Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 20.16 Final Maps

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State Law reference— Provisions on final maps, Gov. Code § 66433 et seq.

A final/tract map shall be required for all subdivisions for which a tentative tract map is required. A (final) parcel map shall be required for all subdivisions for which a (tentative) parcel map is required unless waived as provided in these regulations.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

The content and form of each final tract map or final parcel map shall be prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act, these regulations, and criteria established by the Community Development Director and the Public Works Director.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

A. The subdivider shall file a final/tract map or a parcel map with the Department of Public Works along with all other required documents.

B. No final/tract map or parcel map shall be accepted if the tentative map has expired.

C. Should the map or other accompanying documents, fees, or materials be found to be incomplete or incorrect in any respect, the subdivider shall be informed of the corrections, changes, or additions that must be made.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

A. Upon submission of a final tract map or final parcel map for processing, the subdivider shall pay to the City a processing fee in an amount prescribed by a City Council resolution.

B. If a final tract map or final parcel map is submitted to the County Engineer for checking under an agreement for examination of tract maps and parcel maps, the subdivider shall pay a map checking fee to the County Engineer in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. This fee shall be equal to the fee established by the County of Los Angeles for checking tract and parcel maps. If a final tract map or final parcel map is submitted to a professional consultant for checking under an agreement for examination of tract maps and parcel maps with the City, the subdivider shall pay a map checking fee to the City to cover fees for the professional consultant in addition to all other fees and charges required by law.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

A. No final tract map or final parcel map shall be certified by the departments or agencies unless all conditions and requirements as prescribed by the Planning Commission or the Zoning Administrator or the Designated City Surveyor have been met.

B. The required certificates and acknowledgements or appropriate combinations thereof shall appear on the title sheet in accordance with Sections 66436 or 66445 of the Government Code (Subdivision Map Act) and shall also contain, as applicable:

1. The Community Development Director's certificate: The Community Development Director shall certify that the final map is consistent with the tentative map, with the General Plan of the City, with the California Environmental Quality Act, and with other special requirements imposed by the City.

2. The Director of Public Works' certificate: The Director of Public Works shall certify that the map conforms with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and local ordinance.

3. The City Treasurer's and Director of Public Work's certificate: The City Treasurer and the Director of Public Works shall certify that there are no unpaid special assessments.

4. The Designated City Surveyor's certificate: The Designated City Surveyor shall certify that the subdivision as shown is substantially as it appeared on the tentative map, and that any applicable local ordinances at the time of tentative map approval have been complied with.

5. All other affidavits, certificates, acknowledgements, endorsements, and notarial seals as required by the Subdivision Map Act and these regulations.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

After parcel map is filed, the Designated City Surveyor shall perform a field inspection of all monuments found and set on the map. Monuments shall be set at the time of filing. The monuments shall occupy or be reset at each corner upon completion of the project.

The Director of Public Works shall consider and approve the map when all requirements of the map have been satisfied and adequate security provisions have been made to guarantee compliance with those requirements. The Director of Public Works shall also accept or reject, on behalf of the public, any real property offered for dedication for public use.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

After final/tract map is filed, the Designated City Surveyor, perform a field inspection of all monuments found and set on the map. Monuments shall be set at the time of filing. At no time shall monuments be deferred until the final improvements have been accepted for the subdivision. The monuments shall occupy or be reset at each corner upon completion of the project.

The Director of Public Works and Designated City Surveyor shall review the final tract map to confirm it complies with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and local ordinance and there are no unpaid special assessments. Once compliance is confirmed, the Director of Public Works shall transmit the map to the City Council. Within thirty (30) days after filing or at its next regular meeting after the meeting at which it receives the map, whichever is later, the Council shall consider and approve the map if it finds that all requirements of the map have been satisfied and adequate financial security provisions have been made to guarantee compliance with those requirements.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

The City Clerk shall certify approval of Council and the action of Council upon any offer of dedication.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

Following approval of the final tract or parcel map, the Director of Public Works shall send the map to the County Engineer for recordation by the County Recorder.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)

After a final/tract map or parcel map is filed in the office of the County Recorder, such a recorded final map may be modified for the purposes of correcting an error or omission shown on the recorded map, or dissolving a recorded condominium map.

A. To Correct an Error or Omission. A final map may be amended by recording a certificate of correction or an amending map to correct an error or omission in accordance with the State Subdivision Map Act. These errors or omissions may include lot numbers, acreage, street names, identification of adjacent record maps, reference of previous survey information, the description of the real property, or the location or character of any monument.

An amending map or certificate of correction shall be prepared and signed by a registered civil engineer or a licensed land surveyor and shall be approved by the Community Development Director and the City Engineer.

The amended map cannot alter lines of title. In the event a title line is incorrectly established the subdivider will be required to file a subdivision map. The approved existing, unexpired, tentative map and conditions of approval may be applied to the new map.

B. To Dissolve a Previously Recorded Condominium Map. A final map may be amended by recording a certificate of compliance to dissolve a previously recorded condominium map if the current property owner(s) finds that there is no need to maintain the subject property for a condominium purpose; instead, the owner(s) wishes to retain the property as a single ownership.

A revision of acreage subdivision map may be required according to the Subdivision Map Act.

To request such an amendment, the applicant shall submit an application to the Community Development Department with the following information:

1. A current title report providing the legal description of the properties included in the application; and

2. Signatures of the present fee owner(s) of the property.

Upon receiving a complete application, the requested amendment will be scheduled for a Zoning Administrator public hearing. At the scheduled hearing, the Zoning Administrator shall act to approve or disapprove the requested amendment. After the requested amendment is approved, the City will record a certificate of compliance indicating that the previously recorded condominium is officially dissolved.

(ORD-23-0051 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)