Within the time limits specified by Sections 66452.11, 66452.6, 66463.5 and 66452.13 of the Subdivision Map Act or subsequent revisions thereof, relating to the term to tentative maps in effect on the date the tentative map is approved, or conditionally approved, the subdivider may file with the city engineer a parcel map in substantial conformance with the tentative parcel map as approved or conditionally approved, and in conformance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title; provided, however, that if prior to the expiration of the time limits for the extensions specified by Sections 66452.11, 66452.6, 66463.13 and 66452.5 of the Subdivision Map Act or subsequent revisions thereof, relating to the term of tentative maps the subdivider filed with the planning director, or, on appeal the planning commission or city council, may at any time within ninety days of the expiration of the time limits by Sections 66452.11, 66452.6, 66452.13 and 66463.5 of the Subdivision Map Act or subsequent revisions thereof, relating to the term of tentative maps in effect on the date the tentative map is approved, or conditionally approved. In the event the planning director denied a subdivider's request for extension of time, the subdivider may appeal to the planning commission. An appeal of a decision of the planning commission may be filed with the city council within fifteen days of the decision.
All final maps filed with or submitted to the city council shall be first submitted to the city attorney and approved as to form by the city attorney.
Unless otherwise provided in this title, a final subdivision map shall be prepared and filed pursuant to an approved tentative map for every major subdivision. However, in lieu of filing a final map, unless otherwise required by the Subdivision Map Act, a parcel map in the form specified in Article II of Chapter 16.16 may be filed pursuant to an approved tentative map when any of the following conditions prevail:
A. 
The land before division contains less than five acres, each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway and no dedications or improvements are required by the planning commission or, in the event of an appeal, the city council.
B. 
The land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway which comprises part of a tract of land zoned for industrial or commercial development and which has the approval of the planning commission or, in the event of an appeal, the city council as to street alignments and widths, and no dedication is required by the planning commission or, in the event of an appeal, the city council.
Every final map shall include the following information.
A. 
Contain a general description of the land subdivided by references to recorded deeds, recorded maps and official United States surveys. Reference to tracts, recorded deeds and recorded maps shall be spelled out, worded identically with original records and show the book and page of records or map numbers.
B. 
Show the basis of bearings used, and the north point of the map on each sheet thereof.
C. 
Show all easements to which the land is subject or is to be subjected.
D. 
Clearly indicate existing monuments found, and describe them.
E. 
Show the area of all parcels.
F. 
Clearly indicate, by description or a distinctive boundary line, any area subject to flooding at times of heavy rainfall, and state that such area is subject to flooding at times of heavy rainfall. Such areas shall be fixed by the planning commission or the city council at the time the tentative map is approved or conditionally approved.
G. 
Show a solid line, separating from public streets and all private ways, easements and other rights-of-way not to be accepted as public streets and shown on the map, and clearly designate their nature and the manner in which the right-of-way is reserved or granted.
H. 
Show the tract number assigned by the planning department for the subdivision on every sheet of the map. If the tentative map contains two or more units and the final map is to be filed separately by unit, the tract number shall also contain a numerical unit suffix assigned by the planning department. Such tract number shall be the only designated name of the subdivision appearing on the map, and shall be preceded by the words "City of Lemon Grove Tract."
When a soil report of the soil conditions within a subdivision has been prepared prior to the approval of the final map by the city engineer, that fact, together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report, shall be noted on the final map or on a separate document recorded concurrently with the final map. Where a separate document is used, reference to the document shall be made on the face of the final map.
As a condition precedent to the approval by the city council of any final map, all parcels of land shown thereon and intended for any public use shall be offered for dedication for public use, except those parcels, other than streets, intended for the exclusive use of the lot owners in the subdivision, their licensees, visitors, tenants and servants.
In the event that a grant of an open space easement is to be made over any portion of the subdivision, the final map shall contain a certificate signed and acknowledged by those parties having any record title interest in the subdivided land granting such open space easement and stating the conditions of the grant.
In addition to certificates and other material required by the Subdivision Map Act and this title, every final map shall bear the following certificates or endorsements.
A. 
A certificate by the city treasurer and the city engineer to the effect that there are no unpaid special assessments or bonds shown by the records in their offices against the subdivision or any part thereof.
B. 
A certificate by the city clerk that the provisions of Division 2, Title 7 of the Government Code have been complied with regarding deposits for taxes on the property within the subdivision.
C. 
Certificate of the county recorder as to the filing of the map.
D. 
A certificate by the engineer who performed any percolation test which is required by this title, identifying those lots on which percolation tests were performed. If percolation tests were performed on less than all of the lots, a certificate of the health officer, approving such waiver or modification of the percolation testing requirement, shall be included.
A. 
Every final map submitted to the city council shall bear the certificate of a qualified title company that the parties who executed the owners certificate required by Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act are all the parties having any record title interest in the land subdivided, or a reference shall be made to a separate document bearing the certificate that is recorded concurrently with the final map. The certificate shall also set forth the names of the parties owning the interest set forth in Section 66436 of the Act, together with a description of the interests and the reasons the parties did not execute the owners certificate.
B. 
The city clerk shall notify the title company making such certificate of the date the final map will be transmitted to the county recorder. Such notification shall be made at least forty-eight hours before such date. The title company shall, on the date, present to the county recorder, a letter stating that on such date the names of the parties and the other facts set forth in the title company's certificate were the same as shown by the certificate.
A. 
In lieu of the title company certificate required by Section 16.12.170, there may be filed with the city engineer a subdivision guarantee from a qualified title insurance company which guarantees that the parties named therein are the only parties having any record title interest in the land subdivided.
B. 
The owner's certificate required by Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act shall bear the signatures of all parties owning any record title interest in the land subdivided, except those which have been omitted pursuant to Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act. The names of any parties, who own interests described in Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act and who have not signed the owners certificate, shall be set forth in the owners certificate together with a description of their respective interests and reasons why they have not signed the certificate.
C. 
The city clerk shall notify the title company furnishing the subdivision guarantee of the date the final map will be transmitted to the county recorder. Such notification shall be made at least forty-eight hours before such date. The title company shall, on such date, present to the county recorder, pursuant to the requirements of Section 66465 of the Subdivision Map Act, a letter stating that, at the time of filing of the final or parcel map in the office of the county recorder, the parties consenting to such filing are all of the parties having a record title interest in the real property being subdivided, whose signatures are required by Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code, as shown by the records in the office of the county recorder.
The affidavits, certificates, acknowledgments and approvals required or permitted by this article or the Subdivision Map Act to appear upon maps may be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with opaque ink in such a manner as will guarantee a permanent record in black upon the tracing cloth or polyester base film. If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with suitable substance to assure permanent legibility.
A. 
Plans and Specifications. Where the subdivider elects to agree to construct improvements or, if authorized by the city council, to contract to initiate and consummate special assessment district proceedings in lieu of constructing improvements, all as provided in Section 66462 of the Subdivision Map Act, he shall prepare and deposit with the city clerk, detailed plans and specifications of the improvements to be constructed, and such plans and specifications shall be made a part of any such agreement and of the improvement security.
B. 
Subdivision Improvement Agreement. Prior to the approval by the city council of the final subdivision or parcel map filed in lieu of a final map, the subdivider shall execute and file an agreement with the city, which agreement shall specify the period within which the subdivider shall complete all improvement work to the satisfaction of the city engineer, and providing that if the subdivider fails to complete such work within such period, the city may complete the improvement work and recover the full cost and expense thereof from the subdivider. This agreement shall also provide for inspection of all improvements by the city engineer. A fee as set by resolution of the city council must be paid by the subdivider for the cost of such inspection. The subdivision improvement agreement and the form of security to be employed shall be approved by the city attorney.
C. 
Subdivision Improvement Security. To guarantee the performance of any action or agreement with regard to the proposed subdivision, security shall be furnished as follows:
1. 
A faithful performance security for the purpose of subdivision improvement set at an amount determined by the city engineer equal to one hundred percent of the total estimated cost of the improvement or of the act to be performed, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the act or agreement.
2. 
A labor and materials security furnished as an additional amount determined by the city engineer equal to fifty percent of the total estimated cost of the improvement, or the performance of the required act, securing payment to the contractor, his subcontractors, and to persons furnishing labor, materials, or equipment to them for the improvement or the performance of the required act.
3. 
The monumentation agreements shall be accomplished by a faithful performance security in a sum equal to the cost of setting such monuments, guaranteeing the faithful performance of all such work of setting monuments and furnishing notes.
D. 
Improvement Security Release.
1. 
Ninety percent of the faithful performance subdivision improvement security shall be released upon completion and acceptance of the work required under the agreement for the guarantee and warranty of the work. The remaining ten percent of the faithful performance subdivision improvement security shall continue in effect for a period of one year following the completion and acceptance of the work.
2. 
The procedure for release shall be a written communication from the city clerk to the subdivider and the maker of the bond or holder of the surety. The city clerk shall make such a release letter only upon the recommendation of the city engineer. Prior to making such a recommendation, the city engineer shall ensure that all actions or improvements affecting other departments or agencies have been properly completed to the satisfaction of such departments or agencies, including, but not limited to, the planning director and fire chief, and agencies handling water, sewer, electricity, gas and street lighting.
E. 
Forms of Security.
1. 
Cash deposits or acceptable equivalent where the subdivider may deposit with the city a sum of money equal to the required amount of the security for the faithful performance thereof. No separate labor and material bond shall be required when cash surety is used, however, an amount equal to the required labor and material bond will not be released until six months following completion and acceptance of the improvements and then such release will be less any unsettled claim.
2. 
An instrument of credit from one or more financial institutions subject to the regulations by the state or federal government and pledging that the funds necessary to carry out the act or agreement are on deposit and guaranteed for payment.
3. 
Other forms of security will be permitted when approved by the city attorney. These may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, a bond or bonds furnished by a surety company authorized to write such bonds in the state of California, assignment bank or savings and passbook accounts, and completion of proceedings under one of the state Assessment District Acts.
No final map shall be filed in the office of the county recorder until approved by the city council.
Final/Parcel maps may be amended pursuant to Section 66469 et seq. of the Government Code.