Elk Grove Municipal Code Ch. 22.18 Final Maps and Parcel Maps

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the process for preparing, reviewing, and approving final maps and parcel maps.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

Within the initial life of a tentative map, or within any further time period for which an extension has been granted or made as a matter of law, the subdivider may cause the proposed subdivision or any part thereof to be surveyed and a final map or parcel map to be prepared and recorded in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the Subdivision Map Act, and the design and conditions of approval for the tentative map.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

A. The final map or parcel map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a licensed land surveyor in the manner required by this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act.

B. Draft copies of the final map or parcel map shall be submitted to the Community Development Department for review prior to calling for final mylar versions for recording.

C. Final Map or Parcel Map Description and Contents. The final map or parcel map shall be legibly drawn, printed, or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on mylar. Certificates, affidavits, and acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink. If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility. The final map or parcel map shall contain all required information, certificates, statements, dedications, and other information as required by the Community Development Department.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

A complete and accurate survey of the land to be subdivided shall be made by a licensed land surveyor in accordance with the provisions of EGMC Chapter 22.22 (Survey and Monuments) and the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

The subdivider shall cause all certificates and statements to be executed except those to be executed by the City and the County Recorder and shall file the required materials with the Community Development Department.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

The Community Development Department shall review the parcel map to determine its substantial compliance with the approved tentative parcel map and the applicable conditions of approval imposed by the designated approving authority. If the Director determines that the parcel map is in substantial compliance with the approved tentative parcel map and that all applicable conditions of approval have been satisfied or performed, the Director shall present the parcel map to the City Engineer for their approval.

Should the parcel map or other accompanying documents, fees, taxes, or materials be found to be incomplete, incorrect, or outstanding in any respect, the subdivider shall be advised in writing of the changes or additions that must be made before the parcel map may be certified. If the defect is the result of a technical and inadvertent error which, in the opinion of the City Engineer or City Surveyor (as applicable), does not materially affect the validity of the map, the City Engineer or City Surveyor (as applicable) may waive the defect and approve the parcel map.

Once the final map has met the satisfaction of the City Engineer and City Surveyor as set forth in this section, the City Engineer and City Surveyor shall execute their respective certificates on the parcel map and the Director shall cause the fully executed mylar(s) to be recorded with the Sacramento County Recorder’s Office.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

The Community Development Department shall review the final map to determine its substantial compliance with the approved tentative subdivision map and the applicable conditions of approval imposed by the designated approving authority. If the Director determines that the final map is in substantial compliance with the approved tentative subdivision map and that all applicable conditions of approval have been satisfied or performed, the Director shall present the final map to the City Engineer for his/her review and recommendation for approval by the City Council.

Should the final map or other accompanying documents, fees, taxes, or materials be found to be incomplete, incorrect, or outstanding in any respect, the subdivider shall be advised in writing of the changes or additions that must be made before the final map may be certified. If the defect is the result of a technical and inadvertent error which, in the opinion of the City Engineer or City Surveyor (as applicable), does not materially affect the validity of the map, the City Engineer or City Surveyor (as applicable) may waive the defect and recommend approval of the final map by the City Council.

Once the final map has met the satisfaction of the City Engineer and City Surveyor as set forth in this section, the Director shall forward the final map to the City Council for their approval. The City Council shall consider the final map and any associated offers of dedication, deed, easement, or subdivision improvement agreement, at the meeting at which the final map is on the agenda. The City Council shall review the final map and approve it if it conforms to the approved or conditionally approved tentative subdivision map and if all applicable requirements and conditions imposed on the subdivision pursuant to this chapter or the Subdivision Map Act have been met or performed. If the final map does not conform, the City Council shall disapprove the final map. The City Council shall also accept, accept subject to improvement, or reject any or all offers of dedication in conformance with the approvals for the tentative subdivision map and the provisions of this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act.

If improvements required under the terms of this chapter or as a condition of approval have not been completed and accepted by the City, the City Council shall provide for such improvements by approving a subdivision improvement agreement. No final map shall be certified until the required improvements have been installed and accepted by the City or agreed to be installed in accordance with EGMC Chapter 22.24 (Improvements) and adequate security has been provided to the satisfaction of the City. The City Council may authorize the City Manager to execute subdivision improvement agreements, as permitted by Section 66462(d) of the Subdivision Map Act.

No public hearing shall be required and no public notice shall be required for review, consideration, and action by the City Council on a final map, offers of dedication, agreement, deed, easement, or subdivision improvement agreement.

As permitted by Section 66458(d) of the Subdivision Map Act, the City may accept, accept subject to improvement, or reject dedications and offers of dedications that are made by a statement on the final map.

After approval by the City Council, the City Engineer, City Surveyor, and City Clerk shall execute their respective certificates on the final map and the Director shall cause the fully executed mylar(s) to be recorded with the Sacramento County Recorder’s Office.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

A. Prior to the filing of the final map for City Council approval, the subdivider shall file a preliminary soil report with the Community Development Department. The report shall be prepared by a civil engineer who is registered by the State of California, based upon adequate test borings or excavations in the subdivision. The preliminary soil report may be waived if the Director determines that, due to the knowledge of such division as to the soil qualities of the subdivision, no preliminary analysis is necessary. The determination shall be in writing and shall be made part of the data accompanying the final map.

B. If the preliminary soil report indicates the presence of critically expansive soils or other soil problems which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects, a soil investigation of each lot in the subdivision shall be prepared by a civil engineer who is registered by the State of California. The soil investigation shall recommend corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage to each dwelling proposed to be constructed on the expansive soil. The report shall be filed with the Community Development Department.

C. The Community Development Department shall approve the soil investigation if it determines that the recommended corrective action is likely to prevent structural damage to each dwelling to be constructed on each lot in the subdivision. Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the Community Development Director may appeal such action to the Zoning Administrator within ten (10) days from the date of the action. All appeals shall be submitted in writing, identifying the action being appealed and specifically stating the basis or grounds of the appeal, accompanied by a filing fee established by City Council resolution, and submitted to the City Clerk. Where the appeal provisions of this section conflict with other provisions of this code, the appeal provisions of this section shall apply with regard to matters pursuant to this section.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

A tentative map, parcel map, or final map for a condominium project, a community apartment project, or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative project shall not be approved until all applicable requirements pursuant to Sections 66427 and 66427.1 of the Subdivision Map Act and EGMC Chapter 23.76 have been met.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

Multiple final maps or parcel maps relating to an approved or conditionally approved tentative map may be filed prior to the expiration of the tentative map if: (A) the subdivider, at the time the tentative map is filed, informs the Director of the subdivider’s intention to file multiple final map or parcel maps on such tentative map, or (B) after filing of the tentative map, the City and the subdivider concur in the filing of multiple final map or parcel maps. In providing such notice, the subdivider shall not be required to define the number or configuration of the proposed multiple final maps or parcel maps.

The filing of a final map or parcel map on a portion of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall not invalidate any part of such tentative map. Each final map or parcel map which constitutes a part, or unit, of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall have a separate subdivision phase number. Unless specific timing thresholds are set forth in the conditions of approval, the City Engineer and Director shall determine the improvements required and conditions that must be satisfied in conjunction with a given final map or parcel map phase to ensure a logical and orderly development of the whole subdivision and the safety, health, and welfare of the public. The subdivision improvement agreement executed by the subdivider for each map phase shall provide for the design and construction of all such required improvements.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

When completed outside of a dedication on a map, dedications may be required to be made by separate instrument with fees paid to cover the cost of processing. After receiving the instrument of dedication and accompanying title report, the City Engineer, upon review of the City Surveyor, shall approve or disapprove the instrument of dedication as to its suitability for recordation, specifically including a cover sheet, legal description, and map in eight and one-half inch by eleven inch (8-1/2" x 11") format. After approving an offer to dedicate, the City Engineer shall notify the Community Development Director to request original signed and notarized document(s) with the applicant’s engineer’s original seal.

Offer of dedications as part of a final map shall be brought to the City Council for consideration of acceptance or acknowledgment for later acceptance.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

Where a parcel map is required by the Subdivision Map Act or this title, but the subdivider seeks to waive this requirement, the following procedures shall apply:

A. Waiver of Parcel Maps Generally. The Director shall be the designated approving authority for the waiver of the requirements for the recordation of a parcel map. Such a waiver may be provided in any case when the land being divided consists of a lot or parcels shown on a recorded parcel map or final subdivision map and the full street improvements have been constructed or monumentation is evident, or where each of the lots has a gross acreage of forty (40) acres or more or each of which is a quarter-quarter section or larger. The designated approving authority may grant the waiver and will issue a certificate of compliance if:

1. The subdivider files an application with the Director, including any fees required, verifying the existence of monumentation in the installation of street improvements;

2. The application contains a legal description for each of the lots to be created; and

3. The Director finds that the proposed division of land complies with requirements as to area, improvement and design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of this title.

B. Waiver of Parcel Maps for Condominiums.

1. The Director may waive the requirements for a parcel map imposed by the Subdivision Map Act for the construction of a condominium project on a single lawful parcel.

2. The procedure for determining whether such a waiver for a condominium is appropriate shall be initiated by an application for waiver filed with the Community Development Department.

3. The application shall contain a legal description for the single lawful parcel and a description of the proposed condominium project.

4. The Director shall make a determination on the waiver request after review and recommendation by the City Engineer.

5. If an application for waiver on a residential condominium project is filed contemporaneously with an application to adopt or amend a specific plan, then the application for waiver shall be first considered by the Planning Commission at a public hearing. After this hearing, the Planning Commission shall provide a written recommendation to the City Council, which shall make the final determination on the application.

6. No applications for a waiver of the requirement for a tentative or parcel map for the construction of a condominium project on a single lawful parcel shall be granted unless it is found that the proposed division of land complies with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and this code as to area, improvement and design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and this code.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)