All final and parcel maps for major subdivisions shall conform to the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and this title and also shall conform to the requirements specified in the city council resolution approving or conditionally approving the tentative map.
However, the provisions of Section 66473 of the Subdivision Map Act may be waived when the city council finds that nonconformity of a map is due to technical and inadvertent error which does not materially affect the validity of the map.
(Prior code § 16.20.010; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3125 § 1, 1977)
No final map shall be filed in the office of the county recorder until approved by the city council. The city council shall not approve a final map unless there is a valid tentative map for the subdivision. A final map may be filed for a portion of the land encompassed within an approved tentative map, provided the city council has approved such a filing in phases in its approval of the tentative map.
(Prior code § 16.20.020; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
As a condition precedent to the approval by the city council of any final map, all parcels of land shown thereon, and intended for any public use, shall be offered for dedication for public use except those parcels, other than streets, intended for the exclusive use of the lot owners in the subdivisions, their licensees, visitors, tenants and servants.
(Prior code § 16.20.030; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
In the event that a grant of an open space easement is to be made over any portion of the subdivision, the final map shall contain a certificate signed and acknowledged by those parties having any record title interest in the subdivided land granting such open space easement and stating the conditions of the grant.
(Prior code § 16.20.040; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
Unless otherwise provided in this title, a final map shall be prepared and filed pursuant to an approved tentative map for every major subdivision. In lieu of filing a final map, unless otherwise required by the Subdivision Map Act, a parcel map with a form and content in accord with Chapter 16.32 of this title may be filed pursuant to an approved tentative map when any of the following conditions prevail:
A. 
The land before division contains less than five acres, each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required by the city council.
B. 
Each parcel created by this division has a gross area of twenty acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway, and no dedication is required by the city council.
C. 
The land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway which comprises part of a tract of land zoned for industrial or commercial development and which has the approval of the city council.
D. 
Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of forty acres or more, or each is a quarter-quarter section or larger.
(Prior code § 16.20.050; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 4398, 03/23/93)
Every final map shall:
A. 
Contain a definite description of the land subdivided by references to recorded deeds, recorded maps, and official United States surveys. Reference to tracts, recorded deeds and recorded maps shall be spelled out, worded identically with original records, and show the book and page of records or map numbers;
B. 
Show the basis of bearings used, the relationship of said bearings to the true meridian, and the north point of said map shall appear on each sheet thereof;
C. 
Show the acreage of all parcels containing one acre or more to the nearest hundredth;
D. 
Clearly indicate, by description or a distinctive boundary line, any area subject to flooding at times of high tide or heavy rainfall, and state that such area is subject to flooding at times of high tide or heavy rainfall;
E. 
Show a solid line separating all private ways, easements and other rights-of-way not to be accepted as public streets and shown on said map from public streets and clearly designate their names and the manner in which the right is reserved or granted.
(Prior code § 16.20.060; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 4398, 03/23/93)
A. 
The final map shall show the centerline data, width and side lines of all easements to which the land is subject or to be subjected. If the easement is not definitely located on record, a statement as to the easement shall appear on the title sheet.
B. 
Easements for storm drains, sewers and other purposes shall be denoted by broken lines.
C. 
The easement shall be clearly labeled and identified and, if already of record, proper reference to the records given.
D. 
Easements being dedicated shall be so indicated in the certificate of dedication.
E. 
Easements for public utility companies shall be designated on the final map as "easements for public utilities."
(Prior code § 16.20.070; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
A. 
The final map shall show the centerlines of all streets; length, tangents, radii and central angles or radial bearings of all curves; the total width of each street; the width of the portion being dedicated; the width of existing dedication; and the width of each side of the centerline; also the width or rights-of-way of railroads, flood-control or drainage channels and any other easements existing or being dedicated by the map.
B. 
Surveys in connection with subdivision maps prepared pursuant to this chapter shall be made in accordance with standard practices and principles for land surveying. A traverse of the boundaries of the subdivisions and all lots and blocks shall close. Sufficient data shall be shown to determine readily the bearing and length of each line. Dimensions of lots shall be net dimensions, and no ditto marks shall be used.
C. 
Traverse sheets and work sheets showing the closure of the exterior boundaries and of each irregular block and lot shall be provided.
D. 
The final map shall also have indicated thereon the following:
1. 
Suitable primary survey control points:
a. 
Section corners,
b. 
Monuments (existing outside of subdivision);
2. 
Location of all permanent monuments within subdivision;
3. 
Ties to any city or county boundary lines involved;
4. 
Ties to and identification of adjacent subdivisions;
5. 
Required certificates.
(Prior code § 16.20.080; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
A. 
The lots shall be numbered and/or lettered consecutively, commencing with the number "1" or letter "A", with no omissions or duplications. In the case of successive subdivisions of the same basic name, the numbering may be successively extended from the previous subdivision bearing the same general name.
B. 
Each lot shall be shown entirely on one sheet.
(Prior code § 16.20.090; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 4398, 03/23/93)
A. 
Whenever the city engineer has established the centerline of a street or alley, such data shall be considered in making the surveys and in preparing the final map, and all monuments found shall be indicated and proper references made to field books or maps of public record, relating to the monuments. If the points were reset by ties, that fact shall be stated.
B. 
The final map shall show city boundaries crossing or adjoining the subdivision clearly and tied in.
(Prior code § 16.20.100; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
In addition to certificates and other material required by the Subdivision Map Act and this title, every final map shall bear the following certificates or endorsements:
A. 
A certificate by the city treasurer, where applicable, to the effect that there are no unpaid special assessments or bonds which may be paid in full shown by the records in their offices against the subdivision or any part thereof;
B. 
A certificate by the clerk of the board of supervisors that the provisions of Division 2, Title 7 of the Government Code have been complied with regarding deposits for taxes on the property within the subdivision;
C. 
Certificate of the county recorder as to the filing of the map;
D. 
A certificate signed and sealed by the engineer/surveyor in accordance with Section 66441 of the Subdivision Map Act;
E. 
A certificate signed by the city engineer in accordance with Section 66442 of the Subdivision Map Act;
F. 
A certificate signed by the secretary of the planning commission that the tentative map has been submitted to the planning commission for report and recommendation;
G. 
Endorsement by the city attorney of his approval of the map as to form;
H. 
A certificate signed by the city clerk attesting to the approval of the map by the city council and its acceptance, acceptance subject to improvement, or rejection on behalf of the public of all dedications shown thereon;
I. 
An owner's certificate as required by Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act which shall bear the signatures of all parties owning any record title interest in the land subdivided except those which have been omitted pursuant to Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act. The names of any parties who own interests described in Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act and who have not signed the owner's certificate shall be set forth in the owner's certificate together with a description of their respective interests and the reasons why they have not signed the certificate. All such signatures of owners and others, whether individuals or corporations, must be properly signed and acknowledged before a notary public. If a subdivision map is signed by a corporation, a certified copy of the resolution passed by the board of directors of such corporation authorizing that action may be required.
J. 
Where dedications are required, a certificate offering to dedicate interests in real property for specified public purposes in accord with Section 66439 of the Subdivision Map Act. The certificate shall be properly signed and acknowledged before a notary public and shall be signed by all parties having any record title interest in the real property being subdivided subject to the provisions of Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act. If any dedication or consent shown on a subdivision map is signed by a corporation, a certified copy of the resolution passed by the board of directors of such corporation authorizing that action may be required.
(Prior code § 16.20.110; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 4398, 03/23/93)
There shall be filed with the city engineer a subdivision guarantee from a qualified title insurance company which guarantees that the parties named therein are the only parties having any record title interest in the land subdivided. The title company shall, on the date the final map will be transmitted to the county recorder, present to the county recorder, pursuant to the requirements of Section 66465 of the Subdivision Map Act, a letter stating that at the time of filing of the final or parcel map in the office of the county recorder, the parties consenting to such filing are all of the parties having a record title interest in the real property being subdivided whose signatures are required by Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code, as shown by the records in the office of the recorder.
(Prior code § 16.20.130; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 4398, 03/23/93)
All final subdivision maps filed with or submitted to the city council shall be first submitted to the city attorney and approved as to form by him.
(Prior code Sec. 16.20.140; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
The affidavits, certificates, acknowledgments and approvals required or permitted by this chapter or the Subdivision Map Act to appear upon maps may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink in such a manner as will guarantee a permanent record in black upon the tracing cloth or polyester-base film. If ink is used on polyester-base film, the ink surface shall be coated with suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.
(Prior code § 16.20.150; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
When a soil report of the soil conditions within a subdivision has been prepared prior to the approval of the final map by the city engineer, that fact together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report shall be noted on the final map.
(Prior code § 16.20.160; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)