The form, contents, accompanying data and filing of the final map and parcel map shall conform to the provisions of this chapter. The final map or parcel map shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor.
(Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
A. 
Multiple final or parcel maps relating to an approved or conditionally approved tentative map may be filed prior to the expiration of the tentative map if the subdivider, at the time the tentative map is filed, informs the Community Development Director of the subdivider’s intention to file multiple final or parcel maps on the tentative map. In providing the notice, the subdivider shall not be required to define the number or configuration of the proposed multiple maps. The proposed phasing shall be reviewed by the advisory agency as part of the tentative map review and approval.
B. 
The filing of a final or parcel map on a portion of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall not invalidate any part of the tentative map. Each final or parcel map which constitutes a part, or unit, of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall have a separate subdivision number. For a phased final map, the subdivision improvement agreement executed by the subdivider shall provide for the construction of improvements as required by the City Engineer to constitute a logical and orderly development of the whole subdivision. For a phased parcel map, the advisory agency may impose reasonable conditions related to filing multiple parcel maps.
C. 
The filing of any phased final or parcel map shall not extend the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map to which the final or parcel map relates, except as provided in the Subdivision Map Act, including Government Code Section 66452.6(a).
(Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
The form of the final map or parcel map shall conform to the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and as follows:
A. 
The final map or parcel map shall be legibly drawn, printed or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on polyester-base film. Statements, affidavits and acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink. If ink is used on polyester-based film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.
B. 
The size of each sheet shall be eighteen (18) by twenty-six (26) inches. The scale of the map shall be one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet or less, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
C. 
All printing or lettering on the map shall be a minimum of one-eighth (1/8) inch in height, unless done in type, then lettering shall be a minimum of one-tenth (1/10) inch in height, and of such shape and weight as to be readily legible on print reproductions.
(Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
The contents of the final or parcel map shall conform to the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and as follows:
A. 
Title Block. Each sheet of the map shall contain a title, consisting of the subdivision number, but no commercial name or title shall appear on the map as a designation. Below the number shall appear “City of Dublin, Alameda County, California,” the name of the surveyor or firm, county and state, the scale and date. If the subdivision is a condominium project, the statement “A Condominium Project” or “For Condominium Purposes” shall appear beneath the subdivision number.
B. 
Title Sheet. The title sheet shall show the title block; owner’s certificate; acknowledgements; surveyors’ certificate; City Engineer’s certificate; County Recorder’s certificate; language stating: “A subdivision of,” being the name and legal designation of the subdivision in which the survey is located and any other statements or notes that are required.
C. 
Map Sheet. Every sheet comprising the map shall show the title block, north arrow, legend, basis of bearings, sheet number and number of sheets comprising the map.
D. 
Exterior Boundary. The exterior boundary of the land included within the subdivision shall be indicated by the following symbol: a long line (minimum one-half (1/2) inch in length) followed by three (3) short lines (maximum one-eighth (1/8) inch each in length).
E. 
Lot and Parcel Numbers. Lots or parcels shall be numbered in numerical order starting from numeral “1” and continue consecutively throughout the map, with no omissions or duplications. Circles, squares or other geometrical figures shall not be drawn around the letter or numbers. Each block shall be shown entirely on one (1) sheet; each lot or parcel shall be shown entirely on one (1) sheet, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
F. 
Lands for Public Use or for Private Use—Designations. The map shall particularly define, delineate and designate all lots or parcels intended for sale or reserved for private purposes; all parcels offered for dedication for any purpose, public or private; and any private streets, with all dimensions, boundaries and courses clearly shown and defined in every case. Dimensions of lots or parcels shall be given as the net dimensions only to the boundaries of adjoining streets that will be accepted for dedication or where the street is held in fee by the city. No ditto marks shall be used. Parcels offered for dedication but not accepted, as well as common parcels offered for private use, shall be designated by letter, and private streets offered but not accepted for dedication shall be labeled “Private Street.”
G. 
Lands for Public Use—Offer of Dedication. All parcels of land shown on any map and intended for any public use shall be offered for dedication for public use except those parcels, other than streets, which are intended for the exclusive use of the lot owners in the subdivision, their licensees, visitors, and tenants.
H. 
Streets—Side Lines—Widths. The map shall show the monument lines and side lines of all streets, the total width of all streets, the width of the portion being dedicated and the width of existing street, and the widths each side of the monument line, also the width of railroad rights-of-way appearing on the map.
I. 
Easements—Descriptions. The map shall show the side lines of all easements to which the lots are subject. Easements shall be clearly labeled and identified, and if already of record, the record reference given. If any easement of record is not definitely located, a statement of the easement shall appear on the title sheet. The width, lengths and bearings of the lines showing the easements shall be sufficient to definitely locate the easement with respect to the subdivision. If the easement is being dedicated by the map, it shall be properly set out in the owner’s certificate of dedication.
J. 
Dedications. Dedications or offers of dedication shall be made either by certification on the map or by separate instrument. If dedications or offers of dedication are made by separate instrument, the dedication or offers of dedication shall be shown on the map and shall be recorded concurrently with, or prior to, the map being filed for record.
K. 
Street Names. The names of all streets, alleys or highways within or adjoining the subdivision shall be shown. In order to avoid duplication, names to be used on new streets shall be subject to the approval of the Community Development Director. If any designation by number, they shall be spelled out completely, using hyphens in such forms as “Twenty-Third Street.” The words “avenue,” “boulevard,” “place,” etc., shall be spelled out in full.
L. 
Certificates, Statements, and Acknowledgements. All certificates, statements and acknowledgements shall be made as required by Government Code Section 66433 et seq. for final maps and by Government Code Section 66444 for parcel maps.
M. 
Scale, North Point, and Basics of Bearings. There shall appear on each map sheet the scale, the north point, and the basis of bearings based on Zone III of the California coordinates, and the equation of the bearing to true north. The basis of bearings shall be approved by the City Engineer.
N. 
Linear, Angular and Radial Data. Sufficient linear, angular and radial data shall be shown to determine the bearings and lengths of monument lines, street centerlines, the boundary lines of the subdivision, the boundary lines on every lot and parcel which is a part of the subdivision, and ties to existing monuments used to establish the boundary. Arc length, radius and total central angle and radial bearings of all curves shall be shown. Ditto marks shall not be used in the dimensions and data shown on the map.
O. 
Adjoining Properties. 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 page number for the last recorded owner of such adjacent property.
P. 
City Boundaries. City boundaries which cross or join the subdivision shall be clearly designated.
Q. 
Monuments. The final map or parcel map shall show the location and description of all stakes, monuments or other markers found on the ground or placed in making the survey of the subdivision and in determining the boundaries thereof, with references sufficient for relocation. Whenever the City Engineer has established the centerline of a street or alley adjacent to or in a proposed subdivision, the data shall be shown on the final or parcel map indicating all monuments found and making reference to a field book or map. If the points were reset by ties, the courses and detail of relocation data shall be shown.
(Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
Upon approval of the tentative tract map or tentative parcel map, prints of the final map or parcel map shall be submitted to the City Engineer for his or her examination for conformance to the approved tentative map, local ordinance, and the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 1-91 § 1 (8-6.13). Formerly 9.24.140; Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
The following data and material shall be provided with the final map or parcel map submittal to the City Engineer by the subdivider or his or her agent. This list can be modified at the City Engineer’s discretion.
A. 
A survey providing latitudes and departures and coordinates of the boundary, blocks, lots, or parcel and monument lines of the subdivision, unless a compiled parcel map is submitted in accordance with Section 9.20.030.
B. 
A minimum three (3) sets of prints of the map.
C. 
A copy of the record owner deed and/or those deeds used in the survey, i.e., senior, adjoiners and easements.
D. 
Current title report, showing the legal owners at the time of submittal of the final or parcel map and showing any deeds of trust.
E. 
Plans, cross-sections, profiles and specifications of the street improvements, grading, drainage facilities, water, sanitary sewer improvements, stormwater management and erosion and sediment control measures or structures and related drawings and specifications as the City Engineer may require. The plans and drawings shall be drawn to a scale not to exceed one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet horizontal and one (1) inch equals four (4) feet vertical, unless prior approval is granted by the City Engineer. Plans and drawings shall be in the form specified by the City Engineer and shall be signed by a registered civil engineer.
F. 
The tracing of the map shall contain original signatures and shall be submitted for certification when notified by the City Engineer.
G. 
The submittal of a parcel map or final map for a common interest development within the meaning of Section 1350 et seq. of the State Civil Code shall include the proposed declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions containing the provisions described in Section 1353 of the Civil Code, and all other governing documents for the subdivision as are appropriate pursuant to Section 1363 of the Civil Code. The submittal of a parcel map or final map for all subdivisions other than a common interest development shall include any proposed declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions. All documents shall be subject to review and approval by the Community Development Director, City Engineer, and City Attorney.
H. 
Any additional data or material as required by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 1-91 § 1 (8-6.14). Formerly 9.24.150; Ord. 4-96 § 9; Ord. 5-96 § 1 (part); Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
A. 
Agreement Required. Unless all required improvements have been completed and have been accepted by the city, prior to the approval of the final map by the City Engineer, the subdivider shall execute and file an agreement with the city to install all the required improvements, specifying the period within which subdivider shall complete improvements to the satisfaction of the city and providing that, if subdivider fails to complete the work within the specified period, the city may complete same and recover the full cost and expense thereof from the subdivider. The agreement shall also provide for inspections of improvements by the City Engineer and reimbursement of the city by the subdivider for the cost of such inspections. The agreement shall also provide the city with the right to modify plans and specifications at the subdivider’s expense. The agreement may provide for progress payments to the subdivider from any deposit money which the subdivider made in lieu of providing a surety bond or instrument of credit, as provided by subsection B of this section. No such progress payment shall be made for more than ninety percent (90%) of the value of any installment of work, and each such installment of work shall be completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
B. 
Approval. The improvement agreement shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer provided all requirements and standards of this section are met. The City Engineer’s action may be appealed to the City Council as provided in Government Code Section 66462(d). The City Council shall periodically review this delegation of authority to the City Engineer.
C. 
Security Required. The subdivider shall also file with the improvement agreement, to insure full and faithful performance thereof, a bond, instrument of credit or cash, or security in an amount and form deemed sufficient by the City Engineer to cover the cost of the improvements, engineering, inspections, and incidental expenses, consistent with the provisions of this section. Such bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized to transact a surety business in the state and must be approved by the City Attorney as to form. Any improvement agreement, contract or act required or authorized by the Subdivision Map Act or this title, for which security is required, shall be secured in accordance with Government Code Section 66499 et seq. of the Subdivision Map Act and as provided below. No final map shall be signed by the City Engineer or recorded until all improvement securities required by this section have been received and approved.
D. 
Form of Security. The form of security shall be one (1) or the combination of the following at the option of and subject to the approval of the city:
1. 
Bond or bonds by one (1) or more duly authorized corporate sureties. The form of the bond or bonds shall be in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act, specifically, Government Code Sections 66499.1, 66499.2, 66499.3 and 66499.4.
2. 
A deposit, either with the city or a responsible escrow agent or trust company, at the option of the city, of money or negotiable bonds of the kind approved for securing deposits of public moneys.
3. 
An instrument of credit or letter of credit from one (1) or more financial institutions subject to regulation by the state or federal government and pledging that the funds necessary to carry out the act or agreement are on deposit and guaranteed for payment.
4. 
Any other form of security as provided in Government Code Section 66499.
E. 
Amount of Security. A performance bond or other security in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total estimated construction cost to guarantee the construction or installation of all improvements shall be required of all subdivisions. An additional amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated construction cost shall be required to guarantee payment to subdivider’s contractor, subcontractors and to persons furnishing labor, materials or equipment for the construction or installation of improvements. As a part of the obligation guaranteed by the security and in addition to the full amount of the security, there shall be included costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the city in enforcing the obligations secured. The estimate of improvements costs shall be as approved by the City Engineer and shall provide for:
1. 
Construction costs contingencies in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the estimated construction costs.
2. 
Engineering and design costs in an amount equal to eight percent (8%) of the estimated construction costs.
3. 
All utility installation costs or a certification acceptable to the City Engineer from the utility company that adequate security has been deposited to ensure installation.
F. 
Warranty Security. Upon acceptance of the subdivision improvements by the City Engineer, the subdivider shall provide security in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the total original estimated construction cost to guarantee the improvements against any defective work or labor done or defective materials used in the performance of the improvements throughout the warranty period which shall be the period of one (1) year following the completion and acceptance of the improvements.
G. 
The City Engineer may authorize in writing the release of the performance security, in whole or in part, in accordance with Government Code Section 66499.7. Release of improvement security shall be as follows:
1. 
The performance security shall be released only upon acceptance of the improvements by the City Engineer and when an approved warranty security has been filed with the City Engineer.
2. 
Security given to secure payment to the contractor, subcontractors and to persons furnishing labor, materials or equipment shall be reduced or released in accordance with Government Code Section 66499.7(h).
3. 
The warranty security shall be released upon satisfactory completion of the warranty period, provided: (a) all deficiencies appearing on the warranty deficiency list for the subdivision have been corrected; and (b) not less than twelve (12) months have elapsed since the acceptance of the improvements by the City Engineer. In the event the subdivider fails to complete all improvement work in accordance with this chapter, or, if the subdivider fails to reimburse the city for the cost of inspections, engineering, and incidental expenses, the city may call on the surety for reimbursement or shall appropriate from any cash deposit funds for reimbursement. In any such case, if the amount of surety bond, instrument of credit, or cash deposit exceeds all cost and expense incurred by the city, it shall release the remainder of such bond, instrument or credit, or cash deposit and, if the amount of the surety bond, instrument of credit or cash deposit is less than the cost and expense incurred by the city, the subdivider shall be liable to the city for such difference.
H. 
There shall be no extension of time, progress payments from cash deposit, or release of surety, instrument of credit or cash deposit except upon certification of the City Engineer that the work covered thereby has been satisfactorily completed.
I. 
Upon completion of the improvements and city acceptance of the improvements required by agreement, the subdivider shall provide improvement security for a period of one (1) year to guarantee the work against any defective work or labor done, or defective materials furnished. The City Engineer shall be the designated official for acceptance, release, and partial release of security pursuant to Government Code Sections 66499.7 and 66499.8. The City Council shall periodically review this delegation of authority to the City Engineer.
(Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
A. 
Upon receipt of the final map submittal, the City Engineer shall check the submittal for correctness of surveying data, the adequacy of certificates of dedication, compliance with conditions of approval of tentative map, and any other matters or features which require checking in order to insure that the map complies with the provisions of this title and of the Subdivision Map Act.
B. 
The City Engineer shall notify the City Council at its next regular meeting after receipt of a final map submittal that the City Engineer is reviewing the map for final approval. The City Clerk shall provide notice of the City Engineer’s pending decision on a final map by attaching and posting the notice with the City Council’s regular agenda and mailing the notice to interested parties who request notice. The City Engineer shall approve or disapprove the final map within ten (10) days following the meeting of the City Council that was preceded by the Clerk’s notice.
C. 
If the final map conforms to all the requirements of this title and the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, is in substantial compliance with the tentative subdivision map approved or conditionally approved for the subdivision, and all conditions of the approved tentative subdivision map are met, the City Engineer shall endorse his or her certificate on the map in the form prescribed by the Subdivision Map Act and approve the map. The City Engineer, by written finding, may waive the requirements of this subsection when the failure to conform is the result of a technical or inadvertent error which in the determination of the City Engineer does not materially affect the validity of the map pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 66473.
D. 
The City Engineer shall accept, accept subject to improvement, or reject any offers of dedication of land for public use that are made by a statement on the final map, and the City Clerk shall thereupon transmit the final map to the County Clerk for submittal to the County Recorder; provided, that the City Engineer shall not endorse his or her certificate on or approve the map until the required improvements set forth in the approval of the tentative map have been installed or the subdivider has entered into an agreement to install such improvements as provided in Section 9.24.070.
E. 
If the final map does not conform with the requirements of this title or the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, or is not in substantial compliance with the tentative subdivision map approved or conditionally approved for the subdivision, or all conditions of the approved tentative subdivision map are not met, the City Engineer shall disapprove the final map; provided, that a final map shall be disapproved only for failure to meet or perform requirements or conditions which were applicable to the subdivision at the time of approval of the tentative subdivision map; and provided further, that such disapproval shall be accompanied by a finding identifying the requirements or conditions which have not been met or performed.
F. 
The City Council shall periodically review the delegation of final map authority to the City Engineer.
(Ord. 1-91 § 1 (8-6.18). Formerly 9.24.190; Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
A. 
The City Engineer shall take final action on parcel maps.
B. 
The City Engineer shall approve the parcel map if it conforms to all the requirements of this title and the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, is in substantial compliance with the tentative parcel map approved or conditionally approved for the subdivision, and all conditions of the approved tentative parcel map are met.
C. 
The City Engineer shall accept, accept subject to improvement, or reject any offers of dedication of land for public use that are made by a statement on the parcel map, and the City Engineer shall thereupon transmit the parcel map to the County Clerk for submittal to the County Recorder.
D. 
If the parcel map does not conform with the requirements of this title or the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, or is not in substantial compliance with the tentative parcel map approved or conditionally approved for the subdivision, or all conditions of the approved tentative parcel map are not met, the City Engineer shall disapprove the parcel map; provided, that a parcel map shall be disapproved only for failure to meet or perform requirements or conditions which were applicable to the subdivision at the time of approval of the tentative parcel map; and provided further, that such disapproval shall be accompanied by a finding identifying the requirements or conditions which have not been met or performed.
E. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City Engineer may approve a parcel map that is not in compliance with this title, the Subdivision Map Act or the approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map, where the City Engineer finds that the failure of the parcel map is the result of a technical and inadvertent error that does not materially affect the validity of the map.
(Ord. 1-91 § 1 (8-6.17). Formerly 9.24.180; Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
The City Engineer’s decision to approve or disapprove the final map or parcel map may be appealed to the City Council in accordance with Government Code Section 66452.5.
(Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))
A. 
The City Council on appeal shall approve the final or parcel map if it complies in all respects with the tentative map as approved, if the subdivider has fulfilled all the conditions imposed in connection with the approval of the tentative map, and if the final or parcel map complies with all the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and this title applicable at the time of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map. The City Council, by resolution, may waive the requirements of this subsection when the failure to conform is the result of a technical or inadvertent error which in the determination of the City Council does not materially affect the validity of the map pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 66473.
B. 
If the final map or parcel map is approved on appeal, the City Council shall also accept, accept subject to improvement, or reject any offers of dedication of land for public use that are made by a statement on the final or parcel map.
C. 
The City Council may disapprove a final map or parcel map in accordance with Government Code Section 66473.
(Ord. 4-16 § 1 (Exh. A) (part))