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Chapter 20 — SUBDIVISION

Imperial Municipal Code § 20-36 Final parcel map

Imperial Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Imperial

Cite as: Imperial Municipal Code § 20-36 · Text as of 2026-10-02

a) Upon completion of requirements for the tentative parcel map and improvements, the owner or subdivider may proceed with the processing of a final parcel map of the land division. The map shall be of a size and form prescribed by the city engineer, shall comply with the provisions of sections 11676 to 11580 of the Subdivision Map Act, shall be based upon a filed survey showing monuments found and set, and shall include other data as required by the city.

b) Upon approval of the final parcel map by the city engineer, the owner’s or

subdivider’s engineer or land surveyor shall file the map with the county recorder. He shall pay the recording fee and return an acceptable reproducible, duplicate copy of the recorded map on linen tracing cloth or polyester base film, one cloth black print and two blue line prints to the city for filing. (Ord. 437)

20-36.1 Parcel map waiver procedure. Upon compliance with the provisions

hereinafter set forth and issuance to the applicant of a Parcel Map Waiver Certificate, no parcel map need be filed or recorded for a proposed subdivision creating no more than four parcels, each parcel of which abuts and has approved access to a maintained public street or highway and for which no improvements are required as determined by the Director of Public Works/Planning. (Ord. 551)

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20-36.2 Subdivisions of four or fewer parcels. Unless a Parcel Map Waiver

Certificate has been previously issued, no person shall create a subdivision of four or fewer parcels except in accordance with a parcel map approved pursuant to this Chapter and the Subdivision Map Act and filed in the office of County Recorder. (Ord. 551)

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20-36.3 Application for Parcel Map Waiver Certificate – contents. The applicant

for a Parcel Map Waiver Certificate shall file along with his application for same a tentative map drawing and such other information as may be required by the Director of Public Works/Planning. The application fee for said Parcel Map Waiver Certificate shall be established by resolution of the City Council. All such applications shall be accompanied by the applicant’s Environmental Review. (Ord. 551)

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20-36.4 Assignment of certain responsibilities regarding parcel Map Waiver

Certificates to the Public Works/Planning Director. The responsibilities of the City Council pursuant to Section 66428 of the Subdivision Map act are hereby assigned to the Public Works/Planning Director with respect to the waiver of the parcel map requirements of the City Ordinances in connection with those parcels described in Section 20-36.1 hereinabove. (Ord. 551)

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20-36.5 Water/Wastewater certification. No Parcel Map Waiver Certificate shall

be issued unless the Director of Public Works/Planning determines adequate water and wastewater facilities are available to each lot. (Ord. 551)

a) The Director of Public Works/Planning is authorized and directed to carry

out duties assigned to him by this Chapter including but not limited to the following:

  1. Approve or disapprove the application for a Parcel Map Waiver

Certificate and report, as provided in this chapter, his approval, or disapproval directly to the subdivider.

b) The Director of Public Works/Planning may prescribe; subject to the

approval of the City Council such additional rules and regulations as are necessary or advisable with the respect to the form and content of tentative parcel maps required by this Chapter.

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20-36.7 Action of the Director of Public Works/Planning. Within ten working

days after the application for Parcel Map Waiver Certificate has been filed, the Director of Public Works/Planning shall transmit copies of said application together with accompanying documentation and information to such public agencies and public and private utilities as the Director Of Public Works/Planning determines may be concerned. Each of the public agencies and utilities may, within ten working days after the application and map have been sent to such agency, forward to the Director of Public Works/Planning a written report of its findings and recommendations thereon. (Ord. 551)

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