A person or persons desiring to file a tentative parcel map shall submit to the Department of Community Development a completed application form, copies of a tentative parcel map, and other data as required by the Department of Community Development subdivision application form.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
A processing fee and public hearing fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council shall be paid at the time of submitting the application. If additional maps covering the same parcel or revisions of the initial map are filed prior to the Subdivision Committee or Planning Commission action, no additional fee will be required.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Within seven working days of receiving a tentative parcel map application, the Department of Community development shall distribute copies of the map to such departments and agencies as is deemed advisable. Each of these entities shall, within 21 calendar days after a complete tentative parcel map application has been submitted, report to the Department of Community Development its findings and recommendations thereon.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
After receipt of departments' and agencies' comments on a parcel map, the Subdivision Committee shall hold a public hearing on the tentative parcel map. Notice of the public hearing shall be given to, among others, each trustee and beneficiary under each deed of trust on the subject property. The Subdivision Committee may approve or conditionally approve all tentative parcel maps which comply with the minimum requirements of this title, the Subdivision Map Act, and other applicable standards and shall deny tentative parcel maps which fail to meet said minimum requirements or are, in the judgment of the Subdivision Committee, otherwise detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the community, or are inconsistent with the established plotting pattern of the area. Any conditionally approved parcel map shall not be recorded until such conditions have been complied with. The Subdivision Committee may also decline to take action and refer any tentative parcel map to the Planning Commission for approval or denial.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3134 § 7, 1994; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Any decision of the Subdivision Committee regarding a tentative parcel map may be appealed to the Planning Commission by the applicant or any adversely affected party within 10 calendar days after notice of the decision of the Subdivision Committee. The Planning Commission shall act on the appeal within 30 calendar days after receipt of the notice of appeal.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
The Planning Commission shall approve, conditionally approve or deny approval of all tentative parcel maps not acted upon by the Subdivision Committee.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
In the event a subdivider or any adversely affected person is dissatisfied with any determination of the Planning Commission approving, conditionally approving or denying a tentative map or any requirement or condition which the Planning Commission seeks to impose, the subdivider or any adversely affected person may appeal the decision to the City Council as outlined in Section 19-24.090.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
The following requirements may be imposed as a condition of approval of a tentative parcel map:
(A) 
Proposed lots shall not be of a size out of character with the lots presently existing in the surrounding or adjacent developed area;
(B) 
Grant of required easements and street and alley rights-of-way by separate instrument in favor of and accepted by the City or dedication and acceptance of same on the parcel map;
(C) 
Proof that there are utilities, including water and sewerage, to a lot adequate for the proposed use of land;
(D) 
Installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street pavement, utility lines, street trees, street lights, drainage and other improvements, and payment of fees as deemed necessary by the City Engineer. Payment of connection and plan check fees shall be in accordance with City ordinance.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Within 24 months after approval or conditional approval of the tentative parcel map, the subdivision (or any part thereof) shall be surveyed or compiled from record data and a parcel map prepared and filed by a land surveyor or a civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying in conformance with the tentative parcel map as approved or conditionally approved and with the requirements set forth in this title. This time limit shall not include any period of time during which a development moratorium is in existence or during a stay of time approved by the Planning Commission due to a lawsuit that has been filed and is pending in a court of competent jurisdiction involving the approval or conditional approval of the tentative parcel map. Said period of times shall be limited to the lengths indicated in Government Code Section 66452.6.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
A parcel map shall be prepared by a land surveyor or civil engineer who is authorized to practice land surveying by the State in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Certificates and statements required by the Subdivision Map Act shall be shown on the parcel map, in the format on file in the Department of Community Development and shall include each of the following:
(A) 
City Engineer;
(B) 
County Recorder;
(C) 
Surveyor or engineer who prepared the map;
(D) 
Parties having any record title interest in the property; provided that, where no dedication or grants by separate instrument to the public are required, the certificate shall be required by the subdivider and any person(s) having record title ownership as defined in Government Code Section 66445(F).
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
For street and easement dedications, an offer must be executed and recorded either by separate document or by statement on the parcel map to dedicate the required street or easement and shall be accepted by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Required improvements must be installed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works and guaranteed in form satisfactory to the City Attorney. Improvements may be secured by posting a surety bond, a cash deposit, a letter of credit, or a certificate of deposit as provided in Chapter 19.56.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
When requested by the applicant and deemed appropriate by the City Engineer, the required frontage improvements for a specific lot may be deferred as noted in Government Code Section 66411.1. No permit or other grant of approval for development shall be issued until the construction of off-site and/or on-site improvements have been completed, approved and accepted by the City. All improvements shall be as noted on the approved plans and to current City standards. When deemed appropriate by the City Engineer, construction of the improvements may be completed in conjunction with the proposed development.
(Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
On and after January 1, 1987, no requirements shall be included on a parcel map which does not affect record title interests. However, the map shall contain a notation or reference to additional information as required in this title. The map shall contain the following in bold print:
"NOTICE"
See Sheet No. ___ for all local agency-required information.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Additional information, as set forth in this section, shall be required to be submitted on an additional map sheet which shall be identified as the information sheet and which shall indicate its relationship to the parcel map, and shall contain a statement that the additional information is for informational purposes, describing conditions as of the date of filing, and is not intended to affect record title interest. The information sheet shall contain the following:
(A) 
The full title block;
(B) 
A graphic scale;
(C) 
A north arrow;
(D) 
All required notes and all required additional survey and map information, including but not limited to, building setback lines, building envelopes, flood hazard zones, seismic lines and setbacks, geologic mapping, archeological sites, creek setback lines, and applicable fees. The additional information need not be provided at the same scale as on the map if, in the opinion of the City Engineer, the result is plainly and readily legible. In no case shall a scale of greater than one inch to 100 feet be utilized. Typical representations may also be utilized if, in the opinion of the City Engineer, they adequately communicate the desired information.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Each parcel map shall be identified by a number assigned by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Upon written application of the subdivider made within 24 months after the approval or conditional approval of the tentative parcel map, the Subdivision Committee may, after referral to other affected offices and agencies, grant an extension of time not to exceed one year, for recording of the parcel map. Four subsequent extensions of time, likewise not to exceed one year, may thereafter be granted. The application shall be submitted to the Department of Community Development. The Subdivision Committee may deny any extension of time if the subdivider does not agree to new conditions of approval which are based upon ordinances, policies, or standards in effect at the time of submittal of the extension request.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Upon written application by the subdivider within 10 days of filing a lawsuit in a court of competent jurisdiction involving the approval or conditional approval of the parcel map, the Planning Commission may consider a stay of time for filing a parcel map. Within 40 days of receiving said application, the Planning Commission shall either stay the time period for up to five years or deny the requested stay.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Failure to file a written request for an extension of time or stay of time by the subdivider within the time period prescribed by this title shall terminate all proceedings for receiving an extension of time or stay of time. Once a tentative map has expired, the subdivider must submit a new tentative map application together with all required fees to subdivide the property.
(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)
Subsequent to approval by the City Engineer or by City Council, the filing for record of a parcel map shall constitute abandonment of all dedications to the public not shown on the map. Any map submitted shall be accompanied by evidence of title and nonuse, or lack of necessity of streets or easements previously dedicated to the public which are to be vacated or abandoned.
(Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)