The purpose of this chapter is to create and establish the city's regulations, standards and procedures applicable to tentative maps consisting of five or more parcels.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3)
The tentative map shall be prepared in a manner acceptable to the Community Development Department and shall be prepared by a registered Civil Engineer or licensed land surveyor. The tentative map application shall contain the following components:
A. 
Tentative Map.
1. 
Subdivision name and number.
2. 
Legal description of the property to be subdivided.
3. 
Date, north arrow, scale, contour interval and source and date of existing contours and datum.
4. 
A vicinity map showing roads, adjoining subdivisions, towns, creeks, railroads and other data sufficient to locate the subdivision.
5. 
Name, telephone number, and address of record owner or owners of the subdivision.
6. 
Name, address and telephone number of the subdivider.
7. 
Name, business address and telephone number of the registered engineer or licensed surveyor who prepared the tentative map.
8. 
A statement of existing zoning and any proposed zoning changes and of existing and proposed uses of the property.
9. 
A statement of the gross and net acreages of the overall subdivision and the resultant parcels.
10. 
Topographic data of the proposed site and at least one hundred feet beyond its boundary, including but not limited to:
a. 
Existing contours at one-foot intervals if the existing ground slope is less than ten percent and at not less than five-foot intervals for existing ground slopes equal to greater than ten percent. Existing contours shall be represented by dashed lines or by screened lines.
b. 
Type, circumference and drip line of existing trees with a trunk diameter of four inches or more. Any trees proposed to be removed shall be so indicated.
c. 
The location and outline of existing structures identified by type. Structures to be removed shall be so marked.
d. 
The approximate location of all areas of potential stormwater overflow; the location, width, and direction of flow of each water course; and the flood zone designation as indicated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map ("FIRM").
e. 
The location, pavement and right-of-way width, grade and name of existing streets or highways.
f. 
The widths, location and purpose of all existing easements.
g. 
The location and size of existing sanitary sewers, fire hydrants, water mains and stormdrains shall be indicated. The location of existing overhead utility lines on peripheral streets shall be indicated.
11. 
Proposed improvements to be shown shall include but not be limited to:
a. 
The location, center line radius and arc length of curves, right-of-way width, and name of all streets. Typical sections of all streets shall be shown. Proposed private streets shall be clearly indicated.
b. 
The location of all curb returns and cul-de-sacs.
c. 
The locations, width and type of all easements.
d. 
The angle of intersecting streets if such angle deviates from a right angle by more than four degrees.
e. 
The approximate lot layout and the approximate dimensions of each lot and each building site, the finish floor elevation of proposed building pads, the top and toe of cut and fill slopes to scale, the number of each lot, and the elevation of adjacent parcels.
f. 
Proposed contours at one-foot intervals shall be shown if the existing ground slope is less than ten percent and not at less than five-foot intervals for existing ground slopes of ten percent or more. A separate grading plan may be submitted.
g. 
Proposed park and recreational sites, common areas, open space areas including method of ownership and management.
h. 
The location and size of sanitary sewers, fire hydrants, water mains and storm drains. The proposed routing of stormwater runoff generated by a one-hundred-year flood shall also be indicated.
i. 
A runoff control plan per Section 15.08.280. Submittal requirements include:
(1) 
Project's applicability status to the post-construction standards plan;
(2) 
Site design plans and specification;
(3) 
A complete post-construction project worksheet;
(4) 
An O&M plan;
(5) 
A signed certificate of responsibility.
j. 
A list of proposed street names pursuant to the city's street naming policy for review by the community development department.
B. 
Accompanying Environmental Information and Reports. All tentative map applications shall be accompanied by the following information unless otherwise exempted by the community development director and the city engineer:
1. 
Environmental studies including, but not limited to, biological assessments, noise studies, cultural resources reports, arborist reports, and Phase 1/2 evaluations.
2. 
Soils Report. A soils report prepared in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 70 of the Uniform Building Code.
3. 
School Sites. The subdivider shall obtain from the Washington Unified School District, its intention, in writing, concerning the necessity for a school site and/or temporary and/or permanent school facilities.
4. 
Traffic study.
5. 
Phasing Plan. If the subdivider plans to file multiple final maps on the tentative map, it shall submit a written notice to this effect to the community development department.
6. 
Title Report. A preliminary title report, acceptable to the community development department, showing the legal owners at the time of the filing of the tentative map.
7. 
Preliminary grading plan.
C. 
Application Format and Additional Information. The community development director shall determine the number of tentative maps to be delivered. The map shall be legibly drawn, printed or reproduced. The scale of the map shall be not less than one inch equals one hundred feet or as may be necessary to show all details clearly. All tentative map applications shall be accompanied by the following additional information:
1. 
Assessor's parcel map showing the location of the subject property and all surrounding property within a five hundred foot radius of the property.
2. 
List of all property owners within the five hundred foot radius.
3. 
Copy of every restrictive covenant proposed, or in the case of condominium projects, a copy of the declaration of restrictions and proposed management arrangement relating to the project, as required by the provisions of Section 1353 of the California Civil Code.
D. 
Fees. A fee, as established by city council resolution, shall be required with all tentative map applications.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3; Ord. 03-21 § 1; Ord. 15-4 § 3)
A. 
Within thirty days of receiving a tentative map application, the community development department shall inform the applicant whether the application is complete and accepted for filing. If incomplete, the community development department shall state in what respect the application is deficient.
B. 
Within five days after the filing of a complete tentative map application, the community development department shall send a notice of the filing of a tentative map to appropriate city departments and other agencies, including the Washington Unified School District.
C. 
The community development department shall set a public hearing on the application before the planning commission and cause notice thereof to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, not less than ten days prior to the public hearing. A copy of the community development department report shall be forwarded to the subdivider at least three working days prior to the public hearing. At least ten days prior to the date scheduled for the public hearing, the community development department shall mail notice of the public hearing to the owner of the subject property or his or her authorized agent, the project applicant, each local agency expected to provide essential facilities or service whose ability to provide these facilities may be affected, and all property owners within a three hundred foot radius of the subject property.
D. 
The planning commission shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the tentative map, and the community development department shall report the decision of the planning commission to the subdivider within fifty days after certification of an environmental impact report (EIR) for the project, adoption of a negative declaration for the project, or determination by the city that the project is exempt from CEQA. In reaching a decision upon the tentative map, the planning commission shall consider the effect of that decision on the housing needs of the region, and balance these needs against the public service needs of its residents and available fiscal and environmental resources.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3; Ord. 92-2 § 2(A); Ord. 97-4 § 2 Exh. 1 (part))
The tentative map may be approved or conditionally approved by the planning commission if it finds that:
A. 
The tentative map is consistent with the goals and policies of the general plan and any applicable specific plans;
B. 
The tentative map is in conformance with this title and the zoning ordinance; and
C. 
The tentative map is in conformance with the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3)
The tentative map may be denied by the planning commission if it makes any of the following findings:
A. 
The tentative map is not consistent with the goals and policies of the West Sacramento general plan and any applicable specific plans;
B. 
The tentative map is not in conformance with this title and the zoning ordinance;
C. 
The tentative map is not in conformance with the Subdivision Map Act;
D. 
The site is not physically suitable for the type of development;
E. 
The site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of the development;
F. 
The subdivision or improvements are likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish and wildlife or their habitat;
G. 
The subdivision or improvements are likely to cause serious public health problems;
H. 
The subdivision or improvements conflict with easements acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision;
I. 
The land is subject to a contract entered into pursuant to the California Land Conservation Act (Government Code 51200 et seq.) and that the resulting parcels following a subdivision of land would be too small to sustain their agricultural use.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3)
A. 
The subdivider or any party adversely affected by any planning commission action, including the city council or any individual city council member, may within ten days after the decision, appeal in writing to the city clerk.
B. 
The city council shall hold a public hearing on the appeal within thirty days after the date of filing of the appeal. If there is no regular meeting of the city council within the next thirty days for which the required notice can be given pursuant to Government Code Section 66451.3, the appeal may be heard at the next regular meeting for which notice can be given, or within sixty days from the date of the receipt of the request, whichever period is shorter. Within ten calendar days following the conclusion of the public hearing, the city council shall render its decision on the appeal.
C. 
The city council may sustain, modify, or reject any ruling of the planning commission and may make any findings which are consistent with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act or this chapter.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3; Ord. 95-7 § 2 (part); Ord. 09-17 § 2)
A. 
An approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall expire thirty-six months after its approval. However, if the subdivider is subject to a requirement of one hundred twenty five thousand dollars or more to construct or improve or finance the construction or improvement of public improvements outside the boundaries of the tentative map, each filing of a final map authorized by Section 66456.1 shall extend the expiration of the approved tentative map by thirty-six months from the date of its expiration as provided in this section, or the date of the previously filed final map, whichever is later. The extensions shall not extend the tentative map more than ten years from its approval or conditional approval. However, a tentative map on property subject to a development agreement may be extended for the period of time provided for in the agreement, but not beyond the duration of the agreement. The number of phased final maps which may be filed shall be determined by the planning commission at the time of the approval of the tentative map. "Public improvements," as used in this title, include traffic controls, streets, roads, highways, freeways, bridges, over-crossings, street interchanges, flood control or stormdrain facilities, sewer facilities, water facilities, and lighting facilities.
B. 
The period of time specified in Section 16.20.070(A) herein above shall not include any period of time during which a development moratorium, as defined in Government Code Section 66452.6(f) imposed after approval of the tentative map, is in existence; provided however, that the length of the moratorium shall not exceed five years. Once a moratorium is terminated, the map shall be valid for the same period of time as was left to run on the map at the time that the moratorium was imposed. However, if the remaining time is less than one hundred twenty days, the map shall be valid for one hundred twenty days following the termination of the moratorium.
C. 
The period of time specified in Section 16.20.070(A) and (D) shall not include the period of time during which a lawsuit involving the approval or conditional approval of the tentative map is or was pending in a court of competent jurisdiction if the stay of the time period is approved by the planning commission pursuant to this section. After service of the initial petition or complaint in the lawsuit upon the city, the subdivider may apply to the planning commission for a stay. Within forty days after receiving the application, the planning commission shall either stay the time period for up to five years or deny the requested stay.
D. 
The expiration of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall terminate all proceedings and no final map or parcel map of all or any portion of the real property included within the tentative map shall be filed with the legislative body without first processing a new tentative map. Once a timely filing is made, subsequent actions of the local agency, including, but not limited to, processing, approving, and recording, may lawfully occur after the date of expiration of the tentative map. Delivery to the city engineer shall be deemed a timely filing for purposes of this section.
(Ord. 91-9 3)
A. 
Prior to the public hearing thereon, the subdivider may amend the application. This amendment must occur prior to the hearing being advertised unless the community development director determines the amendment is minor and will not significantly change the nature or character of the application. If the community development director determines the amendment is major, a new notice of hearing shall be given in the manner and for the time required in Section 16.20.030 as appropriate, and the subdivider shall pay the cost to readvertise.
B. 
Amendment of a tentative map after approval by the planning commission may be initiated by the sub-divider. The community development director will determine whether the amendment is minor and can be approved by the community development department, or is significant enough to change the nature or character of the approved project and will require a decision by the planning commission. If the community development director determines the amendment is major, a new notice of hearing shall be given in the manner and for the time required in Section 16.20.030 as is appropriate, and the subdivider shall pay the fee fixed therefor.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3)
Any subdivider may file with the city, the tentative map of a proposed subdivision of unincorporated territory adjacent to the city. The map, in the discretion of the city, may be acted upon in the manner provided in Article 1 of the Map Act and this title, except that if it is approved, such approval shall not be effective until annexation of such property to the city has been completed. If annexation is not completed within one year, the approval of such map shall be null and void. No subdivision of unincorporated territory may be affected by approval of a map by the city unless annexation thereof to the city is completed prior to the approval of the final map thereof.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3)
No application for a tentative map approval shall be accepted nor any hearings held thereon when an application for the same or substantially same tentative map has been previously denied until a period of one year has elapsed from the date of the final denial of the application by the body having final jurisdiction in the matter.
(Ord. 91-9 § 3)