Yuba City Municipal Code Art. 8 Final Map

Within the time period established in Section 8-2.610 of this chapter, a subdivider may have a final map prepared of the proposed subdivision, or any part thereof, in conformance with the tentative or vesting tentative map as approved or conditionally approved by the Planning Commission.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

Prior to or at the time of submitting the final map of a subdivision to the City Engineer, the subdivider shall also permit the following documents:

(a) Traverse sheets. Calculation and traverse sheets, in a form approved by the City Engineer, giving the bearings and distances and coordinates of the boundaries of the subdivision and the blocks and lots therein shown on the final map;

(b) Public improvement plans. The original tracings of detailed plans, cross-sections, and profiles as set forth in this chapter, and of all other improvements proposed to be installed as required by the provisions of this chapter, and of all other improvements proposed to be installed by the subdivider in, on, over, or under any street, right-of-way, easement, or parcel of land dedicated by the map or previously dedicated, including the estimated cost thereof, shall be filed with the City Engineer for his or her approval and signature. All such plans shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer. Plan sheets shall be 24 by 36 in., with a one-in. left margin. The original tracings, as corrected, shall be filed in the Office of the City Engineer;

(c) No-access rights. All no-access rights certificates shall be shown on the final map where required by the City Engineer;

(d) Design data. Design data assumptions and computations for property analysis in accordance with sound engineering practices shall be provided as required by the City Engineer;

(e) Reports and guarantees of clear title. The final map shall be accompanied by a current report prepared by a duly authorized title company naming the persons whose consent is necessary for the preparation and recordation of such map and for the dedication of the streets, alleys and other public places shown on the maps. As of the date of the preparation of the report it shall certify that the persons named in the report are all of the persons necessary to give clear title to such subdivision. At the time of recording such map, following approval, a guarantee shall be executed by a duly authorized title company and shall be filed with the County Recorder. This guarantee shall show that the persons consenting to the preparation and recordation of such map and offering for dedication the streets, alleys, and other public places shown thereon, are all of the persons necessary to pass clear title to such subdivision and the dedications shown thereon. This agreement shall also include the names of such persons;

(f) Agreement and bonds. The agreement and improvement security specified in Sections 8-2.809 of this article and Article 10 of this chapter; and

(g) Deed restrictions, bylaws and/or articles of incorporation. Two copies of all deed restrictions, bylaws and/ or articles of incorporation.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

At the time of filing a final map, the subdivider shall pay a copy fee and a recording fee as required for recordation of the map by the County Recorder.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

The final map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, shall be based upon a survey and shall conform to all of the following provisions:

(a) Materials. The map shall be legibly drawn, printed or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on tracing cloth or polyester base film. Certificates, affidavits and acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink. If ink is used on a polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility;

(b) Size and scale. The size of each sheet shall be 18 by 26 in. A marginal line shall be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one in. The scale of the map shall be sufficient to show all details clearly and in no case shall be greater than one in. equals 100 ft. nor less than one in. equals 50 ft. Sufficient sheets shall be used to accomplish this end. The number of each sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the map shall be stated on each of the sheets, and the relation of each adjoining sheet shall be clearly shown by the date of the survey, north point, written graphic scale and other information as necessary. The map shall be so made and shall be in such condition when filed that good legible prints and negatives can be made therefrom;

(c) Title. The title of each sheet of such final map shall consist of the approved name and unit number of the tract, if any, at the lower right-land corner of the sheet, followed by the words "City of Yuba City." Maps filed for the purpose of showing acreage land previously subdivided shall be conspicuously marked with the words "Reversion to Acreage";

(d) Coordinate system. Wherever the City Engineer has established a system of coordinates, then the survey shall be tied into such system. The adjoining corners of all adjoining lots shall be identified by lot and block numbers, subdivision name, and place of record or other proper designation;

(e) Subdivision boundaries. An accurate and complete boundary survey to second order accuracy shall be made of the land to be subdivided. A traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract, and of each block when computed from field measurements on the ground, shall close within a limit of one ft. to 10,000 ft. The boundary of the subdivision shall be indicated on the final map by a red-orange border applied to the reverse side of the tracing;

(f) Dimensions, bearings and curve data. The final map shall show all of the survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate all monuments thereon, including bearings and distances of straight lines and central angles, radii, arc lengths of curves and such information as may be necessary to determine the location of the centers of the curves;

(g) Lots and blocks. All lots and blocks and all parcels offered for dedication for any purpose shall be particularly delineated and designated with all dimensions, boundaries and courses clearly shown and defined in every case. Parcels offered for dedication or for special purposes other than for streets and easements shall be designated by letter. Sufficient linear, angular and curve data shall be shown to provide block, lot, and parcel which is a part thereof. Sheets shall be so arranged that no lot is split between two or more sheets, and, wherever practicable, blocks in their entirety shall be shown on one sheet. No ditto marks shall be used for dimensions. Lot numbers shall begin with the numeral "1" and continue consecutively throughout the tract, with no omissions or duplications;

(h) Streets. The map shall show the right-of-way lines of each street, the width of any portion being dedicated and widths of any existing dedications. The widths and locations of adjacent streets and other public properties within 50 ft. of the subdivision shall be shown. If any street in the subdivision is a continuation or approximately a continuation of any existing street, the conformity or the amount of nonconformity of such street to such existing streets shall be accurately shown. Whenever the center line of a street has been established or recorded, the data shall be shown on the final map;

(i) Easements. The side lines of all easements, including utility and new access easements, shall be shown by fine dashed lines. If any easement already of record cannot be definitely located, a statement of the existence, the nature thereof, and its recorder reference shall appear on the title sheet. Distances and bearings on the side lines of lots which are cut by an easement shall be narrowed or be so shown that the map will indicate clearly the actual lengths of the lot line. The widths of all easements, and sufficient ties thereto to definitely locate the same with respect to the subdivision, shall be shown. All easements shall be clearly labeled and identified. If an easement shown on the map is already of record, its recorded reference shall be given. If an easement is being dedicated by the map, it shall be set out in the owner's certificate of dedication;

(j) Monuments. The map shall fully and clearly show those stakes, monuments or other evidence used to determine the boundaries of the subdivision that were found on the ground and each adjacent corner of each adjoining subdivision, or portion thereof, by lot and block number, tract name or number, and place of record, by section, municipality, and range or by other proper designation. Any monument or benchmark, as required by this chapter, that is disturbed or destroyed before the acceptance of all improvements shall be shown on the final map:

(1) The location of all monuments placed in making the survey. If any points were reset by ties, that fact shall be stated;

(2) Concrete monuments depressed below the street grade with a cast iron ring and cover of a type approved by the City Engineer shall be set at intersections of street center line tangents or offsets therefrom, or as required by the City Engineer. The exact location of all such monuments shall be shown on the final map;

(3) All lot corners shall be permanently monumented; and

(4) All monuments shall be set prior to the acceptance of the public improvements by the City Council;

(k) Certificates, acknowledgments and descriptions. The title sheet of the map, below the title, shall show the name of the engineer or surveyor, together with the date of the survey, the scale of the map and the number of sheets. The following certificates, acknowledgments and descriptions shall appear on the title sheet of the final map, and such certificates may be combined where appropriate:

(1) Certificates by parties holding title. A certificate in accordance with the provisions of the State Subdivision Map Act;

(2) Dedication certificates. A certificate in accordance with the provisions of the State Subdivision Map Act;

(3) Engineer's certificates. A certificate in accordance with the provisions of the State Subdivision Map Act;

(4) Certificates to be executed. Certificates for execution by each of the following:

(i) The City Engineer;

(ii) The City Clerk;

(iii) The Planning Director; and

(l) Description of property. A description of all property being subdivided by reference to maps or deeds of the property shown thereon as shall have been previously recorded or filed shall be filed with the final map. Each reference in such description to any tract or subdivision shall show a complete reference to the book and page of records of the County Recorder. The description shall also include a reference to any vacated area with the number of the ordinance vacating the area.

(m) Certificates regarding tax liens. Prior to the filing of the final map with the Council, the subdivider shall file the certificate and documents set forth in the State Subdivision Map Act, or any amendments thereto, relating to taxes and assessments, including the division of assessments.

(n) Other affidavits, certificates and the like. Such other affidavits, certificates, acknowledgments, endorsements and notarial seals as are required by law and by this article shall be filed.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

The public improvement agreement shall provide for a certificate of insurance in the terms and amount as approved by the City Attorney naming the City as additionally insured.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

Upon the receipt of the final map and other data submitted therewith, the City Engineer shall examine the same to determine that the subdivision as shown is substantially the same as it appeared on the tentative map and any approved alterations thereof, that all the provisions of this chapter and the State Subdivision Map Act applicable at the time of the approval of the tentative map have been complied with, and that he or she is satisfied that the map is technically correct. If the City Engineer shall determine that the final map is not in full conformity with the tentative map, he or she shall advise the subdivider of the changes or additions that shall be made to provide conformity and shall afford the subdivider an opportunity to make such changes or additions. If the City Engineer shall determine that full conformity therewith has been made, he or she shall so certify on the map and shall transmit the map to the City Clerk, together with any documents which may have been filed therewith, for presentation to the Council.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

The Planning Director shall examine the final map and determine if the map is in substantial conformance with the tentative map approved by the Planning Commission and, upon such finding, shall execute the appropriate certificate on the map.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

At its first regular meeting following the filing of the final map with the City Clerk, as set forth in Section 8-2.806 of this article, the Council shall consider the map, the plan of subdivision and the offers of dedication. If the Council determines that the map is in conformity with the requirements of this chapter and that it is satisfied with the plan of subdivision, it shall approve the map. At the time the Council approves a final map, it shall also accept, subject to improvement or reject any offer of dedication. The City Clerk shall certify on the map the action by the Council.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

If, at the time of the approval of the final map by the Council, any public improvements required by the City pursuant to the provisions of this chapter have not been completed and accepted in accordance with the City standards applicable at the time of the approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, the Council, as a condition precedent to the approval of the final map, shall require the subdivider to enter into an agreement with the City upon mutually agreeable terms, to thereafter complete such improvements at the subdivider's expense. Such agreement shall be secured by improvement security in the amount and form set forth in Article 10 of this chapter.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

If the Council shall determine either that the final map is not in conformity with the requirements of this chapter or that it is not satisfied with the plan of subdivision, it shall disapprove the map, specifying its reason therefor, and the City Clerk shall, in writing, advise the subdivider of such disapproval and of the reason or reasons for such disapproval. No final map shall have any force or effect until it has been approved by the Council, and no offer of dedication shall be accepted until the City Clerk has recorded the map with the County Recorder.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

After Council approval of the final map, as set forth in Section 8-2.808 of this article, the City Clerk shall transmit the map to the County Recorder unless any part of the subdivision is subject to a lien for taxes or special assessments not yet payable. In the case where such a lien exists, the map shall be set by the City Clerk to the Clerk of the County Board of Supervisors for ultimate transmittal to the County Recorder.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)