Napa County Municipal Code Ch. 17.22 Parcel Maps

A. The procedure for processing, approving, conditionally approving or disapproving parcel maps and modifications thereof shall be as provided in this chapter.

B. The provisions of Chapter 17.28 relating to dedications shall apply to offers of dedication on parcel maps.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639)

A. After the approval or conditional approval of the tentative map and prior to the expiration of such map, the subdivider may cause a parcel map to be prepared in accordance with the requirements of this title and any applicable conditions of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map.

B. Two copies of the parcel map are required, of which one shall be the original tracing or an acceptable reproducible copy thereof.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639.1)

A. All conditions imposed by this title and the tentative map approval which in any way may inhibit the checking of the map shall be met prior to its submittal, and all certifications required to be placed on such map shall have been signed.

B. The parcel map shall not be accepted by the director of planning for filing unless accompanied by all of the following:

1. A report prepared by a duly authorized title company naming the persons whose consent is necessary to the preparation and recordation of the parcel map and to the dedication of streets, alleys and other public places shown on the map, and certifying that, as of the date of the preparation of the report, the persons therein named are all the persons necessary to give clear title to the subdivision; and

2. Any necessary improvement plans, as prepared by a registered civil engineer and approved by the director of planning;

3. A tax certificate identifying taxes and assessments against the property which are a lien but which are not yet payable. A tax bond or cash deposit acceptable to the director of planning shall be submitted at least three days prior to the date the parcel map is to be approved or denied by the director. The failure to do so will result in the parcel map being automatically rejected;

4. If the required improvements are not complete or have not been accepted by the county upon filing the final map, a subdivision improvement agreement signed by the subdivider and a cash deposit or surety bond equal to that amount the county surveyor estimates will represent the cost of completing all required public improvements;

5. Any other items required by the county surveyor.

C. The director of planning shall within twenty working days from the time the parcel map is submitted to him by the subdivider approve the form of the parcel map or return it to the subdivider with instructions as to why the map is deficient.

D. If the parcel map is rejected and the deficiencies are not corrected and returned to the director of planning within sixty days of the date the subdivider is notified of the deficiencies, the parcel map shall not be deemed timely filed, and upon resubmittal a determination regarding whether or not the parcel map was filed prior to the expiration of the life of the tentative map shall be made without regard to any previous filing. This sixty-day period may be extended for an additional four months by the director of planning in the event extraordinary circumstances justify such an extension.

E. The twentieth working day following the date the parcel map is submitted to the director of planning, or the date the director of planning actually approves the map, whichever is earlier, shall be the date the director of planning is deemed to receive the parcel map.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639.2)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 109, 1-29-2013)

Prior to the filing of a parcel map with the director of planning, the subdivider shall file with the recorder a certificate or statement from the treasurer containing the information required by Section 66492 of the Government Code. This requirement is waived if the certificate or statement of the treasurer is placed on the parcel map and a certificate or statement from the treasurer is filed with the director of planning at the time the map is submitted for checking.

(Ord. 887 § 23, 1988: Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639.4)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 110, 1-29-2013)

Multiple parcel maps relating to an approved or conditionally approved parcel map are not permitted. An exception, however, may be granted by the advisory agency that approved the tentative map, if the number of parcels created by the parcel map exceeds twenty. No notice of the application to the advisory agency that approved the tentative map is required.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639.5)

If the subdivision lies entirely within unincorporated territory, the parcel map shall be filed with the county surveyor and if partially within a city and unincorporated territory, the parcel map shall be filed with both the city engineer and the county surveyor, and each shall act thereon.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639.6)

A. The county surveyor, is authorized to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove parcel maps.

B. The county surveyor shall, within a period of ten working days after the date the director of planning is deemed to have received the parcel map, approve the parcel map if the survey information contained therein is correct and it meets all of the requirements or conditions imposed by this title, the tentative map, and the Map Act. If the survey information is incorrect or the map does not meet all requirements and conditions the county surveyor shall disapprove the map; providing, however, that any disapproval shall be accompanied by a finding identifying the requirements or conditions which have not been met or performed.

C. Notwithstanding subsection (B) of this section, the county surveyor shall not deny approval of a parcel map if a tentative map for the proposed subdivision was previously approved and if it is found that the parcel map, as presented, is in substantial compliance with the previously approved tentative map. This subsection shall not be construed as preventing disapproval of a map based upon inconsistent or incorrect survey information.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639.7)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 111, 1-29-2013)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1379, § 111, adopted Jan. 29, 2013, amended § 17.22.080 title to read as herein set out. Former § 17.22.080 title pertained to action by director of public works.

If, at the time of approval of the parcel map by the county surveyor, any public improvements required by the county pursuant to this title or any other provisions of this code have not been completed and accepted prior to recordation of the parcel map, the county surveyor, as a condition precedent to the approval of the parcel map, shall require the subdivider to enter into an agreement with the county to thereafter complete such improvements at the subdivider's expense, all pursuant to Chapter 17.38 of this title.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639.8)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 112, 1-29-2013)

If the county surveyor does not approve or disapprove the map within ten working days after the date the director of planning is deemed to have received the parcel map, or any authorized extension thereof, and the map conforms to the tentative map, meets all the conditions of the tentative map, and conforms to any other laws or regulations which are applicable, it shall be deemed approved, and the clerk of the board shall certify its approval thereon.

(Ord. 854 § 2 (part), 1987: prior code § 11639.9)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 113, 1-29-2013)

When a parcel proposed by parcel map lies within the airport planning area (as defined and described by Section 17.14.265) for any public airport (as defined in California Public Utilities Code Section 21675), the statement found at Section 17.14.265 of this title shall be included as a part of the document required to be filed pursuant to Section 17.08.110.

(Ord. 1194 § 9, 2002: Ord. 1014 § 4, 1992: prior code § 11639.10)