Pursuant to Division 2 of Title 7, "Planning and Land Use," of the Government Code of the state, referred to in this title as the Subdivision Map Act, as it exists as of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title or as it may thereafter be amended, the provisions of this title are supplemental to those of the Subdivision Map Act and shall apply to all divisions of land made after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title when such land is entirely, or partially, within the city.
(Ord. 939, 1976)
Unless otherwise defined in this title, all words and phrases used in this title shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Subdivision Map Act or other state laws. The following words and phrases shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them:
"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, herself, itself or others.
"Subdivision"
means the division of any improved or unimproved land 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. Property shall be considered as "contiguous units," even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easements or railroad rights-of-way. "Subdivision" includes a condominium project, as defined in Section 1350 of the Civil Code, or a community apartment project, as defined in Section 11004 of the Business and Professions Code. Any conveyance of land to a governmental agency, public entity or public utility shall not be considered a division of land for the purpose of computing the number of parcels.
(Ord. 939, 1976)
The planning commission is designated as the advisory agency referred to in the Subdivision Map Act and is charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the designated improvement of proposed subdivisions and is directed to approve, conditionally approve or deny tentative maps prepared and filed according to the provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act, and to require the kinds and nature and extent of the improvements to be installed in subdivisions.
(Ord. 1208, 1983)
No person, firm, corporation, partnership or association shall offer to sell or lease, to contract to sell or lease, to sell or lease, or to finance any parcel or parcels of real property, or to commence construction of any building or structure for sale, lease or financing thereon, or to allow occupancy thereof, and no building permit, certificate of use and/or occupancy or other official evidence of authority for the use of the premises shall be valid, unless the lot, parcel or parcels in question are shown in the office of the county recorder as a part of one of the following:
A. 
A subdivision tract map, filed and approved in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act;
B. 
A lot or parcel created by the division, combination or reversion of a lot or lots in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and/or local ordinances and which is shown on a parcel map or record of survey map; or
C. 
The lot or parcel is a legal lot as defined in Title 18 of this code.
(Ord. 939, 1976)
Conditional exceptions to the regulations defined in this title may be authorized by the city council if exceptional or special circumstances apply to the property. Such special circumstances may include limited size, unusual shape, extreme topography, dominating drainage problems or restrictions resulting from prior existing recorded subdivisions of contiguous property.
(Ord. 939, 1976)
No building permit or other official evidence of authority for use of property or premises shall be issued for any lot or parcel of land which has resulted from a division, in violation of the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and the provisions of this title.
(Ord. 939, 1976)
No parcel or tentative map filed pursuant to the provisions of this title shall be approved until an environmental impact analysis is prepared, processed and considered in accordance with the provisions of this title. The subdivider shall provide such additional data and information and deposit and pay such fees as may be required for the preparation and processing of environmental review documents.
(Ord. 939, 1976)
Every map approved pursuant to this title shall be conditioned on compliance with the requirements for grading and erosion control, including the prevention of sedimentation or damage to off-site property, set forth in Chapter 15.44 of this code.
(Ord. 939, 1976)
Whenever a public hearing is held pursuant to this title, notice of the time and place of the hearing, and a general description of the location of the subdivision, shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation and be posted in three public places designated by the city council for posting of ordinances.
(Ord. 939, 1976)