[Ord. No. 1034, § 1.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the specific requirements for
tentative, final, and parcel maps shall be governed by the provisions
of this article.
[Ord. No. 1034, § 1.]
A tentative and final subdivision map shall be required for
all divisions of land when determined by the community development
department that such land is divided into five or more parcels, five
or more condominiums, a community apartment project containing five
or more parcels, or for the conversion of a dwelling to a stock cooperative
containing five or more dwelling units, except where:
(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 legislative
body; or
(b) Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of twenty acres
or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or
highway; or
(c) 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 governing body as to street alignments and
widths; or
(d) Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of not less
than forty acres or is not less than a quarter of a quarter section.
A parcel map shall be required for those subdivisions described
in subdivisions (a), (b), (c) and (d), unless waived by the subdivision
committee in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 1034, § 1.]
A tentative and final parcel map shall be required for all divisions
of land into four or less parcels or as described within (a), (b),
(c), and (d) above.
[Ord. No. 1034, § 1.]
The following subdivisions are exempt from the requirement of
undergoing the subdivision or parcel map process.
(a) Subdivisions of a portion of the operating right-of-way of a railroad
corporation, defined by Section 230 of the State Public Utilities
Code, which are created by short-term leases terminable by either
party on not more than thirty days notice in writing.
(b) Land conveyed to or from a governmental agency, public entity or
public utility, or for land conveyed to a subsidiary of a public utility
for conveyance to such public utility for rights-of-way, unless a
showing is made by the department in individual cases, upon substantial
evidence, that public policy necessitates a parcel map.
(c) Lot line adjustments, pursuant to the provisions contained within
this chapter.