The final map shall be in accordance with the tentative map as approved and the form and content thereof shall be in conformity with the map act and the following requirements:
(a) 
The scale of the map shall be no smaller than one inch equals one hundred feet. There must appear on each map sheet the scale, the north point, and the basis of bearings. The basis of bearings and the scale shall be that approved by the Director of Public Works. If more than three (3) sheets are used, a key diagram shall be included on the first sheet.
The boundary of the subdivision shall be designated by a colored line applied over India ink in such a manner as not to obliterate figures or other data. All lines shown on the map which do not constitute a part of the subdivision, and any area enclosed by such lines shall be labeled "not a part of this subdivision." The map shall be so made and shall be in such condition when filed that good legible prints and negatives can be made therefrom.
(b) 
Certificates, affidavits and acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink. Signatures shall be in opaque black ink.
(c) 
The title sheet shall contain the subdivision number, conspicuously placed at the top of the sheet and the location of the property being subdivided with reference to maps which have been previously recorded, or by reference to the plat of a United States survey. A subdivision name may be added below the subdivision number. In case the property included in the subdivision lies partly in unincorporated territory and partly within the City of Hercules the following words shall be used: "Lying within the County of Contra Costa and partly within the City of Hercules"
(d) 
The following certificates, acknowledgements and description shall appear on the title sheet:
(1) 
Owner's certificate and acknowledgement and offer or offers of dedication, if any.
(2) 
Certificate of the City Clerk of approval by the City Council and acceptance or rejection of offer or offers of dedication, if any.
(3) 
Certificate of approval of the Director of Public Works.
(4) 
Certificate of engineer with his registered engineer's number or of surveyor with his licensed land surveyor's number.
(5) 
A description of all the property being subdivided, by reference to such maps or deeds of the property shown thereon as shall have been previously recorded or filed. Each reference in such description to any tract or subdivision shall be spelled out and worded identically with the original record thereof and must show a complete reference to the book and page of records of the county. The description shall also include reference to any vacated area with the number of the ordinance of vacation thereof.
(6) 
Such other affidavits, certificates, acknowledgements, endorsements and notarial seals as may be required by the City.
(e) 
(1) 
Easements for roads or streets, parks, storm water drainage, sanitary sewers, or other public use as may be required by the city or a public agency, shall be dedicated to the public for future acceptance by a public agency, and the use shall be specified on the map.
(2) 
Easements for an existing or proposed utility installation for the use of a private or non-governmental agency shall not be shown on the map unless there is recorded conveyance to such individual or corporation, except as provided in (4) of this section.
(3) 
All easements of record shall be shown on the map, together with the name of the grantee and sufficient recording data to identify the conveyance, e.g., Recorder's Serial Number and date, or book and page of official records.
(4) 
Easements not disclosed by the records in the office of the County Recorder and found by the surveyor or engineer to be existing, shall be specifically designated on said map, identifying the apparent dominant tenements for which said easement was created.
(5) 
All easements required to be shown on the final map shall be designated by dashed lines with the widths, lengths and bearings of record.
(6) 
City boundaries which cross or join the subdivision shall be clearly designated.The adjoining corners of all adjoining subdivisions shall be identified by subdivision number or name when not identified by official number, and reference to the book and page of the filed map showing such subdivision; and if no such subdivision is adjacent, then by the name of the owner and reference to the recorded deed by book and page number for the last recorded owner of such adjacent property.
(f) 
The map shall show all survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate all monuments and to locate and retrace any and all interior and exterior boundary lines appearing thereon. Bearings and distances of straight lines, and radii and arc lengths for all curves, and such information as may be necessary to determine the location of the centers of curves shall be included. The map shall particularly define, delineate and designate all lots and blocks and all parcels offered for dedication for any purpose with all dimensions, minimum lot sizes, boundaries and courses clearly shown and defined in every case. Parcels offered for dedication other than for streets or easements shall be designated by number. Sufficient linear, angular and curve data shall be shown to determine readily the bearing and length of the boundary lines of the subdivision, and of the boundary lines of every block, lot and parcel which is a part thereof. All lots and wherever practicable blocks in their entirety shall be shown on one sheet. Arc lengths, radii and total delta or radial bearings of each curve shall be shown. Where lot corners are rounded at street intersections, the tangents shall be shown.
(i) 
The map shall show fully and clearly what stakes, monuments or other evidence to determine the boundaries of the subdivision were found on the ground; and each adjacent corner of each adjoining subdivision or portion thereof, by lot and block numbers, subdivision name or number, and place of record, or by section, township and range, or other proper designation, shall be shown and identified on the map. The following required monuments shall be shown on the map:
(1) 
The location and size of all monuments placed in making the survey, and if any points were reset by time, that fact shall be stated.
(2) 
The exact location of all monuments set at intersections of street center line tangents or offsets therefrom shall be shown on the map.
(j) 
When a soil report has been prepared, the certificate required by Section 66434(1) of the Map Act shall be noted on the map.
The final map shall be accompanied by the following documents, which shall be approved by proper authorities before the final map is approved by the City Council.
(a) 
Three sets of improvement plans and accompanying documents prepared under the direction of a registered civil engineer, licensed by the State of California, showing the complete plans, profiles and details for all street work, drainage channels and structures, retaining walls or other improvements to support cut slopes and embankments, bridges, the location of underground utilities which may control the location and elevation of storm drains and culverts, and sidewalks, fences, if required, gates, driveways, if constructed in conjunction with subdivision improvements, structures and drainage facilities to control slides, location of street lights, sanitary sewers and other improvements which may be required to complete the work.
If the improvement plans include three (3) or more sheets, a key map showing the streets, lots, street names, storm drains, the area covered by each sheet of the plans, and a list showing the sheet numbers of the plans and of the profiles for streets and storm drains, shall be included on the first sheet of the plans.
The plans and profiles shall be submitted on uniform size sheets, twenty-four inches (24") by thirty-six inches (36") overall dimension. A border shall be provided with one and one-half inches (1 1/2") along the twenty-four inch (24") dimension on the left hand side of the sheet, and a one-half inch (1/2") border on the other three (3) sides. The sheet shall be provided with a suitable title block in the lower right hand corner. The plans shall be drawn on a scale of one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet, or another engineer's scale as approved by the Director of Public Works. The scales for various portions of the drawings and the north point where applicable, shall be shown on all sheets. Reference may be made to city subdivision improvement standards in lieu of duplicating the drawings thereon.
Supplementary plans and documents to accompany improvement plans shall include:
(1) 
Grading plans and specifications.
(2) 
Hydraulic computations as required by the Director of Public Works.
(3) 
Structural computations as required by the Director of Public Works,
(4) 
Other supporting (engineering) calculations as required by the Director of Public Works relative to private streets, industrial subdivisions and proposed variations.
(b) 
Subdivision agreement guaranteeing the completion of construction of improvements required by the subdivision ordinance and approved plans within a specified time, and payment therefor.
The subdivision agreement shall guarantee that all street and storm drain improvements and equipment deemed necessary for the use of such subdivision or the proper drainage thereof and including, but not limited to, street surfacing, sidewalks, curbs, culverts, bridges, and storm drains shall be free from defects of material or workmanship and shall perform satisfactorily for a period of at least one (1) year from and after acceptance of such improvements as complete.
The subdivider shall agree to repair any defects in any such improvements and to replace any defective improvement which cannot be repaired and which occur or arise within said one-year period at his own expense.
(c) 
Either cash deposit or acceptable surety equivalent to the estimated cost of construction of the improvements, guaranteeing performance of work and repair of any defects in the improvements which occur within one (1) year of the acceptance of the work as complete, payment for labor and materials, and any other claims that may arise as a result of the improvement work, as set forth in the subdivision agreement. Upon acceptance of the improvements as complete, a new surety guaranteeing repair of any defective work may be substituted for the above surety. The amount of the new surety shall be not less than 15% of the estimated cost of the construction of the improvements, and shall be retained for the one-year warranty period.
(d) 
A letter from the County Tax Collector showing all payable taxes paid, and a bond for payment of taxes, then a lien but not yet payable, as required by the Map Act.
(e) 
Evidence of cash payment of all fees required for the checking and filing of maps, plans, inspection of the construction and payment for street signs furnished and installed by the city, fire hydrant rental fees and lighting fees, if any.
(f) 
A guaranty of title or letter from a title company authorized by the laws of California to write the same, certifying that the signatures of all persons whose consent is necessary to pass a clear title to the land being subdivided and all acknowledgments thereto appear on the proper certificates and are correctly shown on the map, both as to consents as to the making thereof and affidavits of dedication where necessary. The guaranty shall be listed for the benefit and protection of the city.
(g) 
Deed for easements or rights-of-way required for road or drainage purposes which have not been dedicated on the final map.
(h) 
Written evidence acceptable to the Director of Public Works in the form of rights of entry or permanent easements across private property outside of the subdivision permitting or granting access to perform necessary construction work and permitting the maintenance of the facility.
(i) 
Agreements, acceptable to the city, executed by the owners of existing utility easements within proposed road rights-of-way, consenting to the dedication of the road or consenting to the joint use of the right-of-way as may be required by the city for the public use and convenience of the road.
(j) 
Three copies of all proposed deed restrictions.
(k) 
Three copies of a soil report unless waived by the Director of Public Works. If the Director of Public Works or his designated representative, determines that the report is complete and that the recommended action and procedures contained in the report are likely to prevent structural damage to buildings, structures or improvements to be constructed within the subdivision, he shall accept the report and shall certify on the final map that a soil report has been prepared, together with the date of the report and the name of the soil engineer preparing the report and shall state that the report is on file in the Public Works Department. The recommended actions and procedures contained in the report shall become a condition of approval and shall be incorporated in the development of the subdivision.
(a) 
Three sets of prints of the final map and certificate sheets shall be submitted to the Public Works Department for checking purposes before the certificates on the original tracings are executed. The preliminary prints shall be accompanied by the documents required by Sec. 10-2.402 and traverse sheets prepared by the subdivider's engineer, showing the mathematical closure of the exterior boundaries around the subdivision and the interior lots or blocks. The error of closure in traverse around the subdivision and around the interior lots or blocks shall not exceed one part in ten thousand.
(b) 
At the time of such submission all fees as set by resolution of the City Council shall be paid.
(c) 
The Public Works Department shall note the required corrections, if any, on the prints and return them to the engineer for final revision of the map. The Director of Public Works shall check it as to conformity with the approved tentative map and any requirements imposed as a condition to the acceptance of such map, including correctness or surveying data, plans, profiles and specifications for improvements, certificates of dedication, acceptances of dedication and acknowledgments and such other matters as require checking to insure compliance with the provisions of law and of this Chapter. If the final map is in the correct form prescribed by the Map Act and this Chapter and the matters shown thereon are sufficient, their correctness shall be certified on the map by the Director of Public Works in the form prescribed by the Map Act.
(d) 
The Public Works Department shall review the improvement plans and documents accompanying the improvement plans and upon completion of such review shall advise the subdivider's engineer of the required revisions, if any. Ten sets of the corrected plans and any additional sets requested by the Public Works Department for distribution to interested public agencies and utilities shall then be submitted to the Public Works Department for distribution. One (1) set of the corrected plans reviewed by the Public Works Department and with the review and date noted thereon, shall be returned to the subdivider's engineer.
Requests by the subdivider for review of minor revisions appearing necessary or desirable during construction shall be submitted to the Public Works Department and shall be accompanied by three (3) sets of revised drawings showing the proposed revision. The Public Works Department shall pass upon such requests and, if approved, shall return one (1) copy of such drawing bearing evidence of review to the subdivider's engineer.
Appeal to the City Council may be made within fifteen (15) working days on any condition specified by the Public Works Department relative to the improvement plans and not agreed to by the subdivider. In the event of such appeal the City Clerk shall set the matter for hearing before the Council and shall give at least five (5) days written notice of the hearing to the subdivider. At such hearing the subdivider shall show cause why the conditions specified by the Public Works Department should not be met. Such hearing may, by the Council, be continued from time to time, and its determination shall be final and conclusive.
(e) 
The other documents accompanying the final map as required by Section 10-2.402 shall be reviewed by the appropriate departments of the City and their approval shall be a condition precedent to the approval of the final map by the City Council.
After approval of the final map and all accompanying documents, the original tracing of the final map and two sets of prints, corrected to its final form and signed by all parties required by the Map Act and this Chapter to execute the certificates on the map, and the approved accompanying documents shall be filed with the City Clerk. Filing and recording of the final map shall be within twenty four (24) months after approval or conditional approval of the tentative map or maps, provided that the City Council may grant an extension of time for filing and recording the final map to a date not later than one (1) year from the date of the end of the original twenty four (24) months period. No such extension of time shall be granted unless the application therefor is made prior to the expiration of the original twenty four (24) months period, or, in the event of a previous extension, prior to the end of such period of extension.
A subdivider may elect to file a final map for all or part of the approved tentative map in which case each final map which constitutes a part, or unit, of the approved tentative map shall provide for the construction of such improvements as may be required to constitute a logical and orderly development of the whole subdivision by units.
The City Clerk shall present the final map to the City Council at its next meeting following the filing thereof with the City Clerk. The City Council at such meeting or within ten (10) working days thereafter shall approve the final map if the same conforms to all the requirements of the Map Act and of this Chapter. The time limit for the approval of such map may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the City Council. At the time of approval, the Council shall also accept or reject any and all offers of dedication. On the execution by the subdivider or his agent of the subdivision agreement and the posting of the bond or the deposit of money or negotiable bonds required by this Chapter, the map or such subdivision forthwith shall be approved and accepted for recording.
Title to property the dedication of which has been accepted shall not pass until the final map is duly recorded under the provisions of the Map Act and of this Chapter. If, at the time the final map is approved, any offers of dedication are rejected, the offer of dedication shall be deemed to remain open and shall not be subject to revocation, and the City Council may by resolution at any later date and without further action by the subdivider, rescind its action and accept such offers of dedication, which acceptance shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
The final map shall be recorded within the time limit set forth in Section 10-2.404. The subdivider shall present to the Recorder the evidence of title required by the Map Act.