KPFF HISTORY & BIZ OPS
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200

This is the maximum duration of time a person has to submit an expense report.

What is 90 days?

200

This is the common scale when setting up a new sheet.

What is 1:20?

200

The Los Angeles County calculator program uses the modified rational method to determine peak flow and volume.

 What is Hydrocalc?

200

A project in Los Angeles disturbing more than 50 cubic yards of soil requires this type of permit.

 What is a grading permit?

200

A known point tied to a vertical datum that serves as the reference for measuring changes in elevation.

What is a benchmark?

400

This person started the LA Civil Office.

Who is Rick Davis?

400

This is the minimum distance between feature lines to prevent surface model issues.

 What is .02 - .05?

400

This valve is commonly used on a campus fire water system that requires visible identification above ground.

 What is a Post Indicating Valve (PIV)?

400

This is the permit all construction sites must apply for when disturbing 1 acre or more of soil.

 What is the CGP?

400

This coordinate system is the standard used for most civil engineering projects in Los Angeles County.

What is the California Coordinate System of 1983 (CCS83) Zone 5?

600

These groups make up our Biz Ops team.

 What is Admin, PCA, and Marketing?

600

Station convention for City of LA B-permits should be this.

What is North to South?

600

These are the only three slopes identified in Table 1103.2 of CPC.

 What is 1, 2, 4%?

600

This is the MS4 permit do public universities fall under.

What is Phase 2?

600

This detailed boundary survey identifies easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, and other title matters to help reduce risk during property transactions.

What is an ALTA survey?

800

(Double Jeopardy!)

Locate all the fire exits /stairwells.

2!

*Double Points will be manually added after

800

This color code is typically used for topo/survey backgrounds.

 What is 13?

800

City of LA Fire Dept. maximum spacing between hydrant and valve.

What is 10'?

800

This is the minimum depth of fire water line in landscaping per the NFPA 24.

 What is 30"?

800

This type of vacation deals with rights above or below the ground rather than the street or land itself.

What is an air space vacation?

1000

This is KPFF's acronym.

Who is Kelly, Pittelko, Fritz, and Forssen?

1000

This setting needs to be changed when inserting existing elevation annotation callouts.

What is 'at least' to exactly?

1000

This system is installed in areas open to the sky and is subject to vehicular loading, including vehicle washing operations, trash compaction, and waste collection activities.

  What is fox drain?

1000

This is the table # from the CPC for stormdrain pipe sizing.

 What is Table 1103.1?

1000

A bearing of S 45°15'30" E lies in this quadrant and has an azimuth of this many degrees.

What is the southeast quadrant and an azimuth of 134°44'30"?