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City of San Mateo Municipal Code.

26.52.040 TITLE SHEET.

The title sheet shall be page number one and shall contain the following information:

(1) Title of the subdivision, comprised of the tract name and the tract number, if any, followed by the words "City of San Mateo, San Mateo County, California".

(2) Below the title shall be a subtitle consisting of a general description of all the property being subdivided by reference to recorded deeds or maps which have been previously recorded, or by reference to a plan of a United States survey;

(3) References to tracts and subdivisions in the description must be worded identically with the original record, and references to book and page of records must be complete;

(4) Affidavits, certificates, acknowledgements, endorsements, references to soils and geological reports, acceptances, dedications, and notarial seals required by law and this Title:

(A) Certificates. In addition to the requirements and limitations of the Subdivision Map Act, the following certificates shall appear:

(i) The signature of the applicant's engineer or surveyor, unless accompanied by his or her seal, shall be acknowledged.

(ii) Director of Community Development Certificate. A certificate for execution by the director of community development stating that he or she has found the final map to conform substantially with the approved tentative map; and

(iii) County Recorder's Certificate. A certificate for execution by the county recorder stating that the map has been recorded in the official records of San Mateo County and indicating the recording date.

(B) Dedications Required. All parcels, easements, or other interests in real property shown on the map and intended for general or limited public use shall be offered for dedication; parcels or common areas not to be offered for sale and reserved for the exclusive use of the owners in the subdivision, their licensees, visitors, tenants, or servants, or intended for other specific uses, shall be so designated. Any street or easement not offered for dedication shall be so designated in the dedication certificate.

(C) Reports. Any reports regarding soils or geologic conditions prepared in support of the tentative or final map application shall be referred to on the map. All references to reports as to soils or geologic conditions shall include the date of the report and the name of the engineer who prepared it.

(5) The bases of bearings used in the surveys.

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.