Lancaster Municipal Code Art. I Final Subdivision Maps

A. The same final subdivision map requirements shall apply to both final tract or parcel maps except where otherwise stated.

B. The form, contents, accompanying data, and filing of a final subdivision map shall conform to the Subdivision Map Act (Sections 66433 and 66444) and this chapter.

C. The final subdivision map shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor.

D. The city engineer may waive a requirement of this chapter regarding map contents and accompanying information if the city engineer finds that the requirements are not applicable to the subdivision.

(Ord. 718 § 2, 1996; Ord. 661 § 1 (300.010), 1994)

A. Multiple final maps relating to an approved or conditionally approved tentative map may be filed prior to the expiration of the tentative map if one of the following applies:

1. The subdivider states in the tentative map application the subdivider's intention to file multiple tract maps; or

2. After filing of the tentative map, the planning commission and the subdivider concur to the filing of multiple final maps. In submitting such a request, the subdivider is not required to identify the number or configuration of the proposed multiple maps. (Section 66456.1)

B. Each tract map which constitutes a part of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall have a separate subdivision number as assigned by the land development department, county of Los Angeles.

C. Multiple parcel maps may be filed pursuant to Section 66463.1 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 661 § 1 (300.020), 1994)

A. An accurate and complete survey of the land to be subdivided shall be made by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. All monuments, property lines, centerlines of streets, alleys and easements adjoining or within the subdivision shall be tied into the survey. The allowable error of closure on any portion of the tract map shall not exceed 1:10,000 for field closures and 1:20,000 for calculated closures.

B. At the time of performing the survey for the final tract map, the engineer or surveyor shall set sufficient durable monuments, conforming with the standards of Section 8771 of the Business and Professions Code, so that another engineer or surveyor may readily retrace the survey. At least one exterior boundary line of land being subdivided and not less than four exterior corners of the subdivision shall be adequately monumented prior to recording the tract map. Other monuments found or established shall be set as required to the satisfaction of the city engineer.

C. A parcel map may not require a field survey, if the map can be compiled from recorded or filed data per Section 66448 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 661 § 1 (300.030), 1994)

The format of the final subdivision map shall conform to the Subdivision Map Act, and the following requirements:

A. The final subdivision map shall be prepared in a manner acceptable to the city engineer. The final subdivision map shall be legibly drawn and conform to the requirements in "The Standard Format for Final Subdivision Maps" (DPW 0031).

B. The scale of the map shall be not less than one inch equals two hundred (200) feet or as may be necessary to show all details clearly, and enough sheets shall be used to accomplish this end.

C. When two of more sheets including the certificate sheet are used, a key sheet shall be included on the "Survey Detail and Index Map."

D. All printing, lettering and drafting on the map shall be as noted on "The Standard Format for Final Subdivision Maps" (DPW 0031).

E. All dimensions shown on the final subdivision map shall be in feet and decimals of a foot, rounded off to one one-hundredth of a foot.

F. Subdivisions containing lots or parcels of three-fourths of an acre or greater shall designate the acreage to the nearest one one-hundredth of an acre on each lot. Lots of less than three-fourths of an acre shall show the square footage to the nearest foot on each lot.

G. All lines shown on the final subdivision map which do not constitute a part of the subdivision itself shall be clearly distinguishable and any area enclosed by such lines shall be labeled "not a part of this subdivision." (Sections 66434(e), 66445(d))

H. The basis of bearings shall make reference to a record acceptable to the city engineer.

I. The final form of the final subdivision map shall be approved by the city engineer.

J. The applicant shall submit the number of prints specified by the city engineer for distribution to the city council.

(Ord. 661 § 1 (300.040), 1994)

The contents of the final subdivision map shall conform to the Subdivision Map Act, this title, "The Standard Format for Final Subdivision Maps" (DPW 0031), and the following requirements:

A. Title Sheet. The title sheet shall include:

1. Affidavits, certificates or statements, acknowledgments, endorsements, acceptances of dedication and notarial seals required by law (Sections 66435, 66435.2, 66445(e)—(i));

2. The date of preparation and the signed certificate or statement of the subdivider's engineer or surveyor who prepared the final map (Section 66441);

3. A certificate of dedication signed and dated by those persons having any record title interest in the land subdivided if any land is to be dedicated for public use (Section 66439);

4. A certificate or statement executed by all parties having any record title interest in the land subdivided consenting to the preparation and recordation of the map (Sections 66430, 66436);

5. Certificates or statements for execution by the city engineer and the city clerk and a statement of all easements, together with all building and use restrictions pertaining thereto (Sections 66442, 66443);

6. Certificate by the director that the final map is in substantial conformance with the approved tentative map, and any conditions imposed by the planning commission.

B. Sufficient linear, angular and radial data shall be shown to determine the bearings and lengths of monument lines, street centerlines, boundary lines, block lines and the lot lines of the subdivision, and ties to existing monuments used to establish the boundary. Arc length, radius, central angle and radial bearings of all curves shall be shown. Each line on the map shall be identified by bearing and length.

C. Lots.

1. Lot or Parcel Numbers. Lot or parcel numbers shall begin with the number one in each phase of a final subdivision map and shall continue consecutively with no omissions or duplications. Each lot or parcel shall be shown entirely on one sheet of the final map, unless otherwise approved by the city engineer.

2. The area of each lot or parcel on the map shall be shown and shall be calculated excluding any area within any public street right-of-way or alley (either existing or proposed) abutting the lot or parcel, but including the area within any easements for other purposes (either existing or proposed) on the lot or parcel.

D. Adjoining Properties. The adjoining corners of all adjoining subdivisions shall be identified by subdivision number, or name when not identified by official number, and reference to the book and page of the filed map showing such subdivision; if no subdivision is adjacent, then by the name of the owner and reference to the recorded deed by book and page number for the last record owner on the latest Los Angeles County assessor's rolls.

E. City Boundary Lines. City boundaries which cross or join the subdivision shall be clearly designated and shown on the final map (i.e., the names of the adjoining jurisdiction such as the "County of Los Angeles" or the "City of Palmdale" shall be designated.)

F. Street Names. The names of all existing and proposed streets, alleys or highways within or adjoining the subdivision shall be shown. Street names shall be submitted to the city engineer for approval along with the first submittal of the final map. The city engineer shall review and approve or disapprove the proposed street according to regulations found in the document "Street Name Assignment Requirements" (City Engineer Note #5).

G. Easements and Dedications.

1. Every easement and proposed dedication for street, trail, alley, water main, flood control, stormwater drainage, sanitary sewer, landscape, railroad, utility or other public use as may be required shall be offered for dedication to the public for acceptance by the city or other public agency, and the use and width of the easement shall be specified on the map as provided in "The Standard Format for Final Subdivision Maps" (DPW 0031).

2. If at the time the final subdivision map is approved, a street, trail, alley, water main, flood control, stormwater drainage, sanitary sewer, landscape, railroad, utility or other public use is not accepted by the city council, the offer of dedication shall remain open and the city council may, by resolution at any later date, accept and open the street, trail, alley, water main, flood control, stormwater drainage, sanitary sewer, landscape, railroad, utility or other easement for public use. The acceptance shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder.

3. The city may accept a dedication lying outside the subdivision boundary which requires a separate grant deed. The acceptance shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder.

4. Every easement of record shall be shown on the map, together with the name of the grantee and sufficient recording data to identify the conveyance, e.g., recorder's document number and date, or book and page of official records.

5. An easement not disclosed by the records in the office of the county recorder and found by the surveyor or engineer to be existing, shall be specifically designated on the map, identifying the apparent dominant tenements for which the easement was created.

6. The sidelines of each easement of record shall be shown by dashed lines on the final subdivision map with the widths, lengths and bearings of record. The width and location of each easement shall be approved by the city engineer.

H. Flood Hazards, Inundation or Geological Hazards. Any portion of a lot or parcel of a division of land which is subject to flood hazard, inundation or geological hazard shall be clearly shown on the map by a prominent note on each sheet of such map. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to divisions of land in which each resultant parcel has a gross area of forty (40) acres or more, or is a quarter-quarter section of a government plat or larger.

I. Open Space Areas. Open space areas, including greenbelts and open space corridors, may be shown, subject to the approval of the city. These areas shall be dedicated as open space easements unless otherwise specified in the approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, and the subdivider shall agree to allow such land to be included within an open space maintenance assessment district if proposed by the city.

J. Statements and Certificates. Each certificate, statement and acknowledgment required by the Subdivision Map Act and this title shall appear on the final or parcel map and may be continued where appropriate.

K. Miscellaneous. The map shall also show:

1. The location and dimensions of each drainage channel, utility and railroad right-of-way and/or easement;

2. The limitation, if any, on the right of access to and from a street; and

3. The location and dimensions of nonaccess strips and reserve strips.

L. Monuments. The location and description of all existing and proposed monuments shall be shown on the map. Monuments shall include the following:

1. Two and three-eighths inches O.D. iron pipe, properly tagged, to be set as shown on map, six inches down (Subdivision Code Section 21.20.020 of Los Angeles County Code Titles 21 and 22);

2. Spike and washer, properly tagged, to be set at all street intersections, end of curve and beginning of curve;

3. Set lead and tack on top of curb for all lot line prolongations.

M. Assessments. Sufficient notice that the property included within this subdivision is subject to annual assessments to pay the costs of maintenance of public improvements installed within the subdivision.

N. Other information as requested.

(Ord. 661 § 1 (300.050), 1994)