A. 
The title sheet of each map shall contain a title consisting of the words "Tract No." and the number of the division of land on a final map, or the words "Parcel Map No." and the number of division of land on a parcel map; also the words "in the City of Santa Clarita"; also except as provided in Section 16.31.020 (Reversion to Acreage—Title Sheet Information), a subtitle consisting of a description of all the property being divided, by reference to such map or maps of the property shown thereon, as shall have been previously filed or recorded in the office of the County Recorder or shall have been previously filed with the City Clerk pursuant to a final judgment in an action in partition, or shall have been previously filed in the office of the County Recorder under authority of Division 3 of Title 7 of the Government Code or by reference to the plat of any United States survey. When necessary for greater clarity or definiteness, supplemental reference may be made to any other map on file in the office of the County Recorder.
B. 
Each reference, in such description, to any division of land shall be spelled out and worded identically with the original record thereof, and must show a complete reference to a book and page of records of the County.
C. 
Upon such title sheet the certificate of the surveyor or engineer referred to in Section 66449 or 66441 of the Subdivision Map Act shall appear. Also upon such title sheet, or upon at least one (1) map sheet, shall appear the basis of bearings, making reference to a recorded subdivision map, County Surveyor's Map or other record acceptable to the City Engineer, or to a solar or Polaris observation.
D. 
Pursuant to Sections 66434 and 66445 of the Subdivision Map Act, certificates, affidavits and acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed upon the title sheet of the final map or parcel map with opaque ink. All stamped or written matter, including signatures, shall be so made with opaque ink that legible blue-line prints may be obtained therefrom.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
A. 
Upon the title sheet of each map filed for the purpose of reverting subdivided land to acreage, the subtitle shall consist of the words "A Reversion to Acreage of..." (insert a legal description of the land being reverted).
B. 
A parcel map may be used to revert to acreage land previously subdivided and consisting of four (4) or less contiguous parcels under the same ownership.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
A. 
On each final map shall be fully and clearly shown and identified such stakes, monuments or other evidence determining the boundaries of the subdivision as were found on the ground, together with sufficient corners of adjoining divisions of land, by lot and block number, subdivision name or number and place of filing, or by section, township and range, or other proper designation as may be necessary to locate precisely the limits of the subdivision.
B. 
The City Engineer may require that field survey be performed in order to establish the boundary of any final parcel map and shall examine such survey for compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and Land Surveyor's Act.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
The map on each sheet and the lettering thereon shall be so oriented that, with the north point direction away from the reader, the map may be read most conveniently from the bottom or lower right corner of such sheet, the binding edge to be at the left and lengthwise of the sheet, keeping in mind that the sheets are always on the right page of the map book, the left page being always blank.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
Each sheet of a final map or final parcel map, excepting the title sheet or sheets thereof, shall bear the main title of the map, the scale of the map, north point and sheet number, together with a designation of the relation, if any, between each sheet and each other sheet thereof.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
Additional information which does not affect record title interests shall be placed on a separate document or additional map sheet which shall indicate that it is for informational purposes and is not intended to affect record title interests. Such additional information may include, without limitation, building setback lines, flood hazard zones, seismic lines and setbacks, geologic mapping and archaeological sites. The final or final parcel map shall contain a notation of reference to the separate document or additional map sheet.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
In the event that the subdivider elects to number or letter the blocks in any division of land, all blocks therein shall be numbered or lettered in numerical or alphabetical order, respectively, commencing with the number "1" or the letter "A," and continuing without omission or duplication. Such numbers or letters shall be solid and of sufficient size and thickness as to be conspicuous on the map, and shall be so placed as not to obliterate any figure, dimension or course, and shall not be enclosed in any circle or other design. Except where necessitated by a scale sufficiently large to show all details clearly, no block shall be divided between two (2) or more sheets.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
In the event that the blocks of any division of land are numbered or lettered, the lots in each block therein shall be numbered beginning with the number "1" and continuing without omission or duplication in any such block. Otherwise, the lots shall be numbered beginning with the number "1" and continuing without omission or duplication throughout the entire division of land. No prefix or suffix nor combination of letter and number shall be used. Each lot shall be shown entirely on one (1) sheet.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
The bearing and length of each lot line, block line and boundary line shall be shown on the final map or final parcel map; provided, that when bearings and lengths of lot lines in any series of lots are the same, either the bearings or lengths may be omitted from each interior parallel lot line of such series. Each required bearing and length shall be shown in full, and no ditto mark or other designation of repetition shall be used. Bearings shall be shown to the nearest second and distances shall be shown to the nearest one one-hundredth (1/100) of a foot.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
Each map shall use a nearby bearing shown on a recording map or record of survey for its "Basis of Bearings" and shall express all measured and calculated bearing values in terms of said system. The angle of grid divergence from a true meridian (theta or mapping angle) and the north point of said map shall appear on each sheet thereof. Establishment of said basis of bearings may be by use of existing horizontal control stations or astronomic observations.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
The length, radius and total central angle or bearings of terminal radii of each curve and the bearing of each radial line to each lot corner on each curve, or the central angle of each segment within each lot, shall be shown thereon.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
Upon each lot containing an area of three-fourths (3/4) of an acre or more shall be designated the acreage of such lot shown to the nearest one one-hundredth (1/100) of an acre.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
Upon the final map or final parcel map shall be shown each City boundary line adjoining the division of land, and such line shall be clearly designated and tied in.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
A. 
1. 
Highway names within the boundaries of a division of land shown on a final map or final parcel map shall be submitted to the City Engineer for approval, and if duplicated elsewhere in the City or so nearly the same in spelling or pronunciation as to cause confusion, the City Engineer may require some other name.
2. 
Unless a name is so duplicated or confusing, it shall be the same as the name of any highway of which it is on line of extension, or the name to which said street or highway may be in the process of being changed.
B. 
Highways (except alleys or walks) extending approximately northerly and southerly shall be designated "avenue" and those extending approximately easterly and westerly shall be designated "street," except where such highway is on line of extension of a major or secondary highway or a highway of unusual prominence in the City highway system, and which bears an established name not conforming to this requirement, in which case the established name may be approved by the City Engineer.
C. 
Highways which materially change direction shall bear the name and suffix designated by the City Engineer as most closely conforming to a suitable house numbering system.
D. 
The word "avenue," "boulevard," "place," or other designation of any such highway, shall be spelled out in full.
E. 
The name of each newly dedicated portion of any highway shall be shown in or arrowed to such newly dedicated portion.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
A. 
There shall be shown upon each final map or final parcel map the centerline of each highway, street or way, the total width thereof, the width of that portion, if any, to be dedicated and, in the case of any existing highways, streets, or ways, the width thereof, and the width of each highway, street or way on each side of the centerline thereof. On each such centerline shall be shown the bearing and length of each tangent, and radius, central angle and length of each curve.
B. 
The final map or final parcel map shall show the width of each railroad right-of-way, flood control or drainage easement and each other easement, appearing on such map, whether previously of record or offered for dedication on such map.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
Upon a final tract map or parcel map shall be shown the centerline or side lines of each easement to be dedicated to the City or previously dedicated to the City, and those easements required to be shown by the approving authority to which the lots in the division of land are subject. In the event that such easement is not definitely located of record, a statement showing the existence of such easement shall be placed on the map. A statement showing the existence and purpose of all easements other than those of the City shall be placed on the map to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
The width of easements or the lengths and bearings of the lines thereof and sufficient ties thereto to definitely locate such easements with respect to a division of land shall be shown on the final map or final parcel map.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
Distances and bearings on the side lines of lots which are cut by easements shall be arrowed or so shown as to indicate clearly the actual length of each lot line.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
If an easement is being dedicated by a final map, it shall be properly set out in the owner's certificate of dedication on the map.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
If any portion of such land is subject to sheet overflow or ponding of local stormwater, or should the depth to groundwater be less than ten (10) feet from the ground surface, the City Engineer shall so inform the State Real Estate Commissioner.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
A. 
If any portion of the land within the boundaries shown on the tentative map of a division of land is subject to flood hazard, inundation or geological hazard, and the probable use of the property will require structures thereon, the approving authority may disapprove the map or that portion of the map so affected and require protective improvements to be constructed as a condition precedent to approval of the map.
B. 
Approvals of land subject to flood hazard shall comply with the current Federal floodplain management regulations.
C. 
If any portion of a lot or parcel of a division of land is subject to flood hazard, inundation or geological hazard, such fact and portion shall be clearly shown on a separate document or additional map sheet. A dedication of building-restriction rights over the flood hazard, inundation or geological hazard area may be required.
D. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to divisions of land in which each resultant parcel has a gross area of forty (40) acres or more or in which each resultant parcel has a gross area of forty (40) acres or more or is a quarter-quarter section of a government plat or larger.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
In the event that a dedication of right-of-way for storm drainage purposes is not required, the location of any watercourse, channel, stream or creek, flood hazard area or floodway shall be shown on a separate document or additional map sheet to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)
All lands that are designated as open space shall be designated on the final map as open space either as a dedicated separate lot or as a recorded easement to the City. This dedication/easement shall prohibit the construction of any structures and include provisions for the permanent maintenance, including brush abatement, by a homeowners' association or other entity to the satisfaction of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Director of Administrative Services, or the Director.
(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013)