Any discretionary action needed to achieve conformance to the General Plan or the Zoning Code shall be processed concurrently with the application required or permitted by this chapter. Where one or more actions requires the approval of the Planning Commission, then all actions shall be taken by the Planning Commission. When one or more actions require the approval of the City Council, then all actions shall be taken by the City Council. The effective date of any action on a tentative map shall be concurrent with the associated discretionary application.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
The Director of Planning and Building or their designated representative shall review applications for completeness and shall prepare the appropriate environmental document pursuant to CEQA and the Administration and Enforcement division of the Zoning Code. Upon consideration of the application, comments from other city departments, other agencies or utilities, and other available information, the Director of Planning and Building shall take an action or make a recommendation as follows:
A. 
Action. The Director shall approve, conditionally approve or deny a Tentative Parcel Map, Adjustment Plat, or Certificate of Compliance, and shall make such findings as may be required by the Map Act and this chapter. The Director shall provide written notification to the applicant of the decision on the application.
B. 
Recommendation. The Director shall submit written recommendations concerning a Tentative Subdivision Map to the Planning Commission, and recommendations concerning a Reversion to Acreage to the City Council, for consideration at a public hearing. For projects requiring potential condemnation, the Director shall provide written notification to the City Council prior to consideration by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
A. 
Action. The Planning Commission shall hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider an application for a Tentative Subdivision Map. The Planning Commission shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application, and shall make such findings as are required by the Map Act and this chapter. The Commission shall file a resolution of its action with the City Clerk within five days of the action.
B. 
Recommendation. When an application for a Tentative Subdivision Map is accompanied by a request for a discretionary review which requires action by the City Council, the Planning Commission shall submit written recommendations to the City Council for consideration at a public hearing.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
A. 
Action. The City Council shall hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider an application or a Reversion to Acreage or a Tentative Subdivision Map accompanied by a request for a discretionary review which requires action by the City Council. The City Council shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application and shall make such findings as are required by the Map Act and this chapter. The City Council may also refer an application back to staff or the Planning Commission without taking an action.
B. 
Resolution. The City Council shall file a resolution indicating the action taken on the application, and the findings made by the City Council as required by the Map Act and this chapter.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
When the approval body or official of a proposed subdivision, as specified in Divisions 32.105 and 32.303, finds that it is impossible or impractical for the subdivider to conform fully to the design and improvement requirements of this chapter due to unusual conditions related to size, shape, topography, proposed use, or title limitations of record affecting the real property to be divided, that approval body may waive or modify these requirements provided that this waiver or modification shall be in conformity with the requirements of the Map Act and the spirit and purpose of this chapter. Reasonable conditions deemed necessary and appropriate by the approval body or official may be imposed.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh. A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)