Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 18.16 Final Maps

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***** For statutory provisions regarding form and content of final maps, see California Government Code § 66410. Prior legislation: Ords. 2592 and 2625.

Upon the filing of a final map, fees shall be paid in accordance with CVMC 18.28.020 through 18.28.090. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

Six blue-line or black-line prints of the final map and such other copies as may be required for checking and approval shall be submitted to the City Engineer. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

A final map of the subdivision or any unit thereof shown in the approved tentative map shall be filed within 36 months after approval of the tentative map, or an extension of said approval. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The subdivision or any unit thereof shown in the tentative map shall be surveyed and the final map thereof prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor, in conformation with the tentative map as approved or conditionally. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The final map shall conform in size, material, scale and content with the requirements as set forth in the subdivision manual and with the requirements set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.310. Formerly 18.16.170).

Monumentation shall conform with the requirements as set forth in the subdivision manual, and the map shall show fully and clearly what monuments have been or are to be set. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.311. Formerly 18.16.180).

At the time of submitting the final map to the City Engineer, the subdivider shall submit therewith the documents listed in CVMC 18.16.080 through 18.16.140. The final map shall not be considered as filed until all documents listed are completed and submitted except as specifically noted. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.302. Formerly 18.16.020).

Closures of the various lots and blocks, in number and in form approved by the City Engineer, shall accompany a closure of the subdivision boundary. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.302(1). Formerly 18.16.030).

Detailed plans, soil reports, geologic reports and other data shall be included if required under the grading ordinance of the City. In the coastal zone, detailed grading plans, soil reports, liquefaction reports, geologic reports, and other data required by the certified local coastal program shall be included at the time of submittal of the final map to the City Engineer. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.302(2). Formerly 18.16.040).

Detailed plans, cross-sections, profiles and specifications in the number specified by the City Engineer of the improvements to be installed as required by the provisions of this chapter and by the standard specifications, and of all other improvements proposed to be installed by the subdivider in, on, over or under any street right-of-way, easement or parcel of land dedicated by the map or previously dedicated, shall be included. All such plans shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.302(3). Formerly 18.16.050).

Complete design data, assumptions and computations, in accordance with sound engineering practice, shall be submitted to substantiate hydraulic and structural designs. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.302(4). Formerly 18.16.060).

A. The final map shall be accompanied by a report, prepared by a duly authorized title company, naming the persons whose consent is necessary to the preparation and recordation of said map and to the dedication of the streets, alleys and other public places and environmentally sensitive habitat areas shown on the map and certifying that, as of the date of the preparation of the report, the persons therein named are all the persons necessary to give clear title to said subdivision.

B. In addition to the certificate required hereinabove, a subdivision guarantee shall be prepared and filed with the City Engineer from a title company which guarantees that the parties named therein are the only parties having any record title interest in the land subdivided.

C. The owner’s certificate shall bear the signatures of all parties owning any record title interest in the land subdivided, except those which have been omitted pursuant to Section 66436(a) of the Map Act.

D. In addition to the subdivision title guarantee provided for herein, evidence satisfactory to the City Attorney shall be submitted prior to the approval by the City of the final map showing that title insurance has or will be issued covering the property subject of the map. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1391 § 1, 1972; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.302(5). Formerly 18.16.070).

A fully executed title sheet by all parties having record title interest may be submitted no less than 10 days prior to the City Engineer’s consideration of the final map. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.302(6). Formerly 18.16.080).

Prior to the filing of the final map with the City Engineer, the subdivider shall file the certificates and documents set forth in Chapter 4, Article 8 of the State Subdivision Map Act or any amendments thereto relating to taxes and assessments. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.305. Formerly 18.16.120).

Upon receipt of the final map and other data submitted therewith, the City Engineer shall refer said map and data to the appropriate departments, which shall examine them to determine:

A. That the subdivision as shown is substantially the same as it appeared on the approved tentative map, and any approved alterations thereof;

• B. That all provisions of law and of this chapter applicable at the time of approval of the tentative map have been complied with; and

• C. That the map is technically correct.

If the City Engineer, upon review of reports by other departments, so determines the above criteria, he shall certify thereto on said map. If the City Engineer does not so determine, he shall advise the subdivider of the changes or additions necessary to enable him to make such determination, and shall afford the subdivider an opportunity to make such changes or additions. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.307. Formerly 18.16.140).

The subdivider’s engineer shall prepare and file a detailed cost estimate approved by the City Engineer and an estimate of time reasonably necessary to complete the same. Subdivider’s engineer’s estimate of improvement costs shall include all public improvements within and immediately adjacent to the proposed subdivision, and shall include all grading and slope planting costs unless such work is to be performed under separate grading permit. The estimate shall be submitted following the initial review of the final map and improvement plans by the City. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.306. Formerly 18.16.130).

Pursuant to Government Code Section 66458(d) the City Engineer shall notify Council at its next meeting after the City Engineer receives an approvable final map package that the final map is being reviewed for final approval. The City Clerk shall notice any final maps under final review on the City Council agenda and shall notify any interested parties who have requested notice. (Ord. 3575 § 2, 2024; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

Prior to the approval of a final map, the subdivider shall have completed all improvements and satisfied all conditions imposed as conditions of approval under the provisions of this chapter or by law required for such subdivision. In the event that all improvements required or conditions imposed are not completed before the filing of the final map, the subdivider shall enter into a subdivision improvement agreement with the City Engineer, guaranteeing the installation of improvements in conformance with the tentative map and approved plans and specifications. The subdivision improvement agreement shall be secured by bonds, deposit, instrument of credit, or alternative form of security in the amount and type identified in CVMC 18.17.040 through 18.17.090, which security shall be approved by the City Attorney as to form and the City Engineer as to sufficiency. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

All signatures, except those of the City Clerk, City Attorney, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and the county recorder shall be affixed to the title sheet prior to the City Engineer’s signature on the final map. The abstract of title or chain of title may be required by the City Engineer prior to approval of the final map. The bond and agreement provided for in this section shall be filed with the City Engineer prior to approval of the final map. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

No final map shall be approved until all water, sewer or other charges established by the master fee schedule and pertaining to the property being subdivided have been paid. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The Director of Development Services and the City Engineer, and a registered land surveyor if the City Engineer was registered in the state of California later than 1982, shall approve or disapprove said map within 10 days of the date Council was noticed that the final map was under review for final approval pursuant to Section 66458(d) of the Map Act, unless the time for taking action shall have been extended by mutual consent of the City Engineer and the subdivider. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The decision of the Director of Development Services and the City Engineer may be appealed by an interested party to the Planning Commission. A written notice of appeal must be filed with the Development Services Department within 10 calendar days of the date the City Council was noticed that the final map was under review for final approval. Said appeal shall specify therein that the decision was in error and specifically identify all the facts and circumstances on which claim of error is based, supported by evidence. Failure to timely file an appeal with the City Clerk and/or to identify with specificity all facts and circumstances on which the appeal is based shall result in the appeal being rejected and not processed by the City. Once a valid application for appeal has been filed, the Development Services Department shall take no longer than 30 calendar days to set the matter for public hearing at a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. The meeting date shall also be no more than 60 calendar days from the application’s filing date. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final. (Ord. 3623 § 3, 2026; Ord. 3563 § 7, 2024; Ord. 3544 § 12, 2023; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The City Council shall periodically review the delegation of authority to the City Engineer to approve final maps. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

Upon approval by the City Engineer of the final map, and receipt of the necessary recording fee, the City Clerk shall cause the map to be transmitted to the county recorder. No final map shall have any force or effect, and no title to any property described in any offer of dedication thereon shall pass, until recordation of the final map. The subdivider shall present to the recorder evidence that, upon the date of recording as shown by public records, the parties consenting to the recordation of the map are all the parties having a record title interest in the land subdivided, whose signatures are required by the Subdivision Map Act; otherwise the map will not be recorded. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369 § 2, 1971; prior code § 28.309. Formerly 18.16.160).

To the extent consistent with other provisions of this code, and pursuant to Government Code Section 66472.1, amending maps may be filed only if all of the following are satisfied:

• A. Changes in circumstances make any or all of the conditions of the map no longer appropriate or necessary.

• B. The modifications do not impose any additional burden on the fee owners of the real property.

• C. The modifications do not alter any right, title or interest in the real property reflected on the recorded map.

• D. The map conforms to Section 66474 of the Government Code. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

In the event a private access road or drainage or utility easement for the use of subsequent purchasers is required within the boundaries of the land to be divided, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, said easements shall be delineated on the final map, and said easements as delineated shall be conveyed to subsequent purchasers of the parcels created.

Said easements shall be shown on the final map by a dashed line and a notation that the area so delineated represents a future easement to be conveyed to subsequent purchasers pursuant to Government Code Section 65870 and the requirements of this section. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

Maps approved by the City Engineer with abandonment certificates by the City Clerk pursuant to Sections 66434(g) and 66499.201/2 of the Government Code shall constitute the abandonment of such easements upon the filing of the final map with the county recorder. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).