San Mateo Municipal Code Art. II Final Parcel Map

The approval of a tentative parcel map expires if no final parcel map is filed within the time limits specified for expiration of tentative maps by Section 26.48.135 of this Code.

The subdivider may cause a final parcel map to be prepared pursuant to the conditions of approval of the tentative map, the provisions of this title, and the Subdivision Map Act. The final parcel map, together with the prescribed fees and deposits, shall be filed with the City engineer. The failure to file a final parcel map within the time limit specified in this chapter or the state Subdivision Map Act, or any extension granted pursuant to this chapter, shall terminate all proceedings and the approval of the tentative parcel map shall expire. Before a final parcel map may thereafter be recorded, a new tentative parcel map shall be submitted for review pursuant to this chapter. The final parcel map shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor and shall be based upon a field survey, unless otherwise approved by the City engineer. Return of a map filed within the time period provided by this chapter or the state Subdivision Map Act in order to correct minor technical deficiencies will not be considered a failure to file within the required time limit if the converted map is filed within 30 days of return to the applicant.

prior code § 139.55

(a) The final parcel map shall comply with all provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and shall be clearly and legibly drawn on tracing cloth or polyester base film. All lines, letters, figures, certificates, acknowledgments and signatures shall be made in a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black.

(b) The size of each sheet shall be eighteen by twenty-six inches.

(c) A border line shall be drawn completely around each sheet leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch on all sides.

(d) The scale of the map shall be the same as on the approved tentative parcel map and shall clearly show all details of the subdivision.

(e) Each sheet shall be numbered, the relation of one sheet to another shall be clearly shown, and the total number of sheets shall be set forth on each sheet, and when the final parcel map consists of more than two sheets, a key map showing the relationship of sheets shall be included on sheet number one.

(f) The tract name and number, if any, scale, and northpoint shall be shown on each sheet.

(g) The map shall be so made and shall be in such condition when filed that clear legible prints and negatives can be made therefrom.

prior code § 139.57

The title sheet shall be page number one and shall contain the following information:

(1) Title, which shall contain a description of the parcel or parcels followed by the words "City of San Mateo, San Mateo County, California" and the parcel map number assigned by the department of public works;

(2) References to tracts and subdivisions in the description shall be worded identically with the original record, and references to book and page of records shall be complete;

(3) Affidavits, certificates, acknowledgements, endorsements, references to soils and geologists' reports, acceptances, dedications, statements, and notarial seals required by law and by this Title, including the following certificates in addition to the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act:

(a) City Engineer's Certificate. A certificate for execution by the City Engineer stating that the map conforms with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and local ordinance; and

(b) Consent and Acceptance. A certificate for execution by the City Engineer that he or she accepts the dedications shown on the map, and consents to the recordation thereof.

prior code § 139.58

A complete and accurate survey meeting the requirements of Section 26.52.060 shall be completed before the final parcel map is filed with the City Engineer.

The filing of the final parcel map with the City Engineer shall include:

(1) Three (3) complete sets of blueline or black and white prints of the final parcel map for checking purposes;

(2) A statement that all improvements have been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications as approved by the City Engineer, or that the subdivider intends to install such improvements and will enter into an agreement with the City guaranteeing the future installation of such improvements;

(3) If the plans, profiles, cross sections, and the specifications for the required subdivision improvements have not been previously submitted and approved by the City Engineer, the subdivider shall submit those;

(4) Three (3) copies of all covenants and restrictions, if any;

(5) A completed checklist as provided by the City Engineer accompanied by all required fees; and

(6) A preliminary guarantee of title from a competent title company dated within thirty (30) days of the date of the filing, certifying that the signatures of all persons whose consent is necessary to pass clear title to the land being subdivided appear on the proper certificates and are correctly shown on said map, both as to consents to the making of the map and affidavits of dedication if applicable. This guarantee shall be offered for the benefit of the City and the protection of the Council and City employees, officers, boards, and commissions, and shall be continued up to the instant of recordation of the map.

prior code § 139.59

The final parcel map shall show clearly and legibly the same information, as applicable, as required for a final subdivision map by Section 26.52.050.

Upon receiving the final parcel map from the subdivider, the City Engineer will review it for the following:

(a) Sufficiency of affidavits and acknowledgements;

(b) Adequacy of the survey data, mathematical data, and computations;

(c) Conformance to the tentative parcel map, if any, and applicable approval conditions; and

(d) Sufficiency and adequacy of public utility easements as evidenced by certifications by the affected public or private utilities.

One copy of the final parcel map will be returned to the subdivider with notations as to errors and omissions, if any. The subdivider shall then be responsible for filing a corrected final parcel map if and when the subdivider makes the corrections. Upon approval of the final parcel map by the City Engineer, the City Engineer will notify the subdivider, the City Engineer will certify his or her approval of the final parcel map on the original tracing and the blueline cloth print of the map, and cause it to be recorded as set forth below.

Upon execution of the certificate of the City Engineer, the City Engineer will have the final map delivered to the County Recorder for recordation. The subdivider shall pay all actual costs of delivery and recordation. The subdivider shall ensure that one complete set of blueline prints on cloth, and one set of reproducible photo mylar tracings or equivalent process are provided to the City Engineer no later than thirty (30) days after recordation, and the subdivider shall be responsible for all costs incurred in the provision of these sets. The subdivider shall also provide two (2) copies of any covenants, conditions, and restrictions that have been recorded and relate to the parcel map to the City Engineer no later than that time.