Tentative maps shall be filed with the city engineer and shall
be processed in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and the provisions
of this title. The subdivider shall file as many copies of the tentative
map as may be required by the city engineer.
(Prior code § 29-401 (1); Ord. 579, 1982; Ord. 587, 1983)
A. A preliminary
soils report, prepared by a civil engineer registered in this state
and based upon adequate testing borings shall be submitted to the
city engineer with the filing of a tentative map or parcel map for
every subdivision.
B. In
the case of subdivision of less than five parcels, the requirement
for a preliminary soils report may be waived by the city engineer
provided the city engineer finds that due to the knowledge the city
has as to the soils qualities of the soils in the subdivision, no
preliminary analysis is necessary.
C. If
the city has knowledge of, or the preliminary soils report indicates,
the presence of critically expansive soils or other soils problems
which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects, a soils
investigation of each lot in the subdivision may be required by the
city engineer. Such soils investigation shall be done by a civil engineer
registered in this state, who shall recommend the corrective action
which is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure proposed
to be constructed in the area where such soils problem exists.
D. The
planning commission may approve the subdivision or portion thereof
where such soils problems exist if it determines that the recommended
action is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure to
be constructed, and a condition to the issuance of any building permit
may require that the approved recommended action be incorporated in
the construction of each structure.
(Prior code § 29-401 (2))
A preliminary copy of any restrictive covenants proposed shall
be filed with the tentative map.
(Prior code § 29-401 (3))
If any portion of the subdivision adjoins a state highway, two
copies of the tentative map shall be transmitted by the city engineer
to the District Engineer of the Division of Highways, Department of
Transportation of the state of California, within three days after
the time of filing of the tentative map, with a statement that the
planning commission will consider any recommendation from the District
Engineer regarding the subdivision, if received before the date upon
which the tentative map will be before the planning commission for
consideration.
(Prior code § 29-401 (4); Amended during 1981 codification)
A. Tentative
maps shall be eighteen by twenty-six inches in size and to a scale
of one inch equals not more than one hundred feet.
B. Tentative
maps of the subdivision shall contain the following information:
1. The
tract number, date, north point, scale and sufficient description
to define the location and boundaries of the proposed tract;
2. Name
and address of record owner or owners;
3. Name
and address of the subdivider;
4. Name
and business address of the person who prepared tentative map;
5. Contour
lines showing one-foot contours for ground slopes of less than five
feet vertical in one hundred feet horizontal distance and five-foot
contours for ground slopes in excess thereof. The contour lines shall
be referred to the system of bench marks established by the city engineer.
6. The
locations, names, width, cross-sections, radii of all curves, and
approximate grades of all roads, streets, highways and ways in the
proposed subdivision, or to be offered for dedication.
7. The
locations, names and existing widths of all adjoining and contiguous
highways, streets and ways.
8. The
approximate widths, locations, and purposes of all existing and proposed
easements.
9. The
approximate lot layout and approximate dimensions of each lot; lots
shall be numbered;
10. The dimensions and locations of any existing buildings which are
to remain in place on the property;
11. Approximate location of areas subject to inundation or stormwater
overflow and all submerged areas, and the location, width and direction
of flow of all water courses.
(Prior code § 29-402 (2))
The subdivider's statement to appear upon or to accompany the
tentative map shall contain the following information:
A. Existing
use or uses of the property;
B. Proposed
use or uses of the property;
C. Statement
of the improvements and public facilities proposed to be made or installed,
and of the time at which such improvements are proposed to be completed;
D. Provisions
for water supply and sewerage and sewage disposal, and a letter from
the city or County Health Officer approving the plans for water supply
and sewage disposal facilities;
G. Justification
and reasons for any exceptions to provisions of this title.
(Prior code § 29-402 (3))
The city engineer shall transmit copies of the tentative map
to other departments and agencies concerned. Upon receipt of a copy
of a tentative map, each department concerned shall examine the map
to ascertain if it conforms to the requirements of such department.
Within ten days from the date of filing, the city engineer shall make
a written report to the planning commission, including the recommendations
of all the departments and agencies concerned.
(Prior code § 29-403 (1))
The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the tentative
map, and notice thereof shall be given as provided in Section 66451.3
of the Subdivision Map Act. Any interested person may appear at such
a hearing and shall be heard.
(Prior code § 29-403 (2))
Specific notice requirements for activities in the coastal zone are prescribed in Chapter
17.84 .
(Ord. 587, 1983)
Whenever a public hearing is held pursuant to this chapter,
notice of the time and place thereof, and a general description of
the location of the subdivision, shall be published once in a newspaper
of general circulation in Del Norte County.
(Prior code § 29403 (3))
Specific notice of hearing requirements for activities in the coastal zone are prescribed in Chapter
17.84 .
(Ord. 587, 1983)
The planning commission shall determine whether the tentative
map is in conformity with the provisions of law, this chapter, and
any general or specific plans for the area proposed for subdivision
thirty days after the filing of the tentative map and shall approve,
conditionally approve, or disapprove the same.
(Prior code § 29-403 (4))
The planning commission may place any reasonable conditions
upon the approval of a tentative map, including land reservation and
dedications for public use and construction of public facilities within
or outside the boundaries of the subdivision necessary to serve the
land being subdivided.
(Prior code § 29-403 (5))
A proposed subdivision cannot create a new parcel entirely within
a wetland as defined and generally portrayed in the certified coastal
land use plan.
(Ord. 587, 1983)
The planning commission shall reject a tentative map if the
only practical use which can be made of the property, as proposed
to be subdivided, is a use prohibited by any ordinance, statute, law,
or other valid regulation; or if the property is deemed to be unhealthful
or unsafe for occupancy because of topography, drainage, periodic
inundations, etc.; or if it is found to be not consistent with the
city general plan.
(Prior code § 29-403 (6))
No parcel or tentative map filed pursuant to the provisions
of this title shall be approved until an environmental impact analysis
is prepared, processed and considered in accordance with the provisions
of the California Environmental Quality Act. The subdivider shall
provide such additional data and information and deposit and pay such
fees as may be required for the preparation and processing of environmental
review documents.
(Prior code § 29-403 (7))
A. The
approval or conditional approval of a tentative map shall expire twelve
months from the date the map was approved or conditionally approved.
B. The
person filing the tentative map may request an extension of the tentative
map approval or conditional approval by written application to the
city engineer, before the approval or conditional approval is due
to expire. The application shall state the reasons for requesting
the extension. In granting an extension, new conditions may be imposed
and existing conditions may be revised.
C. An
extension or extensions of tentative map approval or conditional approval
shall not exceed an aggregate of two years.
D. Modification
of a tentative map after approval or conditional approval shall not
extend the time limits imposed by this section.
(Prior code § 29-404)