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DRIVEWAY PROFILES














PLAN PREPARATION GUIDE

The text and examples of The Plan Preparation Guide have
been prepared for use by both engineers and technicians in
the preparation of project plans for the County of San Diego,
Department of Public Works, Engineering Services Section.
























1)

GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 1

A)

CADD DRAWINGS ........................................................................................................................................... 1

B)

DRAWING MATERIALS ................................................................................................................................... 1

C)

BORDER ........................................................................................................................................................... 1

D)

STANDARD PLANS & STANDARD DRAWINGS............................................................................................. 1

2)

EXAMPLES OF PROJECT PLANS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND CHECKLISTS....................................................... 2

A)

BASE SHEET.................................................................................................................................................... 3

i)

TYPICAL BASE SHEET DETAIL.................................................................................................................. 4

B)

TITLE SHEET.................................................................................................................................................... 5

i)

TYPICAL TITLE SHEET (WITH INSTRUCTIONS) ...................................................................................... 6

ii)

TYPICAL TITLE SHEET ............................................................................................................................... 7

C)

NOTES, LEGEND AND PLAN OVERVIEW...................................................................................................... 8

i)

TYPICAL NOTES, LEGENDS AND PLAN OVERVIEW SHEET.................................................................. 9

D)

CROSS SECTION .......................................................................................................................................... 10

i)

TYPICAL CROSS SECTION SHEET ......................................................................................................... 11

E)

PLAN AND PROFILE...................................................................................................................................... 12

i)

TYPICAL PLAN AND PROFILE (WITH INSTRUCTIONS)......................................................................... 13

ii)

TYPICAL PLAN AND PROFILE SHEET .................................................................................................... 14

iii)

TYPICAL PLAN AND PROFILE SHEET .................................................................................................... 15

F)

DRIVEWAY AND CURB RETURN PROFILES .............................................................................................. 16

i)

TYPICAL DRIVEWAY AND CURB RETURN PROFILE SHEET ............................................................... 17

G)

STORM DRAIN PLAN AND PROFILE............................................................................................................ 18

i)

TYPICAL STORM DRAIN PLAN AND PROFILE SHEET .......................................................................... 19

H)

RETAINING WALL PLAN AND PROFILE ...................................................................................................... 20

i)

TYPICAL RETAINING WALL PLAN AND PROFILE SHEET ..................................................................... 21

I)

TRAFFIC SIGNAL ........................................................................................................................................... 22

i)

TYPICAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL SHEET ......................................................................................................... 23

ii)

TYPICAL SIGNING AND STRIPING SHEET ............................................................................................. 24

iii)

TYPICAL SIGNING AND STRIPING SHEET ............................................................................................. 25

J)

TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN ............................................................................................................................ 26

i)

TYPICAL STAGE CONSTRUCTION PLAN SHEET .................................................................................. 27

ii)

TYPICAL TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN SHEET........................................................................................... 28

K)

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN......................................................................................................... 29

i)

TYPICAL WATER POLUTION CONTROL DETAIL SHEET ...................................................................... 30

ii)

TYPICAL WATER POLUTION CONTROL DETAIL SHEET ...................................................................... 31

iii)

TYPICAL WATER POLUTION CONTROL DETAIL SHEET ...................................................................... 32


iv)

TYPICAL WATER POLUTION CONTROL PLAN SHEET ......................................................................... 33
i 1) GENERAL
A) CADD
DRAWINGS
All plans prepared for the County of San Diego Department of Public Works shall be designed
and submitted in AutoDesk Land Desktop 3 format. DPW CADD standards shall be maintained
for all submittals. Information may be obtained at:
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dpw/permits-forms/engstd.htm
.

B) DRAWING
MATERIALS
Project plans shall be plotted on matte finish drafting film using black ink. The sheet size shall be
36 x 24".
C) BORDER
The County of San Diego Department of Public Works Title Block shall be named tbbase.dwg in
the project directory and used as the border for all plan sheets. The associated AutoCAD
drawing file, Tbbasei.dwg, shall be used to identify the individual sheets of the project set.
TitleBlock-DPW.dwt and tbbasei.dwg are available at:
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dpw/permits-forms/engstd.htm
.

D) STANDARD PLANS & STANDARD DRAWINGS
Standard Plans and Standard Drawings shall not be altered and must be submitted as a part of
the project plans. Where the details shown on the Standard Plans or Standard Drawings do not
fit a particular situation, details for the particular situation shall be shown on the applicable sheet
of the project plan (i.e. construction details, drainage details, etc.).













1 2) EXAMPLES OF PROJECT PLANS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
CHECKLISTS

GENERAL INFORMATION
The example sheets contained herein were obtained from several different sources. They may
not necessarily reflect desirable designs or current design standards. The examples are
presented in the reduced (50% reduction) format size. Explanatory notes on the preparation of
plan sheets are included and in most instances are outlined.
Lines and lettering (refer to DPW CADD Standards) shall be of adequate size and weight to
produce legible reproductions in the 50% reduction format.




2 DATE
BY
DESIGNED
CHECKED
PLANS
DELINEATED
FOR REDUCED PLANS
ORIGINAL SCALE IS IN INCHES
SHEETS
SCALE: HOR.
OF
SHEET
W.A.
R.S.
VERT.
N.
COORDINATE INDEX
E.
CONST. COMPL.
FIELD REVISIONS
BY
APPROVED
REVISIONS
DATE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
5555 OVERLAND AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123-1295
OF
SHEET TITLE
SP123
PAGE 3
24"
36" SHEETS
SCALE: HOR.
OF
SHEET
W.A.
R.S.
VERT.
N.
COORDINATE INDEX
E.
CONST. COMPL.
FIELD REVISIONS
BY
APPROVED
REVISIONS
DATE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
5555 OVERLAND AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123-1295
SP123
PAGE 4
B) TITLE SHEET

INSTRUCTION
The Title Sheet of the plan set will include: the County of San Diego DPW Cover Sheet, the DPW
Title Block, and Title Block Information Block. The information on the title sheet shall be limited to
that information in the Plan Preparation Guidelines. Features such as typical sections,
construction details, drainage details, standard abbreviations, legends and construction notes
shall not be shown on the Title Sheet.
TYPICAL SHEET INDEX
The Index of Sheets shall list all sheets contained in the project plans. The sheet name shown on
the Index of Sheets shall match the name shown on the individual sheet. A typical set of project
plans may include the following:

ROAD PROJECTS




BRIDGE PROJECTS























CHECKLIST

Vicinity Map (project site)

California Coordinates, NAD 27 (show coordinates of lower left corner of the standard 200
Scale County topographic sheet on which the project begins)

Index of Sheets

Project Location (show on county map in upper right corner of sheet)

Length of Project

Work Authorization Number (indicate on Tbbas