City of Westlake Village

The City Engineer is responsible for a wide variety of engineering duties, including development review, design approval of developer-constructed public improvements, review of tract maps & lot line adjustments, coordination of encroachment permits, implementation of the City's stormwater quality program and capital improvement program, administration of the City-wide landscape and lighting assessment districts, floodplain management, and response to miscellaneous requests and concerns of the City Council and residents. An overview of the major programs is provided below.

Encroachment Permits

City Engineering staff coordinates with other City departments and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Construction Division for the issuance and inspection of encroachment permits. A permit is generally required whenever an improvement or activity will occur within City right-of-way. Typical permits encompass utility construction, excavation, parades, 10K runs, and temporary storage of dumpsters or building materials in the street.

Permit applicants for any construction activities in public right-of-way should contact the County permit office to learn of all application requirements. Actual application submittals should be made simultaneously to the County permit office and to the City Engineer's office. Following review by both City Engineering staff and County staff, the County permit staff will issue the permit. The contact information for the County permit office serving the City of Westlake Village is:

Los Angeles County Public Works Department
Construction Division
5530 West 83rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90045-3309
(310) 649-6300
FAX: (310) 215-3952

Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

The public street system is the City's largest single asset. If it was necessary to build the entire system today, it would require more than $60,000,000 just for construction costs! Because it costs far more to reconstruct a street than to keep it maintained, the City protects this investment through a significant, ongoing maintenance and improvement program. Capital improvements include projects such as pavement rehabilitation and resurfacing, slurry seals, sidewalks, storm drains, and streetscape enhancements. The City Engineer is responsible for identifying needs, planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, survey, bidding, and construction management of these projects. When possible, State and Federal funding is sought to defray project costs. Click here for a list of upcoming capital improvements.

Stormwater Quality

Stormwater Quality

Flood Plain Management

The City participates in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood insurance program for the benefit of City residents. The City complies with program requirements through the adoption and implementation of a flood plain management ordinance, which is coordinated by the City Engineer. This ordinance requires new development to meet certain standards to reduce the risk of future flood damage. Implementation of the program on the local level ensures that flood insurance will be available to local residents. Questions regarding the flood plain management ordinance and requests for a flood zone determination should be directed to the City Engineer's office.

Development Review

The City Engineer is responsible for review of all engineering aspects of development proposals. Anything that could affect public facilities, such as streets, storm drain, and sewers, is reviewed to determine potential impacts and appropriate mitigation measures. These mitigations are then imposed as conditions of development. The resulting public improvements to be constructed by developers are designed by the developers' engineers, but are reviewed and approved by the City Engineer to ensure compliance with City standards. City Engineering staff then coordinates with the developers, their engineers & contractors, and the City Inspector throughout the construction phase.

Drawings and Maps

The City Engineer's office maintains record drawings for all of the City's street and traffic signal improvements, as well as many storm drains, sewers, capital improvements, tract maps, and parcel maps (many drawings that predate City incorporation are maintained by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works). Miscellaneous records include the City's zoning map and City-wide digital aerial photography. This material is available to the public - call the City Engineer's office for further information.