Wasco Municipal Code Ch. 16.20 Final and Parcel Maps

Sections: 16.20.010 Filing with the city. 16.20.020 Map processing fees. 16.20.050 Size, format and materials of the map. 16.20.060 Form and content of map. 16.20.065 Reversion to acreage--Title sheet information. 16.20.070 Approval of the city engineer. 16.20.080 Action by the city council. 16.20.090 Taxes and assessments. 16.20.100 Improvement security and agreement. 16.20.110 Cash payment for drainage fees. 16.20.120 Subdivision guarantee. 16.20.130 Transmittal to county. 16.20.140 Subdivision improvement security.

Any time after the approval or conditional approval of the tentative subdivision map and prior to the expiration thereof the subdivider may file with the city engineer, or designated city official, the original and three prints of the final or parcel map completed in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title. Such map shall be accompanied by:

A. One eight-and-one-half-inch by eleven-inch reduced copy of the map;

B. Two eighteen-inch by twenty-four-inch bond copies of the map;

C. Three AutoCAD (or compatible) on three separate readable CDs or three e-mail copies of the map shall be provided to the city. This data is for government use and is not available to the general public in electronic format;

D. Five complete sets of improvement plans, (if necessary) including utility composites;

E. Current engineer’s estimate (estimated cost of all improvements);

F. Preliminary title report dated within thirty days of map submittal issued by a title insurance company with offices in the county in the name of the owner of the land, issued to or for the benefit and protection of the city, showing all parties whose consent is necessary and their interest therein, except where the land included in such subdivision is registered under the Land Registration Act; if the land is so registered, a copy of the certificate of title shall be furnished, certified;

G. Mathematical traverses, in a form acceptable to the city engineer, of the boundary of the division of land, block boundaries, not-a-part areas, centerline loops, each lot and parcel shown on the map, and all closures used in computing the distances, angles, and courses with ties to existing and proposed monuments. Closures shall be within the allowable limits specified in this title;

H. Other documents and design calculations as may be required or referenced on the map;

I. Two copies of the proposed deed restriction, if applicable;

J. Fee(s) for checking and processing the map and related documents as set forth in this title;

K. Complete copies of all deeds, recorded easements, and other maps referenced on the map or required for the interpretation of deeds referenced on the map;

L. Complete copies of all field-book pages referenced on the map;

M. A print of the most recent Assessor Map Book page or pages covering the proposed division of land (if needed);

N. A preliminary soils report. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

A. Where the city engineer processes a final or parcel map under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the subdivider shall pay a map processing fee to the city engineer in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. This fee, payable upon submission of the map, or a print thereof, for review by the city engineer or determination of compliance with Section 66492 of the Subdivision Map Act by the city, shall be the total of the following applicable fees:

Fees for checking and processing maps, improvement plans and related documents shall be in the amount prescribed by resolution of the city council.

If any deposit made is less than sufficient to pay all of the costs of plan checking inspection, the subdivider, upon demand of the city engineer, shall pay to the officer making the demand an amount equal to the deficiency. If the subdivider fails or refuses to pay such deficiency upon demand, the city may recover the same by action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Until such deficiency is paid in full the improvement shall be considered uncompleted.

B. Where the city engineer is required to check street improvement plans for a parcel or final map under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the subdivider shall pay a plan checking fee to the city in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. These fees, payable upon completion of the plans for checking by the city engineer, shall be based on estimated construction costs and number of resubmittals, and are based on the fee schedule as approved by resolution of the city council.

C. Recording fees and mileage of the officer making the recording shall be paid by the subdivider. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

The map which is filed shall be in full accord with the Subdivision Map Act. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

A. General. The map shall be accurately and legibly drawn in a professional manner in keeping with standard engineering practices. The map shall be prepared in conformance with the Map Act. Scale shall not be less than one hundred feet to the inch. When the commission has waived improvements in accordance with Section 16.32.030, the following certificate shall be ascribed on the map:

Pursuant to Section 66411.1 of the Subdivision Map Act, all improvements have been waived. Notice is hereby given that no building permit shall be issued until such time as improvements are completed in accordance with Chapter 16.32 of the Wasco Municipal Code.

B. When more than three sheets are used an index shall show the entire subdivision.

1. The title sheet of each map shall contain a title consisting of the words "Tract No." and the number of the
division of land on a final map, or the words "Parcel Map No." and the number of division of land on a parcel
map; also the words "in the City of Wasco"; also, except as provided in the section of this chapter, a subtitle
consisting of a description of all the property being divided, by reference to such map or maps of the
property shown thereon, as shall have been previously filed or recorded in the office of the county recorder
or shall have been previously filed with the city clerk pursuant to a final judgment in an action in partition, or
shall have been previously filed in the office of the county recorder under authority of Division 3 of Title 7 of
the Government Code or by reference to the plat of any United States survey. When necessary for greater
clarity or definiteness, supplemental reference may be made to any other map on file in the office of the
county recorder.

2. Each reference, in such description, to any division of land shall be spelled out and worded identically
with the original record thereof, and must show a complete reference to a book and page of records of the
county.

3. Upon such title sheet the certificate of the surveyor or engineer referred to in Section 66449 or 66441 of
the Subdivision Map Act shall appear. Also upon such title sheet, or upon at least one map sheet, shall appear
the basis of bearings, marking reference to a recorded subdivision map, county surveyor’s map or other
record acceptable to the city engineer, or to a solar or polaris observation.

4. Pursuant to Sections 66434 and 66445 of the Subdivision Map Act, certificates, affidavits and
acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed upon the title sheet of the final map or parcel map with
opaque ink. All stamped or written matter, including signatures, shall be so made with opaque ink that legible
blue-line prints may be obtained therefrom.

C. The names without abbreviations of all:

1. Proposed streets;

2. Adjoining streets;

3. Proposed public areas;

   4. Adjacent tracts, records of survey or parcel maps.

D. North Arrow and Scale.

1. North arrow and graphic scale used shall be shown on each sheet except the title sheet. The graphic
scale used shall not be less than one hundred feet to the inch.

2. The map on each sheet and the lettering thereon shall be so oriented that, with the North point direction
away from the reader, the map may be read most conveniently from the bottom or lower right corner of such
sheet, the binding edge to be at the left and lengthwise of the sheet, keeping in mind that the sheets are
always on the right page of the map book, the left page being always blank.

3. Each sheet of a final map or parcel map, excepting the title sheet or sheets thereof, shall bear the main
title of the map, the scale of the map, North point and street number together with a designation of the
relation, if any, between each sheet and each other sheet thereof.

4. Additional information which does not affect record title interests shall be placed on a separate
document or additional map sheet which shall indicate that it is for informational purposes and is not
intended to affect record title interests. Such additional information may include, without limitation, building
setback lines, flood hazard zones, seismic lines and setbacks, geologic mapping and archaeological sites. The
final or parcel map shall contain a notation of reference to the separate document or additional map sheet.

E. Lot Data.

1. All lots shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number one with no omissions or
duplications; provided, however, where the subdivision is a continuation of or an addition to an existing
subdivision being the same tract number, the lot number shall commence with the number immediately
following the last highest number of the existing subdivision and in all other respects conform to the
proceeding requirements. Each lot shall be shown entirely on one sheet. No block numbers shall be used. The
dimension of each lot shall be used. Lots shall show net acreage to the nearest hundredth or net square
footage to the nearest square foot. The last lot number shall be circled.

F. Survey Data.

1. All survey data shown on the map shall be determined by a field survey made in accordance with
standard practices and principles for land surveying.

2. A traverse of the boundaries of the tract and all blocks must close within a limit of error not to exceed
one foot in twenty thousand feet. A traverse of the interior lots of the tract must close within a limit of error
not to exceed one foot in ten thousand feet.

3. The bearing and length of each lot line, block line and boundary line shall be shown on the final map or parcel map; provided, that when bearings and lengths of lot lines in any series of lots are the same, either the bearings or lengths may be omitted from each interior parallel lot line of such series. Each required bearing and length shall be shown in full, and no ditto mark or other designation of repetition shall be used. Bearings shall be shown to the nearest second and distances shall be shown to the nearest one-hundredth of a foot.

   4. Each map shall use the California Coordinate system for its "basis of bearings" and shall express all measured and calculated bearing values in terms of said system. The angle of grid divergence from a true meridian (theta or mapping angle) and the North point of said map shall appear on each sheet thereof. Establishment of said basis of bearings may be by use of existing horizontal control stations or astronomic observations.

   5. The length, radius and total central angle or bearings of terminal radii of each curve and the bearing of each radial line to each lot corner on each curve, or the central angle of each segment within each lot, shall be shown thereon.

   6. Upon each lot containing an area of three-fourths of an acre or more shall be designated the acreage of such lot shown to the nearest one-hundredth of an acre.

   7. Upon the final map or parcel map shall be shown on each city boundary line crossing or adjoining the division of land, and such line shall be clearly designated and tied in.

   8. There shall be shown upon each final map or parcel map the centerline of each highway, street or way, the total width thereof, the width of that portion, if any, to be dedicated and, in the case of any existing highways, streets or ways, the width thereof, and the width of each highway, street or way on each side of the centerline thereof. On each such centerline shall be shown the bearing and length of each tangent and radius, central angle and length of each curve.

   9. The final map or parcel map shall show the width of each railroad right-of-way, flood control or drainage easement and each other easement appearing on such map, whether previously of record or offered for dedication on such map.

G. Flood and Geological Hazards.

1. If any portion of a lot or parcel of a division of land is subject to flood hazard, inundation or geological
hazard, such fact and portion shall be clearly shown on a separate document or additional map sheet. A
dedication of building-restriction rights over the flood hazard, inundation or geological hazard area may be
required.

2. In the event that a dedication of right-of-way for storm drainage purposes is not required, the location of any watercourse, channel, stream or creek, flood hazard area or floodway shall be shown on a separate document or additional map sheet to the satisfaction of the city engineer.

H. Monuments.

1. The map shall clearly describe and show the locations of stakes, monuments or other evidence found on the ground to determine the boundaries of the tract. The map shall identify and show the locations of all new monuments as required by Section 16.32.230.

I. Record of Easements.

1. The map shall show the location, width, and side lines of all easements to which the lots are subject. If an existing easement is not definitely located of record, a statement as to the easement shall appear on the title sheet. Public utility easements for storm drains, sewers, utilities, and other purposes shall be denoted by broken lines. Distance and bearings on the side lines of the lots which are cut by an easement shall be shown as to indicate clearly the actual lengths of the lot lines. The width of the easement shall be clearly labeled and identified, and, if already of record, proper reference to the records shall be given. Easements being dedicated shall be so indicated in the certificate of dedication.

J. Dedications.

1. All streets, alleys, access rights, drainage easements, public utility easements, and other easements and
parcels of land shown on the map as intended for public use shall be offered for dedication for public use in
accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and shall be properly set out in the owner’s certificate of dedication
on the map.

K. Reservations.

1. All property reserved for schools, fire stations, libraries, recreation facilities or other public uses shall be
shown on the map.

L. Certificates.

1. In addition to the certificates required by the Subdivision Map Act a certificate by the community
development director shall be required on the map as follows:

I hereby certify that this map substantially conforms to the tentative map as conditionally approved
by the Planning Commission on ________, 20.

_______________________________________

Community Development Director Date

City of Wasco

(Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

A. Upon the title sheet of each map filed for the purpose of reverting subdivided land to acreage, the subtitle shall consist of the words "A Reversion of Acreage of..." (insert a legal description of the land being reverted).

B. A parcel map may be used to revert to acreage land previously subdivided and consisting of four or less contiguous parcels under the same ownership. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

A. The city engineer shall examine all the documents as to conformity with the tentative map, as to the sufficiency of affidavits and acknowledgments, correctness of surveying data, mathematical data and computations, and such other matters as require checking to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and of this title.

B. Within twenty working days after date of receipt of the map, the city engineer shall either approve or return one copy of the map, improvement plans or other documents to the subdivider or his engineer showing the necessary corrections. On subsequent resubmittals to the city engineer, the subdivider shall submit corrected documents and plans in duplicate. The city engineer shall respond within ten working days approving or showing required corrections. At such time as the map, improvement plans, and other required documents are found to be in correct form and the matters shown thereon are sufficient, the city engineer shall endorse his approval thereon and transmit it to the city council for approval. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

Within the time limits set forth in the Map Act, the city council shall approve the map if it conforms to all the requirements of this title and the Map Act applicable at the time of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map and any rulings made thereunder, or, if it does not so conform, disapprove the map. If the city council does not approve or disapprove the map within the time prescribed in the Map Act, or any authorized extension thereof, and the map conforms to all the requirements and rulings, it shall be deemed approved, and the clerk of the city council shall certify its approval thereon. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

Prior to the filing of the map with the city council, the owner or subdivider shall file such certificates and such security and make sure payments as are required by Sections 66492, 66493 and 66494 of the Map Act shall comply fully with such provisions of law. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

A. The city council, as a condition precedent to the approval of the final map, shall require the subdivider to enter into a subdivision improvement completion agreement upon mutually agreeable terms to thereafter complete such improvements at the subdivider’s expense.

B. The city shall require that performance of such agreement be guaranteed by the security in accordance with Sections 16.32.260, 16.32.270 and 16.32.280. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

Prior to filing of the map, the subdivider shall make a cash payment for fees as provided for in Chapter 16.44. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

Before recording of the map, the subdivider shall obtain a dated subdivision guarantee from a company authorized to issue title insurance which shall guarantee the county and the city in a designated sum that, according to public records of matters affecting the title to the land contained in the subdivision, the only parties having any record title interest in the land whose signatures are necessary under the Map Act on the certificates consenting to the recordation of the map of the land and offering for dedication any streets, roads, avenues, and other easements offered for dedication of the map are as stated in the subdivision guarantee. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

When the subdivider has filed the subdivision improvement agreement and bond or other security with the city clerk and has made the deposits and cost payments required by the provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act and when such agreement, deposits, and/or security has been approved by the city attorney as to form and by the city engineer as to sufficiency, the map shall be transmitted by the city clerk of the county board of supervisors for ultimate transmittal to the county recorder. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).

Upon the furnishing by the contractor of the faithful performance and labor and material bonds required as part of an assessment proceedings, the improvement security of the subdivision may be reduced by an amount corresponding to the amount of such bonds so furnished by the contractor constructing/installing the improvements. (Ord. 617 §2 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 474, 2002).