Seal Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.25 Parcel Maps and Final Maps

A parcel map shall be filed for each subdivision of 4 or fewer parcels, except when the requirement for a parcel map is waived as set forth in Section 10.25.010: Waiver of Parcel Map.

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A. Waiver Permitted. The planning commission may waive a parcel map where any of the following circumstances exist, and the boundaries of the original parcel have been previously surveyed and a map recorded, and are certain as to location.

1. The land being subdivided is solely for the creation of an environmental subdivision in compliance with Government Code Section 66418.2.

2. The subdivision or interests in the subdivision have been created by probate, eminent domain procedures, partition, or other civil judgments or decrees.

3. The subdivision results from the conveyance of land or interest to or from the city, public entity or public utility for a public purpose, such as school sites, public building sites, or rights-of-way or easements for streets, sewers, utilities, drainage, etc.

B. Application Processing and Approval. A request for waiver of parcel map shall be submitted with the tentative map application with the required filing fee. The waiver request shall be processed and acted upon concurrently with the tentative map application. The commission may grant a requested waiver if:

1. The proposed tentative map satisfies all findings required for approval by Chapter 10.20: Tentative Map Filing and Processing; and

2. The proposed subdivision complies with all applicable requirements of the Map Act and this title as to lot area, improvement and design, drainage, flood control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, and environmental protection.

C. Expiration of Waiver. A waiver of parcel map shall be subject to the same time limits and opportunities for extension of time as the accompanying tentative map.

D. Completion of Subdivision. Upon the subdivider satisfying all tentative map conditions of approval, the city engineer shall file with the county recorder a certificate of compliance for the land to be divided and a plat map showing the division.

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A parcel map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a qualified, registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, registered or licensed by the State of California. Parcel map submittal shall include all information and other materials required by the city engineer and Section 66444 et seq. of the Map Act.

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A. Filing with the City Engineer. The subdivider shall submit the tentative parcel map and all data, information and materials required by Section 10.25.015: Parcel Map Form and Content to the city engineer. The application shall be deemed complete on the date the city engineer determines that it complies with all applicable provisions of this title and the Map Act.

B. Review of Parcel Map. If the city engineer has determined that the tentative map has not expired, the city engineer shall:

1. Determine whether the subdivider has complied with all applicable provisions of this title and the Map Act and the map is technically correct, and in substantial compliance with the approved tentative map; and

2. Verify that the parcel map conforms to the approved tentative map and that any conditions of approval have been completed.

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A. Map without Dedications. After determining that the parcel map conforms to the approved tentative parcel map, is technically correct in compliance with this chapter, and that all conditions of approval have been satisfied, the city engineer shall approve the parcel map and execute the city engineer's certificate. The city engineer shall then transmit the map to the county recorder for filing in compliance with Section 66450 of the Map Act.

If the city engineer cannot make such determination or verification, the city shall notify the subdivider and provide it an opportunity to make necessary changes and resubmit the parcel map with all required data.

B. Map with Dedications. After determining that the parcel map is technically correct in compliance with this chapter, the city engineer shall refer the map to the city council to accept or reject offers of dedications. The council shall accept, accept subject to improvement, or reject with or without prejudice any or all offers of dedication, concurrently with its approval of the Map. Following council action, the city engineer shall execute the city engineer's certificate. The map shall then be transmitted by the city engineer to the county recorder for filing in compliance with Map Act Section 66450.

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A final tract map shall be filed for each subdivision of 5 or greater parcels.

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A final tract map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a qualified registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, registered or licensed by the State of California. Final tract map submittal shall include all information and materials required by Section 66433 et seq. of the Map Act. A final tract map submittal shall also include a digital copy of the final tract map, prepared using computer software and standards specified by the city engineer.

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A. Filing with City Engineer. The subdivider shall submit the final tract map, together with all data, information and materials required by Section 10.25.035: Final Tract Map Form and Content, to the city engineer. The application shall be deemed complete on the date the city engineer determines that it complies with all applicable provisions of this title and the Map Act.

B. Review of Final Tract Map. The city engineer shall:

1. Determine whether the subdivider has complied with all applicable provisions of this title and the map act and the map is technically correct, and in substantial compliance with the approved tentative map; and

2. Verify that the final tract map conforms to the approved tentative map and that any conditions of approval have been completed.

If the city engineer cannot make such determination or verification, the city shall notify the subdivider and provide it an opportunity to make necessary changes and resubmit the map with all required data.

C. Multiple Final Maps. The subdivider may file multiple final tract maps as to the approved subdivision if the subdivider either included a statement of intention with the tentative map or, if after the filing of the tentative map, the subdivider has obtained the city engineer's approval of multiple maps submission.

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After determining that the final tract map is in compliance and is technically correct in compliance with Section 10.25.040: Filing and Processing of Final Tract Maps above, the city engineer shall execute the city engineer's certificate on the map in compliance with Map Act Section 66442, and forward the final tract map to the council for action, as follows:

A. Review by Council. The council shall approve or disapprove the final tract map at the council meeting it receives the Map or at its next regular meeting.

1. Criteria for Approval. The council shall approve the final tract map if it conforms to all the requirements of the Map Act, all provisions of this title that were applicable at the time that the tentative map was approved, and is in substantial compliance with the approved tentative map.

2. Waiver of Errors. The council may approve a final tract map that fails to meet one or more of the requirements of this title or the Map Act applicable at the time of approval of the tentative map, if the council finds a technical or inadvertent error that does not materially affect the validity of the map.

3. Approval by Inaction. If the council does not approve or disapprove the map within the prescribed time or any authorized extension, and the map conforms to all applicable requirements and rulings, it shall be deemed approved, and the city clerk shall certify its approval on the map.

B. Map with Dedications. The council shall accept, accept subject to improvement, or reject with or without prejudice any or all offers of dedication, concurrently with its approval of the final tract map.

C. Map with Incomplete Improvements. If improvements required by the city have not been completed at the time of approval of the final tract map, the subdivider shall execute a completion agreement pursuant to Section 10.55.015: Improvement Agreements and Security, as a condition precedent to the approval of the final tract map.

D. Transmittal to Recorder. After action by the city council, and after the required signatures and seals have been affixed, the city clerk shall transmit the final tract map to the county recorder for recordation in accordance with Map Act Section 66464.

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If the city council rejects a subdivider's offer of dedication, the city may accept the offer after its approval of the final or tract map pursuant to Map Act Section 66477.2.

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In addition to the information previously required by this chapter, the city may require the recordation of additional information as follows:

A. Preparation and Form. The additional information required by this section shall be presented in the form of additional map sheets, unless the city engineer prefers a report or other document. Unless otherwise directed by the city engineer, the additional map sheet or sheets shall be prepared in the same manner and in substantially the same form as required for parcel maps by Section 10.25.015: Parcel Map Form and Content.

B. Content of Information Sheets. Supplemental information sheets shall contain the following information:

1. Title. The words "Supplemental Information Sheet" and the number assigned to the accompanying parcel or final map;

2. Explanatory Statement. Statements that the supplemental information sheet is recorded with the subject parcel or final map, and that the additional information is for informational purposes, describing conditions as of the date of filing, and is not intended to affect record interest;

3. Location Map. A location map, at a scale not to exceed 1 inch equals 2,000 feet. The map shall indicate the location of the subdivision within the city;

4. Areas Subject to Flooding. Identification of all lands within the subdivision subject to periodic inundation by water;

5. Soils or Geologic Hazards Reports. When a soils report or geological hazard report has been prepared, the existence of the report shall be noted on the information sheet, together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report; and

6. Information Required by Conditions of Approval. Any information required by the approval body to be included on the supplemental information sheet(s) because of its importance to potential successors in interest to the property, including any other easements or dedications.

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The subdivider shall comply with Map Act Section 66465 at the time of filing the map with the county recorder.

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A recorded parcel or final map may be modified only as forth in this section.

A. Corrections. A recorded final map or parcel may be amended or corrected pursuant to Article 7, Chapter 3 of the Map Act (Sections 66469 et seq.).

B. Changes to Approved Subdivision. A subdivider must submit a new subdivision application and obtain city approval for all changes or amendments to recorded maps not governed by subsection A of this section.

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