Final map - Filing and recordation.

San José Municipal Code § 19.16.020

in effect

19.16.020 - Final map - Filing and recordation. A. Within 30 months after the approval or conditional approval by the director of a tentative map showing subdivision for which a final map is required under Section 66426 of the Subdivision Map Act, the subdivider may cause the proposed subdivision or any part thereof, to be accurately surveyed and a final map thereof prepared in accordance with the tentative map as approved for recordation, and the original final map, together with as many copies thereof as are required by the city engineer. B. Failure to file such map with the city engineer within said period and to have said map recorded in the office of the county recorder within 30 months after the date of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map shall automatically terminate all proceedings and a new tentative map must thereafter be submitted for processing. The time within which such filing and recording of a final map must take place may, upon written application of the subdivider, be extended by the director or the city council on appeal for a period not exceeding two years. Each application for such extension shall be accompanied by a processing fee in the amount set forth in the schedule of fees established by resolution of council. In the event the director denies a subdivider's application for extension, the subdivider may appeal to the city council within fifteen days after such denial. C. The period of time specified in subsections A. and B. above, shall not include any period of time during which a water or sewer moratorium, imposed after approval of the tentative map, is in existence; provided however, that the length of such moratorium does not exceed five years. Once such a moratorium is terminated, the map shall be valid for the same period of time as was left to run on the map at the time that the moratorium was imposed; provided, however, that if such remaining time is less than 100 20 days, the map shall be valid for 100 20 days following the termination of the moratorium. D. The period of time specified in subsections A. and B. shall not include any period of time during which a lawsuit has been filed and is pending in a court of competent jurisdiction involving the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map if a stay of such time period is approved by the city pursuant to this section. Within ten days of the service of the initial petition or complaint in such lawsuit upon the city, the subdivider may apply in writing to the director for a stay. Within 40 days after receiving such application, the director shall either stay the time period for up to five years or deny the requested stay. Any such denial may be appealed in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 19.12.230 of this chapter. (Prior code § 9219; Ords. 21035, 21051, 21298, 22126, 26386.)

Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT19SU_CH19.16FIMAPAMA_19.16.020FIMAILREFetched: 11/1/2026