City of Indian Wells, CA TENTATIVE MAPS: FILING REQUIREMENTS

Prior to filing a tentative map of a subdivision, a tract number or numbers shall be obtained from the surveyor. Any such number not used within two (2) years from the date issued shall become null and void.

The surveyor shall maintain a permanent record of all tract numbers.

The subdivider shall place the number(s) assigned by the surveyor upon each tentative map of the subdivision. Neither such number(s) nor the area of the parcel of land for which the numbers were issued shall thereafter be changed or altered in any manner upon the tentative map of the subdivision unless and until a new number or numbers shall have been assigned by the surveyor as provided by this Chapter.

(d)

At no time shall the surveyor issue tract numbers to different persons for the same parcel of land or any portions thereof without first obtaining a release of the number(s) from the person previously issued such number(s).

(Ord. 249 § 3, 1989)

§ 20.12.050 Information required on the map.

The following information shall be delineated on the tentative map, except those items determined by the Planning Director as not being pertinent to a particular subdivision:

(1)

Tract number, title of map and legal description of property;

(2)

Name and address of owner and subdivider;

(3)

Name and address of person preparing map;

(4)

Approximate acreage and overall dimensions;

(5)

North point, scale and date;

(6)

Subdivision boundary line and vicinity map;

(7)

Names and book and page numbers of adjoining subdivisions;

(8)

Names, locations and widths of adjacent streets;

(9)

Identifying landmarks and existing structures, both above and below ground;

(10)

Names, locations and widths of proposed streets;

(11)

Indication of which streets and ways, if any, are private.

(12)

Approximate grades of proposed and existing streets;

(13)

Streets and rights-of-way providing legal access to the property;

(14)

Excavations within two hundred feet (200') of the subdivision;

(15)

Approximate radii of curves;

(16)

Widths of alleys and easements;

(17)

Names of utility companies serving the subdivision;

(18)

Locations of existing and proposed public facilities;

(19)

Elevations of sewers at proposed main connections;

(20)

Existing culverts and drain pipes;

(21)

Watercourses and channels, including proposed facilities for control of storm waters;

(22)

Land subject to overflow, inundation or flood hazard;

(23)

Railroads and other rights-of-way into or through the subdivision;

(24)

Parks and other lands to be dedicated to public use;

(25)

Locations and dimensions of reservations;

(26)

Proposed lot lines and approximate dimensions;

(27)

Adjoining property and lot lines;

(28)

Setback lines from front streets and side streets;

(29)

Contours, with maximum interval as follows:

Slope	Interval
0-2%	2'
3-9%	5'
10% plus	10'

Copies of U.S.G.S. maps are not acceptable.

(30)

Existing use of property immediately surrounding the subdivision;

(31)

Proposed land use of all lots (e.g., single-family or multifamily residential, commercial, industrial);

(32)

Source of water supply;

(33)

Method of sewage disposal;

(34)

Existing zoning and proposed zoning;

(35)

Location of all Class I and Class II bikeways conforming to State and County design criteria.

(36)

Location of all golf cart paths; and

A tract name shall not appear on the map.

(Ord. 249 § 3, 1989)

§ 20.12.060 Written information required.

Reports and written Statements on the following matters shall be provided by the City or the subdivider and shall accompany the tentative map. Items 9 19 must be submitted prior to approval, but do not need to accompany initial submittal.

Subdivision, building or development plan;

Written evidence that a water purveyor under permit has agreed in writing to serve all lots in the subdivision. Where the minimum lot size of all lots is two and one-half (2 1/2) acres or more, the subdivider shall not be required to have a water company under permit or to furnish water to each lot, but shall furnish a Statement of the quantity and quality of water of all wells existing on the property and the estimated current cost of drilling a well on the property;

Type of street improvements to be installed;

(d)

Utilities to be installed;

(e)

Proposed method of control of storm water, including data as to grades and dimensions of facilities;

(f)

Protective covenants proposed to be recorded;

(g)

If private streets are proposed, the method by which their maintenance will be accomplished and financed;

(h)

A written Statement from the Coachella Valley Water District stating the type of sewage disposal that will be permitted. To aid in this determination, such district may require soil percolation tests or other pertinent information;

(i)

A written Statement from the Riverside County Fire Marshall certifying the adequacy and feasibility of a fire control plan for any subdivision proposed to be located in areas designated as medium, high or extreme fire hazard areas by the Fire Marshall, or a Statement from the Fire Marshall that the proposed subdivision will not be located in any of these areas.

(j)

A landscape plan and irrigation management program for all common areas. The plan shall be submitted to the Coachella Valley Water District prior to permit issuance.

(k)

An energy and water conservation Statement which lists the measures to be taken by the applicant to reduce proposed energy and water consumption.

(l)

For any map which proposes private streets, the applicant shall establish a financial mechanism acceptable to and approved by the City for maintenance of private streets. The financial mechanism shall be established at the expense of the property owner. If street maintenance is to be financed through a homeowners' association, which has been found acceptable by the City, the property owner, concurrent with the recordation of a final map, shall execute and record a covenant obligating the homeowners' association to adopt and maintain a street sweeping program for all roadways within the map area.

(m)

Determination if the development activity is located within a "High Ecological Sensitivity" area, including the Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard habitat. Projects within environmental conservation area shall require submittal of a biological impact report and/or participation in any regional mitigation program.

(n)

The applicant shall submit a traffic study prepared by a traffic engineer licensed in the State of California identifying the traffic impacts associated with the proposed project and including design recommendations and mitigation measures, as appropriate, to address on- and off-site project impacts. Said traffic study shall examine methods of implementing a Transportation Systems Management (TSM) program with specific guidelines indicating strategies to reduce the amount of trips and increase the amount of non-vehicular transportation.

(o)

Written documentation from public transportation providers (SunLine Transit) concerning the incorporation of appropriate design consideration for inclusion into project design for the promotion of public transit ridership.

(p)

Written documentation from the affected school district that the students generated from the project can be accommodated within district facilities (Schools Impaction Statement)

(q)

Written documentation from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department that the project has incorporated all appropriate measures to accommodate emergency access, assure the incorporation of "defensible space" strategies, and any other design recommendations to reduce potential demands upon police services.

(r)

Submittal of an emergency response plan.

(s)

Determination if the development activity is located within a "Potential Archaeological or Paleontological Resource" area. Projects within these resource areas shall involve the preparation of an archaeological/paleontological study and report by a consulting archaeologist. If the development proposal is determined to affect Native American resources, then appropriate Native American groups or individuals shall be consulted in conjunction with report preparation and during formulations of recommendations.

(Ord. 249 § 3, 1989)

§ 20.12.070 Supplemental information.

The Planning Director may require additional information to accompany the submittal of a tentative map. The Planning Director shall have the authority to include among such requirements the following: geologic, seismic and hydrology reports; aerial photographs and transparent overlays; grading, site development and landscaping plans; fire protection reports; and any other information reasonably related to the proposed subdivision.

The Planning Director may require differing amounts of supplementary information, depending upon the type of map involved, the scope of the proposed subdivision and the anticipated environmental impacts of the subdivision.

The Planning Director may require submission of such additional information as he deems necessary after the filing of tentative maps.

(Ord. 249 § 3, 1989)

§ 20.12.080 Information form.

The Planning Director may prepare a subdivision information form which shall be completed by the subdivider and shall accompany each tentative map and which shall be for the purposes of:

Providing and clarifying the information required to be shown on or to accompany the map;

Determining whether the subdivision conforms to all the standards of subdivision design as set forth in this Title; and