Morro Bay Municipal Code Ch. 16.24 Preparation, Form and Requirements for Final Maps and Parcel Maps

Final maps shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, shall be based on survey, and shall substantially conform to the approved or conditionally approved tentative map. They shall be prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and the provisions set forth in Sections 16.24.020 through 16.24.050.

(Ord. No. 522, § 3, 3-12-2007)

A. The final map shall be legibly drawn, printed or reproduced by a process assuring a permanent record in black on polyester base film. All lines, letters, figures, statements, affidavits and acknowledgments shall be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with waterproof, black, opaque ink. The ink surface shall be in such condition when filed so that legible prints may be made from it.

B. Each sheet of the final map shall be eighteen inches by twenty-six inches, with a marginal line drawn on all sides, leaving a one-inch blank margin. The map shall be to a minimum scale of one-inch equals one hundred feet unless otherwise approved by the city engineer.

C. The particular number of the sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the map shall be stated on each of the sheets, and its relation to each adjoining sheet shall be clearly shown. A map containing more than three sheets shall have a key map.

D. Each sheet of the final map shall state the number and name, if any, of the tract, a brief description of the real property being subdivided, the scale and north point.

E. The map shall show all survey data necessary to locate all monuments and to locate or retrace all interior and exterior boundary lines, lot lines, and block lines appearing on the final map, including bearings and distances, to the nearest one-hundredth foot, of straight lines, and radii, arc length and central angles, and such information as may be necessary to determine the location of the centers of curves, including radial bearings for all compound and reverse curves, and ties to existing monuments used to establish subdivision boundaries. Any nontangent curve shall have a bearing on the radial line. Each required bearing and length shall be shown in full; no ditto marks or other designation of repetition shall be used.

F. The final map shall show monuments found or set in the manner described in subsection E of this section. Set monuments shall be shown open; found monuments shall be shown as a solid (filled). If monument setting has been deferred, the map shall note which monuments are in place and which are to be set noting a specific date. Securities shall be posted with the city engineer, prior to the acceptance of the public improvements, insuring the monuments will be set.

G. The final map shall show the definite location of the subdivision, particularly in relation to surrounding surveys.

H. Lots shall be numbered or lettered consecutively beginning with the numeral "1" and continuing without omission or duplication throughout the entire subdivision. Each lot shall be shown entirely on one sheet.

I. The area of each lot containing one acre or more shall be shown to the nearest one-hundredth acre; the area of each lot containing less than one acre shall be shown to the nearest square foot.

J. The exterior boundary of the land included within the subdivision shall be indicated by distinctive symbols and clearly so designated. The tract boundary shall be based on recorded data on file at the office of the county recorder and must be re-established by methods commonly accepted in the field of surveying and in accordance with state law. The method of survey and basis of bearing shall be clearly indicated on the final map.

K. The centerline or side lines of each easement to which the lots in the subdivision are subject shall be shown upon the final map. If such easement cannot be definitely located from the records, a statement listing the unplottable easements with the corresponding recording data shall be placed on the final map. All easements shall be designated on the final map by fine dashed lines. The width of such easement or the lengths and bearings of the side lines and sufficient ties thereto to locate it definitely with respect to the subdivision shall be shown. Each easement shall be clearly labeled, identified and marked as to nature and purpose, and if already of record, its record reference shall be shown; if not of record, a statement of such easement shall be placed on the final map. If such easement is being dedicated by the final map, it shall be properly set out in the owner's statement and dedication on the title sheet of the map.

L. Each street, or other public way or public utility right-of-way within the boundaries of the subdivision shall be shown on the final map. The centerline and width of each street shall be shown, and, in the case of a proposed street or way, the width of that portion to be dedicated, if any, shall also be shown. On each centerline, the bearing and length of each line segment and radius, central angle and length of each curve shall be indicated.

M. In the event the city engineer, state highway engineer, or county engineer shall have established the centerline of any street in or adjoining the subdivision, such centerline shall be shown and the monuments, which determine its position, indicated with reference to a field book or map showing such centerline. If such position is determined by ties, that fact shall also be indicated on the map.

N. The location, width and extent of future streets and alleys shall be shown on the final map and shall be offered for dedication as public streets by a dedicatory clause conforming to the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act.

O. Any street or way which is intended to be kept physically closed to public travel or posted as a private street at all times may be shown as a private street. Sufficient data shall be shown on each private street to define its boundaries and to show clearly the portion of each lot within such street. In order to provide for utility service to individual lots, such streets may be offered and accepted as public utility easements.

P. The names of all streets and highways within and/or adjacent to the subdivision shall be shown on the final map, spelled out in full and including suffixes such as "road", "street", "avenue", "place", "court" or other designation.

Q. All watercourses, storm drains and areas subject to inundation during a one hundred year storm shall be outlined and marked on a separate document and be filed or recorded simultaneously with the final map and shall be covered by easements for access and maintenance. Elevations of floodwater based on city datum shall be noted on the separate document. All other natural watercourses or bodies of water shall also be delineated. The city engineer may require that a benchmark monument or monuments be set and shown on the final map.

R. All areas shown on the final map which do not constitute a part of the subdivision shall be labeled "not a part" or "N.A.P.". All lines delineating those areas shall be dashed.

S. Any city boundary crossing or adjoining the subdivision shall be shown on the final map.

T. The total acreage within the subdivision shall be stated on the final map.

U. If the map includes a "designated remainder" parcel, and the gross area of the "designated remainder" parcel or similar parcel is five acres or more, that remainder parcel need not be shown on the map and its location need not be indicated as a matter of survey, but only by deed reference to the existing boundaries of the remainder parcel. A parcel designated as "not a part" shall be deemed to be a "designated remainder" for purposes of this section. If so designated, such remainder parcel shall be treated as set out in Section 66424.6 of the California Subdivision Map Act and must meet the minimum requirements of the city zoning ordinance.

(Ord. No. 522, § 3, 3-12-2007)

The title sheet of each final map shall contain:

A. A title consisting of the number and name of the tract, if any, and the words "in the city of Morro Bay";

B. A description of all of the real property being subdivided, referring to such map(s) as have been previously recorded or filed with the county recorder.

C. An owners' statement signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the real property subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the final map, subject to the exceptions and under the conditions set out in Section 66436 of the California Government Code.

D. A statement in accordance with the provisions of Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act.

E. Statements in accordance with the provisions of Section 66439 of the Subdivision Map Act.

F. Engineer's or surveyor's statements in accordance with the provisions of Section 66441 of the Subdivision Map Act.

G. Statements for execution by each of the following:

1. The city engineer;

2. The planning commission;

3. The county recorder.

H. In the case of final maps filed for reverting subdivided land to acreage, the title sheet shall carry a subtitle consisting of the words "a reversion to acreage of (description as required)."

(Ord. No. 522, § 3, 3-12-2007)

A. If any part of an area to be subdivided, lot or parcel, is subject to flood hazard, inundation, or geological hazard, it shall be clearly shown on a separate document to be filed or recorded simultaneously with the final map. Benchmark location shall be shown on the final map if required by the city engineer.

B. When a soils or geological report has been prepared, the city shall keep those reports on file for public inspection in the office of the director of public services.

C. If a noise analysis has been prepared, the city shall keep these reports on file for public inspection in the office of the department of public services.

D. A copy of the required covenants, conditions and restrictions shall be submitted with the final map.

E. Copies of reference maps, deeds, traverses of the boundaries and of the lots being created, a methods and reasoning statement, an updated title report (less than ninety days old) and whatever other information is required by the city engineer to verify the accuracy of the survey.

F. If all required improvements have not been accepted by the city prior to filing of the final map, an agreement and bond, as provided by these regulations, shall be submitted.

G. No final map shall be accepted by the city engineer unless it is accompanied by a certification of the county tax collector that there are no liens for unpaid state, county, municipal or local taxes or special assessments collected as taxes, except taxes or special assessments not yet payable, against any of the land to be subdivided.

H. No final map shall be accepted unless it is accompanied by a preliminary subdivision guarantee issued by a title company authorized by the laws of the state to write such insurance, showing the names of all persons having any record title interest in the land to be subdivided and the nature of their respective interest. The preliminary subdivision guarantee shall be less than twenty days old.

I. Wherever a coastal development permit is required pursuant to Division 20 of the Public Resources Code, no final map shall be approved unless such a coastal development permit has been obtained from the California Coastal Commission or from the city, as provided for under Sections 30600.5 and 30624 of the Public Resources Code. All coastal development permits applied for from the city shall be issued in accordance with the procedures contained in Title 17 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code.

J. A nonrefundable filing fee in the amount prescribed by resolution of the council shall accompany the final map.

(Ord. No. 522, § 3, 3-12-2007)

When property is separated or divided by any parcel of land other than a public right-of-way and when the property is not contiguous (exclusive of such rights-of-way), each portion of the property so separated or divided shall be divided as a separate parcel and shall be shown on a separate map.

(Ord. No. 522, § 3, 3-12-2007)

Parcel maps shall be prepared by or under the direction of licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer, shall substantially conform to the approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map, shall be prepared in the manner required by the Subdivision Map Act and with the following exception, shall comply with the requirements of Sections 16.24.010 through 16.24.040:

A. If there are no dedications, there shall be a statement for execution by the secretary of the planning commission instead of those of the city clerk and planning commission certifying to the information of the sort contained in those statements.

(Ord. No. 522, § 3, 3-12-2007)