Submittal requirements.
Riverside Municipal Code § 18.150.050
in effect18.150.050 - Submittal requirements.
A. General requirements.
1. Every application for a map or permit pursuant to this title shall include a completed application form designated for the particular request, the owner and applicant signature(s), the agent authorization as appropriate and processing fee(s) established by City Fee Resolution.
2. Applications will not be accepted by the Planning Division without required signed application forms and permit fees as established by City Fee Resolution.
B. Additional requirements for tentative tract, parcel, vesting, reversion to acreage, condominium and environmental subdivision maps.
1. Tentative tract, parcel, vesting, reversion to acreage, condominium and environmental subdivision maps.
a. The tentative map shall be clearly and legibly drawn by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. The scale of the map shall be at least one inch equal to 100 feet. If necessary to provide the proper scale, more than one sheet may be used, but the relation of the several sheets shall be clearly shown on each. The minimum size of each sheet should be 18 inches by 26 inches. A marginal line shall be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch.
b. The tentative map shall contain the following information:
(1) The map number assigned by the Riverside County surveyor;
(2) Names and addresses of the record owner and subdivider of the land;
(3) Name, signature and address of the person, firm or organization that prepared the map and the applicable registration and/or license number;
(4) Date of preparation, north point and scale of the map; if based on a survey, the date of the survey;
(5) Boundaries of the subdivision with suitable ties to readily locate the property;
(6) Riverside County Assessor's parcel number(s) of the property included within the map;
(7) The locations, names and widths of adjacent streets, alleys, and pedestrian ways;
(8) Numbers of adjacent subdivisions, buildings and property lines sufficient to show their relationship to the proposed subdivision;
(9) All properties that are "Not A Part" of the map and/or are designated remainders shall be clearly delineated;
(10) Contour lines at five-foot intervals or less where the slope of the land is one percent or more, and contour lines at two-foot intervals or less where the slope of the land is less than one percent. Topographic information shall be sufficient fully to show the configuration of the land and any and all depressions that present drainage problems, and shall extend beyond the tract boundaries where necessary to show essential conditions;
(11) A preliminary 100-scale grading plan (40-scale grading plans are required for maps in the RC - Residential Conservation Zones) shall be submitted with the map which includes how the grading relates to existing contours on adjoining property, location of trees, rock outcroppings, arroyos, blue line streams, and other significant natural features;
(12) The outlines of groves of trees and orchards, the approximate location of other trees with a trunk diameter of six inches or more, and an indication of all trees that are to remain on the lots;
(13) Location, width and direction of flow of all watercourses and the outline of any area subject to flooding or storm water overflow;
(14) Location of all railroads, buildings and other structures, structures for demolition, and all natural obstacles, and an indication of any physical restrictions or conditions in the subdivision which affect the use of the property; distances between all buildings to remain and property lines shall be shown;
(15) Locations, widths and purposes of all existing and proposed easements for utilities, drainage and other public purposes, shown by dashed lines;
(16) Locations of existing utilities in and adjacent to the tract; size and invert elevation of sanitary and storm sewers; size of water mains; if sewers and water mains are not in or adjacent to the tract, the direction and distance to the nearest sewer and water main with invert elevation of sewer and size of main;
(17) Locations, widths and grades of all public streets, private streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and other rights-of-way, and proposed street names; the radius of each curve; any planned line for street widening or for any other public project in or adjacent to the tract;
(18) Lines and approximate dimensions of all lots and the number assigned to each lot; the total number of lots, the approximate area of each lot and the total area of the map;
(19) Boundaries of existing and proposed public areas in or adjacent to the tract, with the nature of each indicated by label; the area of each parcel proposed for public use to the nearest one-tenth acre, including any areas proposed to be dedicated as parkland per the requirements of Government Code Section 66477 et seq. (Quimby Act);
(20) Proposals for handling storm water and drainage;
(21) Areas designated for preservation or protection from development due to their status as sensitive or protected biological habitat, archaeological resource areas, significant geological formations, or other environmentally important or legally designated lands, as so identified by local Code and/or applicable county, state, or federal regulations; and
(22) The following drawings and statements shall be filed on or along with the tentative map:
i. A vicinity map showing the location of the proposed subdivision;
ii. A statement of the total area of the tentative map;
iii. For mixed use developments, a statement of the total area of the land used for each type of use;
iv. A statement of the proposals for sewage disposal, water supply, electric service, gas service, telephone service, television reception and for other utilities;
v. Any application and the drawings and documents required to be filed therewith for any modification that may be proposed in accordance with Chapter 18.230 Modifications; and
vi. Any application and the drawings and documents required to be filed therewith for hillside grading pursuant to Title 17.
vii. Cross sections at the perimeter, location and design of required trails, Water Quality Management Plan and location of any needed detention basins, and other information as requested by Planning Division Staff on a case by case basis.
(23) FEMA Flood Zone Designation.
(24) Size, type and location of proposed water quality best management practices.
2. Tentative vesting map.
a. A tentative vesting map shall be filed in the same form and have the same contents, accompanying data and reports and shall be processed in the same manner as set forth for a tentative map and shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Tentative Vesting Map."
b. At the time a tentative vesting map is filed, a subdivider shall also supply the following information unless an item(s) is determined by the Community & Economic Development Director not to be necessary:
(1) Height, size, and location of buildings;
(2) Sewer, water, storm drain, and road details;
(3) Information on the uses to which the buildings will be put;
(4) Detailed grading plans pursuant to Title 17;
(5) An engineer's drainage study approved by the City Public Works Department;
(6) Building, landscaping, irrigation and sign plans when required for the project by Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code or application for development plan or plot plan approval when required by Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code;
(7) A traffic study approved by the City Public Works Department and Planning Division, unless waived;
(8) A geologic study approved by the City Engineer for properties identified as being subject to liquefaction;
(9) An acoustical study approved by the Building Official for properties requiring such studies by Title 16 of the Riverside Municipal Code;
(10) An application for rezoning the property if the proposed use or density is not permitted in the current zone; and
(11) A detailed parking analysis (not required for maps creating single family residential lots only).
3. Lot line adjustments, lot consolidation and lot merger/unmergers. The application shall be accompanied by a site plan indicating the current ownership, property lines, existing structures, any encumbrances and such other data and information as may be prescribed by the Planning Division. Any application for property in the Residential Conservation (RC) Zone shall be accompanied by a topographical map, a proposed grading plan and a proposed development plan unless waived by the Community & Economic Development Director.
4. Parcel map waiver. Any person wishing to waive the requirement for the preparation and recordation of a parcel map and who has a recorded a Certificate of Compliance for parcel map waiver shall first submit to the City Surveyor the following:
a. An approved tentative map meeting the requirements of this title for a tentative map and conforming to the approved configuration and revisions as stipulated by the approving or appeal authority;
b. Names and addresses of fee owner and the subdivider if different from the owner;
c. Riverside County Assessor's parcel number(s);
d. A preliminary title report or a similar report indicating the encumbrances, if any, on the property;
e. The application shall be accompanied by a processing fee as established by the City's Fee Resolution;
f. A legal description and plat signed by a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying clearly describing the new parcels as shown on the approved tentative map;
g. An unsigned, acknowledge statement in a format acceptable to the City Surveyor satisfying all of the requirements of Section 66436 of the California Government Code;
h. An unsigned certificate or statement in a format acceptable to the City Surveyor satisfying the requirements of Section 66492 of the California Government Code; and
i. An unsigned certificate or statement and security in a format acceptable to the City Surveyor satisfying the requirements of Section 66493 of the California Government Code if any part of the subject property is subject to a lien of taxes or special assessments collected as taxes which are not yet payable and any lot lien created by the subdivision would bisect any existing assessor's parcel.
5. Determination of compliance. Applications for a determination of compliance can be filed and shall be signed by any person owning real property or a vendee of that person pursuant to a contract of sale of the real property, or at the request of an interested party, see Section 18.120.020 Determination of the City Surveyor.
C. Final tract, parcel, vesting, reversion to acreage, condominium and environmental subdivision maps.
1. General requirements. The final map shall:
a. Be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying or licensed land surveyor and shall conform to all of the following provisions and those set forth in Government Code 66434;
b. Conform substantially with the tentative map approved by the approving appeal authority, including all amendments, conditions, modifications and provisions made or required by the approving or appeal authority, or as modified on appeal, and shall comply with this title, all other applicable Codes, Specific Plans, General Plan and planned street lines that are in effect as of the filing date;
c. Be based upon a survey, except for a final parcel map;
d. Be legibly drawn, printed or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on white tinted mylar, 3 mil or 4 mil thick. Lines, fonts, characters and duplication shall comply with all standards of the County of Riverside Assessor, Clerk and Recorder in effect at the time of recordation;
e. Have the size, content and format of each sheet in compliance with all standards of the Subdivision Map Act and City Ordinance. Each sheet shall show the map number, shall contain a north point, shall contain complete engineer's notes and shall show the scale of the map;
f. Have a title sheet provided which shall indicate the map number and such other descriptive information as may be necessary. For a final parcel map a title containing the words "PARCEL MAP" and such other descriptive information as may be necessary, including the map number. Below the title shall be a subtitle consisting of a general description of the property being subdivided by reference to recorded maps, or by reference to the plat of a United States survey. References to tracts and subdivisions in the description shall be worded identically with original records, and references to book and page of record shall be complete. The words "City of Riverside" if the map is entirely within the City, or the words "Partly in the City of Riverside and partly in unincorporated territory of Riverside County" if the map is partly in unincorporated territory shall be included on the title page. The title page also shall contain all of the required certificates, acknowledgments, endorsements, acceptances, dedications and notarial seals. Where the size of a subdivision permits, in lieu of a title sheet, the information prescribed above may be shown on the same sheet as the final map;
g. Include the north point with basis of bearing, scale and date of map;
h. Include the boundaries of the subdivision, indicated by distinctive symbols approved by the Public Works Department and clearly so designated. Such border shall not obliterate any figures or other data. All lines shown on the map which do not constitute a part of the subdivision shall be clearly distinguishable from those lines which are a part of the subdivision and any area enclosed by such lines shall be labeled "Not a part of this subdivision." The map shall show the definite location of the subdivision, and particularly its relation to surrounding surveys;
i. Contain survey data, including:
(1) Monuments, stakes, or other evidences set or found on the ground to determine the boundaries of the tract;
(2) Corners of all adjoining properties identified by lot and block number, tract name, or place of record, or by section, township and range, or other proper designation;
(3) All information and data necessary to locate and retrace any and all exterior boundary lines, lot, or block lines, including basis of bearings;
(4) Bearings and distances of straight lines;
(5) The radius, central angle and length of each curve and such additional information as may be necessary to determine the location of the centers of curves;
(6) The centerlines of all streets in and adjoining the subdivision, indicating all permanent monuments found or placed and making reference to a map or field book wherever the Public Works Department has established such centerline. If any points were reset by ties, the source and detail of relocation data used shall be stated;
j. Show all lots or parcels intended for sale or reserved for private purposes, all parcels offered for dedication to the City or any other public agency for any purpose and designated remainders with all dimensions, boundaries and courses clearly shown and defined in each case;
k. Be numbered consecutively without block identification. Parcels offered for dedication or to be used as streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and nonaccess barrier strips shall be identified by letters;
l. Show the location and width of all streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and other rights-of-way and the portions thereof offered for dedication; the names of streets; and the widths of existing dedications, if any, in the subdivision;
m. Show the lines of all easements to which the lots are subject. Each easement shall be clearly identified as to nature and purpose; and if already recorded, its recorded reference shall be given. If any easement is not definitely located and of record, a statement of such easement shall appear on the title sheet. Easements shall be denoted by fine dashed lines. Distances and bearings on the side lines of lots which are cut by easements shall be shown so that the map will clearly indicate the actual lengths of the lot lines. The width of the easements and the lengths and bearings of the lines thereof, and sufficient ties thereto to definitely locate the easements with respect to the subdivision shall be shown;
n. Show the locations and widths of nonaccess barrier strips;
o. Show all limitations on rights of access to and from streets and lots and other parcels of land;
p. Show the lines of any stream, channel or body of water in or adjacent to the subdivision, and the outlines of any area subject to flooding or storm water overflow;
q. Show the location, width and name of any street and the location and width of any alley, railroad right-of-way or other right-of-way adjacent to the subdivision;
r. Show any City boundary crossing or adjoining the subdivision;
s. Note when a soils report has been prepared in accordance with Section 18.090.050, together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report; and
t. Show any open space easement areas.
2. Final parcel map. For a final parcel map the following shall also be included:
a. The location of any remainder of the original parcel shall be shown, but need not be shown as a matter of survey, but only by reference to the existing record boundaries of such remainder if such remainder has a gross area of five acres or more;
b. All parcels, excluding remainder parcels, shall be numbered or otherwise designated with all dimensions, boundaries, and courses clearly shown and defined in each case;
c. The location and width of streets, alleys, pedestrian ways and other easements and the portions thereof dedicated or offered for dedication to the City, including their recording references; and the names of streets;
d. The lines of easements to which the lots are subject, shown in fine, dashed lines, and the lines, bearings, and dimensions of easements deeded to the City; and
e. Limitations on rights of access to and from streets.
3. Final reversion to acreage map. For a reversion to acreage map each lot or parcel and the number thereof being eliminated shall be shown in fine, dashed lines.
D. Lot line adjustments, consolidations and merger/unmergers. Upon receipt of conditional approval the applicant shall submit the required property descriptions and documentation to the City's Surveyor for review and comment. The applicant shall promptly submit to the Surveyor any additional information or corrected documents as deemed necessary upon written request from the Surveyor.
The applicant shall also take all necessary steps to insure that all conditions imposed by the approving or appeal authority are completed to the satisfaction of the affected department.
(Ord. No. 7701, § 1, 2025; Ord. 7459 § 51, 2019; Ord. 7341 §7, 2016; Ord. 6968 §1, 2007)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT18SU_ARTIVREFIAPPR_CH18.150GEAPPRPR_18.150.050SUREFetched: 11/1/2026