Ordinance No. 77SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE INDEX
ARTICLE I
AUTHORITY
SECTION
1-01 Authority
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
2-01 Definitions - General
2-02 Block
2-03 Key Lot
2-04 Map Act
2-05 Alley
2-06 Walkway
2-07 Dead-end Street
2-08 Street
2-09 Private Street
2-10 Service Road
2-11 Freeway
2-12 Major Highway
2-13 Primary Street
2-14 Secondary Street
2-15 Local Street
2-16 Minor Street
2-17 Cul -de -Sac Street
ARTICLE I I I
GENERAL CONTROLS
3-01 Conformance to Plans
3-02 Streets and Highways
3-03 General Requirements
3-04 Sanitary Sewers
3-05 Water Supply
3-06 Alleys
3-07 Walkways
3-08 Parking Areas
3-09 Lots
3-10 Blocks
3-11 Exceptions
3-12 Avoidance of Breaking Street Paving
ARTICLE IV
TENTATIVE MAP
4-01 Requirements
4-02 Size of Map
4-03 Information on Map
4-04 Supplemental Information
4-05 Required Fee
4-06 Procedure
4-07 Commission Action and Record
4-08 Council Action and Report
ARTICLE V
FINAL MAP
5-01 Procedure
5-02 Size and Content of Map
5-03 Required Information
5-04 Record of Easements
5-05 Survey Data
5-06 Required Surveying Data
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SECTICN
5-07 Surveying Data For Lots
5-08 Lot Numbers
5-09 Established Lines
5-10 Existing Monuments
5-11 New Monuments
5-12 Title Sheet
5-13 Certificates
5-14 Filing Final Map
5-15 Certificate of Title
5-16 Fees -Final Map
5-17 Improvement Plans and Profiles
5-18 Dedication and Improvements
5-18 Dedication and Improvements
5-19 Improvements Required
5-20 Processing By City
ARTICLE VI
RECORD OF SURVEY
6-01 Improvements Required
6-02 Filing of Map
6-03 Approval of Maps
6-04 Appeal or Non -Compliance
6-05 Action of Planning Commission
6-06 Appeal
6-07 Dedications
ARTICIE VII
LIMITATION ON PROPERTY USE
7-01 Limitation on Property Use
ARTICLE VIII
PENALTIES - REPEAL - ADOPT'ION
8-01 Penalty For Violation
8-02 Constitutionality of Ordinance
8-03 Urgency
8-04 Effective Date
Ordinance No 77
ORDINANCE NU 77
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND
IN THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, AND FOR THE PREPARATION AND
PRESENTATION OF MAPS THEREFOR, REQUIRING CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS
IN CONNECTION THEREPWITH; PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVING AND RECORD-
ING THEREOF; AND DESIGNATING AN ADVISORY AGENCY
In order to promote public health, safety and general welfare,
orderly growth and development of the City of Cypress, hereinafter
referred tc as City; proper use of land; conservation, stabilization
and protection of the use value of property, adequate provision for
necessary utilities and public convenience, the City Council of the
City of Cypress, hereinafter referred to as City Council, ordains as
follows:
ART IC LE I
AUTHORITY
SECTION 1-01. AUTHORITY Pursuant to the "Subdivision Map
Act" of the State of California, as it now exists or may hereafter
be amended, the provisions of this Ordinance are supplemental to
those of said Act, and shall apply to all subdivisions of land here-
after made when said land is entirely, or partially within the limits
of the City of Cypress The Cypress City Planning Commission is here-
by designated as the "advisory agency" referred to in said Act, and is
charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the de-
sign and improvement of proposed subdivisions, and is hereby author-
ized to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove tentative maps
of subdivisions prepared and filed according to this Ordinance and the
said "Subdivision Map Act", to recommend the kinds, nature and extent
of the improvements required to be installed in subdivisions, and to
report to the City Council the action taken on tentative maps
ART IC LE II
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2-01: DEFINITIONS - GENERAL Whenever any words or
phrases used in this Ordinance are not defined herein but are defined
in the Business and Professions Code of California, such definitions
are incorporated herein and shall apply to such words and phrases
used in this Ordinance as though set forth in full herein unless the
context clearly indicates a different intent
SECTION 2-02 BLOCK Block shall mean an area of land within
a subdivision which area is entirely bounded by streets, highways or
ways, except alleys, or by streets, highways or ways, except alleys
and the exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision
SECTION,2-03. KEY LOT Key lot shall mean a lot, the side
line of which adjoins the rear line of one or more adjoining lots.
SECTION 2-04: MAP ACT Map Act shall mean the Subdivision Map
Act of the State of California, as amended from time to time
SECTION 2-05: ALLEY. Alley shall mean a public way for pedestrian
or vehicle use which affords only a secondary means of access to
abutting properties.
SECTION 2-06- WALKWAY Walkway shall mean a passage way intend-
ed for pedestrians use only
SECTION 2-07: DEAD-END STREET. Dead-end Street shall mean any
street or way having only one outlet for vehicular traffic, but not
terminating in a cul-de-sac.
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SECTION 2-08: STREET. Street shall mean a public way which
provides for abutting properties a primary means of access for
vehicular and pedestrian traffic
SECTION 2-09: PRIVATE STREET Private Street shall mean
any parcel of land not dedicated as a public street but used or
intended to be used for ingress to or egress from, a lot or lots
which may or may not have frontage on a public street.
SECTION 2-10: SERVICE ROAD. Service Road shall mean a
street adjacent to a Freeway or primary street, and separated
therefrom by a dividing strip, which provides the primary means
of access for vehicular and pedestrian use to abutting prop-
erties.
SECTION 2-11: FREEWAY Freeway shall mean a street desig-
nated as a "Freeway" by the California State Division of High-
ways or other Governmental Agency
SECTION 2-12• MAJOR HIGHWAYS Major Highways shall mean
a street which serves or is to serve as a major traffic artery
for inter -communication between communities.
SECTION 2-13: PRIMARY STREET Primary Street shall mean
a street intended for the movement of major volumes of traffic
thrcugh the City or serving to collect traffic from two or more
intersecting secondary streets
SECTION 2-14. SECONDARY STREET. Secondary Street shall
mean a street intended for the movement of traffic from one area
of the City to another area and serving to collect traffic from
intersecting streets of lesser classification
SECTION 2-15 LOCAL STREET. Local Street shall mean a
street intended wholly or principally for traffic originating
or terminating at residential properties within the immediate
vicinity of said street
SECTION 2-16: MINOR STREET. Minor Street shall mean a
street which by the nature of its limited usage is determined
as such by the Planning Commission
SECTION 2-17. CUL-DE-SAC STREET. Cul-de-sac Street shall
mean a street enlarged at its terminus, which provides an adequate
turning radius for vehicular traffic
ARTICLE III
GENERAL CONTROLS
SECTION 3-01: CONFORMANCE TO PLANS A subdivision plan
shall conform to the official plan of streets In the absence
of an official plan of streets and highways, there shall be
substantial conformance to the master plan. In the absence of
a master plan, the street system in a proposed subdivision shall
relate to the existing streets in the area adjoining the sub-
division
SECTION 2:02: STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
(a)
Freeways, limited -access and unlimited -access
State Highways shall conform to the standards of
the Division of Highways, Department of Public
Works, State of California, and where some are
involved in any subdivision, they shall be subject
to individual determination by the City. Said
standards of the Division of highways shall be
deemed to be the minimum standards that will be
acceptable.
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(b) Streets designated on the Master Plan of Arterial
Highways and other streets shall have the follow-
ing right-of-way widths:
(1) Major Highways 190 feet of right-of-way improved
with a six lane divided or undivided highway and
service roads Restricted vehicular access from
abutting properties Where commercial and indus-
trial property abuts a major highway, the right-
of-way required may be modified to one hundred
twenty (120) feet thus eliminating the service
road and providing an additional traffic lane
(2) Primary Highways: One hundred (100) feet of
right-of-way improved with a six (6) lane divided
or undivided highway. Restricted vehicular
access from abutting properties.
(3) Secondary Highways: Eighty (80) feet of right-cf-
way improved with a four (4) lane highway
Limited vehicular access from abutting properties
(4) Col actors Streets:Shall not be less than sixty four
(64) feet wide.
(5) Local Streets• Shall be not less than sixty (60)
feet wide.
(6) Minor Streets- Shall be not less than fifty two
(52) feet wide
(7) Cul-de-sac Streets: Shall be not less than fifty
(50 feet wide nor more than five hundred (500)
feet in length except with special council approval
The radius at the terminus of the cul-de-sac shall
be not less than forty-five (45) feet. Stub
streets or rights-of-way may be required to the
edge of the subdivision
(8) Along major highways, limited -access highways or
freeways a frontage roadway separated from the
traffic roadway by an acceptable separation strip
may be required All dimensions on such multiple
roadway thoroughfares shall be as defined on the
City Master or Official Plan or State Division of
Highways Plan, or as approved by Council
(9) Curbed major and primary streets shall have a
center line radius of not less than one thousand
(1000) feet, except as approved by Council.
(10) Curved secondary streets shall have a center line
radius of not less than one thousand (1000) feet,
except as approved by Council.
(11) Curves on other streets shall have a center line
radius of not less than four hundred (400) feet,
except local streets shall be not less than two
hundred fifty (250) feet Cul-de-sac and Minor
Streets not less than one hundred fifty (150)
feet.
(12) No street shall have a grade of more than six
(6) percent, or less than fifteen hundredth
(15/100ths) of one (1) percent unless, because
of topographical conditions or other exceptional
circumstances the City Engineer determines that
a grade in excess or less than the above require-
ments is necessary
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(13) Street corners shall have a curb radius of
not less than twenty-five (25) feet, except
that on major and primary streets a thirty-
five (35) foot radius shall be required.
All property lines shall be designed so as
not to reduce parkway widths
(14) Street intersections shall be as near right
angles as practicable In no case should
the angle be less than forty-five (45) degrees
(15) Streets which are a continuation of streets
in contiguous territory shall be so aligned
as to assure that their center lines shall
coincide. In cases where straight contin-
uations are not physically possible, such
center line shall be continued by curves.
(16) In areas not covered by the official or
master plan, the layout of all improvements
including roadways, curbs and gutters, street
lights, parkways, parkway trees, dividing
strips, sidewalks, sewer lines and water mains
within the rights-of-way of all highways,
streets, alleys and public easements, shall
be in accordance with standards established
by the City Engineer and adopted by the City
Council and where no such standards have been
adopted, the arrangements shall be subject
to approval by the City Council.
SECTION 3-03: GFNERAL REQUIREMENTS All sidewalks, concrete
curbs, and gutters, parkway trees, ornamental street lights, pave-
ments, sanitary sewer lines, water mains, fire hydrants, culverts,
drainage structures and any other required improvements shall be
installed at the cost of the subdivider, and shall conform to grades
and specification established by the City Engineer of the City of
Cypress
SECTION 3-04: SANITARY SEWERS. Sewers, including sewer to
the property line of each lot, when within street areas to be
improved by the subdivider, shall be installed prior to the sur-
facing of the street Sanitary or storm sewers, appurtenances
and service connections shall be constructed to grades, size and
design in accordance with good engineering practice approved by
the City Engineer.
SECTION 3-05. WATER SUPPLY Water shall be provided from
an approved source. Water mains shall be constructed to serve
each lot within the subdivided area and shall be of such size and
design as approved by the City Engineer Where the water main
is in an improved area, service connections shall be laid to the
property line prior to the surfacing of the street
SECTION 3-06: ALLEYS
(a) Alleys twenty (20) feet wide shall be provided at the
rear of all lots classified for and to be used for
commercial or multiple -family purposes If adequate
off-street parking areas to serve such property are
securely reserved for such purpose and are shown upon
the map and approved by the City in the manner herein
provided, the requirements may be modified Alleys
elsewhere shall be optional with the City If the
Official Plan indicates alleys which are not required
by the general rule, then the alleys thus shown shall
be required.
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(b) Alleys at the rear of business, industrial or un-
limited multiple residential property shall be
subject to determination by the City as to design,
location and width
(c)
Alleys shall be required at the rear of all prop-
erty fronting directly upon any secondary, primary
or major highway and access rights to such thorough-
fares limited.
(d) Where two alleys intercept or intersect, the cor-
ners shall be cut on straight line connecting points
on both lot lines fifteen (15) feet distant from
the corner of the lot or lots at the intersection
of the alleys
SECTION 3-07: WALKWAYS.
(a) Walkway easements shall be provided wherever
deemed necessary and shall be not less than ten
(10) feet in width and dedicated to the City
(b) Public walkways shall be improved in the manner
required by the City Engineer
SECTION 3-08: PARKING AREAS
(a) Special areas for off-street parking of motor
vehicles which may be offered for dedication or
to be otherwise reserved for public use in con-
nection with proposed business, industrial, un-
limited multiple -residential or institutional
property shall be subject to determination by the
City as to size, location, shape and adequacy,
and shall generally conform to the City Zoning
Ordinance
SECTION 3-00: LOTS.
(a) Lot areas shall be such as will conform to the
standards of development as defined by the Zoning
Ordinance or by other official plans adopted
pursuant to law.
(b) A lot having no frontage on a public street or
approved access thereto may; for that cause alone,
be disapproved for subdivision.
(c) The width of lots shall be such as will conform
to standards of development as defined by the
Zoning Ordinance or other official plans adopted
pursuant to law.
(d) No lot shall be divided by a County, City or
School District boundary line
(e) The side lines of lots shall be approximately
at right angles to the street line on straight
streets and shall be radial on curved streets
(f) Double frontage lots shall be avoided All lots
shall be suitable for the purpose for which they
are intended to be used
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SECTION 3-10: BLOCKS
(a) Blocks less than three hundred thirty (330) feet in
length, or more than nine hundred ninety (990) feet
in length, may be cause for disapproval, but in no
case shall a block be longer than thirteen hundred
twenty (1320) feet
(b) In blocks nine hundred ninety (990) feet long or
over, public walkways ten (10) feet wide may be
required
(c)
Long blocks are desirable adjacent to main thorough-
fares in order to reduce the number of intersections.
SECTION 3-11• EXCEPTIONS
(a)
Conditional exceptions to the regulations herein
defined may be authorized if exceptional or special
circumstances apply to the property Such special
circumstances may include limited size, unusual
shape, industrial development, extreme topography,
dominating drainage problems, or the impractica-
bility of employing a comprehensive plan or lay-
out by reason of prior existing recorded subdivision
of contiguous properties
SECTION 3-12: AVOIDANCE OF BREAKING STREET PAVING Any under-
ground utility or service lines required to be installed as a part
of the subdivision and which run across or underneath the right-of-
way of any street, alley, or way shall be installed prior to the
surfacing of such street, alley, or way
ART IC IE IV
TENTATIVE MAP
SECTION 4-01: REQUIREMENTS Each proposed subdivision shall
be submitted in map form Not less than ten (10) copies of such
map shall be filed with the Secretary of the City Planning Comm-
ission. When such required copies of a tentative map are filed,
the Secretary of the Planning Commission shall immediately forward
one (1) copy to each of the following when necessary with a request
that each report recommendations if any, to the Planning Commission
(a) Affected water agency
(b) City Engineer
(c) Each city entitled by law to review and
recommend thereon
(d) Two copies for the Planning Commission.
(e) Division of Highways, State Department of
Public Works
(f) County Planning Commission.
(g) Division of Real Estate
SECTION !x-02: SIZE OF M P The size of such tentative map
or maps shall be a minimum of 18" x 26" cr may be any dimension
sufficient to show the entire subdivision on one sheet, at a scale
not less than one hundred (100) feet to the inch.
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SECTION 4-03: INFORMATION ON MAP Each such map shall contain
the following information
(a) Tract number.
(b)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(1)
(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(P)
(q)
(8)
Name and address of the record owner or owners
whose property is proposed to be subdivided, and
name and address of subdivider
(c) Name and address of registered civil engineer or
licensed surveyor, who prepared the map
North point
Area within the tract boundaries, to the nearest acre.
Scale
Date of preparation
Boundary lines
The location, width, approximate grade and pro-
posed names of all streets within the boundaries
of proposed subdivision
Location and width of alleys
Name, location and width of adjacent streets
Lot number, lot lines and approximate dimensions
of each lot.
Approximate location and width of water courses or
areas subject to inundation from floods, or location
of structures, irrigation ditches, railroads and
other permanent physical features
Description of the exterior boundaries of the sub-
division or legal description of the property com-
prising the subdivision
Width and location of all existing recorded public
or private easements, and proposed easements which
may be required
Classification of lots as
commercial, industrial or
to intended
other uses.
Proposed direction of flow and
street drainage
(r) Approximate radii of curves.
residential,
rate of grade
of
Contours at one foot intervals based cn the City
Survey Datum
(t) Vicinity map.
SECTION 4-04: SUPPLEMFNTAL INFORMATION The tentative map
shall show thereon, or be accompanied by reports and written state-
ments from the subdivider giving essential information regarding the
following matters.
(a) Source of water supply.
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(b) Type of street improvement which the subdivider
proposed to install.
(c) Proposed storm water sewer or other means of
drainage (grade and size).
SECTION 4-05. REQUIRED FEE. A fee to cover costs of checking
shall be paid for each tentative map or maps of a subdivision in
amounts as follows:
(a)
Twenty-five (125.00) dollars per tentative map
including less thantwenty (20) lots One (1.00)
dollar for each additional lot to fifty (50) lots
Fifty ($ 50) cents for each additional lot to two
hundred (200) lots, and twenty-five ($ 25) cents
for each additional lot
(b) When a tentative map is filed having more than
one (1) tract number, the fee shall be calculated
on the basis of one (1) tentative map the sum of
all the lots shown thereon.
(c) Fees for other maps shall be as provided in
Article V, Section 16
SECTION 4=1E2: PROCEDURE
(a) After noting the above requirements, it is desirable
that the subdivider should confer with the staff of
the City Planning Commission and the City Engineer
before preparing a tentative map
(b) Each tentative map shall have a tract number to be
assigned by the County Surveyor of Orange County
(c) The tentative map shall be prepared in accordance
with the "Subdivision Map Act" and the previsions
of this Ordinance, and shall be filed with the
Secretary of the Planning Commission Such filing
should be prior to the completion of final surveys
of streets and lots and before grading or construction
work within the proposed subdivision that might be
affected by the changes in the tentative map To
assure to the Planning Commission all necessary
information to consider a tentative map, the Commission
shall act onlytpon such tentative maps as shall have
been filed with the Commission not less than ten (10)
days prior to the date of the Planning Commission
meeting at which such matter is to be considered
(d) Prior to the consideration by the Planning Com-
mission of a tentative map and within the ten (10)
days following its filing, the City Engineer shall
make a report in writing to the Planning Commission
to any recommendations in connection with the ten-
tative map and its bearing on particular functions
SECTION 4-07. COMMISSION ACTION AND RECORD The Planning Com-
mission shall consider a tentative map at its first regular meeting
held not less than ten (10) days fcllowing the filing of said map
Action on such tentative map in approving, conditionally approving
or disapproving, shall be transmitted to the City Council not later
than thirty (30) days following the filing date. Within not to
exceed ten (10) days or at its next succeeding regular meeting after
receipt of the report the City Council shall act thereon A copy
of each officialaction on a tentative map shall be permanently
affixed to the official file copy of such map in the records of the
Planning Commission
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SECTION 4-08- COUNCIL ACTION AND REPORT The City Council
through the City Engineer shall report the action thereon to the
subdivider and the City Planning Commission not later than fif-
teen (15) days following the first meeting of the City Council
subsequent to the date on which the report of the City Planning
Commission was received
ARTICIE V
FINAL MAP
SECTION 5-01: PROCEDURE. After receipt of the resolution
of the City Council approving or conditionally approving the
tentative map, the subdivider may, within one (1) year from the
date of said approval, proceed to prepare and file a final map
as herein provided. If such final map is not recorded within
one (1) year frcm the date of the approval of the tentative map
by the City Council, said map shall be considered abandoned,
except that prior to the expiration of one (1) year and upon
application by the subdivider the time limit may be extended
for a period not to exceed one additional year.
SECTION 5-02. SIZE AND CONTENT OF MaP
(a) The final map shall be clearly and legibly
delineated upon tracing cloth of good quality.
All lines, letters, figures, certificates, acknowl-
edgements and signatures shall be made in black
waterproof india ink, except that affidavits,
certificates and acknowledgements may be legibly
stamped or printed upon the map with black opaque
ink
(b) The size of each sheet shall be 18 x 26 inches.
(c) A marginal line shall be drawn completely around
each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of
one inch
(d) The scale of the map shall be large enough to
show all details clearly shown (not less than one
(1) inch to one hundred (100) feet) and the num-
ber of sheets used shall be set forth on each sheet.
(e) The tract number or name, scale and north point
shall be shown on each sheet of the final map and
the relation of each adjoining sheet shall be clear-
ly shown
(f)
The boundary line of the subdivision shall be
bordered by a one-eighth (1/8th) inch wide blue
tint which tint shall not obliterate the lines
and figures and such line shall be placed on the
reverse side of all tracings and outside the sub-
division boundary line
SECTION 5-03: REQUIRED INFORMATION. The following infor-
mation shall be required•
(a) On the map
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(1) The owner's certificate shall contain the
following statement:
and reserve to ourselves, our heirs,
and assigns, for the use and benefit, and
the conveyance to the several public utility
companies which are authorized to serve in
said subdivision, easements for public utility
purposes "
(2) If more than three (3) sheets are used, an
index showing the relationship of the map
sheets shall be shown
(3) Title, number of tract, date, north point
and scale.
(4)
(5)
Legal description sufficient to define the
location of the land being subdivided.
Acreage to the nearest one-hundredth (1/100)
of an acre
(6) Location and names, without abbreviations,
of all -
(a) Proposed streets and alleys
(b) Proposed public areas and easements
(c) Adjoining streets
(7) Dimensions in feet and decimals of a foot.
(8) Dimensions of all lots
(9) Each lot shall be numbered, each block may
be lettered or numbered Each lot shall be
shown entirely on one sheet
(10) Center line data on streets and alleys,
including bearings and distances
SECTION 5-04' RECORD OF EASEMENTS
(a) The final map shall show sufficient data to establish
the location by dimensions, of all easements which
appear.
(b) Easements for storm drains, sewers and other purposes
shall be denoted b;; broken lines
(c) The easement shall be clearly labeled and identified
and if already of record proper reference to the
records given
(d) Easements being dedicated shall be so indicated in
the owner's certificate.
(e) At the time the subdivider presents the final map
to the City Council, he shall present a statement
certifying that satisfactory provisions will be
made with each of said public utility companies as
to location of their facilities; and that easements,
where required by such companies, will be provided
SECTION 5.1-0_5: SURVEY DATA.
(a) The final map shall show the center lines of all
streets; length, tangents, radii and central angles
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or radial bearings of all curves, the total
width of each street, the width of the portion
being dedicated and the width of rights-of-way
of railroads, flood control or drainage
channels and any other easements existing or
being dedicated by the map
(b) Surveys in connection with the preparation
of subdivision maps as in this Ordinance
provided shall be made in accordance with
standard practices and principles for land
surveying. A traverse of the boundaries of
the subdivisions and all lots and blocks
shall close within a limit of error of one
(1) foot in ten thousand (10,000) feet
SECTION 5-06- REQUIRED SURVEYING DATA Each final
map shall have indicated thereon the following -
(a) Radius, tangent, arc length and central
angle of curves
(b) Primary survey control points.
(1) Section corners
(2) Monuments (existing outside of subdivision)
(c) Location of all permanent monuments within
subdivision
(d) Ties to and identification of adjacent sub-
divisions
(e) T iea to and City or County boundary lines
involved.
(f) Required certificates.
SECTION 5-07. SURVEYING DATA FOR LOTS
(a) Sufficient data shall be shown to determine
readily the bearing and length of each line
(b) Dimensions of lots shall be the net dimensions
(c) No ditto marks shall be used
(d) Lots containing one (1) acre or more shall
show net acreage to nearest hundredth
SECTION 5-08: LOT NUMBERS.
(a) The lots shall be numbered consecutively,
commencing with the number (1) one, with
no omissions or duplications.
(b) Each lot shall be shown entirely on one (1)
sheet
(c) Blocks may be used, but not preferred They
shall be consecutively numbered in the same
manner as required for numbering lots, or
they may be lettered in alphabetical sequence
beginning with the letter "A".
(d) Lots within each block shall be numbered as
herein provided for subdivision, where blocks
are not employed.
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SECTION 5-09- ESTABLISHED LINES
(a) Whenever the City Engineer has established the center
line of a street or alley such data shall be considered
in making the surveys and in preparing the final map,
and all monuments found shall be indicated and proper
references made to field books or maps of public
record, relating to the monuments If the points
were reset by ties, the fact shall be stated
(b) The final map shall show City boundaries adjoining
the subdivision clearly designated and tied in
SECTION 5-10: EXISTING MONUMENTS.
(a)
The final map shall show clearly what stakes,
monuments or other evidence was found on the
ground which were used as ties to determine the
boundaries of the tract
(b) The corners of adjoining subdivisions or portions
thereof shall be identified and ties shown
SECTION 5-11. NEW MONUMENTS
(a)
Where required -
In making the survey for the subdivision, sufficient
monuments shall be set so that the survey or any
part thereof may be readily retraced. Monuments
shall be placed at such block corners angle points
points of curves, on the exterior boundary lines of
the tract at intervals of not more than approxi-
mately thirteen hundred twenty (1320) feet, and as
may be required the City Engineer.
Monuments shall be placed at intersections of center
lines of streets and at the beginning of curves and
end of curves on center lines.
(b) Monument requirements
(1) Monuments when not located in a surfaced street
area shall be not less than an iron pipe with
a two (2) inch outside diameter, not less than
eighteen inches (1$') in length in which is
secured a tag bearing the surveyor's or engin-
eer's number, in a lead plug or Portland cement,
the top set twelve inches (12") below the
surface of the ground
(2) Monuments when located in a surfaced street
may consist of a spike and tin and a sufficient
number (normally four) of durable distinctive
reference points Such reference points may
be lead and tacks, PK's or three-quarter (3/4")
inch iron not less than sixteen (16") inches
long in which is secured a tag bearing the
surveyor's or engineer's registration number
and set twelve (12") inches below the surface
of the ground, or such substitute therefor as
appears to be not more likely to be disturbed,
and is approved by the City Engineer
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(3)
Four chisel marks in the rim of a manhole is an
acceptable monument, when properly referenced
(4) Notes -
For each center line intersection monument
set, the engineer or surveyor under whose super-
vision the survey has been made, shall furnish
to the City Engineer a set of notes showing
clearly the ties and nature of such monument
Such set of notes shall be of such quality,
form and completeness and shall be on paper
of such quality and size as may be necessary
to conform to the standardized office records
of the City Fngineer All such notes shall
be indexed and filed by the City Engineer as
a part of the permanent records of the City
Engineer's office
(c) Lot corners shall be marked with three-quarter
(3/4) inch galvanized iron pipe not less than
sixteen (16) inches long in which is secured a
tag bearing the surveyor's or engineer's regis-
tration number, and shall be driven not less
than six (6) inches below finished grade.
(d) Front lot corners may be marked with nail and Itg
set in sidewalk one (1') foot off front property
line.
SECTION 5-12• TITLE SHEET
(a) Below the title shall be a sub -title consisting
of a general description of all the property
being subdivided, by reference to subdivisions
or to sectional surveys
(b) Reference to tracts and subdivisions shall be
spelled out and worded identically with original
records, with complete reference to proper book
and page of the record.
(c) Title sheet shall show, in addition, the basis
of bearings
(d) Maps filed for purpose of reverting subdivided
land to acreage shall be conspicuously marked
under the title "The Purpose of This Map is a
Reversion to Acreage"
SECTION 5-13. CERTIFICATES Forms for certificates required
by the "Subdivision Map Act" and the City may be secured from the
City Engineer
SECTION 5-14. FILING FINAL MAP
(a)
For purposes of filing a final map, the subdivider
shall submit to the City Engineer an original
final map tracing and three (3) dark line prints
thereof.
SECTION 5-15. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE Each subdivision map
shall be accompanied by a title report showing the names of all
persons, firms or corporations whose consent is necessary to pass
title to road, street and other easements shown upon said map
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SECTION 5-16: PEES - FINAL MAP Fees shall be paid in
the following amounts to the City Clerk upon the filing of a
final. map•
(a)
Five ($5.00) dollars payable to the City for a
subdivision consolidating properties into one
(1) lot subdivision, or for a subdivision for
the purpose of reversion to acreage.
(b) Thirty ($30 00) dollars plus one ($1 00) dollar
for each lot contained on the final map.
The City clerk shall issue a receipt for fees received in
behalf of the City identifying same as related to the number
of the subdivision for which such fee was tendered
SECTION 5-17: IMPROVEMENT FLANS AND PROFILES The plans
and profiles of all improvements required by the provisions
of this Section, as well as of other improvements proposed
to be installed by the subdivider in, over or under any street,
alley, way, easement or parcel of land where improvements are
required or proposed shall be filed with the City Engineer
An estimate of the quantities for bid items shall be tabulated
on Sheet 1 of the improvement plans If all details, plans
and profiles of improvements are not filed with the City Engineer
at the time of filing of the final map, the faithful perform-
ancebond as required in Section 5-18 hereof shall include a
guarantee that the remaining plans and profile will be prepared
in accordance with the requirement of the City Engineer In
allcases where topography controls the design, all details,
plans and profiles of improvements required by the City Engineer
must be submitted at the time of filing of final map
SECTION 5-18: DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) All streets, highways and parcels of land shown
on the final map and intended for any public
use shall be offered for dedication for public
use, and shall be properly noted in the owner's
certificate on the title page of the final map
This provision shall not apply to easements for
public utilities.
(b) Streets or portions of streets may be offered
for future dedication where the immediate open-
ing and improvements are not required, but where
it is necessary to insure that the City can later
accept dedication when said streets are needed
for the further development of the area or ad-
jacent areas.
(c) The subdivider shall improve, or agree to improve,
all land dedicated for streets, highways, public
ways and easements as condition precedent to accept-
ance and approval of the finalmap when the areas
of abutting lots are an acre or less and such im-
provements may be required if the areas of abutting
lots exceed one (1) acre each Such improvements
shall include such grading, surfacing, sidewalks,
curbs, gutters, ornamental street lights, culverts,
bridges, storm drains, water mains and individual
service connections to the property line with
cut-off valves, sanitary sewers and such other
structures or improvements as may be required by
Ordinance or deemed by the City Council to be
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necessary for the general use of the lot owners
in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic
and drainage needs Costs of flood control works,
street improvements of major, primary, and secon-
dary streets, trunk sewers, and/or off-site water
lines may be prorated, as determined by the City
Fngineer and the City Council.
Exception: This Section does not require improve-
ments to freeways
(d) All construction of improvements shall be subject
to inspection by the City Engineer and the sub-
divider shall arrange for such inspection prior
to the starting of construction of the improve-
ments Before commencing any improvements the
subdivider shall pay to the City Clerk fees in
the following amounts.
(1) Three and one-half (3-0 percent of that
portion of the cost of improvement which
is twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars
or less.
(2) Three (3) percent of that portion of the
cost of improvements which is more than
twenty-five thousand ($25,000 00) dollars
but less than one hundred thousand ($100,000 00)
dollars
(3) Two and one-half (2*) percent of that portion
of the cost of improvements which is one hundred
thousand (;100,000 00) dollars or more
(e) The tracings of the proposed improvements shall be
furnished to the City Engineer and be approved by
the City Engineer prior to the commencing of any
construction or improvements The final map may
be submitted, prior to submitting the improvement
plans Such plans and profiles shall show full
details of the proposed improvements which shall
be according to the standards of the City of
Cypress
(f)
(g)
If such improvement work be not completed to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer before the final
map is approved, the owner or owners of the sub-
division shall, immediately upon approval and
before the certification of the final map by the
City enter as contractor into an agreement with
the City Council whereby, in consideration of the
acceptance by the City Council of the street and
easements offered for dedication, the contractor
agrees to complete the work within the time speci-
fied in the agreement.
To assure the City that this work will be completed
and lien holders paid, a bend equal to the estimated
cost of the improvements shall be furnished guaran-
teeing faithful performance, and guaranteeing pay-
ment for labor and materials. The amount of such
bond shall be determined by the City Engineer and
approved as to form by the City Attorney, except
in cases where a cash deposit is made.
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SECTION 5-19: IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED. The minimum improvements
bdivider will be required to make or enter into an agree -
in the subdivision prior to the acceptance and approval
map by the City Council shall be:
which the su
ment to make
of the final
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(1)
(j)
(k)
Separate and adequate distribution lines for domestic
water supply to each lot.
Sewage collecting system where main lines of an ade-
quate disposal system are available.
Adequate drainage of the subdivision streets, high-
ways, ways and alleys
Adequate grading and surfacing of streets, highways,
ways, and alleys.
Concrete curbs, gutters and cross gutters
Concrete sidewalks.
Survey monuments
Fire hydrants at locations designated by the
City Engineer
Street name signs, two to each intersection
Necessary barricades azid safety devices.
Street trees subject to approval of the City
Engineer cr in lieu thereof a sufficient deposit
with the City for future tree planting.
(1) Ornamental street lights
All such improvements shall conform to the
standards and specifications of the City
SECTION 5-20• PROCESSING OF RECORD MAF BI CITY
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
One (1) copy of a dark line print shall be filed
permanently with the City Engineer. One (1) copy
shall be transmitted to the City Engineer for
checking and report to the City Council
After receiving copies of the final map, the City
Engineer shall examine or have examined the map as
to sufficiency of affidavits and acknowledgments,
correctness of surveying data, mathematical data
and computations and such other matters as require
checking to insure compliance with the provisions
of the "Subdivision Map Act" and of this Ordinance.
One (1) copy shall be returned to the subdivider
after showing thereon corrections, if any, or a
statement by the City Engineer that the map is
correct When themap 3s found to be correct, the
final map tracing shall be certified by the City
Engineer and transmitted to the City Council for
their certification
The City Engineer shall certify to the City Council
that the Record Map substantially complies with the
tentative map as amended by the City Council and
upon approval of the map by the City Council, the
City Clerk shall certify the map on behalf of the
City Council
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(e) After final map has been recorded in the County
Recorder's Office, one (1) duplicate tracing,
one (1) cloth print and one (1) paper print of
such map shall be furnished to the City Engineer.
ARTICLE VI
RECORD OF SURVEY
SECTION 6-01• IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED The same improvements
required by this Ordinance for a subdivision shall be required in
the case of a "Record of Survey" except in those instances where
certain improvements are found to be unnecessary by the Planning
Commission for the public welfare, safety and health
Exceptions: As determined by the City Engineer.
1 Improvements may not be required where any parcels
contain two and a half (2-) acres or more, and are
in a R-1 zone
2 Improvements may not be required where the division
of any lot or parcel of land is made for the purpose
of conveying a portion thereof to an adjoining parcel
of land, so as to increase the adjoining parcel of
land, and where the portion so conveyed is to become
a part of the building site of the parcel to which it
is to be attached, and is not to create a separate
independent building site
SECTION 6-02: FILING OF MAP. Yihen an owner or subdivider
desires to divide one (1) or more lots so as to create not more
than four (4) new lots and does not wish to record a subdivision
map as provided by this Ordinance, it shall be done in conformance
with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, Chapter 15, Article
5, Sections 8763 and 8764 and in the following manner and under
the following conditions:
(a)
An original or duplicate tracing and three (3)
prints of a map showing the proposed lot division
prepared by a licensed surveyor or registered
civil engineer shall be filed with the Secretary
of the Planning Commission, together with a five
($5.00) dollar filing fee; said maps shall be
legibly drawn to scale and shall be on sheets
measuring 18 x 26 inches
(b) Record of survey of any lot split is necessary
and must be filed with the County of Orange.
(c) Said map shall contain or be accompanied by a
written statement setting forth not less than
the following data:
(1) Sufficient legal description and dimensions
of the land to define the boundary thereof
(2) Name, address, and telephone number of
person or persons filing map.
(3) Location of property in relation to exist-
ing streets
(4) The layout of the parcels proposed and the
dimensions of each
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(5) The location of each existing building or structure
above ground in relation to the parcel lines being
created.
(6) The location of existing wells, cesspools, and under-
ground structures
(7)
The source of domestic water supply and the name of
supplier
(8) Type of street improvements and utilities proposed
Bond and permit are required for any such proposed
improvements which will be accepted by the City for
public use
(9) Method of sewage disposal proposed
(10) Pronosed method of flood control and storm drainage
disposal
(11) Proposed use of parcels
(12) Any existing or proposed easements.
(13) Certification of ownership of property involved
SECTION 6-03. APPROVAL OF MAPS:
(a) Each map filed shall be certified the City Engineer
and the Secretary of the Planning Commission as to its
engineering correctness and its compliance with the
following conditions.
(1) That all lot sizes shall conform with the provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance or by other official plans
adopted pursuant to law and all lots shall comply
with the standards set forth in this Ordinance and
the Zoning Ordinance or by other official plans
adopted pursuant to law governing lot design
(2) That curbs, gutters, sidewalks and paving will be
installed along all street frontage of the prop-
erty being divided
(3)
Separate and adequate distribution lines for domestic
water supply will be constructed to each lot, with-
out crossing another lot
That separate and individual sanitary sewer facil-
ities and connection shall be made to each lot
created, without crossing another lot
That no lot contained in such proposed subdivision
shall conflict with any street, highway, park, play-
ground, public building or other type of public
project indicated on a Master Plan or Precise Plan
That no lot in such proposed subdivision may be
subject to flood or inundation.
That no division will be permitted that will block
the development of adjacent property
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(b) Then all of the conditions required above have been
complied with or suitable guarantees made therefor,
the City Engineer and Secretary of the Planning
Commission shall certify such maps as to their com-
pliance and the original linen tracing or duplicate
linen tracing shall be kept in the file of the City
Engineer, one print thereof to be kept in the files
of the Planning Commission and one copy forwarded to
the Building Department and one print to the person
filing the maps with a certification of approval thereon
SECTION 6-04: APPEAL OR NON-COMPLIANCE. If the map does not
comply with all the requirements as specified in Sections 6-02 and
6-03 of this Article or if the owner of the property wishes to appeal
the decision of the staff or does not wish to comply with the require-
ments for improvement as herein set forth, or other questions pertinent
thereto arise, the map shall be forwarded to the City of Cypress
Planning Commission with a report setting forth the reasons for such
action.
SECTION 6-05. ACTION OF PLANNING COMMISSION: Upon receipt of
any such map, the Planning Commission shall review the matter at its
first regular meeting held not less than ten (10) days following the
receipt of an appeal or referral by the staff Notofication by mail
of the time and place of consideration of such matters shall be made
to the property owner not less than five (5) days prior to the meet-
ing at which the matter is to be reviewed
The decision of the Planning Commission approving, disapproving
or conditionally approving shall be final unless appealed to the City
Council within fifteen (15) days of notification by mail of the action
by the Planning Commission, provided, however, that any action that
would create lots substandard in area, lot width or lots having access
over private easements shall be prohibited unless such matters are
filed and processed as a variance
Upon compliance with the decision of the Planning Commission by
the property owner, the City Engineer and the Secretary of the Plan-
nirg Commission shall certify the maps in accordance therewith and
distribution of said maps made as set forth in Section 6-03 (b) of
this Article.
SECTION 6-06: APPEAL: An appeal by the property owner from the
action of the Planning Commission may be made by filing in writing
with the City Clerk a statement setting forth the grounds for such
appeal within fifteen (15) days of the mailing of notice of the de-
cision of the Flanning Commission to the property owner.
The City Council shall hear such appeal within thirty (30) days
of its being filed with the City Clerk Notification by mail of the
time and place of consideration of the appeal shall be made to the
property owner not less than five (5) days prior to the meeting at
which the appeal is to be reviewed.
The decision of the City Council shall be final and upon com-
pliance with the decision of the City Council by the property owner,
the City Engineer and Secretary of the Planning Commission shall certify
the maps in accordance therewith and distribution of said maps made
as set forth in Section 6-03(b) of this article
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SECTION 6-07: DEDICATIONS Any maps requiring the dedication
in whole or in part of any street, alley, public way or easement,
and the recommendation of the Planning Commission thereof shall be
forwarded to the City Council for final determination and acceptance
thereof made in the manner prescribed by law The action of the City
Council shall be final and upon compliance by the property owner with
the decision of the City Council, the City Engineer and Secretary of
the Planning Commission shall certify the maps in accordance therewith
and distribution of said maps made in the manner set forth in Section
6-03 of this Article.
ARTICLE V I I
LIMITATION ON PROPERTY USE
SECTION 7-01: LIMITATION ON PROPERTY USE No building permit,
certificate of use and occupancy or other official evidence of
authority for use of premises shall be issued for any lot or parcel
of land unless such lot or parcel of land is recorded in the office
of the County Recorder of Orange County as part of a subdivision or
when such lot or parcel of land whether recorded or not has resulted
from a division of a lot or lots in the manner prescribed by this
Ordinance or lots for which a contract of sale is in full force and
effect prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, provided this
prohibition shall not apply to any land dedicated for cemetery pur-
poses under the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
ARTICLE VIII
PENALTIES - REPEAL - ADOPTION
SECTION 8-01: PENALTY FOR VIOLLTION Any person, firm or
corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred 4 500 00)
dollars or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more
than ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each such
person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for every day during any portion of which any violation of
any provision of this Ordinance, including any physical condition
created in violation of any provision of this Ordinance is permitted,
continued or committed by such person, firm or corporation and shall
be punishable therefor as provided for in this Ordinance, and any
lot, street, alley or other feature made the subject of this Ordin-
ance maintained contrary to the provisions hereof shall constitute
a public nuisance.
SECTION 8-02• CONSTITUTIONAALITY OF ORDINANCE If any section,
subsecticn, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is, for
any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of the Ordinance The Council
hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective
of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, clauses,
sentences or phrases thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional
SEC1'IONQ: URGENCY The City Council of the City of Cypress
declares that this Ordinance is an urgency Ordinance as a result of
the impending subdivision of a substantial area within the City of
Cypress and it is urgent that a subdivision Ordinance be in effect
prior to the subdivision of such area
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SECTION 8-01: EFFECTIVE DATE The City Clerk of the City
of Cypress shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and
cause the same to be posted as required by law in the City of
Cypress This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Cypress at its regular meeting held on the 10th day of October,
1960
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THOMAS A BAROLDI, MAYOR
ATTEST:
FED D BARBER, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF CYPRESS )
I, Fred D Barber, City Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Cypress, California, do hereb, certify, that, at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of
October, 1960, the foregoing Ordinance No. 7'1, was then con-
sidered and passed and adopted as a whole by the following
roll call vote.
AYES: 5 COUNCILMEN: Arrowood, Denni, McCarney,
Van Dyke, and Baroldi
NOES. 0 COUNCILMEN. None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of the City Council of the City of
Cypress, California, this 13th day of October, 1960.
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FRED D. BARBER, CITY CLERK