16.16.070 Statements and certificates.
The following certificates and acknowledgments shall appear on the final map, and may be combined where appropriate:
A. A certificate signed and acknowledged, by all parties having any record title interest in the land subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recording of the final map. In the event of dedication, there shall be a certificate signed and acknowledged by all parties having a record title interest in land being subdivided offering certain parcels of land for dedication for specified public uses, subject to such restrictions as may be contained in the offer of dedication. An offer of dedication for street or highway purposes may include a waiver of access rights to such street or highway from any property shown on the final map as abutting thereon. Any parcels of land shown on the map and intended for public use shall be offered for dedication for public use except those parcels intended for the exclusive use of lot owners in the subdivision, their licensees, tenants, and employees.
The signatures of parties owning the following types of interests may be omitted if their names and the nature of their interests are set forth on the map:
1. Rights-of-way, easements, or other interest, none of which can ripen into a fee.
2. Rights-of-way, easements, or reversions, which by reason of changed conditions or long disuse, appear to be no longer of practical use or value and which signatures it is impossible or impractical to obtain. In this case, a reasonable statement of the circumstances preventing the procurement of the signatures shall be set forth on the map.
3. Any subdivision map including land originally patented by the United States or the state of California, under patent reserving interest to either or both of these entities, may be recorded under the provision of this chapter without the consent of the United States or the state of California thereto, or to dedication made thereon.
4. Interests in or rights to minerals, including but not limited to oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances, if: (1) the ownership of such interests or rights does not include a right of entry on the surface of the land, or (2) the use of the land, or surface thereof, in connection with the ownership of such interests or rights is prohibited by zoning or other governmental regulations of the governing body and the signatures of the owners of such interests or rights are waived by the governing body.
B. A statement by the engineer or surveyor responsible for the survey and final map. His or her statement shall give the date of the survey, state that the survey and final map were made by him or her or under his or her direction, and that the survey is true and complete as shown. The statement shall also state that all the monuments are of the character and occupy the positions indicated, or that they will be set in those positions and on or before a specified later date. The statement shall also state that the monuments are, or will be, sufficient to enable the survey to be retraced by city council.
C. Certificates for execution by the engineering services manager or licensed civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying or licensed surveyor, as delegated by the community development director, clerk of the city council, and the county recorder. (Ord. 2007-08 § 4 (Exh. A), 2007)