Article 6 — Final Maps

Within 18 months after the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map, the subdivider may cause the subdivision, or any part thereof, to be surveyed and a final map thereof to be prepared by a registered civil engineer in conformance with the tentative map as approved or conditionally approved. The final map and such other copies and information as may be required for checking and approval shall be submitted to the County Engineer.

Upon the submission of a tract map for checking, the subdivider shall pay a map checking fee to the County Engineer, in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. Such fee shall be equal to the fee established by the County for checking tract and parcel maps. Upon a written application by the subdivider, the Council may grant an extension of time for filing and recording the final map to any date not later than two years after the date of the expiration of the original approval or conditional approval of the tentative map.

(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 5, Ord. 2139 c.s., eff. April 16, 1975, and § 1, Ord. 2219 c.s., eff. March 29, 1978)

At the time of submitting the final map to the County Engineer, the subdivider shall also submit the following documents to the City Engineer:

• (a) Improvement plans. As many copies as may be required of detailed plans, cross-sections, profiles, and specifications of the improvements to be installed as required by the provisions of this chapter and by the standard specifications 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. All such plans shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer. Sheets shall be 22 inches by 36 inches with a two inch margin and a plan and profile drawn to a scale of one inch equaling 40 feet. Details shall be shown at an appropriate scale;

• (b) Design data. The design data, assumptions, and computations for proper analysis in accordance with sound engineering practices;

• (c) Report and guarantee of clear title. A report prepared by a duly authorized title company naming the persons whose consent is necessary to the preparation and recordation of the map and to the 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 therein named are all the persons necessary to give clear title to the subdivision. At the time of recording the approved map, 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 (naming them) consenting to the preparation and recordation of the map and offering for dedication the streets, alleys, and other public places shown thereon are all the persons necessary to pass clear title to the subdivision and to the dedication shown thereon;

• (d) Inspection costs. Before approval is given to the final map, a cash deposit with the City Clerk covering the costs of inspections to be made by the City. These costs shall be

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determined by the City Engineer based on estimates of current conditions and prevailing labor costs to the City. If the actual costs of inspection exceed the deposit, the subdivider shall be billed for the difference; if the costs are less, the difference shall be refunded to the subdivider;

• (e) Agreements and bonds. The agreements and bonds specified in Sections 10-1.607, 10-1.608, and 10-1.609 of this article; and

• (f) Deed restrictions. As many copies as may be required of all proposed deed restrictions. (§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by §§ 2 and 3, Ord. 2219 c.s., eff. March 29, 1978)

Upon the receipt of the final map and other data submitted therewith, the City Engineer shall examine them to determine that the subdivision as shown is substantially the same as it appeared on the approved tentative map and any approved amendments thereto, that all the provisions of the Map Act and this chapter applicable at the time of the approval of the tentative map have been complied with, and that the City Engineer is satisfied that the map is technically correct. If the City Engineer determines that full conformity therewith does not exist, he shall advise the subdivider of the changes or additions that shall be made for such purposes and shall afford the subdivider an opportunity to make such changes or additions. If the City Engineer determines that full conformity therewith does exist, he shall so certify on the map and shall transmit the map to the Council for approval.

(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 4, Ord. 2219 c.s., eff. March 29, 1978)

Within 10 days after the filing of the final map for approval, the Council shall consider the map, the plan of subdivision, and the offers of dedication. In the event that all the improvements required or conditions imposed upon approval under the terms of this chapter or by law are not completed before the filing of the final map, the Council may enter into an agreement with the subdivider for posting a bond or cash deposit as provided in Section 10-1.607 of this article. In such case, when the agreement and bond or deposit have been approved by the City Attorney as to form and by the City Engineer as to sufficiency, the Council may consider the final map.

The Council shall approve the map if it is determined to be in conformity with the requirements of this chapter and the Map Act. If the map is not in conformity, it shall be disapproved, and the Council shall advise the subdivider of its disapproval and the reasons therefor. (§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 6, Ord. 2139 c.s., eff. April 16, 1975)

Upon the approval by the Council of the final map, the receipt of a fee of Twenty-Five and no/ 100ths ($25.00) Dollars, plus the actual reproduction costs of additional copies and duplicate tracings, as required by the City Engineer, and after the signatures and seals have been affixed to the map, the City Engineer shall return the map to the subdivider, who shall transmit the map to the Subdivision Section of the County Engineer's office for recording by the County Recorder. The recordation fees shall be paid by the subdivider. No map shall have any force or effect

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until it has been approved by the Council, and no title to any property described in any offer of dedication shall pass until the recordation of the final map.

(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 4, Ord. 2219 c.s., eff. March 29, 1978)

(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2139 c.s., eff. April 16, 1975; repealed by § 5, Ord. 2219 c.s., eff. March 29, 1978)

Prior to the approval by the Council of the final map, the subdivider shall execute and file an agreement with the City specifying the period within which he shall complete all improvement work to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and further specifying that, if he fails to complete such work within such period, the City may complete the work and recover the full cost and expense thereof from him. The agreement shall also provide for the inspection of all improvements by the City Engineer. Such agreement may also provide:

• (a) For the construction of the improvements in units;

• (b) For an extension of time under specified conditions;

• (c) For progress payments to the subdivider on his order from any deposit money which he may have made in lieu of providing a surety bond as provided in Section 10-1.608 of this article, except that no progress payment shall be made for more than 90% of the value of any installment of work, and each installment of work shall be completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer; and

• (d) For the financing and construction of any or all improvements under appropriate special assessment act proceedings, in which case the subdivider shall agree in writing to initiate, and so far as may be in his power, to consummate such proceedings within such time as may be prescribed by the Council.

• (§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)

The subdivider shall also file with the improvement agreement the following bonds:

• (a) A faithful performance bond in an amount deemed sufficient by the City Engineer to cover the cost of the improvements, engineering, inspection fees, and incidental expenses; and

• (b) A bond in an amount required by law on bonds for public construction and by its terms to inure to laborers and materialmen upon work and improvements conditioned upon the payment of labor and materials for labor and materials rendered and performed under the terms of the agreement.

Such bonds shall be executed by a surety company authorized to transact a surety business in the State and shall be approved by the City Attorney as to form. In lieu of the faithful performance bond, the subdivider may simply deposit in cash the amounts set forth in this section with the City Clerk.

• (§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)

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In the event the subdivider shall fail to complete all improvement work in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the City shall have to complete such work, or if the subdivider shall fail to reimburse the City for the costs of engineering, inspection fees, and incidental expenses, the City shall call on the surety or such reimbursement or shall appropriate from any cash deposits funds for reimbursement. In any case, if the amount of the surety bond or cash deposit exceeds the costs and expenses incurred by the City, it shall release the remainder of the bond or cash deposit; however, if the amount of the surety bond or cash deposit is less than the costs and expenses incurred by the City, the subdivider shall be liable to the City for such difference.

(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)

No extension of time, progress payments from cash deposits, or a release of a surety bond or cash deposit shall be made unless the City Engineer certifies that the work covered thereby has been satisfactorily completed, and the Council subsequently approves such action. (§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)

The subdivider shall cause the final map of the land proposed to be subdivided to be prepared by a person competent in the preparation of such maps. Such final map shall be in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter, and it shall be certified as to accuracy by a registered civil engineer.

(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)

The map shall be legibly drawn, printed, or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on tracing cloth or polyester base film, including affidavits, certificates, and acknowledgments, which may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink when recommended by the County Engineer and authorized by the Council by ordinance. If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.

(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)

The size and scale requirements specified for tentative maps in Section 10-1508 of Article 5 of this chapter shall apply to final maps.

(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)

The following information shall be shown on the final map:

• (a) The exact number which shall constitute the official designation of the map. If the subdivision contains five acres or more, it shall be designated with a tract name and unit number, if any;

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• (b) The name and address of the record owner or owners;

• (c) The name and address of the subdivider;

• (d) The name and address of the person, firm, or organization preparing the final map;

• (e) The date and north point and a written and graphic scale;

• (f) A sufficient description to define the location and boundaries of the proposed subdivision with the exterior boundaries, shown graphically by an accepted shading technique;

• (g) The location, names, and existing widths of adjacent streets and highways;

• (h) The names and numbers of adjacent tracts and the names of owners of adjacent unplatted land;

• (i) The contours at two foot intervals of predominant ground slopes within the tract between level and 5% and five foot contours for predominant ground slopes within the tract over 5%. Such contours shall be referred to the system of bench marks established by the City Engineer;

• (j) The exact boundaries of areas subject to inundation or storm water overflow and the location, width, and direction of flow of all watercourses;

• (k) The existing use or uses of the property to be subdivided and the outline to scale of any existing building and their locations in relation to existing or proposed street and lot lines;

• (l) A statement of the present zoning and proposed use or uses of the property, as well as a statement of any contemplated or proposed zone changes;

• (m) Any proposed public areas;

• (n) The exact location of all trees with a trunk diameter six inches or greater standing within the boundaries of the tract, as well as a statement of the types, sizes, and locations of proposed street trees;

• (o) The exact widths, locations, and uses of all existing or proposed easements for drainage, sewerage, and public utilities;

• (p) All survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate all monuments and to locate and retrace any and all interior and exterior boundary lines appearing thereon, including bearings and distances of straight lines and radii and arc length or chord bearings and length for all curves, and such information as may be necessary to determine the location of the centers of curves;

• (q) The exact lot layout and dimensions of each lot, including the size of the smallest lot in the tract;

• (r) A statement of the water source and the provisions for sewerage and sewage disposal;

• (s) The exact location of all fire hydrants;

• (t) The exact location of all storm drain facilities;

• (u) The exact locations, names, widths, proposed grades, and gradients and a typical cross-

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section showing the curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and other improvements for all street and access easements, including the proposed locations of all underground utilities;

• (v) The proposed names of all newly proposed streets;

• (w) The exact content of any proposed deed restrictions;

• (x) The exact location of the proposed building setback lines;

• (y) In a subdivision that is wholly or partially within a known oil field, there shall be shown the location of all existing oil wells and appurtenances and a plan of their disposition or treatment, including abandonment, underground placement, screening, fencing, landscaping, conversion of pumping units, etc. Such plan shall include the disposition or treatment of all future wells, drill sites, and operations. Such plan shall also include the written concurrence of the oil lessee or operator concerned; and

• (z) In a subdivision which may reasonably be expected to be resubdivided at some future time, there shall be shown in dotted lines on the final map a plan of future street extensions with special consideration given to drainage.

• (§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)

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