Any words or phrases used in this title but not defined herein,
shall be as defined in the latest Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Access" or "accessway"
means the place or way by which pedestrians and vehicles
shall have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property
or use as required by this title.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Advisory agency"
means a designated official or an official body charged with
the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement
of proposed divisions of real property, the imposing of requirements
or conditions thereon, or having the authority by local ordinance
to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove maps.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Alley"
means a public or private thoroughfare which affords only
a secondary means of access to property which said alley abuts.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Appeal board"
means a designated board or other official body charged with
the duty of hearing and making determinations upon appeals with respect
to divisions of real property, the imposition of requirements or conditions
thereon, or the kinds, nature and extent of the design or improvements,
or both, recommended or decided by the advisory agency to be required.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Arterial highway"
means the same as "street, secondary," "street,
primary" or "street, major."
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Block"
means all property fronting upon one side of a street, between
intersecting and intercepting streets, or between a street and a railroad
right-of-way, water way, terminus or dead end street, or city boundary.
An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the block
on the side of the street which it intercepts.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Building"
means any structure having a roof supported by columns or
by walls designed for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons,
animals, chattels or property of any kind.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Building site"
means a lot or parcel of land which is in compliance with
the subdivision and zoning titles and which abuts a dedicated public
street or other dedicated public or private accessway.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Centerline"
means the construction or geometric centerline of the street
or right-of-way as established by official surveys.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"City"
means the city of Placentia, state of California.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"City council"
means the city council of the city of Placentia, state of
California, also referred to as the legislative body.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Commission"
refers to Chapter
22.52 and means the Public Utilities Commission of the state of California.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Common access agreement"
means an irrevocable recorded agreement permitting the use
of common improvements including but not limited to: driveways, circulation
drive aisles and parking. Said agreement shall be recorded with the
title of each affected property.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Consolidation"
means to combine two or more parcels or lots into a lesser
subdivision of fewer parcels or lots.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Construction"
means design, acquisition of right-of-way, administration
of construction contracts and actual construction.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Dedication"
means offer and acceptance of the use of land for specified
purposes which has been required and accepted by the city council.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Design"
means:
(1)
Street alignments, grades and widths;
(2)
Drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignments
and grades thereof;
(3)
Location and size of all required easements and rights-of-way;
(4)
Fire roads and firebreaks;
(5)
Lot size and configuration;
(8)
Land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; and
(9)
Such other specific physical requirements in the plan and configuration
of the entire subdivision as may be necessary to insure consistency
with implementation of the general plan or any applicable specific
plan.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Development"
means the uses to which the land shall be put, the buildings
to be constructed on it, and all alterations of the land and construction
incident thereto.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Easement"
means the right or rights to use, or extract minerals from,
a portion of property in accordance with the scope and terms of a
recorded grant or reservation. This also includes a right of public
access pursuant to Section 66478, et seq., of the Subdivision Map
Act.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Final map"
means a subdivision map which is in compliance with this
title and an approved tentative parcel map.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Frontage"
means the line where a lot abuts on a dedicated street or
highway right-of-way line. Frontage is expressed in lineal feet and
is measured along such right-of-way line. Where a future street or
roadway right-of-way line has been established on the general plan
or other official plan, frontage shall be measured along that line.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Improvement"
refers to such street work, drainage needs and utilities,
or other improvements to be installed, or agreed to be installed,
by the subdivider on the land to be used for public streets, highways,
ways and easements, as are necessary for the general use of the public
as a condition precedent to approval and acceptance of the final map
thereof.
"Improvement"
also refers to such other specific improvements or types
of improvements, the installation of which either by the subdivider,
by public agency, by private utilities, by any other entity approved
by the local agency or by a combination thereof, is necessary to insure
consistency with or implementation of the general plan or any applicable
specific plan.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Local ordinance"
means an ordinance regulating the design and improvement
of subdivisions, enacted by the legislative body of the local agency
under the provisions of this title or any prior statute, regulating
the design and improvements of subdivisions, insofar as the provisions
of the ordinance are consistent with and not in conflict with the
provisions of this title.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Lot"
means a parcel of land established, or to be established
by a provision contained in this title and may further be defined
as:
(1)
A parcel of real property with a separate and distinct number
or other designation shown on a plat recorded in the office of the
county recorder; or
(2)
A parcel of real property delineated on an approved record of
survey, lot split, or subparceling map as filed in the offices of
the city and abutting at least one public street; or
(3)
A parcel of real property containing not less area than required
by the zoning district in which it is located, abutting at least one
public street and held under separate ownership from adjacent property
prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Corner lot" means a lot located at the intersection
of two or more streets at an angle of not more than 120 degrees. If
the angle is greater than 120 degrees, it shall be considered an interior
lot.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Lot depth"
means the horizontal distance between the front and rear
lot lines measured at the mean direction of the side lot lines. In
the case of irregularly shaped lots and lots having more than four
sides, "lot depth" means 1/2 the sum of the horizontal
distances of two lines drawn from the front lot line to the rear lot
line at the deepest and most shallow points of the lot.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Key lot"
means any lot where the rear lot line abuts the side lot
line of one or more other lots, and not separated by an alley.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Lot line"
means any line bounding a lot as herein defined.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Lot line adjustment"
means the division of land where the secretary to the planning
commission determines that all of the following conditions exist:
(1)
The resulting number of lots or parcels remains the same or
is decreased;
(2)
The division is not in conflict with the provisions of this
chapter;
(3)
The division does not result in moving any line separating two
or more lots or parcels more than a reasonable distance, as determined
by the director of development services;
(4)
The division does not reorient any lot or parcel so as to establish
a frontage on a different street than on which said parcel previously
fronted;
(5)
And, the division complies with the lot line adjustment submittal
requirements on file with the city.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Front lot line"
means, in the case of an interior lot, the property line
abutting a street. On a corner or reversed corner lot, the "front
lot line" is the line separating the narrowest street frontage
of the lot from the street, except in those cases where the latest
tract deed restrictions specify another line as the front lot line.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Rear lot line"
means a lot line which is opposite and most distant from
the front lot line and, in the case of an irregular, triangular or
wedge shaped lot, a line within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum
distance from the front lot line, having a length of at least 10 feet.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Side lot lines"
means any lot boundary line not a front lot line or a rear
lot line.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Lot width"
means the sum of the length of the front and rear lot lines
divided by two. In the case of irregularly shaped lots or lots having
four or more sides, "lot width" shall be 1/2 the sum of
the length of two lines drawn perpendicular to one side line at widest
and narrowest portions of the lot.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Major thoroughfare"
means the same as major street or major arterial and means
a roadway as shown on the circulation element of the general plan
whose primary purpose is to carry through-traffic and provide a network
connection to the state highway system.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Net land area"
means the area of any land exclusive of land area set aside
for rights-of-way of public or private streets and alleys.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Nonconforming parcel"
means a parcel or lot lawfully existing on the effective
date of the ordinance codified in this title which does not conform
to the minimum requirements of the zone in which it is located under
this title.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Owner"
means the individual, firm, partnership or corporation having
controlling interest in the land sought to be subdivided, or an agent
thereof duly authorized to commence subdivision proceedings under
this title.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Parcel map"
means a subdivision map which is in compliance with this
title and an approved tentative map.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Person"
means and includes individuals, firms, corporations, partnerships,
and their agents and employees.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Poles, overhead wires and associated structures"
means poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs,
platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches,
communications circuits, appliances, attachments and appurtenances
located above ground within a district and used or useful in supplying
electric, communication or similar or associated service.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Precise plan"
is the same as a specific plan and is based on the general
plan of the city and its elements. It is used to carry out a specific
program, regulation or legislation.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Public access easement"
means property on which the right of the use of said property
for specific purposes has been granted to an individual, firm, or
agency of the government by the property owner.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Specific plan"
means a plan, program, regulation or legislation based on
and consistent with the general plan of the city and its elements,
used to implement a specific program, regulation or legislation.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Street"
means any road, avenue, highway, etc., the dedication of
which has been accepted by the city council. "Private street"
means any road or accessway not dedicated to the city.
(1)
Street, Major. "Major street" means a divided or
undivided arterial highway capable of providing six through traffic
lanes, left-turn lanes and on-street parking, and where access to
abutting property is limited.
(2)
Street, Modified Major. "Modified major street"
means a divided or undivided arterial highway capable of providing
six through traffic lanes and left-turn lanes, with on-street parking
prohibited, and where access to abutting property is limited.
(3)
Street, Primary. "Primary street" means a divided
or undivided arterial highway capable of providing six through traffic
lanes and left-turn lanes, with on-street parking prohibited or four
through traffic lanes, with parking allowed and where access to abutting
property is limited.
(4)
Street, Modified Primary. "Modified primary street"
means a divided or undivided arterial highway capable of providing
four through traffic lanes and left-turn lanes, with on-street parking
prohibited and access to abutting property is limited.
(5)
Street, Secondary. "Secondary street" means a divided
or undivided arterial highway capable of providing four through traffic
lanes and left-turn lanes, with on-street parking prohibited, or four
through traffic lanes with parking allowed which is intended to accommodate
and distribute traffic between local streets and major and primary
streets. Access to abutting property from secondary streets is discouraged.
(6)
Street, Local. "Local street" means that street
which is used primarily for access to abutting properties.
(7)
Street, Minor. "Minor street" means a local street
that is: Under 500 feet in length, or a loop street under 800 feet
in length, or a cul-de-sac street under 500 feet in length or serving
12 lots or less.
(8)
Street, Multifamily Parking. "Multifamily parking street"
means a two lane street, that is used as a means of primary access
to residential dwelling units that allows parallel parking on both
sides of the street.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Subdivider"
means a person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
who proposes to divide, divides or causes to be divided, real property
into a subdivision for himself or for others except that employees
and consultants of such person or entities, acting in such capacity,
are not "subdividers."
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Subdivision"
means the division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units
of improved or unimproved land, or any portion thereof, shown on the
latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous
units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate
or future except for leases of agricultural land for agricultural
purposes. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if
it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement or railroad rights-of-way.
"Subdivision" includes a condominium project, as defined
in Section 1350 of the
Civil Code, a community apartment project,
as defined in Section 11004 of the
Business and Professions Code,
or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock
cooperative, as defined in Section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions
Code. "Agricultural purposes" means the cultivation of
food or fiber or the grazing of pasturing livestock. The following
are not subdivisions within the meaning of this title:
(1)
The financing or leasing of apartments, offices, stores or similar
space within apartment buildings, industrial buildings, commercial
buildings, mobilehome parks, or trailer parks;
(2)
Mineral, oil or gas leases;
(3)
Land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the Health and Safety
Code;
(4)
Lot line adjustments between two or more existing adjacent parcels,
where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel,
and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not
thereby created, provided the lot line adjustment is approved by the
local agency or advisory agency;
(5)
Other exemptions as cited by the Subdivision Map Act or within
this title.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Tentative map"
means any map that complies with the requirements of the
Subdivision Map Act and this title which is made for the purpose of
showing the design and improvement of a proposed subdivision and the
existing conditions in and around it. "Tentative" map
shall also mean "tentative parcel map" or "tentative
tract map."
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Utility"
includes all persons or entities supplying electric, communication
or similar or associated service by means of electrical materials
or devices.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)
"Vesting tentative map"
means any map that complies with all the requirements of
a "tentative map" and when approved or conditionally approved
by the local agency shall confer a vested right to proceed with development
pursuant to compliance with the local ordinances, policies and standards
in effect at the time the application for approval of the vesting
tentative map is deemed complete. At the time of filing the tentative
map in accordance with the provisions of this title, the tentative
map shall have the words "vesting tentative map" printed
conspicuously on its face.
(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)