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)
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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)
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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.
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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.
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The locations, names and existing widths of all adjoining and contiguous highways, streets and ways.
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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;
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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:
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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;
E. 
Public areas proposed;
F. 
Tree planting proposed;
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)