The City Council shall deny approval of a tentative or final map if it makes any of the following findings that:
A. 
The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs of the City's adopted general plan, local coastal program and applicable specific plans;
B. 
The site is not physically suitable for either the type or density of the proposed development;
C. 
The design or improvements of the proposed subdivision are likely to cause substantial environmental damage;
D. 
The design of the subdivision or the type of improvements is likely to cause serious public health problems;
E. 
The design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of, property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the City Council may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements for accessory use will be provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public. This section shall apply only to easements of record or easements established by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; and/or
F. 
The proposed subdivision creates small lots in the coastal zone.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §4)
A. 
Subdivider. The subdivider shall prepare maps and shall design improvements consistent with the standards of the City. The subdivider shall process the maps in accordance with the regulations set forth in this title.
B. 
Planning Director. The Planning Director shall be responsible for the design analysis and the expeditious processing of subdivision maps and reports, as provided in this title; and for coordinating the processing of all subdivision maps.
C. 
City Engineer. The City Engineer shall be responsible for determining whether the proposed subdivision improvements are consistent with the Standard Specifications for Improvements and with good engineering practice. The City Engineer shall be responsible for the supervision of the design and the installation of such improvements and, upon finding them acceptable, shall recommend their final approval to the City Council. Further, he or she shall be responsible for certifying parcel maps and final maps as to their form and content, and conformance with the action of the City Council.
D. 
City Council. The City Council, being the legislative body, has final jurisdiction in the approval of tentative and final subdivision maps; the establishment of standards of design; and the acceptance of lands and improvements that may be proposed for subdivision development, except as may be otherwise provided.
E. 
City Clerk. The City Clerk shall schedule the processing of subdivision maps before the City Council and shall be responsible for the filing of final subdivision maps and parcel maps with the County recorder.
F. 
Other Agencies. All agencies which the Planning Director determines may be affected by a proposed subdivision shall, upon receiving copies of such proposed subdivision, expeditiously review it and report to the City Council the manner and extent to which the proposal affects such agency. Failure to so report within a reasonable time as specified by the Planning Director shall be deemed approval of the proposal by the agency.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 2 §§1—6)
If no lots in a subdivision for which a final map has been approved and recorded have been sold within five years of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title; or if none of the improvements required to have been made have been installed within two years of the date of recordation, the City Council may, after a public hearing, revoke the final approval of the subdivision and the land shall return to its former undivided state. Such revocation of final approval shall be made without prejudice to the filing of another subdivision map.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 5 §6)