This title is adopted to supplement and implement the Subdivision Map Act, Section 66410 et seq., of the Government Code, and may be cited as the "Subdivision Ordinance of the county of Lassen."
(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)
It is the purpose of this title to regulate and control the division of land within the county of Lassen and to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act concerning the design, improvement and survey data of subdivisions, the form and content of all maps provided for by the Subdivision Map Act and the procedure to be followed in securing the official approval of the board of supervisors, planning commission, the county surveyor, and other applicable county departments and public agencies regarding such maps. To accomplish this purpose, the regulations outlined in this title are determined to be necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare, to promote orderly growth and development, to promote open space, conservation, protection and proper use of land and to ensure provision for safe and adequate traffic circulation, utilities and services.
(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)
The regulations set forth in this title shall apply to all subdivisions within the county of Lassen and to the preparation of subdivision maps and to other maps provided for by the Subdivision Map Act. Each subdivision and each part lying within the county of Lassen shall be mapped and each map shall be prepared and presented for approval as provided for and required.
(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)
Whenever, in the opinion of the planning commission, the land involved in any subdivision is of a size or shape, or is subject to title limitations of record, or is affected by topographical locations or conditions, or is to be devoted to a use that it is impossible or impracticable in the particular case for the subdivider to conform fully to the regulations contained in this title, the planning commission may approve modifications to the project as, in its opinion, are reasonably necessary or expedient and in conformity with the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)
No use of property shall be allowed, nor shall any subdivision of property be allowed, if such a use or subdivision would conflict with any note attached to any recorded final map or parcel map. Any notes affecting a property are valid and operative until such a time as a note is included on the most current recorded final map or parcel map, or a certificate of correction or amending map has been prepared and recorded in accordance with the provisions of Section 16.44.010(h) of this title, that identifies specific notes on previous final maps or parcel maps are no longer valid or operative.
(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)