13.12.030 Standards and specifications.
A. Those certain standard manuals known and designated in subsection B of this section, copies of which are on file with the Bakersfield city clerk for use and examination by the public, and each portion and provision thereof are adopted by reference, as they may be amended from time to time, and are declared to be the development improvement standards and specifications for the purpose stated therein.
B. The following standard manuals are adopted for the purposes stated in subsection A of this section:
1. Subdivision Design Manual, City of Bakersfield, current edition.
2. Standard Specifications, Caltrans, as reflected in the city’s current bid package.
3. Standard Plans, Caltrans, as reflected in the city’s current bid package.
4. “Greenbook,” Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, current edition.
5. FHWA Standard Highway Sign Book, English, current edition.
6. California Standard Sign Specifications, current edition.
7. Traffic Signal Control Equipment Specifications, CalTrans, current edition.
8. Highway Design Manual, CalTrans, English version, current edition.
9. Construction Manual, CalTrans, current edition.
10. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, AASHTO, current edition.
11. California MUTCD, current edition.
12. Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, Institute of Transportation Studies, U.C. Berkeley, current edition.
13. Traffic Engineering Handbook, ITE, current edition.
14. Transportation Planning Handbook, ITE, current edition.
15. Transportation and Land Development, ITE, current edition.
16. Guidelines for Residential Subdivision Street Design, A Recommended Practice, ITE, current edition.
17. Guidelines for Urban Major Street Design, A Recommended Practice, ITE, current edition.
18. Traffic Access and Impact Studies for Site Development, ITE, current edition.
19. Guide for the Preparation of Traffic Impact Studies, CalTrans—District 6, current edition.
20. Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities, AASHTO, current edition.
21. Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, AASHTO, current edition. (Ord. 4749 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4717 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4699 § 1, 2012; Ord. 4387 § 1, 2006; Ord. 4136 § 1, 2003; Ord. 3885 § 1, 1999)