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26.48.020 INFORMATION REQUIRED.

The tentative map shall contain, or be accompanied by, the following information:

(1) The tract name and number; date of preparation; north point and scale;

(2) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of: the record owner; subdivider; and the person who prepared the map. (The registration or license number of the preparer shall also be supplied);

(3) Subdivision boundaries and acreage to the nearest one-tenth acre;

(4) A key map showing:

(A) The location of the proposed subdivision,

(B) The location, name and present improved widths of adjacent streets,

(C) The name and number of adjacent subdivisions; showing lot and block or parcel numbers for adjoining lots.

(An aerial photograph may be required on a scale of not less than one inch equals four hundred feet showing the approximate boundaries of the subdivision, and including the streets and lot lines in addition or substitution of the above);

(5) Location and widths of proposed streets as shown on any specific plan which covers all or part of the land to be subdivided;

(6) Location, names and widths of the proposed streets and other ways as they shall differ from those shown on any specific plan.

(7) Location, width and nature of all existing and proposed: pedestrian paths; public areas; conservation easements; and public utilities easements, showing the location and size of existing and proposed storm drains; sanitary sewers, gas and water lines; the location of existing fire hydrants, power and telephone or communications lines and other public utilities, as well as all provisions for drainage, flood and erosion control; source of water supply and sewage disposal;

(8) Existing land use and the proposed land use with a statement as to the respective proportions of the total area of the subdivision to be used by each;

(9) Statement of the improvements proposed to be made or installed including:

(A) Profiles drawn to scale showing clearly all details thereof, showing centerline, existing ground and finished grade elevations of all streets, including the radii of all curves; sanitary sewer and storm drains.

(Profiles other than centerlines shall be shown if requested by the Director of Public Works. All elevations shall be indicated to the nearest one foot and shall be referred to mean sea level datum, as established by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, or to elevations according to the San Mateo datum).

(B) Typical cross sections of all streets, and when required by the Director of Public Works, detail of curbs, gutters, walks, trails and other improvements drawn to scale and clearly showing all details thereof,

(C) Location, species and size of all street trees;

(10) Statement of the improvements proposed to be made or previously installed by private utilities or public agencies and a statement from such utilities or agencies as to the adequacy of such installations and the rights-of-way or easements therefor or proposed;

(11) Location of all existing:

(A) Building sites; driveways; fences; retaining walls; swimming pools; including whether they are to remain or be removed, and the distances between buildings and between buildings and proposed or existing property lines,

(B) Groves of trees and the location of all individual trees with a trunk diameter of four inches or more (twelve and one-half inches circumference) as measured at two feet above natural grade, and other significant vegetation, indicating whether removal is intended and showing trees and vegetation to be planted other than street trees;

(12) Approximate location of any area which may be subject to inundation; the location, width and direction of all watercourses;

(13) Lot lines; approximate dimensions of all lots, including the area of each to the nearest ten square feet; block and lot numbers in consecutive sequence;

(14) A statement from a title company giving the names of record owners of the land and all existing easements and other reservations, restrictions or covenants;

(15) Preliminary soils report and the report of an engineering geologist, provided that the latter may be waived by the Director of Public Works;

(16) Any proposed conditions, restrictions and covenants;

(17) Existing and proposed contours of the property; proposed elevation at all lot pads; and the grades of proposed streets and drainage facilities. On flat lands, where the predominant slopes are five percent or less, a contour interval of not to exceed two feet shall be used. Where the predominant slopes are in excess of five percent, a contour interval of not to exceed five feet shall be used. Ninety percent of all contours shall be accurate within two feet and all contours shall be accurate within four feet. In cases where the effective use of the lands to be subdivided necessitates extensive cuts and fills for streets, the proposed grading shall be clearly shown by means of both contour lines and supplementary cross sections through such cuts and fills. The source of the topographic information shown shall be indicated;

(18) Such other information as may be required to fulfill the purposes of this title in relation to the particular land to be subdivided, as specified in any list compiled for the purpose.

A blank space of suitable size and shape for the certificates, conditions and approval, and other similar items shall be reserved on the title page.