The purpose of this article is to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act in order to provide a complete subdivision program for the orderly development of all real property in the City. This article is intended to assure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and General Plan of the City, to maintain lots of sufficient size that can be properly developed in accordance with the standards contained in the Zoning Ordinance, to assure lots of a size commensurate and compatible with the size of existing lots in the immediate vicinity, and to preserve property values.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the procedure set forth in this article shall govern the processing of, and requirements pertaining to, minor subdivisions. This article shall apply to divisions of land as follows:
(a) 
No lots or parcels that have been combined into one building site on or after September 9, 1964, shall be separated in ownership or otherwise divided into two, three, or four parcels, and no such divided parcel shall be separately maintained unless the division conforms to that shown on a parcel map approved as provided in this article.
(b) 
No building permit shall be issued, and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, or maintained on any land which has been separated in ownership or otherwise divided into two, three, or four parcels in violation of the provisions of this article. On parcels which do not qualify as a lot as defined in this chapter, but which were both separated in ownership and improved with structures prior to September 9, 1964, such structures may be rebuilt, remodeled, or structurally expanded provided such work complies with all the requirements of the Building Code and the Zoning Ordinance. This article shall not apply to existing divisions of land defined as a lot in this chapter, nor shall it apply to those divisions of land specifically excluded from the definition of minor subdivision as defined in this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996)
The subdivider shall file the parcel map with the Community Development Director in the same manner as provided for tentative maps in Section 10-1.501 of Article 5 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 14, Ord. 2957 c.s., eff. February 17, 2005, and § 1, Ord. 3107 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
The filing fee for the parcel map shall be the same as for a tentative map as provided for in Section 10-1.502 of Article 5 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)
Within three working days after the filing of an application for a parcel map, the Community Development Director shall transmit copies of such map, together with the accompanying data, to such City departments and/or affected agencies and/or utilities which the Community Development Director determines have an interest in the proposed minor subdivision. Such departments, agencies and/or utilities may, within 10 days after the application for the map has been filed, submit written reports of their findings and recommendations to the Planning Division. The City Engineer shall prepare a written report of recommendations on the parcel map in relation to the requirements of this chapter and the Map Act and shall submit the report to the Planning Division. If the subdivision results in four or more parcels or condominium units on any lot or involves more than two adjacent lots, or it is otherwise determined to be appropriate, the Community Development Director shall forward the reports to the Commission within 15 days after the map has been filed.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996, § 14, Ord. 2957 c.s., eff. February 17, 2005, and § 1, Ord. 3107 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
If the subdivision results in four or more parcels or condominium units on any lot or involves more than two adjacent lots, the Community Development Director shall set the parcel map for a public hearing before the Commission in a timely fashion.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996, § 14, Ord. 2957 c.s., eff. February 17, 2005, and § 1, Ord. 3107 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
(a) 
Notice of the public hearing before the Commission to consider a parcel map shall be given at least 10 days before the hearing to the subdivider and to the owners of property within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the minor subdivision. Such notice shall be sent by first class mail, using addresses from the most recently available tax roll of the County Tax Assessor.
(b) 
The notice of the public hearing to consider the parcel map shall consist of the caption "Notice of Proposed Minor Subdivision," shall identify the subject property in any terms adequate to identify its location, shall set forth the parcel map number and a description of the minor subdivision, shall give the time and place at which the hearing will be held, and shall advise the subdivider and public that they may attend and be heard.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s. eff. January 26, 1974)
The Commission shall itself make, or shall cause the Planning Division to make, such investigations of facts bearing on the parcel map as will tend to provide all the information necessary for the Commission to make decisions and determinations consistent with the purposes of this article.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s, eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996)
(a) 
Subdivision of not more than three parcels or 15 condominium units on any lot or combination of lots or any subdivision defined as an “Affordable Housing Project – Housing Element” located on an “Affordable Housing Site – Housing Element.” If the Community Development Director, or his/her assigned, finds that the parcel map for a subdivision of not more than three parcels or 15 condominium units on any lot or any combination of lots or any subdivision defined as an “Affordable Housing Project – Housing Element” located on an “Affordable Housing Site – Housing Element” meets the requirements of this chapter and the Map Act, the Community Development Director, or his/her assigned shall approve the parcel map within 50 days after the certification of the environmental impact report, adoption of a negative declaration, or a determination by the City that the project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. If the Community Development Director, or his/her assigned, finds that the parcel map does not meet the requirements of this chapter or the Map Act, the Community Development Director shall disapprove or conditionally approve the parcel map within such time. Dedications and reservations of property and on-site and off-site improvements may be required by the Community Development Director as a condition of approval as authorized by the Subdivision Map Act and this chapter. Written notice of the decision shall be given to the subdivider.
(1) 
Appeals to the Commission. The decision of the Community Development Director may be appealed to the Commission in the manner as provided in Section 10-1.504(a)(1) of this chapter.
(b) 
Subdivision of four or more parcels or 16 condominium units on any lot or combination of lots excluding any subdivision defined as an “Affordable Housing Project – Housing Element” located on an “Affordable Housing Site – Housing Element.” In the case of subdivisions of four or more parcels or 16 condominium units on any lot or combination of lots excluding any subdivision defined as an “Affordable Housing Project – Housing Element” located on an “Affordable Housing Site – Housing Element,” the Commission shall review the recommendations and testimony and, if the Commission finds that the parcel map meets the requirements of this chapter and the Map Act, it shall approve the parcel map within 50 days after certification of the environmental impact report, adoption of a negative declaration, or a determination by the City that the project is exempt from the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, unless such time is extended by mutual agreement with the subdivider in accordance with Government Code Section 65957. If the Commission finds that the map does not meet the requirements of this chapter or the Map Act, it shall disapprove or conditionally approve the parcel map within such time.
(c) 
In addition to the applicable grounds set forth in Articles 7 and 8 of this chapter and Government Code Sections 66473 and 66474, the Community Development Director in the case of a subdivision of not more than three parcels or condominium units on any lot and involving no more than two adjacent lots, or Commission, in the case of a subdivision of four or more parcels or condominium units on any lot or a subdivision involving more than two adjacent lots, may disapprove the parcel map where any of the following exist:
(1) 
The parcels would be detrimental to the surrounding subdivision pattern, orientation, or configuration and/or be smaller than the prevailing parcel size in the surrounding area;
(2) 
The minor subdivision would directly or indirectly result in the creation of a parcel that would be inappropriate in size and/or configuration to the development standards contained in the Zoning Ordinance;
(3) 
In order to make the determinations specified in subsections (c)(1) and (2) of this section, the Commission may require that the subdivider submit a precise development plan of the minor subdivision, and, considering that an approval may be based on such precise development plan, the Commission may impose a condition on the approval of a parcel map that any substantive change, as determined by the Planning Division, in the precise development plan shall require a new public hearing before the Commission prior to the issuance of building permits for the development of the minor subdivision; or
(4) 
The proposed minor subdivision lies wholly or partially within a known oil field, and such map does not include a plan deemed adequate by the Community Development Director or Commission for the preservation of the health, safety, and general welfare of the public for the disposition and treatment of any existing or future oil field operations.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996, § 14, Ord. 2957 c.s., eff. February 17, 2005, § 1, Ord. 3107 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013, Ord. 3281-24 c.s., eff. December 12, 2024, and Ord. 3312-26 c.s., eff. June 11, 2026)
If a subdivider or any member of the public is dissatisfied with any action of the Commission with respect to a parcel map, he or she may appeal to the Council in the manner as provided for in Section 10-1.906 in Article 9 of this chapter. Using the procedures of Section 10-1.906, the Mayor or a member of the Council may also appeal the decision of the Commission on the parcel map. If no appeal is filed within the period prescribed in Section 10-1.906, the decision of the Commission shall become final and conclusive.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996)
If the parcel map is approved or conditionally approved by the Community Development Director or Commission, or the Council on appeal, and after all applicable conditions, if any, have been met, the parcel map and such other copies and information as may be required for checking and approval shall be submitted to the County Engineer. Upon the submission of a parcel map for checking, the subdivider shall pay a map checking fee to the County Engineer in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. This fee shall be equal to the fee established by the County for checking tract and parcel maps.
The parcel map shall then be submitted to the City Engineer for certification that the map conforms with the requirements of local laws, and no final map of the minor subdivision shall be required.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 8, Ord. 2139 c.s., eff. April 16, 1975, § 6, Ord. 2219 c.s., eff. March 29, 1978, § 14, Ord. 2957 c.s., eff. February 17, 2005, and § 1, Ord. 3107 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
The procedure for recording parcel maps shall be the same as provided for recording final maps in accordance with Section 10-1.605 of Article 6 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 8, Ord. 2139 c.s., eff. April 16, 1975, and § 6, Ord. 2219 c.s., eff. March 29, 1978)
The subdivider shall cause the parcel map of the land proposed to be subdivided to be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Map Act and Section 10-1.611 of Article 6 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 8, Ord. 2139 c.s., eff. April 16, 1975)
The materials used for the parcel map shall be the same as for a final map as provided for in Section 10-1.612 of Article 6 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)
The size and scale used for the parcel map shall be the same as for a tentative map as provided for in Section 10-1.508 of Article 5 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)
The Community Development Department may require the subdivider to show that he or she is one of the three persons identified in Section 10-1.509 of Article 5 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974, as amended by § 1, Ord. 3108 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
A vicinity sketch shall be drawn on or shall accompany the parcel map and shall show the location of the minor subdivision relative to the nearest cross streets.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)
The following information shall be shown on the parcel map:
(a) 
The parcel map number;
(b) 
The exterior boundary of the land included within the parcels being created shall be indicated by an accepted shading technique. The map shall show the definite location of such parcels and particularly its relation to surrounding surveys; and
(c) 
The information required by the Map Act and Section 10-1.614 of Article 6 of this chapter, excepting therefrom subsections A and F.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)
Such information that is not shown or not required to be shown on the parcel map shall be contained in a written statement accompanying the map.
(§ 1, Ord. 2114 c.s., eff. January 26, 1974)