Sonora Municipal Code § 16.08 Correction and Amendments of Maps

After a final or parcel map is filed in the office of the county recorder, it may be amended by a certificate of correction or an amending map:

A. To correct an error in any course or distance shown thereon;

B. To show any course or distance that was omitted therefrom;

C. To correct an error in the description of the real property shown on the map;

D. To indicate monuments set after the death, disability or retirement from practice of the engineer or surveyor charged with responsibilities for setting monuments; or

E. To show the proper location of any monument which has been changed in location, or character, or originally was shown at the wrong location or incorrectly as to its character.

F. To correct any other type of map error or omission as approved by the city engineer, which does not affect any property right.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)

The amending map or certificate of correction shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. The form and contents of the amending map shall conform to the requirements of Section 16.03.110 if a final map, or Section 16.03.110 if a parcel map. The certificate of correction shall set forth in detail the corrections made and show the names of the present fee owners of the property affected by the correction.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)

The amending map or certificate of correction, complete as to final form, shall be submitted to the city engineer for his review and approval.

The city engineer shall examine the amending map or certificate of correction and if the only changes made are those set forth in Section 16.08.010 above, he shall certify to this fact on the amending map or certificate of correction.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)

The amending map or certificate of correction certified by the city engineer shall be filed in the office of the county recorder in which the original map was filed. Upon such filing, the county recorder shall index the names of the fee owners and the appropriate tract designation shown on the amending map or certificate of correction in the general index and map index respectively. Thereupon, the original map shall be deemed to have been conclusively so corrected and thereafter shall impart constructive notice of all such corrections in the same manner as though set forth upon the original map.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)

The fee for checking, processing and recording the amended map or certificate of correction shall be in accordance with the city's resolution establishing fees and charges. A deposit to be applied toward this fee may be required by the city engineer upon submittal of the amended map or certificate of correction for his review.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)