Chapter 16.20 — PROCEDURE FOR SUBDIVISIONS REQUIRING A TENTATIVE MAP AND A FINAL PA

The procedures set out in this chapter shall be followed for divisions of lands which constitute a subdivision requiring a tentative map and a final parcel map.

(Ord. 714 §1(part), 1975)

A.

No preliminary map shall be required for the proposed division unless the technical advisory committee finds that the proposed division is of a size and complexity to require processing of a preliminary map in the public interest.

B.

In cases where a preliminary map is required, it shall be prepared and processed in the same manner as is specified herein for tentative maps, Sections 16.16.010 through 16.16.050, except that the technical advisory committee may waive any of the provisions of said sections as it may deem appropriate and reasonable.

C.

The requirement of a parcel map may be waived by the technical advisory committee following a hearing held pursuant to Section 66428 of the Government Code, if the technical advisory committee finds that the proposed land division complies with the requirements for waiver set forth in said section. A map in the form and content of a tentative map except that it need not be prepared by a civil engineer or land surveyor shall be submitted with the application for waiver of a parcel map.

(Ord. 813 §2, 1977)

The tentative map of the proposed division shall be prepared, submitted and processed in the same manner as is specified herein for tentative maps, Sections 16.16.060 through 16.16.190, except that the technical advisory committee may waive any of the provisions of said sections as it may deem appropriate and reasonable.

(Ord. 714 §1(part), 1975)

The approval or conditional approval of a tentative map shall expire twentyfour months after its approval or conditional approval by the advisory agency. An extension to the expiration date may be approved as provided in subsections D through G of Section 16.16.200.

(Ord. 1231 §3, 1983)

The following shall be submitted together with the parcel map:

A.

Three legible prints;

B.

Map and field checking fees, as provided in the land division standards, and improvement plans;

C.

Traverse and computation sheets and such other data as the county surveyor may require to ensure accuracy of survey data and map, and compliance with provisions of law;

D.

All such deeds, offers of dedication and easement agreements for sites, streets and other purposes as were required in the action of approval of the tentative map, and any required bonds and agreement forms;

E.

Preliminary parcel map guarantee.

(Ord. 714 §1 (part), 1975)

16.20.060 - Parcel map, form and content-Preparation.

A parcel map shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, and shall comply with all provisions of this title, the Subdivision Map Act and other provisions of law.

(Ord. 714 §1(part), 1975)

16.20.070 - Parcel map, form and content-Conformance to certain provisions.

A.

The parcel map shall conform to all of the following provisions:

1.

It shall be clearly and legibly drawn in black waterproof India ink upon good quality tracing cloth or other material approved by the county recorder;

2.

The map shall be based either upon a field survey made in conformity with the Land Surveyors Act or be compiled from recorded or filed data when sufficient survey information exists on filed maps to locate and retrace the exterior boundary lines of the parcel map if the location of at least one of these boundary lines can be established from an existing monumented line.

3.

The map shall show the location of each parcel and its relation to surrounding surveys. The location of any remainder of the original parcel shall be shown, but need not be shown as a matter of survey but only by

reference to the existing record boundaries of such remainder if such remainder has a gross area of one hundred sixty acres or more.

4.

At the time of making the survey for the parcel map, the engineer or surveyor shall set sufficient durable monuments to conform with the requirements described in the land division standards.

B.

The size of each sheet shall be eighteen by twentysix inches. A marginal line shall be drawn around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch. The scale of the map shall be one inch equals one hundred feet, or otherwise large enough to show all details clearly, and enough sheets shall be used to accomplish this end. The particularity number of the sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the map shall be stated on each of the sheets. The exterior boundary of the land included within the subdivision shall be indicated by distinctive symbols and clearly so designated.

C.

The map shall show all such engineering and other data as is necessary to fully conform with the approved tentative map and any conditions to such approval, and reference to all such deeds or offers of dedications for sites, streets, easements and other such purposes as were required in the action of approval of the tentative map. When dedications are required, they shall be made on the parcel map pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act. The above requirement may be waived when deemed necessary by the county surveyor. If waived the dedication shall be by separate instrument, such dedications or offers of dedication shall be recorded concurrently with, or prior to, the parcel map being filed for record.

D.

The map shall show precise distances and bearings, ties to corners and/or points of record and references thereto, sources of map and survey data, and other such engineering detail as may be required by the county surveyor. Each lot and parcel shall be numbered, or otherwise identified.

E.

The following certificates shall appear on parcel maps in the form prescribed in the county land division standards:

1.

County surveyor's certificate;

2.

Surveyor engineer's certificate;

3.

Recorder's certificate;

Owner's certificate.

The above owner's certificate must be signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the real property being subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the parcel map, except as follows: Neither a lien for state, county, municipal, or local taxes, nor for special assessments, nor beneficial interest under trust deeds, nor a trust interest under bond indentures, nor mechanics' liens constitute a record title interest in land for the purpose of this title.

F.

The maps shall show the line of extreme high water in case the subdivision is adjacent to a stream, channel, or subject to periodic inundation by water.

(Ord. 766 §1, 1976; Ord. 714 §1(part), 1975)

16.20.075 - Additional survey and map information.

A.

As deemed necessary by the advisory agency, additional information may be required to be filed or recorded simultaneously with the parcel map.

B.

The additional information shall be in the form of a separate document or separate sheet, which shall indicate its relationship to the parcel map and shall contain a statement that the additional information is for informational purposes, describing conditions as of the date of filing, and is not intended to affect record title interest. The document or additional map sheet may also contain a notation that the additional information is derived from public records or reports and does not imply the correctness or sufficiency of those records or reports by the preparer of the document or additional map sheet.

C.

Additional survey and map information may include but need not be limited to sewage disposal areas, building setback lines, flood hazard zones, seismic lines and setbacks, geologic mapping, and archaeological sites.

(Ord. 1409 (part), 1988)

16.20.080 - Parcel map-Processing.

A.

Within twenty days after receiving the parcel map, the county surveyor shall examine the map and shall determine whether the following requirements are met:

(1)

The map is in proper form and technically correct, and all necessary survey information and other required information is shown thereon;

(2)

The subdivision as shown is substantially the same as it appeared on the tentative map and any approved alterations thereof;

(3)

All provisions of the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code) and of this title have been complied with; and

(4)

All conditions of tentative map approval and other provisions of law have been complied with.

B.

The subdivider shall make any corrections or changes required by the county surveyor until the parcel map is acceptable to the county surveyor.

C.

When the county surveyor is satisfied that the requirements set forth in subdivision (A) have been met, the county surveyor shall approve the map, sign the surveyor's certificate on map, and submit the map to the recorder for filing.

D.

The county surveyor may, on behalf of the county, accept or reject any dedications and offers of dedication that are made by a statement on the parcel map or by separate instrument pursuant to Section 16.20.070, subdivision (C) of this Code.

(Ord. 714 §1(part), 1975)

(Ord. No. 1914, §§ 1, 2, 12-16-2008)

A.

When any final map is presented to the recorder and is accepted by him, he shall so certify on the face thereof and shall fasten the same securely in a book of parcel maps which he shall keep in his office.

B.

The recorder may not have more than ten days to examine the parcel map before accepting or refusing it for filing.

C.

The charge for filing and for indexing by the recorder shall be the same as provided for subdivided land under Section 27372 of the Government Code.

D.

Upon acceptance by the recorder, the parcel map shall be a public record.

(Ord. 714 §1(part), 1975)

Chapter 16.24 - PROCEDURES FOR MINOR SUBDIVISIONS

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