A. Whenever any subdivision of land is platted or divided into lots or blocks, and whenever any addition to any subdivision is laid out into lots or blocks for the purpose of sale or transfer, the City Engineer, under the direction and with the approval of the City Council, may make an official map of the subdivision, giving to each block on the map a number, and to each lot or subdivision in the block a separate number or letter, and giving names to such streets, avenues, lanes, courts, commons or parks as may be delineated on the official map.
B. Any surveyor or engineer under the review of the City Engineer may prepare an official map to be filed for record as a certificate of compliance, pursuant to subdivisions (d) and (e) of the Government Code Section 66499.35 and Section 16.36.040.E. of this Code. The map shall be prepared in accordance with the map format specifications of subdivisions A to F, inclusive, of Section 66434 of the Subdivision Map Act and Section 16.08.030 of this Code except where noted otherwise in this Chapter.