Atascadero Municipal Code Art. 2 Final Maps

Within 24 months of the date of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, the subdivider shall cause the final map to be prepared and filed in accordance with these regulations, the Subdivision Map Act, and the Subdivision Guidelines and Standards Manual.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

Failure to file a final map within 24 months of the date of approval or conditional approval of a tentative map, or within any extended period of time granted in accordance with this title shall terminate all proceedings. Before a final map may thereafter be filed, a new tentative map shall be submitted and approved hereunder. Delivery of the map to the Community Development Department shall be deemed a timely filing for purposes of this section.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

(a) The Planning Commission may extend the time for filing the final map for a period or periods not exceeding a total of six years or as provided by Section 66452.6 and/or Section 66463.5 of the Subdivision Map Act Filing.

(b) Applications for extension shall be made in writing to the Community Development Department prior to the date of tentative map expiration. The first one year time extension can be made by the Community Development Director. Time extensions may be granted subject to the condition that the final map shall be prepared and improvements constructed and installed in compliance with the requirements in effect at the time the request for extension is considered. The Planning Commission may also impose any other conditions which it was empowered to impose at the time of the tentative map approval, and it may revise or delete conditions.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000; Ord. 633 § 4, 2020)

Final maps shall be prepared in accordance with the approved tentative map.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

When all the statements appearing on the final map, except the approval statements of the City Clerk, City Engineer, City Planning Commission, the County Recorder's certificate, have been signed, and where necessary, acknowledged, the final map, along with copies of reference maps and other supporting data necessary to verify the survey, may be submitted to the City for examination and presentation to the Council for final approval, provided it complies with all other provisions of these regulations. The map shall be accompanied by as many prints as required by the Community Development Department.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

(a) Upon receipt of a final map and accompanying documents, fees and materials for filing, the City Engineer and Community Development Director shall determine if they are in substantial conformity with the approved or conditionally approved tentative map and modifications and conditions made or required by the Planning Commission. If they are found to be complete and in conformance with these and other applicable regulations, the Community Development Director shall transmit the map to the City Engineer who shall sign the map and then transmit the map to the City Clerk. No map shall be signed by the City Engineer until the required improvements have been installed or an agreement or bond for installation has been secured in accordance with these regulations.

(b) Should the map or accompanying documents, fees or materials be found to be incomplete or incorrect in any respect, the City Engineer or Community Development Director shall advise the subdivider by mail of the changes or additions that must be made before the map may be certified.

(c) If the City Engineer or Community Development Director determines circumstances concerning the design and improvement of the subdivision relation to the public health, safety and welfare have materially changed since the approval of the tentative map, they need not certify the final map. In such instances, the City Engineer and Community Development Director shall return the map to the Planning Commission for further consideration.

(d) The final map shall not be considered filed for action by the Council until the City Engineer and Community Development Director have completed the actions required by them by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

(a) At the meeting at which it receives the map, or at the first regular meeting thereafter, the Council shall approve the map if it conforms with the approved tentative map and meets the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, these regulations, and any rulings made pursuant to them. If the map does not conform, the Council shall disapprove it.

(b) If the Council fails to act within the prescribed time, the final map shall be deemed approved to the extent it meets the requirements enumerated above. Upon approval by either action or inaction, the City Clerk shall certify approval of the final map.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

Subject to exceptions in the Subdivision Map Act, at the time the Council approves a final map, it shall also accept, accept subject to improvement or reject without prejudice all offers of dedication. This action shall be certified on the map by the City Clerk.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

After the Council approves a final map, the City Clerk shall transmit the map to the County Recorder.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)