Chapter 16.20 — FINAL MAPS

Within twenty-four (24) months after approval or conditional approval of the tentative map or maps, the subdivider may cause the subdivision, or any portion thereof, to be surveyed and a final map to be prepared in accordance with the tentative map as approved.

(Prior code § 12204.27)

Upon application of the subdivider prior to the expiration of the twenty-four (24) month period, three extensions not exceeding one year each may be granted by the planning commission. The subdivider's application for extension must be accompanied by a fifty dollar ($50.00) filing fee and payment of all city engineer and city attorney costs incurred up to the date of the request for extension. In the event the planning commission denies a subdivider's application for extension, the subdivider may appeal to the city council, and the action of the city council shall be final.

(Prior code § 12204.28)

Any failure to submit, process and record a final map within twenty-four (24) months from the date of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, or any extension thereof granted by the planning commission shall terminate all proceedings. Before a final map thereafter may be recorded, a new tentative map shall be required to be submitted, processed and approved.

(Prior code § 12204.29)

A subdivider shall submit to the city clerk, in complete and approvable form the following:

A.

Ten (10) legible prints of the final map, together with the original tracing and a reproducible copy;

B.

Subdivision improvement plans, and plan, map and field checking fees, as provided in the land division standards;

C.

Traverse sheets showing closures and computation of all distances, angles and courses shown on the final map, ties to existing and proposed monuments, and adjacent subdivisions, street centerlines and highway stations. The traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract and of lots and blocks shall close within a limit of error of one in five thousand (5,000);

D.

Design calculations as required by the land division standards;

E.

A certificate from the county assessor regarding liens for unpaid taxes, a tax bond if required, and a guarantee of title issued by a title company for the benefit protection of the city;

F.

An instrument restricting vehicular traffic over the side lines of any road or highway, when and if the same is required;

G.

A geologic and soil report or a soil investigation report by a soils engineer in the form prescribed by the city engineer unless this requirement is waived in writing by the city engineer;

H.

Improvement bonds, subdivision agreements and such other documents as are required by this title and the land division standards.

(Prior code § 12204.30)

The final map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, shall be based upon a survey and shall conform to all of the following provisions:

A.

It shall be legibly drawn, printed or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on tracing cloth or polyester base film. Certificates, affidavits and acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink. If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.

B.

The size of each sheet shall be eighteen (18) by twenty-six (26) inches. A marginal line shall be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch. The scale of the map shall be large enough to show all details clearly and enough sheets shall be used to accomplish this end. 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.

C.

The tract designation, all drawings, certificates, acknowledgments, endorsements, offers and acceptances of dedication, and notarial seals shall be within the marginal lines. The first sheet of the map shall contain all certificates, acknowledgments, endorsements, offers and acceptances of dedication and notarial certificates, and no signed certificates shall appear on any other sheet.

D.

The title sheet of the final map shall contain the tract number and designation and such other descriptive matter as may be necessary. Below the tract designation shall appear a subtitle consisting of a general description of all the property being subdivided by reference to recorded deeds or to maps which have been previously recorded or by reference to the plat of a United States survey. Reference to tracts and

subdivisions in the description must be worded identically with original records and references to book and page of record must be complete. The basis of bearing for the survey shall be clearly noted.

E.

The final map shall particularly define and designate all lots or parcels, including those reserved for private purposes, all parcels offered for dedication for any purpose, with all dimensions, boundaries and courses clearly shown and defined in every case. No ditto marks shall be used. Parcels offered for dedication but not accepted shall be designated by letter.

F.

The map shall show clearly what stakes, monuments, or other evidences were found on the ground to determine the boundaries of the tract, and the names of owners of adjoining properties.

G.

The map shall show all information, data and monuments necessary to locate and retrace any and all exterior boundary lines, and lot and block lines. It shall also show bearings and distances of straight lines and radii, central angle and arc length for all curves, and such information as may be necessary to determine the location of the centers of curves, bearings and tangent distances and radii, central angle, and arc lengths of all lots. Where streets intersect on curves, centerline lengths, radii and deltas, and centerline intersection points shall be shown.

H.

The map shall show chord length at the setback line on lots located on a curve or having side lines at angles other than ninety (90) degrees.

I.

Wherever the city engineer has established the center of a street or alley, the data shall be shown on the final map, indicating all monuments found and making reference to a field book or map. If the points were reset by ties, the fact shall be stated.

J.

The map shall show the line of extreme high water in case the subdivision is adjacent to a stream, channel, or subject to periodic inundation by water.

K.

Each parcel shall be numbered and each block may be numbered or lettered. Each street shall be named.

L.

The exterior boundary of the land included within the subdivision shall be indicated by distinctive symbols and clearly so designated. The map shall show the definite location of the subdivision, and particularly its relation to surrounding surveys.

M.

When a soils report has been prepared, this fact shall be noted on the final map, together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report.

N.

The total width of all street rights-of-way shall be shown, as well as the widths of rights-of-way for flood control or drainage channels, and any other rights-of-way.

O.

The map shall show all easements of record and easements to be recorded. If any easement is not definitely located of record, a statement of such easement must appear on the title sheet. Easements for storm drains, sewers, public utilities and other purposes shall be clearly defined. Distances and bearings on the side lines of lots which are cut by an easement must be so shown that the map will indicate clearly the actual length of the lot lines. The width of the easement and the length and bearings of the lines thereof and sufficient ties to definitely locate the easement with respect to the subdivision must be shown.

P.

In order to avoid duplication, names to be used for new streets shall be subject to the approval of the planning commission. If any designations be numbers, they shall be spelled out completely, using hyphens in such forms as "Twenty-Third Street." The words "Avenue," "Boulevard," "Place," etc., shall be spelled out in full. Names of newly dedicated portions of streets shall be shown in or arrowed to the dedicated portion.

(Prior code § 12204.31)

A.

When the city engineer finds that all requirements for submittal of a final subdivision map have been complied with, he shall date and sign his file copy to that effect, and notify the subdivider and/or his engineer and the committee that the map has been filed. Within five days of the date of filing, the committee may meet to review the map and submit comments thereon to the city engineer.

B.

Within twenty (20) days of the date of filing, and when the map is complete and in order, the city engineer shall sign the certificate on the original tracing thereof and submit the map, and all related bond and agreement forms and other documents, to the planning commission for recommendation to the city council.

C.

Following approval of the map and related documents by the planning commission and city council, the city clerk shall submit the map to the county clerk.

(Prior code § 12204.32)