(A) General.
(1) Final subdivision maps and parcel maps shall be based on a survey and shall conform to Map Act, Cal. Gov't Code § 66434 and any additional requirements of the City Engineer.
(2) Final subdivision maps and parcel maps shall be prepared by or under the direction of a land surveyor or civil engineer licensed to practice in the State of California. The California registration number of a registered civil engineer shall be 33965 or lower, pre-January 1982.
(3) The City Engineer may waive a requirement of this section regarding map contents and accompanying information if the City Engineer finds that the requirement is not applicable to the subdivision.
(B) Map form. The form of final subdivision maps and parcel maps shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The map shall be legibly drawn, printed, or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black of tracing cloth or polyester base film.
(2) If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be treated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.
(3) The size of each sheet shall be 18 inches by 26 inches.
(4) All dimensions shall be in feet and decimals of a foot.
(5) Marginal lines shall be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch.
(6) The exterior boundary of the land included within the subdivision shall be clearly indicated by distinctive symbols.
(7) The scale of the map shall be large enough to show all details clearly.
(8) Each sheet shall be numbered, the relation of one sheet to another clearly shown, and the total number of sheets shall be shown on each sheet.
(9) The tract number or name, scale and north arrow shall be shown on each sheet.
(C) Title sheet. The final subdivision map and parcel map shall include a title sheet with the following:
(1) The tract number or tract name of the subdivision.
(2) A general description of all property being subdivided by reference to subdivision or to sectional surveys. References to subdivisions shall be worded identically with original records, with references to the books and pages if the subdivisions are recorded.
(3) Affidavits, certificates, acknowledgments, endorsement, acceptance of dedication and notarial seals required by this chapter or the Map Act.
(4) The basis of bearings.
(5) A key map showing the proposed subdivision and surrounding subdivisions and streets located within one-quarter mile radius of the boundaries of the proposed subdivision.
(D) Map specifics. Final subdivision maps and parcel maps shall contain the following information:
(1) All survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate or retrace all monuments; interior and exterior boundary lines; bearings and distances of straight lines; radii, arc lengths, chord bearings and lengths for all curves; the centers of curves; and ties to existing monuments.
(2) The locations and names of streets.
(3) The locations and widths of pedestrian ways and bicycle paths.
(4) The location, size, and dimensions of public areas.
(5) The widths and side lines of all easements. If the easement is not definitely located and of record, a statement as to the easement shall appear on the title sheet. Easements shall be clearly labeled and identified and if already of record, precise reference to the records given. Easements being dedicated shall be identified in the certificate of dedication.
(6) Locations and widths of drainage channels.
(7) Location of selected flood lines and proposed flood control works.
(8) Locations and widths of railroad rights-of-way.
(9) Waivers of rights of access to and from streets and lots and other parcels of land.
(10) Locations and widths of lots to be conveyed to the city.
(11) Locations, widths and names of streets, alleys and pedestrian ways adjacent to the subdivision.
(12) The net dimensions of each lot. No ditto marks may be used. Sufficient data shall be shown to determine readily the bearing and length of each lot line. On lots containing one acre or more, the final map shall show net acreage to the nearest one-tenth of an acre.
(13) All lots numbered consecutively, commencing with the number "1" with no omissions or duplications, except for those lots to be conveyed for public use, which shall be lettered consecutively, commencing with the letter "A".
(14) Suitable primary survey control points including section corners and monuments existing outside of the proposed subdivision.
(15) The location of all permanent monuments within the proposed subdivision.
(16) Ties to and names of adjacent subdivisions.
(17) If a soil report has been required, this fact shall be noted on the map, together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report.
(18) All dimensions shall be in feet and decimals of a foot.
(19) If the map includes a designated remainder and the gross area is five acres or more, that remainder need not be shown on the map but only by deed reference.
(E) Certificates. Map title pages shall contain the following certificates as required by Map Act, Cal. Gov't Code §§ 66435 - 66443. Forms for certificates shall be provided by the City Engineer. The certificates may be combined when approved by the City Engineer.
(1) A certificate, signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title or interest in the real property subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the map.
(2) A certificate, signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title or interest in the land subdivided, offering for dedication rights of access to and from prescribed streets, lots, and parcels of land.
(3) A certificate of the registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor who prepared the survey and the map.
(4) A certificate for execution by the Community Development Director.
(5) A certificate for execution by the City Engineer and City Surveyor, if applicable.
(6) A certificate for execution by the County Recorder.
(7) Certificate of acceptance of dedication.
(8) Certificate for the construction of off-site and on-site improvements.
(Ord. 15-12, passed 12-15-2015)