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Surface Improvements

Supporting Documents

PDF icon SU-1 Minimum Street Standard for Residential and Private Streets (95 KB)
PDF icon SU-2 Minimum Street Standard for Public Cul-De-Sac (96 KB)
PDF icon SU-3 Downtown Type 'A' Sidewalk (88 KB)
PDF icon SU-4 Downtown Type 'B' Sidewalk (97 KB)
PDF icon SU-5 Duck-Out Parking Detail (108 KB)
PDF icon SU-6 Vertical and Rolled Curb and Gutter (167 KB)
PDF icon SU-7 Vertical Curb, Asphalt Concrete Berm, and Curb Stamp (49 KB)
PDF icon SU-8 Sidewalk Cross-Section (127 KB)
PDF icon SU-9 Driveway Cross-Section (63 KB)
PDF icon SU-10 Driveway Detail with Planter Strip and Detached Sidewalk (152 KB)
PDF icon SU-11 Driveway Detail with Attached Sidewalk (144 KB)
PDF icon SU-12 Street Intersection Valley Gutter and Concrete Apron (69 KB)
PDF icon SU-13 Street Barricade (118 KB)
PDF icon SU-14 Survey Monument (128 KB)
PDF icon SU-15 Street Sign (102 KB)
PDF icon SU-16 Combined Stop Sign & Street Sign (102 KB)
PDF icon SU-17 Stop, Warning, and Regulatory Signs (99 KB)
PDF icon SU-18 Temporary Pedestrian Safety Tunnel (110 KB)
PDF icon SU-19 Trench Paving, Backfill and Pipe Bedding Sections (253 KB)
PDF icon SU-19A Microtrenching A.C. Restoration (121 KB)
PDF icon SU-20A/B/C Street Shoulder Improvement Policy (713 KB)
PDF icon SU-21 Rolled Curb and Sidewalk Modification at Driveway (129 KB)
PDF icon SU-22 Parking Stall Details (92 KB)
PDF icon SU-23 ADA Parking Stall Detail (104 KB)
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Engineering:  (650) 947-2780  Email Engineering
Maintenance: (650) 947-2785  Email Maintenance
After-hours Emergencies: (650) 947-2770 

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Los Altos City Hall | 1 North San Antonio Road | Los Altos, CA 94022 | (650) 947‑2700

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