326-15. Monuments.
(a) Monuments shall be set in accordance with the provisions contained in §§ 66495-66498 of the Map Act and the other provisions of this section.
(b) The engineer or surveyor shall set monuments in such a manner that the property lines may be retracted in any area of the subdivision with a minimum of difficulty.
(c) On all subdivisions containing less than five (5) parcels, at least two (2) property corner monuments on one (1) property line shall be set or referenced to existing physical objects on each parcel being created. When the General Plan or existing land zoning laws prevent any further property divisions of the parcels being created, all property corner monuments shall be set unless the parcels are in excess of one (1) acre in size.
(d) On all subdivisions containing five (5) or more parcels, all lot corners shall be monumented.
(1) All monuments and their locations shall be subject to inspection by the approval of the Director of Public Works.
(2) As a minimum, road centerline monuments shall be set at all street intersections but not greater than 1,000 feet apart. In rural subdivisions, roads shall be sufficiently monumented in a manner acceptable to the Department of Public Works so as to be located and retractable in any area of the subdivision with a minimum of difficulty. Where the roadway surfacing is rock or gravel, road monuments may be located along the right of way line of this roads, rather than in the road itself.
(3) Any monument or bench mark, as required by these specifications, that is disturbed or destroyed before acceptance of all improvements, shall be replaced by the subdivider.
(e) Monumentation of some lot corners may be waived in writing for good cause by the Department of Public Works. An adverse decision may be appealed to the Subdivision Waiver Appeals Board.
(f) Monuments may be set after recordation of the Final or Parcel Map but not later than thirty (30) days after completion of the improvements. A statement shall appear on the map by the surveyor to certify as to the date which the monuments will be set. (Ord. 1146, § 74, 7/19/1977)