The county counsel shall be responsible for approving as to form all subdivision improvement agreements.
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The board of supervisors shall have final jurisdiction in the approval of improvement agreements and the acceptance by the county of lands and/or improvements as may be proposed for dedication to the county for all subdivisions.
The board of supervisors shall act as the appeal board for hearing appeals of the approval, conditional approval or denial of tentative subdivision maps.
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The director of planning and building services or designated representative shall:
(a)
Investigate proposed subdivisions for conformity to the General Plan, specific plans, and zoning ordinance of the county and report his or her findings, together with recommendations for approval or conditional approval, to the planning commission;
(b)
Certify, as secretary of the planning commission, that the planning commission has approved or conditionally approved the tentative map for subdivision maps;
(c)
Certify final maps and parcel maps as to conformance with the tentative map;
(d)
The director of planning and building services or designated representative shall approve or disapprove all lot line adjustments and mergers and shall serve as the decision making authority for conditional certificates of compliance and notices of violation. Any decision made shall be subject to appeal to the planning commission pursuant to Section 16.08.290 of this title.
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The director of public works or designated representative shall:
(a)
Determine if proposed subdivision improvements comply with the provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act and the standards established by ordinance or resolution and report the findings, together with any recommendations for approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, to the director of planning and building services or designated representative and/or to the planning commission;
(b)
Process and approve subdivision improvement plans;
(c)
Inspect and approve subdivision improvements;
(d)
Certify the completion of private improvements not to be maintained by the county.
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The county surveyor shall:
(a)
Assist the director of public works or designated representative in determining if proposed subdivision improvements comply with the provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act, the standards established by ordinance or resolution and report the findings, together with any recommendations for approval, or conditional approval, of the tentative map to the director of planning and building services or designee and/or to the planning commission;
(b)
Make recommendations to the director of planning and building services or designated representative for various projects including, but not limited to, conditional certificates of compliance, final maps, lot line adjustments, mergers, notices of violation, parcel maps, parcel map waivers and use permits;
(c)
Process and certify final maps, parcel maps, parcel map waivers, amended maps, reversion to acreage maps and corner records;
(d)
Check and record certificates of lot line adjustment, certificates of merger and records of survey.
(e)
Prepare and record certificates of compliance for parcels that are determined to be in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and local ordinances;
(f)
Serve as the county's address administrator.
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(a)
The planning commission shall be responsible for approving, conditionally approving, or denying applications for tentative final maps, tentative parcel maps and tentative parcel map waivers. The planning commission shall be the appeal body for determinations made by the director of planning and building services or designated representative regarding conditional certificates of compliance, lot line adjustments, mergers and notices of violation.
(b)
The following shall be the appeal procedure for conditional certificates of compliance, lot line adjustments, mergers and notice of violation determinations in accordance with this title:
(1)
If the applicant is not satisfied with the action of the director of planning and building services or designated representative, he or she may, within fifteen days after such action, appeal in writing to the planning commission. The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on said appeal and shall render its decision thereon within sixty days of the filing of the appeal. Any appeal hearing shall allow reconsideration of all aspects of a project (de novo), and shall not be limited strictly to the subject of the appeal. The written appeal shall be accompanied by the applicable appeal fee listed in Chapter 3.18 of the Lassen County Code.
(2)
If the applicant or any interested person is not satisfied with the action of the planning commission, he or she may, within ten days after such action, appeal in writing to the board of supervisors. The board shall hold a public hearing on said appeal and shall render its decision thereon within sixty days of the filing of the appeal. Any appeal hearing shall allow reconsideration of all aspects of a project (de novo), and shall not be limited strictly to the subject of the appeal. The written appeal shall be accompanied by the applicable appeal fee listed in Chapter 3.18 of the Lassen County Code.
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