Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Ch. 16.28 Correction and Amendment of Maps

After a final map or parcel map is filed in the office of the county recorder, it may be amended by a certificate of correction or an amending map for any of the following purposes:

A. To correct an error in any course or distance shown thereon.

B. To show any course or distance that was omitted therefrom.

C. To correct an error in the description of the real property shown on the map.

D. To indicate monuments set after the death, disability, retirement from practice, or replacement of the engineer or surveyor charged with responsibilities for setting monuments.

E. To show the proper location or character of any monument which has been changed in location or character originally was shown at the wrong location or incorrectly as to its character.

F. To correct any additional information filed or recorded pursuant to Government Code § 66434.2, if the correction does not impose any additional burden on the present fee owners of the real property and does not alter any right, title, or interest in the real property reflected on the recorded map.

G. To correct any other type of map error or omission as approved by the county surveyor or city engineer that does not affect any property right, including, but not limited to, lot numbers, acreage, street names, and identification of adjacent record maps.

As used in this section, the term "error" does not include changes in courses or distances from which an error is not ascertainable from the data shown on the final or parcel map.

(Code 1981, § 16.28.010; Ord. No. 203, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 320, § 7, 1997)

The amending map or certificate of correction shall be prepared and signed by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. The form and content of the amending map shall conform to the requirements of section 16.16.030 (Content and form) of this title for a final tract map and section 16.12.030 (Content and form) of this title for a final parcel map. The amending map or certificate of correction shall set forth in detail the corrections made and the names of the present fee owners of the property affected by the correction.

(Code 1981, § 16.28.020; Ord. No. 203, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 320, § 7, 1997)

The amending map or certificate of correction, complete as to final form, shall be submitted to the city engineer for review and approval. The city engineer shall examine the amending map or certificate of correction and, if the only changes made are those permitted by section 16.28.010 of this chapter, the city engineer shall certify that fact on the amending map or certificate of correction. The city engineer shall examine each certificate of correction for compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act, endorse a statement on it of their examination and certification, and present it to the county recorder for recordation within 20 working days after its submittal. If the submitted certificate fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the Subdivision Map Act (Government Code § 66410 et seq.), the city engineer shall return it within the same 20 working days to the person who presented it, together with a written statement of the changes necessary to make it conform to the requirements of this chapter or the Subdivision Map Act. The licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer submitting the certificate of correction may then make the necessary changes and resubmit the certificate of correction to the city engineer for approval. If the resubmitted certificate is approved, the city engineer shall present it to the county recorder for recordation within ten working days.

(Code 1981, § 16.28.030; Ord. No. 203, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 320, § 7, 1997)

The amending map or certificate of correction certified by the city engineer shall be filed in the office of the county recorder. Upon such filing, the county recorder shall index the names of the fee owners and the appropriate subdivision designation shown on the amending map or certificate of correction in the general index and map index, respectively. Thereupon, the original map shall be deemed to have been conclusively so corrected, and thereafter shall impart constructive notice of all such corrections in the same manner as though set forth upon the original map.

(Code 1981, § 16.28.040; Ord. No. 203, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 320, § 7, 1997)