Hillsborough Municipal Code Ch. 16.24 Final Maps

Following approval of a tentative map and prior to the submission of the final map, the subdivider shall comply with the following requirements:

A. Surveys shall comply with the following:

1. The subdivision shall be surveyed in accordance with the tentative map, including any alterations and changes to the tentative map;

2. The survey shall be of such accuracy that a traverse of the boundaries of the subdivision or of any block or lot therein shall close with a limit of error of one in ten thousand and shall conform to the accepted standards of the engineering and land surveying profession;

3. Field ties to adjoining streets or subdivisions shall be included in the survey and shall be indicated on the final map.

B. Monuments shall comply with the following:

1. Sufficient monuments shall be set so that another surveyor or engineer can readily retrace the survey. Monuments shall be set at all boundary corners, and at least one other monument shall be visible from each monument that is set. A monument shall be set at each street intersection or as specified by the city engineer. On improved streets (curved or straight, through or cul-de-sac), the monuments shall be set on centerline at the point of intersection of centerlines where points occur in the pavement, and otherwise at the beginning and end of curves, or, in the case of a cul-de-sac, at the centroid of the cul-de-sac, or as specified by the city engineer;

2. Monuments shall be one inch or larger iron pipe filled with concrete. Monuments shall extend into the ground at least twenty-four inches below the surface. The exact points to be preserved shall be marked on the top. Where the monument is to be set in the street, a standard metal monument box, flush with the street surface and approved by the city engineer, is required.

C. Soils reports shall comply with the following:

1. The subdivider shall file with the city engineer and the building official a soils report, satisfactory to the city engineer. The requirement for a soils report shall not be waived;

2. The soils report shall (i) cover the entire subdivision site as well as adjacent areas that may affect the subdivision, (ii) be based upon adequate test borings or excavations within the site, (iii) adequately investigate the site and identify existing conditions, (iv) make recommendations and conclusions regarding the suitability of the site for the proposed development, (v) make recommendations and conclusions for mitigating potential geologic hazards so as to allow the proposed construction (including, but not necessarily limited to, regarding design criteria for necessary corrective measures, slope ratios, and erosion control), and (vi) be prepared by a soils or geotechnical engineer who is registered with the state of California;

3. The soils report for the entire subdivision site shall be separate from and shall not be deemed to be the soils report for any individual lot in the subdivision. As set forth in California Government Code Section 66491 or successor provision or as otherwise deemed necessary or advisable by the city engineer or the chief building official, a separate soils report may later be required in connection with the development of any individual lot;

4. The town, at its option, may retain a certified consultant soils engineer or geologist to assist the town in the evaluation of the submitted geotechnical and soils report. The cost for the study and review of the report shall be paid by the subdivider.

(Ord. No. 696, 7-11-2011)

The final map shall conform with all applicable requirements of the Subdivision Map Act (including, but not limited to, Government Code Sections 66433 through 66443 or successor provisions) and other federal, state and local law.

(Ord. No. 696, 7-11-2011)

After the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map and prior to the expiration of the tentative map, the subdivider may file for approval by the city council a final map, conforming to the approved or conditionally approved tentative map, after all required certificates on such map have been signed and, where necessary, acknowledged. The subdivider shall submit the final map to the city engineer, together with the appropriate filing fee and supporting documentation. The filing fee shall be set by resolution of the city council in an amount determined from time to time by the city council to be a reasonable fee for covering the costs of processing the final map. (This processing fee shall be in addition to the fee set forth in Section 16.28.010(C) for the city engineer's services under Chapter 16.28, which fee is also required to be paid prior to the approval of the final map.) The city engineer shall check all plans and maps for recording as required by this chapter and as required in the Subdivision Map Act and shall report his or her recommendation to the city council.

(Ord. No. 696, 7-11-2011)

The final map shall be accompanied by the following data and material:

A. Traverse sheets showing the mathematical closure of the exterior boundaries of the tract where the boundaries are irregular and of the exterior boundaries or irregular blocks and each lot. A statement shall be made of the method and amount of adjustments made in the field surveys.

B. Two prints of the map.

C. A title guaranty report or letter meeting the requirements of Section 16.20.020 E.

D. All data required under Section 16.24.010 and any other data required by the city engineer to ascertain that the map is technically correct and in conformity with applicable laws and ordinances.

(Ord. No. 696, 7-11-2011)

The final map shall contain the following:

A. The actual area of each lot expressed in square footage and acreage.

B. All existing and proposed easements, including, but not limited to, right-of-way, flood, drainage, storm drain, sewer, water, and other easements. The width of each easement or the length and bearings of the lines of the easement, including sufficient ties to existing or proposed lot lines to locate such easements definitively, shall be indicated. Easement lines on the map shall be shown to the centerline or side lines of each easement. Each easement shall be clearly labeled and identified and, if already of record, its record reference shall be shown on the map. If not of record, a statement to that effect shall be placed on the title sheet of the final map.

C. All right-of-way and easement dedications and abandonments properly set out in the owner's certificate and dedicated or indicated, as the case may be, on the map; provided, however, that the town shall not be obligated to accept any offer of dedication.

D. All land intended for any public use. Such land shall be dedicated for public use; provided, however, that the town shall not be obligated to accept any such offer of dedication.

E. Boundary lines shown for each city boundary line crossing or adjoining the subdivision, each such line being clearly designated and tied in by survey to the subdivision or subdivisions shown on the map.

(Ord. No. 696, 7-11-2011)

The subdivider shall record covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) in a form approved by the town and acceptable to the city attorney, providing that as to any lot in the subdivision on which a natural watercourse is located, all responsibility for maintenance and repair of the watercourse shall belong to the owner of the particular lot and that the watercourse shall not be part of the public drainage system and that the town shall have no responsibility for the maintenance and repair of the watercourse.

(Ord. No. 696, 7-11-2011)

A. The city council shall, at the meeting at which the council receives the map or, at the council's next regular meeting after the meeting at which the council receives the map, approve the map if it conforms to all the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, this title, and all other law, applicable at the time of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map. If the map does not conform, the legislative body shall disapprove the map.

B. At the same time as it approves the final map, the city council shall accept or reject each offer of dedication, if any, and each offer of abandonment, if any. The city council shall make the necessary finding of consistency with the town's general plan, as required by Government Code Section 65402 or successor provision, prior to accepting any offer of dedication or abandonment. Abandonments shall comply with the Subdivision Map Act or the Street Vacation Act of 1941 (streets and highways Code Sections 8300 et seq.) or successor provision, as applicable.

C. If the city council does not approve or disapprove the map within the prescribed time limits, or any authorized extension thereof, as set forth in Section 16.20.050(B), and the map conforms to all requirements and rulings, it shall be deemed approved, and the city clerk shall certify or state its approval thereon, as set forth in Government Code Section 66458(b) or successor provision.

D. Upon approval of a final map, the city clerk shall transmit the map to the owner or subdivider for filing with the county recorder.

(Ord. No. 696, 7-11-2011)

If, at the time of approval of the final map by the city council, any required public improvements have not been completed and accepted in accordance with standards established by the town, the city council shall require, as a condition precedent to the approval of the final map, that the owners of the subdivision enter into one of the agreements set forth in Section 16.28.080.

(Ord. No. 696, 7-11-2011)