Article 35 — PARCEL MAPS

A Parcel Map shall be prepared, filed, and processed as set forth in this article for all divisions of land that require a Tentative Parcel Map and Parcel Map pursuant to Article 32, Required Maps for a subdivision of four or fewer parcels, except when the requirement for a Parcel Map is waived in compliance with this article.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

Upon the approval of the Tentative Parcel Map, the subdivider may file a Parcel Map which substantially conforms to the approved Tentative Parcel Map and which is in the form required by the Map Act.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

A subdivider may request the waiver of the requirement for a Parcel Map, and the waiver may be granted, in compliance with the Map Act (Section 66428), provided that the Director shall first find that the proposed subdivision complies with all applicable requirements of this Development Code and the Map Act as to area, improvement and design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and all other applicable requirements of this Development Code and the Map Act.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

A Parcel Map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a person authorized to do so under the Map Act. Parcel Map submittals shall include all information and other materials as required by City policies,

adopted standards, and the Map Act.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

A.

Parcel map submittals shall include information and other material prepared as required by the City Engineer, City policies, adopted standards, and the Map Act. This includes, but is not limited to, sheet sizes, scope of area depicted on the map, scale of the map, border size, affidavits, certificates, mathematical information, and data necessary to locate monuments, interior and exterior boundary lines, titles, title sheet, and other information deemed necessary by the City Engineer.

B.

The Parcel Map shall be based upon a field survey.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

After receipt of the action of the review authority approving or conditionally approving the Tentative Parcel Map, the subdivider may cause the real property included within the map, or any part thereof, to be surveyed and a Parcel Map prepared in compliance with the approved or conditionally approved Tentative Parcel Map application. All documents necessary for adequate review of the Parcel Map shall be submitted to the City Engineer. The subdivider shall submit the following documents:

A.

Dedications. All dedications or offers of dedication shall have been accomplished or shall be made by notation and a certificate on the map. Dedications or offers of dedication made on the map may be accepted, accepted subject to improvement, or rejected at the time the map is approved. The City Clerk shall certify the City Engineer's action with regard to such dedications or offers of dedication.

B.

Improvements. All required improvements shall have been made, or an agreement providing for the construction of such improvements shall have been entered into with the City.

C.

Additional Documents. The subdivider shall file the following documents with the City Engineer:

1.

A statement from the County Officer computing redemptions, that according to the records of their office there are no liens for unpaid municipal taxes or special assessments collected as taxes, except taxes or special assessments not yet payable, against said subdivision or any part thereof, and as to the latter, an estimate of taxes and assessments which are a lien, but not yet payable.

2.

In the event of any proposed dedication for public use, a certificate of title, a subdivision guarantee, or a dedication letter in the name of the owner of the land, issued to or for the benefit and protection of the City by a title company authorized by the laws of the State to write the same, showing all parties whose consent is necessary to pass clear title to the land being subdivided, together with the nature of their interests therein except where the land contained in such subdivision is registered under the Land Registration Act (i.e., Torrens Act) in which latter case a certified copy of the certificate of title shall be furnished.

3.

Whenever property is subdivided with the intention that it shall have a use other than designated on the then existing zoning map, such use shall be stated, and the building setback lines and other regulations affecting such other use shall be shown and noted on the plot.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

A.

Documents Required for Review. The document package submitted for review shall include a copy of the Parcel Map, survey closure calculations, and any other documents required by the City Engineer and/or identified in the Tentative Parcel Map conditions of approval.

B.

Review of Parcel Map for Condition and Government Code Compliance. The City Engineer shall be responsible for seeing that the conditions of approval and applicable provisions of the Government Code have been fulfilled. The City Engineer shall transmit maps to and request written reports from the City departments which have submitted conditions on the approved Tentative Parcel Map.

C.

Examination by City Engineer. The City Engineer shall examine it as to sufficiency of affidavits and acknowledgements, correctness of surveying data, mathematical data and computations, and other matters which may require checking to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Map Act, this Division, and applicable City standards. If the Parcel Map does not conform as required above, the subdivider shall be notified, and given the opportunity to make necessary changes and resubmit the Parcel Map, together with all required data, if the Tentative Parcel Map has not expired.

D.

Filing Official Copy of Parcel Map. If the Parcel Map and accompanying documents have been found satisfactory by the Director, the subdivider shall cause the Parcel Map to be officially filed with the City Engineer at least 20 days before the expiration of the approved or conditionally approved Tentative Parcel Map or any approved extension of time granted. The Parcel Map shall not be officially filed until the engineer or surveyor has received notification from the City Engineer that all provisions of the Tentative Parcel Map approval, the Map Act, this Development Code, the Municipal Code, and applicable City

standards have been complied with. The filing of the official copy of the Parcel Map with the City Engineer shall constitute the timely filing of the Parcel Map.

E.

Improvement Agreements and Security Requirements. The filing and recording of a Parcel Map shall be subject to the requirements of Section 15-3806, Improvement Agreements and Security.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

Sec. 15-3508. - RECORDING A FINAL MAP.

After determining that the Parcel Map is technically correct and in full compliance with this article, the City Engineer may approve the Parcel Map in compliance with the Map Act (Section 66463(b)) or, if deemed appropriate, forward it to the Council for approval or disapproval. After approval, the Parcel Map shall be transmitted by the City Engineer to the office of the County Recorder for recordation in compliance with the Map Act (Section 66450).

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).