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Title 16 — Subdivisions›Chapter 16.15 — PARCEL MAP SUBDIVISIONS (FOUR OR FEWER PARCELS)

Rio Dell Municipal Code Art. II Parcel Maps

Rio Dell Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Rio Dell

Cite as: Rio Dell Municipal Code Article II · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 16.15.150. General.

The form and contents, submittal, approval and filing of parcel maps shall conform to the provisions of this article and the State Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.1, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.160. Survey required.

An accurate and complete survey of the land to be subdivided shall be made by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. All monuments, property lines, centerlines of streets, alleys and easements adjoining or within the subdivision shall be tied into the survey. The allowable error of closure on any portion of the parcel map shall not exceed 1/10,000 for field closures and 1/20,000 for calculated closures.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.2, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.170. Form.

The form of the parcel map shall conform to final map form requirements as specified by RDMC § 16.10.140.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.3, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.180. Contents.

The contents of the parcel map shall conform to final map content requirements as specified by RDMC § 16.10.150, and as modified herein.

Certificates shall be in accordance with Section 66449 of the Government Code.

The City Clerk's certificate will not be required.

Lots shall be designated by letters commencing with A.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.4, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.190. Preliminary submittal.

The subdivider shall submit three sets of prints of the parcel map to the City Engineer for checking. The preliminary prints shall be accompanied by two copies of the data, plans, reports and documents as required for final maps by RDMC § 16.10.160(1), Preliminary Submittal, and as modified herein.

The City Engineer may waive any of the requirements upon finding that the location and nature of the proposed subdivision is such as not to necessitate compliance with the requirements of RDMC § 16.10.160(1).

Any additional information or documents required shall be as specified with the conditions of approval of the tentative map.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.5, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.200. Return to subdivider's engineer for corrections.

Upon completing preliminary check, the City Engineer shall note the required corrections on the preliminary prints, reports and data and return one set to the subdivider's engineer for revision.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.6, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.210. Resubmittal.

The subdivider's engineer shall submit two sets of the revised map, reports and data to the City Engineer. After checking the revisions, one set shall be returned to the subdivider's engineer marked "Approved as Submitted," "Approved When Corrected as Noted," or "Revise and Resubmit."

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.7, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.220. Approval by City Engineer.

Upon receipt of an approved print, the subdivider shall submit the original tracing of the revised map, prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title and corrected to its final form, and signed by all parties required by the Map Act and this title to execute the certificates on the map, to the City Engineer.

The City Engineer shall not deny approval of a parcel map if the Planning Commission has previously approved a tentative map for the proposed subdivision and if he finds that the parcel map is in substantial compliance with the previously approved tentative map.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.8, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.230. Filing with the County Recorder.

The City Clerk or authorized agent shall transmit the approved parcel map directly to the County Recorder.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.9, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982)

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§ 16.15.240. Waiver of parcel map requirements.

The City Engineer may waive the parcel map for the following:

(1) Division of real property or interests therein created by probate, eminent domain procedures, partition, or other civil judgements or decrees; or

(2) A division of property resulting from the conveyance of land, or interest therein, to a public purpose, such as school sites, public building sites, or rights-of-way for streets, sewers, utilities, drainage, etc.; or

(3) A lot line adjustment between five or more parcels where the boundaries of said parcels are monumented in conformance with RDMC § 16.10.150(6) and where no dedications are required for such adjustment.

(4) The City Engineer may waive the parcel map upon making a finding that the proposed division of land complies with requirements as to area, improvement and design, flood water drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of this title, local ordinances, and the Subdivision Map Act.

A tentative map prepared in accordance with Article I of this chapter may be required where a parcel map is waived pursuant to the provisions of this section.
A record of survey prepared in accordance with the Land Surveyor Act or a plot plan, in a form as required by the City Engineer, shall be required for mergers, certificates of compliance and parcel map waivers.
Upon waiving the parcel map requirement, the City Engineer shall cause to be filed with the County Recorder a certificate of compliance for the land to be divided.
A parcel map waived by the City Engineer may be conditioned to provide for payment of drainage, utility undergrounding, and other fees by a method approved by the City Engineer.

(Ord. 60 § 1.602.10, 1968; Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 277 § 5, 2011)

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