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Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development›Chapter XI — SUBDIVISIONS›Article 3 — Final Maps

§ 13-234. Check and transmittal of final map.

Costa Mesa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Costa Mesa

  • (a) Engineer's check. After issuance of a receipt for the final map, the city engineer shall examine it as to sufficiency of affidavits and acknowledgments, correctness of surveying data, mathematical data and computations, and such other matters as require checking to insure compliance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this article.

  • (b) Transmittal to city council. If the final map is found to be correct in form and the matters shown on the map are sufficient, the city engineer shall endorse his approval on the map and transmit it to the city council together with plans and specifications of proposed improvements and such other matters as are required to enable the city council to consider the final map. If the final map is not found to be correct in form, the city engineer shall return the final map to the subdivider together with a statement setting

forth the grounds for its return; the city engineer shall, however, not forward the map to the city council until the requirements of sections 13-229 , Preparation, form and contents, to and including section 13-231 , Fees, have been met by the subdivider. (Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)

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Costa Mesa Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development
    Overview
    1. Chapter I — IN GENERAL
    2. Chapter II — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
    3. Chapter III — PLANNING APPLICATIONS
    4. Chapter IV — CITYWIDE LAND USE MATRIX
    5. Chapter V — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    6. Chapter VII — LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
    7. Chapter VIII — SIGNS
    8. Chapter IX — SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
    9. Chapter X — NONCONFORMING USES, DEVELOPMENTS AND LOTS
    10. ▸ Chapter XI — SUBDIVISIONS
      Overview
      1. Article 1 — Tentative Maps
      2. Article 2 — Vesting Tentative Maps
      3. ▸ Article 3 — Final Maps
        Overview
        1. § 13-228. Purpose.
        2. § 13-229. Preparation, form and contents.
        3. § 13-230. Dedication and improvements.
        4. § 13-231. Fees.
        5. § 13-232. Soil tests.
        6. § 13-233. Corrective action on poor soil.
        7. § 13-234. Check and transmittal of final map.
        8. § 13-235. Violations.
        9. § 13-236. Filing prerequisite to sale, lease, financing, issua…
      4. Article 4 — Parcel Maps
      5. Article 5 — Park and Recreation Dedications
      6. Article 6 — Lot Line Adjustments
    11. Chapter XII — SPECIAL FEE ASSESSMENTS
    12. Chapter XIII — NOISE CONTROL
    13. Chapter XIV — OIL DRILLING
    14. Chapter XV — GROUP HOMES
    15. Chapter XVII — AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE

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