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Engineering Division
The Engineering Division provides general oversight for the City's engineering activities, including management and administration of the Capital Improvement Plan to improve the City's infrastructure, such as streets, sidewalks, roads, storm drains, and traffic management. The Engineering Division also provides services for private development in partnership with the Community Development Department to ensure that projects are constructed in accordance with City standards. This include reviewing engineering plans and specifications, subdivision maps, and lot line adjustments; geology review; and oversight of encroachments in the public right-of-way related to private developments.
The City does not perform any engineering or maintenance work on Private Streets (PDF).
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Benchmarks
A benchmark is a permanently affixed mark that establishes the exact elevation of a place; used by Surveyors in measuring site elevations, or as a starting point for Surveys.
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Encroachment Permits
Encroachment permits are required in several instances when working in the public right-of-way.
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Standard Details
All work within the City’s right-of-way is required to comply with the City of Saratoga Standard Details and Specifications for Construction.
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Storm Drain Maps
The City owns and maintains the storm drains only. The sanitary sewer lines are owned and maintained by Cupertino Sanitary District and West Valley Sanitation District.
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Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Everywhere in the West Valley storm drains carry water from streets and yards to local creeks and on to San Francisco Bay - without wastewater treatment. There are a number of regulations in place to prevent pollution and the public may report pollution concerns.
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Traffic Safety
The Traffic Safety Commission investigates, reviews and analyzes traffic safety issues raised by the Community members and Public Safety Agencies.