§ 9-506

The purpose of this Chapter is to prescribe the requirements for, and waiver of, Parcel Maps. The filing of a Parcel Map, in conformance with the Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Map of an approved Minor Subdivision Application, shall be a condition of approval of any Minor Subdivision Application.

The Parcel Map shall be prepared by, or under the direction of, a California-registered civil engineer, duly licensed to practice land surveying, or a California-licensed land surveyor; shall show the location of streets and property lines bounding the property; and shall conform to all of the following provisions:

(a)

Legibility. It shall be legibly drawn, printed, or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on tracing cloth or polyester base film. Certificates, statements, affidavits, and acknowledgements may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink. If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.

(b)

Size and Scale. The size of each sheet shall be 18 by 26 inches. A marginal line shall be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch. The scale of the map shall be large enough to show all details clearly, and enough sheets shall be used to accomplish this end. The particular number of each sheet and the total number of sheets composing the map shall be stated on each of the sheets, and the relation of each adjoining sheet shall be clearly shown. Each sheet and the lettering thereon shall be so oriented that, with the north arrow directed away from the reader, the map may be read most conveniently from the bottom or lower right corner of each sheet on the 26-inch side.

(c)

Feature Identification. Each parcel shall be numbered, and each block may be numbered or lettered. Each road shall be named or otherwise designated.

(d)

Identification of Parcels. Parcels shall be identified as follows:

(1)

The exterior gross boundary of the land included within the subdivision shall be indicated by an extra heavy line and clearly designated.

(2)

The map shall show the location of each parcel and its relation to surrounding surveys. If the map includes a "designated remainder" parcel or similar parcel, and the gross area of the "designated remainder" parcel or similar parcel is five acres or more, that remainder parcel need not be shown on the map, and its location

need not be indicated as a matter of survey but only by deed reference to the existing boundaries of the remainder parcel.

(3)

A parcel designated as "not a part" shall be deemed to be a "designated remainder" for purposes of this Section.

(e)

Statement of Consent. Subject to the provisions of Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act, a statement, signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the real property subdivided, consenting to the preparation and filing of the Parcel Map is required.

(f)

Consent of Subdivider. With respect to a division of land into four or fewer parcels, where dedications or offers of dedications are not required; the statement shall be signed and acknowledged by the subdivider only. If the subdivider does not have a record title ownership interest in the property to be divided, the subdivider shall provide the County with satisfactory evidence that the persons with record title ownership have consented to the proposed division. For purposes of this Subsection, "record title ownership" shall mean fee title of record unless a leasehold interest is to be divided, in which case "record title ownership" shall mean ownership of record of the leasehold interest. "Record title ownership" does not include ownership of mineral rights or other subsurface interests which have been severed from ownership of the surface. Statements and acknowledgements required by this Subsection shall be recorded concurrently with the Parcel Map being filed for record.

(g)

Notation or Reference. No additional survey and map requirements shall be included on a Parcel Map which do not affect record title interests. However, the County Surveyor may require the map to contain a notation or reference to survey and map information pursuant to Section 66434.2 of the Government Code.

(h)

Reference to Separate Instrument. Whenever a certificate, statement, or acknowledgement is made by separate instrument, there shall appear on the Parcel Map a reference to the separately recorded document. This reference shall be completed by the County Recorder pursuant to Section 66468.1 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(a)

Monuments or Other Evidence to Determine Boundaries. On each Parcel Map there shall be fully and clearly shown and identified such stakes, monuments, or other evidence, including the record reference, determining the boundaries of the subdivision as were found on the ground, together with sufficient corners of adjoining subdivisions, whether by lot and tract number and place of record, by section, township, and range, or by proper legal description, as may be necessary to locate precisely the limits of the subdivision.

Where a found monument has no record reference, "No Record" shall be indicated adjacent to the found monument on the Parcel Map.

(b)

Deferment of Monuments. In the event that some of the required interior monuments are to be set Subsection to the filing of the Parcel Map, the map shall show which monuments, or the furnishing of notes thereon shall be agreed to be set and/or furnished by the subdivider. Such agreement shall be accompanied by a security per Section 66496 of the Subdivision Map Act. The security shall be released only per the terms of Section 66497 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(c)

Bearings and Distances. The bearing and length of each parcel line, block line, and boundary line shall be shown on the Parcel Map. Each required bearing and distance shall be shown in full, and no ditto mark or other designation of repetition shall be used.

(d)

Parcel Areas. For parcels containing one acre or more, Parcel Maps shall show the acreage to at least the nearest one-hundredth of an acre.

Dedications or offers of dedication shall conform to the provisions of this Section.

(a)

Required Dedications or Offers. If dedications or offers of dedication are required, they may be made either by a statement on the Parcel Map or by separate instrument, as determined by the County Surveyor. If dedications or offers of dedication are made by separate instrument, the dedications or offers of dedication shall be executed prior to the Parcel Map being filed for record.

(b)

Dedications or Offers Signed. The dedications or offers of dedication, whether by statement or separate instrument, shall be signed by the same parties and in the same manner as set forth in Section 66436 or 66439 of the Government Code for dedications by a Parcel Map.

In all cases where a Parcel Map is required, such map shall be based upon a field survey made in conformity with the Land Surveyors' Act. The following statements shall appear on a Parcel Map unless otherwise approved by the County Surveyor:

(a)

Engineer's (Surveyor's) Statement. An engineer's statement as follows:

"This map was prepared by me or under my direction and is based upon a field survey in conformance with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and local ordinance at the request of (name of person authorizing map) in (month, year). I hereby state that this Parcel Map substantially conforms to the approved or conditionally approved Tentative Map, if any. All monuments are of the character and occupy the positions indicated and are sufficient to enable the survey to be retraced.

Dated this _______ day of ____, 20.

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(Engineer) (Surveyor) (License No.)"

(b)

County Surveyor's statement. A County Surveyor's statement as follows:

"I, (County Surveyor), hereby state that I have examined this Parcel Map and that the subdivision shown hereon is substantially the same as it appeared on the Tentative Map, if required, and any approved alterations thereof. I further state that this Parcel Map complies with all the provisions of Chapter 2 of the California Subdivision Map Act, as amended, and all applicable ordinances of San Joaquin County, applicable at the time of approval of the Tentative Map, if required, and that this Parcel Map is technically correct. *I hereby accept on behalf of the public for public use the offer of dedication of [all Public Utility Easements] the (width)-foot widening of right-of-way along [ Road Name] [the (size) road return] as shown on this Parcel Map.

Dated this _______ day of ____, 20.

By: _______

(County Surveyor), County Surveyor L.S. (number),

County Surveyor of San Joaquin County, California"

• The part following this asterisk above is used only when offers of dedication are made for public utility easements or widenings of existing rights-of-way.

(c)

Recorder's Statement. A Recorder's statement as follows:

"Filed this day of, 20___, at_______.in Book of Parcel Maps, at Page, at the request of_______.

Fee: $_______

By: _______

Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Assistant/Deputy Recorder"

9-506.060 - REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS

The subdivider shall submit prints of the Parcel Map to the County Surveyor for checking. Where applicable, the preliminary prints shall be accompanied by copies of the data, plans, reports, and documents as required for Final Maps by Section 9-505.070. Parcel maps shall be reviewed and approved as follows.

(a)

Preliminary Map Review. The County Surveyor shall review the preliminary Parcel Map and cause any changes to be made which are legally required for approval.

(b)

Final Map Submittal. The subdivider shall submit to the County Surveyor the original tracing of the map and any duplicates per County requirements, corrected to its final form, and signed by all parties required to execute the statements or certificates on the map.

(c)

Approval. The County Surveyor shall approve the map if it is acceptable.

(d)

Filing for Record. After approval, the County Surveyor or authorized agent shall transmit the approved Parcel Map directly to the County Recorder for filing.

(e)

Fees. Subdividers shall pay all required fees for plan checking as established by the Department of Public Works Fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

A Parcel Map may be amended pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9-513, Revisions of Approved Actions.

Chapter 9-507 - Dedications and Reservations