  Street Name Sign

   TRAFFIC CONTROL
      7310  Guidelines For Construction Zones
(17pp)
      7320  Road Bump - Construction Details
      7321  Road Bump - Location, Striping & Signs
      7325 Speed Table - Location, Striping & Signs
      7330  Street Barricade
      7335  Removable Bollard
      7340  Barricade - Sidewalk Closure
      7350  Hi-Vis Crosswalks

   PARKING
      7410  Street Parking

   MISCELLANEOUS
      7510  Service & UPS Combined Enclosure
      7520  Street Lighting Circuit
      7910  Street Lighting
      7915  Downtown Pedestrian Lighting
      7920  Hydrant Reflector
      7930  Bicycle Rack

 

8000 - LANDSCAPING

   STREET TREES
      8010  Street Trees - Master List
      8020  Street Trees - Major Streets

   TREE WELLS
      8130  Tree Well
      8150  Tree Well Cover - Alternate Method

   PLANTING
      8210  Street Tree Planting Notes
      8220  Tree Planting & Staking - Zone 1 - #15 Size
      8230  Tree Planting & Staking - Zone 2 - #15 Size
      8240  Tree Planting & Staking - Zone 3 - #15 Size
      8250  Tree Planting & Staking - Zones 1 & 2 - 24" Box & Larger
      8310  Tree Root Trimming & Barrier Installation
      8320  Tree Root Control - Fabric Installation
      8410  Shrub Planting
      8420  Ground Cover Planting Pattern

   IRRIGATION
      8520  Irrigation Controller
      8550  Master Valve & Flow Meter
      8560  Reduced Pressure Backflow Assembly
      8610  Trench Details & Thrust Blocks
      8620  Electric Control Valve & Box
      8630  Quick Coupler Valve & Box
      8640  In-Line Valve
      8650  Popup Head
      8660  Drip Irrigation
      8670  Tree Bubbler

   RECYCLED WATER
      8810  Recycled Water: Warning Tags, Labels and Decals
      8820  Recycled Water: Warning Signs

 

9000 - MISCELLANEOUS

      9010  Mail Box Location
      9020  Monument & Well
      9030  Manhole Cover - City Communications
      9910  Drafting Standards
(12pp)

 

APPENDICES

      Mission Style Sidewalk District Map
      Curb Ramp Detail, Caltrans Standard A88A
      Curb Ramp and Island Passageway Details, Caltrans Standard A88B


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