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Article XV — ZONING AND SUBDIVISION›Chapter 15.04 — ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS›Series 700 — LAND DIVISIONS, DEDICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS

Richmond Municipal Code Art. 15.04.706 Parcel Maps

Richmond Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-08 · Richmond

Cite as: Richmond Municipal Code Article 15.04.706 · Text as of 2026-10-08

15.04.706.010 - General.

This article establishes procedures for final submission of parcel maps. Unless otherwise specified below, the form and content of parcel maps shall be as specified in Article 15.04.703.

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15.04.706.020 - Review of Parcel Maps; Final Submittal and Recordation.

A. Review by Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall check the parcel map and accompanying data for correctness of surveying data, conformity with the improvement plans and specifications, conformity with the approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map, and all amendments, conditions, modifications and provisions made or required by the City, and compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance. After completing the check, the Zoning Administrator shall return one set of the parcel map prints and data with the required corrections noted thereon. The maps and data then shall be corrected and resubmitted to the Zoning Administrator for approval.

B. Final Submittal. The subdivider shall cause all certificates to be executed, and acknowledged where appropriate, except those to be executed by the Director of Engineering and Capital Improvement Projects and the County Recorder. The subdivider shall then submit paper and electronic copies of the map to the Zoning Administrator, along with three copies of the accompanying data. If the parcel map is found to be correct, the Director of Engineering and Capital Improvement Projects shall execute the Director of Engineering and Capital Improvement Projects' certificate within 20 days from the time the parcel map is submitted to him. The execution of the Director of Engineering and Capital Improvement Projects' certificate shall constitute approval of the parcel map.

C. Recordation. After the approval by the City of a parcel map, the City Clerk shall transmit the map to the Clerk of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors for ultimate transmittal to the County Recorder, and the subdivider or his/her representative shall contact the County Clerk and the County Recorder to determine the documents necessary to record the parcel map.

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