San Diego Municipal Code Div. 3 Parcel Map Regulations

(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

The purpose of these regulations is to regulate the preparation and filing of parcel maps and related documents within the City of San Diego and to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

Parcel maps shall be prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act, Chapter 2, Article 3, and the Land Development Manual. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

Parcel maps filed with the City Engineer shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Outstanding assessment bonds against the property must be paid in full or the
bond split in accordance with the new lots. A letter from the bond holder
indicating consent to any bond split will be required;

(b) Easements of record within the property being subdivided shall be shown on
the map together with applicable recording data;

(c) Dedications or offers of dedication, when required, may be made either by
separate instrument or by certificate on the parcel map; and

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this article and unless specifically waived by
the City Engineer, all parcel maps shall be based on a field survey made in
accordance with the State of California Professional Land Surveyors Act and
new parcel lines created by the parcel map are to be monumented in
accordance with Section 144.0130. These monuments are to be shown on the
parcel map, together with their relationship to all existing monuments in the
area that were used to establish the new monument locations.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

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The following certificates shall appear on a parcel map:

(a) All certificates as required in the Subdivision Map Act, Chapter 2, Article 3;

(b) A certificate, signed and acknowledged by all owners of record, trustee,
beneficiaries of any outstanding trust deed, and lessees of the real property to
be subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the parcel
map; and

(c) Certificates for dedications or offers of dedications when they are required.
These certificates shall conform to the Subdivision Map Act, Chapter 2,
Article 2.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

A parcel map may be used for the purpose of consolidating lots or parcels or Lot Line Adjustments provided no additional parcels are being created and all parcels satisfy the requirements of the Land Development Code for street frontage, lot depth, and lot area. With the prior approval of the City Engineer, such a map may be compiled from record data provided sufficient survey information exists on recorded maps to accurately locate and retrace the exterior boundary lines of the parcel map consistent with the Subdivision Map Act. All other information and certificates to be included on the map shall be the same as applicable to other parcel maps. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

A parcel map may be filed with the City Engineer for purposes other than those where a map is required by the Subdivision Map Act or this Land Development Code. Any such map shall be consistent with all the provisions of this article and shall have the prior approval of the City Engineer. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

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(a) When no dedications or offers of dedication are required, a parcel map for the division of land into four or fewer parcels shall be signed and acknowledged only by the applicant pursuant to Government Code Section 66445(e).

(b) Concurrent with the recordation of a parcel map for the division of land into
four of fewer parcels, an applicant shall record a Statement of Ownership
Interest to the satisfaction of the City Engineer indicating that any persons or
entities having record title interest in the property, including but not limited to
trustees and beneficiaries, consent to the proposed subdivision.
(“Recordation of Ownership Interest for Parcel Maps” added 8-4-2011 by O-20081
N.S.; effective 10-6-2011.))

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Article 4: Subdivision Regulations