404.01: FILING FINAL MAP: — Porterville Zoning Code

A. Within the time limit designated in Section 402.03, Expiration of Maps and Extensions of Time, and upon the accomplishment of all dedication by certification on the map and required construction of all public improvements, or the

execution of an agreement and provision of surety providing therefore and the payment of all applicable fees and charges, the applicant may file with the City Engineer, who shall approve, a final map which shall substantially conform to the approved tentative map and all applicable provisions of the Map Act. The appropriate statements as provided by the applicant in accordance with the provisions of the Map Act, shall be signed by the City Engineer upon the final map; and the final map shall be transmitted to the Clerk of the County Board of Supervisors for ultimate transmittal to the county recorder.

Multiple Final Maps. Multiple final maps may be filed if the subdivider informs the Zoning Administrator in writing of his or her intention to file multiple final maps, at the time the tentative map is filed or, if the Zoning Administrator and the subdivider concur to the filing of multiple final maps after the filing of the tentative map.
Effect of Multiple Final Maps. The filing of a final map on a portion of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall not invalidate any part of the requirements to provide for the construction of improvements as required to constitute a logical and orderly development of the whole subdivision.

B. The subdivider shall file three (3) copies of the final map and required accompanying data with the City Engineer. The said final map shall be accompanied by filing fees as specified in the comprehensive fee schedule. When a final map is submitted to the City Engineer in accordance with this Series, it shall be accompanied by the following documents:

Improvement Plans. The original detailed plans, cross sections and profiles of all improvements proposed to be installed as required by the provisions of this Series, and of all other improvements proposed to be installed by the subdivider in, on, over, or under any street, right-of-way, easement or parcel of land dedicated by the map or previously dedicated, including the estimated cost thereof, shall be filed with the City Engineer or Engineering and Project Management Director for their approval and signature. All such plans shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer or Engineering and Project Management Director. Plan sheets shall be twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches (24" X 36") and a plan and profile drawn to a scale of one inch equals fifty feet (1" = 50'), or an appropriate scale previously approved by the City Engineer.
Traverse Sheets. Calculation and traverse sheets in a form approved by the City Engineer giving bearings and distances, coordinates, error of closure and areas within the boundary of the subdivision and blocks and lots therein shown on the final map.
Design Data. Design data, assumptions and computations for proper analysis in accordance with sound engineering practice.
Report and Guarantee of Title. The final map shall be accompanied by a current (within six (6) months of the final map filing date) report prepared by a duly authorized title company naming the persons whose consent is necessary for the preparation and recordation of such map, and for dedication of the 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 wherein named are all the persons necessary to give clear title to such subdivision. At the time of recording said map, following approval by the City Council, there shall be filed with the County Recorder a guarantee executed by a duly authorized title company for the benefit and protection of the city showing that the persons consenting to the preparation and recordation of such map and offering for dedication the streets, alleys and other public places shown thereon are all the persons necessary to pass clear title to such subdivision and to the dedications shown thereon. The report should also include a statement of explanation of why any right-of-way or easement holders across the subdivision need not sign the map if they are not included as needed to pass a clear title.
Preliminary Soils Report. A preliminary soil report prepared by a qualified engineer registered by the State of California, based upon adequate test borings or excavations. The soil report that has been prepared shall be kept on file for public inspection. The preliminary soil report may be waived by the City Engineer or Engineering and Project Management Director if adequate existing data is available as to the soil qualities of the soils of the subdivision. If the preliminary soil report indicates the presence of critically expansive soils or other soil problems which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects, a soil investigation of each lot in the subdivision may be required, prepared by a qualified engineer registered by the State of California. The soil investigation shall recommend corrective action intended to prevent structural damage to each dwelling proposed to be constructed on expansive or unstable soil. The report shall be filed with the Building Department. If the preliminary soils report indicates the presence of naturally-occurring asbestos, a construction dust management plan shall be prepared.
Utility Statements. Statements from the various public utility companies authorized to serve in the area of the subdivision or division of land certifying that satisfactory provisions have been made to accommodate their facilities.
Improvement Agreements. With final review; all agreements, improvement security required by state law or this Ordinance, and offer(s) of dedication. (Ord. 1870, 6-2-2020)