Pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the city engineer and community development director or the city manager's designee shall make such detailed examination of tentative and final maps and tentative parcel maps and parcel maps, and such field checks as may be necessary to enable him or her to make the required certifications and to prepare reports and recommendations thereon to the planning commission and city council.
(Ord. 92-74; Ord. 96-135; Ord. 10-298 § 1)
A. 
No tentative map or tentative parcel map shall be considered as filed with the city until all of the fees and charges required by the city as pertains to the subdivision of land have been paid, all applicable requirements of this code have been fulfilled, and all environmental certification requirements in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.04.050 have been met. No tentative map shall be accepted for filing if the map is inconsistent with the general plan.
B. 
A final subdivision map or parcel map shall not be considered as filed until all fees, bonds and deposits then due have been made, all corrections have been made as required by the city engineer to the maps and improvement plans, if any, and the property has been annexed to the city and to any service areas or districts other than the city which are to provide necessary services.
(Ord. 92-74; Ord. 96-135)
The city shall deny a map if it makes any of the following findings:
A. 
That the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans;
B. 
That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans;
C. 
That the site is not physically suitable for the type of development;
D. 
That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development;
E. 
That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat;
F. 
That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements is likely to cause serious public health problems;
G. 
That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements proposed will conflict with easements acquired by the public-at-large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the city may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements for access or for use will be provided and that these will be substantially equivalent to the ones previously acquired by the public;
H. 
That the proposed finished top of curb grades are within a 100 year floodplain as shown on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), except where subdivision improvements will remove the subdivision from the 100 year floodplain.
(Ord. 92-74; Ord. 96-135)
A. 
Prior to the filing of a tentative subdivision map, a subdivider shall submit a letter to the secretary to the planning commission indicating an intention to subdivide. Such letter of intention is required to alert city officials and interested public and private agencies of such intention so that they may have the opportunity to inform the subdivider of physical conditions, facts, policies and environmental concerns which are or may be pertinent to the preparation of the tentative map.
B. 
The subdivider shall submit 20 copies of a letter of intention to subdivide to the secretary. Upon receipt of the letter, the secretary shall transmit one copy to each member of the planning commission and city council, and to the community development director, the city manager's designee, city engineer, city public works director, the building official, the fire chief, the city police chief and superintendents of all affected school districts within the proposed subdivision.
C. 
The letter of intent shall be accompanied by a preliminary map, sketch or concept plan, drawn to an appropriate scale, as an aid to the review and discussion of the applicant's proposals. The number of copies and method of distribution shall be as described for the letter of intent under subsection B above.
(Ord. 92-74; Ord. 96-135; Ord. 10-298 § 1)
A letter of intent to subdivide shall contain at least the following information:
A. 
Location of the proposed subdivision with reference to the names of any streets which bound or traverse the property, and the assessor's parcel number for the affected property;
B. 
Name, address and telephone number of the record owner and of the subdivider;
C. 
The area of the property in acres, existing general plan and zoning district designations, and the range of lot sizes and uses contemplated;
D. 
Means of vehicular access;
E. 
Proposed methods or means of utility service.
(Ord. 92-74)
The subdivider is encouraged to request a subdivision conference with the planning commission as an agenda item at the earliest possible regular meeting of the commission, with attendance invited by representatives of all agencies and persons having received a letter of intent to subdivide. Such request is especially important to the interests of the city where a planned development (PD) is being proposed, where a general plan and/or zoning district reclassification is required, or where annexation will be necessary. Parties which cannot attend the conference are to be invited to submit letters in response to the letter of intent as they may deem appropriate. The discussion and recommendations provided to the subdivider at the conference are to be considered as advisory preparatory to the filing of a tentative subdivision map under the provisions of this code.
(Ord. 92-74)