Chapter 16.10
SUBDIVISION MAPS (FIVE OR MORE PARCELS)
Sections:
Article I. Preliminary Maps
16.10.020 Submittal to Planning Department and Subdivision Design Review Committee action.
Article II. Tentative Subdivision Maps
16.10.050 Accompanying data and reports.
16.10.060 Submittal to Planning Department.
16.10.070 Review by affected public agencies.
16.10.080 Planning Commission action.
16.10.090 Appeals of Planning Commission action.
16.10.100 Expiration and extensions.
16.10.110 Amendments to approved tentative map.
Article III. Final Maps
16.10.160 Submittal for City approval.
Article I. Preliminary Maps
16.10.010 General.
The contents and form and submittal of preliminary maps shall be governed by the provisions of this article. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.501.1, 1968.]
16.10.020 Submittal to Planning Department and Subdivision Design Review Committee action.
Prior to the filing of an application for a tentative subdivision map for a subdivision of five or more parcels, the subdivider shall submit plans and data related to the design, layout, grading, existing noise levels, and other features proposed for the development as required by the Planning Department. The data obtained shall be submitted to the Subdivision Design Review Committee for preliminary review and comment. Within 28 days after such submittal, the Subdivision Design Review Committee shall advise the Planning Commission in writing of any comments it desires to make and any changes to the proposed plan it deems appropriate as a result of its preliminary review. Upon receipt of the Subdivision Design Review Committee comments, the subdivider shall cause to be prepared a tentative subdivision map pursuant to the provisions of this title. The tentative subdivision map may be submitted to the Subdivision Design Review Committee in lieu of a preliminary map. If such is submitted, the review time by the Subdivision Design Review Committee shall not be considered as part of the time limit specified by RDMC 16.10.080(1) for Planning Commission action. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.501.2, 1968.]
Article II. Tentative Subdivision Maps
16.10.030 General.
The form and contents, submittal and approval of tentative subdivision maps shall be governed by the provisions of this article. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.1, 1968.]
16.10.040 Form and content.
The tentative map shall be prepared in a manner acceptable to the Planning Department and shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer.
The tentative map shall be clearly and legibly drawn on one sheet (minimum 18 inches by 26 inches) and contain not less than the following:
(1) A title which shall contain the subdivision name and type of subdivision.
(2) Name and address of legal owner, subdivider, and person preparing the map (including registration number).
(3) Sufficient legal description to define the boundary of the proposed subdivision.
(4) Name and assessor’s parcel number of contiguous property owners.
(5) Date, north arrow, scale and contour interval.
(6) Existing and proposed land use of all parcels and remainders.
(7) A vicinity map showing existing streets and other physical features sufficient to locate the proposed subdivision and show its relation to the community.
(8) Existing topography of the proposed site and at least 100 feet beyond its boundary, including but not limited to:
(a) Existing contours at two-foot intervals if the existing ground slope is less than 10 percent and at not less than five-foot intervals for existing ground slopes equal to or greater than 10 percent. Contour intervals shall not be spread more than 150 feet apart. Existing contours shall be represented by dashed lines or by screened lines;
(b) Type, circumference and dripline of existing trees. Any trees proposed to be removed shall be so indicated;
(c) The approximate location and outline of existing structures identified by type with accurate dimensions to all primary dwellings within 10 feet of property lines. Buildings to be removed shall be so marked;
(d) The approximate location of all areas subject to inundation or stormwater overflow and the location, width and direction of each water course;
(e) The location, pavement and right-of-way width, grade and name of existing streets or highways;
(f) The widths, location and identity of all existing easements;
(g) The location and size of existing sanitary sewers, water mains and storm drains. The approximate slope of existing sewers and storm drains shall be indicated. The location of existing overhead utility lines on peripheral streets;
(h) The approximate location of the 60, 65 and 70 CNEL (community noise equivalent level) contours, if any.
(9) Proposed improvements to be shown shall include but not be limited to:
(a) The location, grade, centerline radius and arc length of curves, pavement and right-of-way width and name of all streets. Typical sections of all streets shall be shown;
(b) The location and radius of all curb returns and cul-de-sacs;
(c) The location, width and purpose of all easements;
(d) The angle of intersecting streets if such angle deviates from a right angle by more than four degrees;
(e) The approximate lot layout and the approximate dimensions of each lot and of each building site. Engineering data shall show the approximate finished grading of each lot, the preliminary design of all grading, the elevation of proposed building pads, the top and toe of cut and fill slopes to scale and the number of each lot;
(f) Proposed contours at two-foot intervals shall be shown if the existing ground slope is less than 10 percent and not at less than five-foot intervals for existing ground slopes greater than or equal to 10 percent. A separate grading plan may be submitted;
(g) Proposed recreation sites, trails and parks for private or public use;
(h) Proposed common areas and areas to be dedicated to public open space;
(i) The location and size of sanitary sewers, water mains and storm drains. Proposed slopes and approximate elevations of sanitary sewers and storm drains shall be indicated.
(10) The name or names of any geologist or soils engineer whose services were required in the preparation of the design of the tentative map.
(11) The source and date of existing contours.
(12) All lettering size shall be one-eighth inch minimum.
(13) Certificates for execution by the Secretary of the Planning Commission indicating the approval of the tentative map and the date thereof by the Planning Commission, and a certificate by the City Clerk indicating the approval by the City Council if the map was reviewed by the City Council.
(14) If the subdivider plans to develop the site as shown on the tentative map in units, then he shall show the proposed units and their proposed sequence of construction on the tentative map.
(15) The Planning Department may waive any of the foregoing tentative map requirements whenever it finds that the type of subdivision is such as not to necessitate compliance with these requirements, or that other circumstances justify such waiver. The Planning Department or City Engineer may require other such drawings, data or other information as deemed necessary. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.2, 1968.]
16.10.050 Accompanying data and reports.
The tentative map shall be accompanied by the following data or reports:
(1) Soils Report. A preliminary soils report, prepared by a registered civil engineer, and based upon adequate test borings, shall be submitted. If the preliminary soils report indicates the presence of critically expansive soils or other problems which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects, the soils report accompanying the final map shall contain an investigation of each lot within the subdivision.
(2) Title Report. A preliminary title report, prepared within 60 days prior to the filing of the tentative map.
(3) Engineering Geology Report. If the subdivision lies within an area of low or moderate slope stability, as shown on maps on file with the Planning Department, a preliminary engineering geology report, prepared in accordance with guidelines established by the Planning Department, shall be provided. If the preliminary engineering geology report indicates the presence of geologic hazards which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects, an engineering geology report shall accompany the final map and shall contain an investigation of each lot within the subdivision.
(4) Environmental Assessment. The tentative map shall not be deemed complete until the subdivision is found exempt or an initial study is prepared by the Planning Department in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. The subdivider shall provide such data and information and pay such fees as may be required for the preparation and processing of environmental review documents.
(5) Utility Certification. Certification in writing from all utilities that the proposed subdivision can be adequately served. The City Engineer may defer the required certifications until after the filing of the tentative map.
(6) Other Reports. Any other data or reports deemed necessary by the Planning Department. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.3, 1968.]
16.10.060 Submittal to Planning Department.
The tentative map shall be considered for filing only when such map conforms to RDMC 16.10.040 and when all accompanying data or reports, as required by RDMC 16.10.050, have been submitted and accepted by the Planning Department.
The subdivider shall file with the Planning Department the number of tentative maps the City Planner may deem necessary. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.4, 1968.]
16.10.070 Review by affected public agencies.
The Planning Department shall forward copies of the tentative map to the affected public agencies which may, in turn, forward to the Planning Department their findings and recommendations thereon.
Within 10 days of the filing of the tentative map, the Planning Department shall send notice of the filing of the tentative map to the governing board of any elementary, high school or unified school district within the boundaries of which the subdivision is proposed to be located. Such notice shall also contain information about the location of the proposed subdivision, the number of units, density, and any other information which would be relevant to the affected school district. Such governing board may review the notice and may send a written report thereon to the agency required by law to approve such tentative map. The report shall indicate the impact of the proposed subdivision on the affected school district and shall make such recommendations as the governing board of the district deems appropriate. In the event the school district fails to respond within a 20-day period from the receipt of notice of the tentative map, such failure shall be deemed approval of the proposed subdivision by the school district. The Planning Commission shall consider the report from the school district in approving or conditionally approving the tentative map. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.5, 1968.]
16.10.080 Planning Commission action.
(1) Notice of Public Hearings. Upon receipt of a valid application and having received from the Planning Department their report and recommendations for the proposed tentative subdivision map, the secretary of the Planning Commission shall set the matter for public hearing. At least 10 calendar days before the public hearing, he shall cause notice to be given of the time, date and place of said hearing, including a general description of the area affected, and the street address, if any, of the property involved. Said notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the County of Humboldt and circulated in the City of Rio Dell.
In addition to notice by publication, the City shall give notice of the hearing by mail or delivery to all persons, including businesses, corporations or other public or private entities, shown on the last equalized assessment roll. The City shall also give mailed notice to the owner of the property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.
In the event that the proposed change has been requested by a person other than the property owner as such property owner is shown on the last equalized assessment roll, the City shall also give mailed notice to the owner of the property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.
In addition, notice shall be given by first class mail to any person who has filed a written request with the secretary of the Planning Commission. Such a request may be submitted at any time during the calendar year and shall apply for the balance of such calendar year. The City may impose a reasonable fee on persons requesting such notice for the purpose of recovering the cost of such mailing.
Substantial compliance with these provisions therewith to notice shall be sufficient and a technical failure to comply shall not affect the validity of any action taken pursuant to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
The Planning Commission shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the tentative map and shall report its decision to the City Council and the subdivider within 50 days after the tentative map has been accepted for filing.
The Planning Commission shall comply with the time periods referred to in Section 21151.5 of the Public Resources Code, within the time limits set forth in this section. However, if an environmental impact report is prepared for the tentative map, the 50-day period specified in this section shall not be applicable and the Planning Commission shall render its decision on the tentative map within 45 days after certification of the environmental impact report.
(2) Approval. In approving or conditionally approving the tentative subdivision map, the Planning Commission shall find that the proposed subdivision, together with its provisions for its design and improvements, is consistent with applicable provisions of the Rio Dell general plan.
The Planning Commission may modify or delete any of the conditions of approval recommended in the Planning Department’s report, except conditions required by City ordinance or by the City Engineer, related to public health and safety or standards approved by the City Engineer, or add additional requirements as a condition of its approval.
(3) Denial. The tentative subdivision map may be denied by the Planning Commission on any of the grounds provided by City ordinance or the State Subdivision Map Act.
The Planning Commission shall deny approval of the tentative map if it makes any of the following findings:
(a) That the proposed map is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans;
(b) That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans;
(c) That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development;
(d) That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause serious public health problems;
(e) That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements acquired by the public at large for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the governing body may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements for access or for use will be provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public. This subsection shall apply only to easements of record or to easements established by judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction and no authority is hereby granted to a legislative body to determine that the public at large has acquired easements for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision.
(4) City Council Review. If a tentative map is approved or conditionally approved, the Planning Department shall make a written report to the City Council. Within 10 days, or at its next succeeding regular meeting after receipt of said report, unless the subdivider consents to a continuance, the Council may review the map and the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission. If the Council decides to review the map and conditions, it shall conduct a public hearing after giving notice pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. In addition, notice shall be given to the subdivider and the Planning Commission. At that hearing the Council may add, modify or delete conditions when the Council determines that such changes are necessary to ensure that the tentative map conforms to zoning conditions imposed upon the property, applicable City ordinances, and the State Subdivision Map Act. The City Council may deny the tentative map on any of the grounds contained in subsection (3) of this section.
If the Council does not act within the time limits set forth in this chapter, the tentative map shall be deemed to have been approved or conditionally approved as set forth in the Planning Commission’s report.
(5) Extension of Time for Planning Commission or City Council Action. The time limits set forth above for acting on the tentative map may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the Planning Commission or the City Council. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.6, 1968.]
16.10.090 Appeals of Planning Commission action.
(1) By Subdivider. If the subdivider disagrees with any action by the Planning Commission with respect to the tentative subdivision map, he/she may, within 10 days of such decision, file an appeal with the City Clerk. The Council shall consider the appeal within 30 days or at its first regular meeting subsequent to such appeal, unless the subdivider consents to a continuance. This appeal shall be a public hearing after notice has been given pursuant to RDMC 16.10.080(1). In addition, notice shall be given to the subdivider and the Planning Commission and upon conclusion of the public hearing, the Council shall within seven days declare its findings. The Council may sustain, modify, reject or overrule any recommendations or rulings of the Planning Commission and may make such findings as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the State Subdivision Map Act.
(2) By Interested Persons Adversely Affected. Any interested person adversely affected by a decision of the Planning Commission may file a complaint with the City Council concerning such decision. Any such complaint filed with the City Clerk within 10 days after the action which is the subject of the complaint. No complaint shall be considered after the 10-day period. The City Council may, at its discretion, reject the complaint within 15 days or set the matter for hearing. If the City Council rejects the complaint, the complainant shall be notified of such action. If the matter is set for hearing, a public hearing shall be held within 30 days after the filing of the complaint pursuant to the procedures contained in RDMC 16.10.080(1) with additional notice being given to the affected interested persons. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.7, 1968.]
16.10.100 Expiration and extensions.
(1) Expiration. Expiration of an approved tentative map shall be as provided by this section and the Subdivision Map Act.
The approval or conditional approval of a tentative subdivision map shall expire 24 months from the date of adoption of the resolution by the Planning Commission approving or conditionally approving the map. An extension to the expiration date may be approved as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section.
Expiration of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall terminate all proceedings and no final map or parcel of all or any portion of the real property included within such tentative map shall be filed without first processing a new tentative map.
(2) Extensions.
(a) Request by Subdivider. The subdivider or his engineer may request an extension of the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative subdivision map by written application to the Planning Department. The application shall be filed not less than 45 days before the map is to expire and shall state the reasons for requesting the extension.
(b) Planning Commission Action. The City Planner shall review the request and submit the application for the extension, together with a report, to the Planning Commission for approval, conditional approval or denial. A copy of the Planning Department’s report shall be forwarded to the subdivider prior to the Planning Commission meeting on the extension. The resolution adopted by the Planning Commission approving or conditionally approving an extension shall specify the new expiration date of the tentative subdivision map.
(c) Time Limit of Extension. The approved extension shall not exceed 12 months. The approved new expiration date shall not extend more than three years beyond the date of the resolution adopted by the Planning Commission approving or conditionally approving the tentative subdivision map.
(d) Conditions of Approval. As a condition of the extension of the tentative subdivision map, the Planning Commission may impose new conditions or revise existing conditions on the approved tentative map as recommended by the Planning Department in its report or as it may find necessary.
(e) Appeal of Conditions of Extension. The subdivider may appeal any action of the Planning Commission regarding the extension to the City Council within 10 days of such action in conformance to RDMC 16.10.090(1).
(f) Fee. The fee for processing an extension shall be at actual cost. A deposit to be applied toward this fee may be required. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.8, 1968.]
16.10.110 Amendments to approved tentative map.
Minor changes in the tentative map may be approved by the Planning Department upon application of the subdivider or on its own initiative, provided:
(1) No lots, units or building sites are added.
(2) Such changes are consistent with the intent and spirit of the original tentative map approval.
(3) There are no resulting violations of the Rio Dell Municipal Code.
Any revision shall be approved by the City Planner and the City Engineer. The amendment shall be indicated on the approved map and certified by the City Planner and the City Engineer.
Amendments of the tentative map other than minor shall be presented to the Planning Commission for approval. Processing shall be in accordance with RDMC 16.10.070 and 16.10.080.
Any approved amendment shall not alter the expiration date of the tentative map. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.502.9, 1968.]
Article III. Final Maps
16.10.120 General.
The form, contents, accompanying data, and filing of the final map shall conform to the provisions of this article.
The final map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.503.1, 1968.]
16.10.130 Survey required.
An accurate and complete survey of the land to be subdivided shall be made by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. All monuments, property lines, centerlines of streets, alleys and easements adjoining or within the subdivision shall be tied into the survey. The allowable error of closure on any portion of the final map shall not exceed 1/10,000 for field closures and 1/20,000 for calculated closures.
At the time of making the survey for the final map, the engineer or surveyor shall set sufficient durable monuments to conform with the standards described in Section 8771 of the Business and Professions Code so that another engineer or surveyor may readily retrace the survey. At least one exterior boundary line shall be monumented prior to recording the final map. Other monuments shall be set as required by the City Engineer. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.503.2, 1968.]
16.10.140 Form.
The form of the final map shall conform to the Subdivision Map Act and as provided herein.
The final map shall be legibly drawn, printed or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on tracing cloth or polyester base film. Certificates, affidavits and acknowledgements may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink. If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.
The size of each sheet shall be 18 inches by 26 inches. A marginal line shall be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch. The scale of the map shall be not less than one inch equals 100 feet or as may be necessary to show all details clearly, and enough sheets shall be used to accomplish this end. The particular number of the sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the map shall be stated on each of the sheets, and its relation to each adjoining sheet shall be clearly shown. When four or more sheets including the certificate sheet are used, a key sheet will be included.
All printing or lettering on the map shall be of one-eighth inch minimum height and of such shape and weight as to be readily legible on prints and other reproductions made from the original drawings.
The final form of the final map shall be as approved by the City Engineer. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.503.3, 1968.]
16.10.150 Contents.
The contents of the final map shall conform to the Subdivision Map Act and as provided herein.
(1) Boundary. The boundary of the subdivision shall be designated by a heavy black line in such a manner as not to obliterate figures or other data.
(2) Title. Each sheet shall have a title showing the subdivision number and name 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. The following words shall appear in the title: “In the City of Rio Dell.”
(3) Certificates. The following certificates shall appear only once on the cover sheet:
(a) Owner’s Certificate. A certificate, signed and acknowledged by all parties having record title interest in the land subdivided, excepting those parties having rights-of-way, easements, or other interests which cannot ripen into a fee, or exceptions provided by the Subdivision Map Act and consenting to the preparation and recordation of the map and offering for dedication to the public certain specific parcels of land.
(b) Engineer’s Certificate. A certificate by the engineer or surveyor responsible for the survey and final map shall appear on the map. The certificate shall give the date of the survey, state that the survey and final map were made by or under the direction of the engineer or surveyor, and that the survey is true and complete as shown.
The certificate shall also state that all the monuments are of the character and occupy the positions indicated, or that they will be set in such positions on or before a specified later date. The certificate shall also state that the monuments are, or will be, sufficient to enable the survey to be retraced.
The certificate shall state that the map complies to the Subdivision Map Act and the provisions of this title.
(c) City Engineer’s Certificate. A certificate by the City Engineer stating that the map has been examined and that it is in accord with the tentative map and any approved alterations thereof, complies with the Subdivision Map Act of the State and the provisions of this title and is technically correct.
(d) Planning Commission Certificate. A certificate by the Secretary of the Planning Commission stating that the tentative map was approved by resolution of the Planning Commission. The date and number of the resolution shall appear in the certificate.
(e) City Clerk’s Certificate. A certificate for execution by the City Clerk stating the date and number of the resolution adopted by the City Council approving the final map and stating that the City Council accepted, accepted subject to improvement or rejected on behalf of the public any real property offered for dedication for public use in conformity with the terms of the offer of dedication.
(f) County Recorder’s Certificate. A certificate to be executed by the County Recorder stating that the map has been accepted for filing, that the map has been examined and that it complies with the provisions of State laws and local ordinances governing the filing of final maps.
The certificate shall show who requested the filing of the map, the time and date the map was filed and the book and page where the map was filed.
(g) County Clerk’s Certificate. A certificate to be executed by the County Clerk stating that all taxes due have been paid or that a tax bond assuring the payment of all taxes which are a lien but not yet payable has been filed with the County.
(4) Scale, North Point and Basis of Bearings. There must appear on each map sheet the scale, the north point and the basis of bearings and the equation of the bearing to true north. The basis of bearings shall be approved by the City Engineer.
(5) 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 and of the boundary lines on every lot and parcel which is a part thereof. Length, radius and total central angle or radial bearings of all curves shall be shown. Ditto marks shall not be used in the dimensions and data shown on the map.
(6) Monuments. The location and description of all existing and proposed monuments shall be shown. Standard City monuments shall be set at (or from offsets as approved by the City Engineer) the following locations:
(a) The intersection of street centerlines;
(b) Beginning and end of curves in centerlines;
(c) The corners of all lots, parcels, and remainders;
(d) At other locations as may be required by the City Engineer.
(7) Lot Numbers. Lot numbers shall begin with the number 1 in each subdivision and shall continue consecutively with no omissions or duplications except where contiguous lands, under the same ownership, are being subdivided in successive units, in which event lot numbers may begin with the next consecutive number following the last number in the preceding unit. Each lot shall be shown entirely on one sheet of the final map, unless approved by the City Engineer.
(8) 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.
(9) City Boundaries. City boundaries which cross or join the subdivision shall be clearly designated.
(10) Street Names. The names of all streets, alleys, or highways within or adjoining the subdivision shall be shown.
(11) Easements. Easements for roads or streets, paths, stormwater drainage, sanitary sewers or other public use as may be required shall be dedicated to the public for acceptance by the City or other public agency, and the use shall be specified on the map. If at the time the final map is approved, any streets, paths, alleys or storm drainage easements are not accepted by the City Council, the offer of dedication shall remain open and the City Council may, by resolution at any later date, accept and open the streets, paths, alleys or storm drainage easements for public use, which acceptance shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
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.
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 the map identifying the apparent dominant tenements for which the easement was created.
The sidelines of all easements of record shall be shown by dashed lines on the final map with the widths, lengths and bearings of record. The width and location of all easements shall be approved by the City Engineer. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.503.4, 1968.]
16.10.160 Submittal for City approval.
(1) Preliminary Submittal. The subdivider shall submit four sets of prints of the final map to the City Engineer for checking. The preliminary prints shall be accompanied by two copies of the following data, plans, reports and documents in a form as approved by the City Engineer.
(a) Improvement Plans. Improvement plans as required by RDMC 16.25.060.
(b) Soils Report. A soils report as required by RDMC 16.10.050(1) and the Subdivision Map Act.
(c) Title Report. A title report showing the legal owners at the time of submittal of the final map.
(d) Improvement Bond Estimate. The improvement bond estimate shall include all improvements within public rights-of-way, easements, or common areas and utility trench backfill as provided by the developer, except for those utility facilities installed by a utility company under the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission.
(e) Deeds for Easements or Rights-of-Way. Deeds for easements or rights-of-way required for road or drainage purposes which have not been dedicated on the final map. Written evidence acceptable to the City in the form or 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.
(f) Joint Use of Right-of-Way Agreement. Agreements acceptable to the City, executed by all owners of all utility and other easements within the proposed 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 public use and convenience of the road shall be required. These owners shall join in the dedication and subordinate their rights to the right of the public in the road.
(g) Traverse Closures. Traverse closures for the boundary blocks, lots, easements, street centerlines and monument lines. The error of field closures in the traverse around the subdivision and around the interior lots or blocks shall not exceed one part in 20,000.
(h) Hydrology and Hydraulic Calculations. Complete hydrology and hydraulic calculations of all storm drains.
(i) Organization Documents. The submittal of the final map or parcel map shall include the proposed declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions, and all other organizational documents for the subdivision in a form as prescribed by Section 1355 of the Civil Code of the State of California. All documents shall be subject to review by the City Engineer and City Attorney.
(j) Any additional data, reports or information as required by the City Engineer.
(2) Return to Subdivider’s Engineer for Corrections. Upon completing the preliminary check, the City Engineer shall note the required corrections on the preliminary prints, reports and data and return one set to the subdivider’s engineer for revision.
(3) Resubmittal. The subdivider’s engineer shall submit two sets of the revised map, reports and data to the City Engineer. After checking the revisions, one set shall be returned to the subdivider’s engineer marked approved as submitted, approved when corrected as noted, or revise and resubmit.
(4) Approval by the City Engineer. Upon receipt of an approved print, the subdivider shall submit the original tracing of the revised map, prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and this chapter and 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, to the City Engineer.
The City Engineer and City Planner shall sign the appropriate certificates and transmit the original to the City Clerk.
(5) Approval by City Council. The final map, upon execution by the City Engineer and City Planner, together with the subdivision improvement agreement, shall be placed on the Council agenda for their approval. The City Council shall consider the final map for approval within 10 days after filing with the City Clerk, or at its next regular meeting at which it receives the map, whichever is later. The City Council shall have approved the subdivision improvement agreement before approving the final map.
If the subdivision improvement agreement and final map are approved by the City Council, it shall instruct the Mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. If the subdivision improvement agreement and/or final map is unacceptable, the Council shall make their recommended corrections, instruct the City Engineer to draft a new agreement and/or revise the final map and defer approval until an acceptable agreement and/or final map has been resubmitted.
(6) Denial by the City Council. The City Council shall deny approval of the final map upon making any of the findings contained in RDMC 16.10.080(3).
The City Council shall not deny approval of the final map if it has previously approved a tentative map for the proposed subdivision and if it finds that the final map is in substantial compliance with the previously approved tentative map.
(7) Filing with the County Recorder. Upon approval of the final map by the City Council and receipt of the improvement security by the City Engineer, the City Clerk shall execute the appropriate certificate on the certificate sheet and forward the map, or have an authorized agent forward the map, to the County Recorder for filing.
(8) Submittal by Units. Multiple final maps relating to an approved or conditionally approved tentative map may be filed prior to the expiration of the tentative map if:
(a) The subdivider, at the time the tentative map is filed, informs the Planning Department of the subdivider’s intention to file multiple final maps on such tentative map; or
(b) After filing of the tentative map, the Planning Department and the subdivider concur in the filing of multiple final maps. In providing such notice, the subdivider shall not be required to define the number or configuration of the proposed multiple maps. However, the Planning Commission shall approve the sequence of map approvals. The filing of a final map on a portion of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall not invalidate any part of the tentative map. Each final map which constitutes a part, or unit, of the approved tentative map shall have a separate subdivision number. The subdivision improvement agreement to be executed by the subdivider 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. [Ord. 165 § 1, 1982; Ord. 60 § 1.503.5, 1968.]