Martinez Municipal Code Ch. 21.50 Parcel Maps

The tentative map process of Chapter 21.42 of this Title, and the parcel map process shall apply to all subdivisions in which a final map is not otherwise required by the Subdivision Map Act except for Lot Line Adjustments. Tentative parcel maps shall be acted on by the Board of Adjustments, appealable to the Planning Commission within ten days of the decision.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979; Ord. 909 C.S. § 2, 1979; Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

A parcel map shall not be required when the Planning Commission determines that the proposed division of land meets all City requirements as to area, improvement and design, flood water drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and sufficient record and survey data is available to accurately determine the location of the parcel. A legal description of the property to be divided shall be submitted with the tentative map. When a parcel map is not required, but the dedication for the purposes of street widening is necessary, such dedication shall be made by a separate instrument prior to approval of the tentative map by the Planning Commission.

Upon waiving the parcel map requirement the City Engineer shall cause to be filed with the County Recorder a "Certificate of Compliance" for the land to be divided.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

The form and contents, submittal, approval and filing of parcel maps shall conform to the provisions this section, and the Subdivision Map Act.

A. The general form and layout of the map, including size and type of lettering, drafting, and location and acknowledgements, shall be as determined by the City Engineer.

B. The exterior boundary of the land within the subdivision shall be designated by 1/16 of an inch solid black line.

C. Scale of the map shall be 1″ = 20′, 1″ = 40′, 1″ = 50′ unless otherwise permitted by the City Engineer.

D. All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths or thousandths of a foot.

E. If more than two sheets are necessary to show the entire subdivision, an index map shall be included on sheet two.

F. The parcel map number, city and county, scale and north point, name of the engineer, date and sheet number, shall be shown on each sheet if applicable.

G. A title sheet designated as sheet 1 of the parcel map shall be provided, except that where the size of a subdivision permits, in lieu of a separate title sheet, the information required to be shown thereon may be shown on the same sheet as the map of the subdivision.

H. Upon the recordation of the parcel map by County Recorder, the subdivider shall be responsible to provide the City Engineer with a reproducible on either tracing cloth or 3 mil polyester base film.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

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, center lines 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 parcel map shall not exceed 1/10000 for field closures and 1/20000 for calculated closures.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

The parcel map shall substantially conform to the tentative map as approved, or conditionally approved, by the Planning Commission, and shall contain, or be accompanied by, such additional information as may be required by the City Engineer, including:

A. All required survey data and information.

B. All lots and parcels intended for sale or lease, or reserved for private purposes with dimensions, boundaries, and courses clearly shown and defined with each parcel identified by number.

C. The location and width of streets, alleys, pedestrian ways, and other easements and portions thereof dedicated or offered for dedication to the City, including the recording references on easements that are existing of record.

D. All limitations on rights of access to and from the streets from lots and other parcels of land.

E. A guarantee of title or letter from a title company certifying that the signatures of all persons whose consent is necessary to pass a clear title to the land being subdivided, and all acknowledgments thereto appeal and are correctly shown on the final map, both as to consents for making thereof and the affidavit of dedication.

F. If a field survey is made, the engineer or surveyor shall furnish the City Engineer boundary closure sheets.

G. Plans, specifications, and applicable permits for the construction and installation of improvements that have been approved by the City Engineer and on which security has been posted to guarantee the installation of said improvements.

H. Any city or district boundary line crossing or contiguous to the subdivision shall be clearly designated to determine its relative location to all parcels and lots.

I. Adjacent subdivisions or ownerships of record.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

Offers of dedication may be made either by separate document or by dedication on the parcel map. If made on the parcel map, the following certificate shall appear on the parcel map:

The City does hereby accept on behalf of the public all parcels of land as offered for dedication for public use in conformity with terms of the offer of dedication.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

Each parcel map shall have a certificate for the Planning & Building Director to sign, certifying that the parcel map conforms to the approved tentative map and its conditions. If the parcel map does not conform, the Director shall not sign the certificate, and the parcel map shall not be approved by the City Engineer.

(Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

All persons submitting maps as required by this Chapter shall pay all fees and/or deposits as provided by the City's resolution establishing fees and charges for final maps and construction drawings.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

The subdivider shall submit three sets of prints of the parcel map to the City Engineer for checking. The preliminary prints shall be accompanied by two copies of the worksheets, plans and profiles required for final maps by Section 21.44.220 Preliminary Submittal, and as modified herein.

The City Engineer may waive any of the requirements upon finding that the location and nature of the proposed subdivision is such as not to necessitate the construction of public improvements.

Any additional information or documents required shall be as specified with the conditions of approval of the tentative map.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

Upon completing preliminary checks, the City Engineer shall note the required corrections on the preliminary prints, reports, and data and return one set to the subdivider's engineer for revision.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

The subdivider's engineer shall submit two sets of the revised map, reports and data to the City Engineer. After checking the revisions, one set shall be returned to the subdivider's engineer marked "Approved as Submitted", "Approved when Corrected as Noted", or "Revise and Resubmit".

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

Upon receipt of an approved print, the subdivider shall submit the original tracing of the revised map, prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and this Chapter and corrected to its final form, and signed by all parties required by the Map Act and this Chapter to execute the certificates on the map, to the City Engineer. The City Engineer, upon signing the City Engineer's certificate, shall transmit the original to the City Clerk or authorized agent.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)

The City Clerk or authorized agent shall file the approved parcel map with the County Recorder.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 3, 1979)