A. 
The subdivider shall file with the planning commission 25 white copies and one duplicate transparency of the tentative map of each subdivision and such other copies as may be required by the community development director or his or her designated representative. The time of filing of a tentative map shall be construed to be the time at which a tentative map meeting all of the requirements of this chapter has been filed with the community development director or his or her designated representative, the environmental impact review process (including completion of any required environmental impact report or negative declaration) established by the city council has been completed, and the project has received an allocation from the residential allocation board for the number of units proposed to be subdivided. A tentative map shall not be accepted for filing which does not meet the requirements of this section. The community development director or his or her designated representative shall indicate the date of receipt of a tentative map meeting the requirements of this chapter and shall advise the applicant in writing when the time period for evaluation by the planning commission of the tentative map has commenced.
B. 
The requirement that a project have an allocation from the residential allocation board shall not be applicable to tentative maps submitted to the community development director on or before June 27, 1977, or to any maps that have obtained sewer connection permits pursuant to Resolution No. 77-108.
(Prior code § 2-2.40; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009)
A filing fee of $100.00, plus $2.50 for each lot included in the subdivision, shall be paid at the time of filing the tentative map. If additional tentative maps covering the same tract or revisions of the initial map are filed by the same subdivider prior to official action by the planning commission, no additional fee will be required.
(Prior code § 2-2.41)
Within four days after the filing of the tentative map, the director of housing and community development shall transmit the requested number of copies of said map together with accompanying data to such public agencies and/or utilities as may be affected or concerned with the results of the proposed subdivision. Each of the public agencies and/or utilities may, within 14 days after the map has been filed, forward to the commission written reports of its findings and recommendations thereof. The city engineer shall prepare a written report of recommendations on the tentative map in relation to the requirements of this chapter and other applicable regulations of the city or other public agencies, and shall submit the same to the planning commission within two days prior to the scheduled planning commission meeting at which said map is to be considered.
(Prior code § 2-2.42)
Approval, disapproval or conditional approval of the tentative map shall be made in writing to the subdivider. One copy of the map and accompanying data and the planning commission report thereon shall remain in the permanent file of the planning commission. The city clerk shall send one copy of the report of the commission, showing the action taken, to the subdivider, and one copy to the city council.
(Prior code § 2-2.43)
The subdivider shall cause the tentative map of the land proposed to be subdivided to be prepared by a person competent in the preparation of such maps, such as a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor or practicing land or city planner. Such tentative map shall be in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Topography and boundaries of said tentative map shall be certified as to accuracy by a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor, and all public improvements shall be designed by a registered civil engineer.
(Prior code § 2-2.44)
The scale of the map shall be one inch equals 100 feet, or as may be required by the city engineer, and shall be clearly and legibly reproduced.
(Prior code § 2-2.45)
A vicinity sketch at a scale of 1,000 feet or more to the inch shall be drawn on or shall accompany the tentative map. It shall show the street and tract lines of all existing subdivisions and the outline of acreage parcels of land, within at least one-half mile of the boundary of the proposed tract, together with the names and/or numbers of all tracts between it and the nearest existing highways or thoroughfares. It may also be required to show the proposed land use and suggested street layout and any adjoining property and will normally be required in development of small portions of large holdings in the same ownership. The showing of proposed land use and suggested street layout shall take into consideration the most advantageous development of the entire area in relation to the general plan.
(Prior code § 2-2.46)
A. 
The following information shall be shown on the tentative map:
1. 
The tract number and name. (Any subdivision containing five acres or more shall be designated with a tract name, and unit number, if possible. Said tract name shall not duplicate or nearly duplicate the name of any other tract in Alameda County);
2. 
The name and address of the record owner or owners;
3. 
The name and address of the subdivider;
4. 
The name and address of the person, firm or organization preparing the tentative map;
5. 
The date, north point and a written and graphic scale;
6. 
A sufficient description to define the location and boundaries of the proposed subdivision;
7. 
The locations, names and existing widths of adjacent streets, highways and ways;
8. 
The names and numbers of adjacent tracts and the names of owners of adjacent unplatted land;
9. 
The contours at one-foot intervals for predominant ground slopes within the tract between level and five percent, and five-foot contours for predominant ground slopes within the tract over five percent. Such contours shall be referred to the system of bench marks established by the city engineer; said system utilizing United States Coast and Geodetic Survey mean sea level datum of 1929;
10. 
The approximate boundaries of areas subject to inundation or stormwater overflows and the location, width and direction of flow of all existing watercourses and storm drain facilities, plus a schematic diagram indicating the proposed storm drain system with tentative sizes and grades;
11. 
The existing use or uses of the property and, to scale, the outline of any existing buildings and their locations in relation to existing or proposed street and lot lines:
12. 
A statement of the present zoning and proposed use or uses of the property, as well as proposed zoning changes, whether immediate or future;
13. 
Any proposed public areas;
14. 
The approximate location of all trees with a trunk diameter four inches or greater, standing within the boundaries of the tract, or outlines of groves or orchards;
15. 
The dimensions, locations and uses of all existing or proposed easements for drainage, sewerage, water and public utilities;
16. 
The approximate radius of each curve;
17. 
The approximate lot layout and dimensions of each lot;
18. 
The size of the smallest lot in the tract;
19. 
A statement of the water and other utility source, and indication of the location of all fire hydrants, and schematic diagram showing the proposed water system with tentative pipe sizes;
20. 
A statement of provisions for sewerage and sewage disposal, and a schematic diagram indicating the proposed sanitary sewer system with tentative sizes and grades;
21. 
The locations, names, widths, approximate proposed grades and gradients of all streets, and a typical cross section of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, easements and other improvements;
22. 
An outline of any proposed deed restrictions.
B. 
The director of housing and community development, or his or her designated representative, shall reject a tentative map if the information required in subsection A of this section is not included upon the map. The review board shall reject a minor subdivision map if the information required in subsection A which is applicable is not included upon the map. In the event of such rejection. the proposed subdivider shall be notified as soon as possible in writing.
(Prior code § 2-2.47)
Each street which is to be dedicated, which is a continuation of, or approximately the continuation of, any existing dedicated street shall be shown on the tentative map and shall be given the same name as such existing street. The proposed name of each other street shown on the tentative map shall be submitted to the commission for its approval.
(Prior code § 2-2.48)
A. 
The planning commission shall assume the responsibilities relating to tentative maps as set forth in Government Code Sections 66473.5, 66474, 66474.1 and 66474.6. The planning commission's actions regarding a tentative map shall be reported in writing to the subdivider.
B. 
The planning commission shall act upon a tentative map within 50 days of its filing.
C. 
Subsection B of this section, and Government Code Section 66452.4 shall not apply when a subdivider processes a tentative map application concurrently with a PUD zoning request, PUD development plan, rezoning request, specific plan amendment or general plan amendment (a "land use amendment"). In such case, any approval of a tentative map: (1) shall not be valid until the underlying land use amendment has been adopted by the city council and is in full force and effect; and (2) may be subject to modification based on the terms of the underlying land use amendment adopted by the city council which may differ from that considered by the planning commission when the land use amendment and tentative map were processed concurrently.
(Prior code § 2-2.50(a), (b); Ord. 2144 § 2, 2016)
A. 
If a tentative map is approved or conditionally approved, the director of housing and community development shall immediately make a written report to the city council. Within 10 days, or at its next succeeding regular meeting after receipt of said report, the council may review the map and conditions imposed by the planning commission. If the council decides to review the map and conditions, it shall hear the matter upon written notice mailed by the city clerk to the subdivider and the planning commission, unless the subdivider consents to a continuance within 15 days or at its next succeeding regular meeting. At that hearing the council may add, modify or delete conditions when the council determines that such changes are necessary to insure that the tentative map conforms to zoning conditions imposed upon the property and applicable provisions of this chapter and of the Subdivision Map Act of the state. If the council does not act within the time limit set forth in this chapter, the tentative map shall be deemed to have been approved or conditionally approved as set forth in the planning commission report, unless the time for acting upon the tentative map has been extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the city council.
B. 
Subsection A of this section, and Government Code Section 66452.4 shall not apply when a subdivider processes a tentative map concurrently with a PUD zoning request, PUD development plan, rezoning request, specific plan amendment or general plan amendment (a "land use amendment"). In such cases, the city council may modify a tentative map approved by the planning commission based on the terms of the underlying land use amendment adopted by the city council at the same meeting that the city council considers such land use amendment. Furthermore, the validity of such tentative map is conditioned on the underlying land use amendment adopted by the city council being in full force and effect.
(Prior code § 2-4.38; Ord. 2144 § 2, 2016)
Tentative map approval shall expire 24 months after approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, or such longer time as mandated by the Subdivision Map Act (see Government Code Section 66452.6, et seq.).
(Prior code § 2-2.51; Ord. 1074 § 1, 1983; Ord. 2179 § 2, 2018)
Upon written application of the subdivider made prior to the expiration of the tentative map, the subdivider may apply for an extension.
A. 
The first application may be for an extension of up to 24 months.
B. 
Up to four subsequent applications may be made for extensions of 12 months each.
C. 
A cumulative total of six years of extensions may be granted as provided in subsections A and B, above.
D. 
Extensions granted pursuant to this section similarly extend any city legislative, administrative or other approval that pertains to a development project included in the tentative map if such approval has not expired when a complete application for extension was submitted.
Application for an extension shall be made to the planning commission prior to the expiration of tentative map approval, or any extension thereof, and shall be accompanied with a fee as set forth in the resolution establishing fees and charges, codified in the appendix to Title 3 of this code. The application must include the reasons or bases for the requested extension. Upon receipt of a written application for an extension which must include the reasons or bases for the requested extension, plus payment of fee, the tentative map shall be automatically extended for 60 days, or until the application is approved, conditionally approved, or denied, whichever occurs first.
If the planning commission denies a subdivider's application for extension, the subdivider may appeal to the city council within 15 days after the planning commission has denied the extension.
(Prior code § 2-2.52; Ord. 1074 § 1, 1983; Ord. 2179 § 2, 2018)