The necessity for subdivision maps shall be governed by the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and the provisions of this chapter. All maps shall be filed in the office of the Planning Department and shall comply with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the City zoning ordinance, this chapter, and any other ordinance, statute or law pertaining to the use, sale, leasing or subdivision of land.
(Prior code § 30-10)
A. 
A tentative and final map shall be required for all subdivisions creating five or more parcels, five or more condominiums as defined in Section 783 of the Civil Code, or a community apartment project containing five or more parcels, except where:
1. 
The land before division contains less than five acres, each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway or improvements are required by the legislative body; or
2. 
Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of twenty acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway; or
3. 
The land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway which comprises part of a tract of land zoned for industrial or commercial development, and which has the approval of the governing body as to street alignments and widths; or
4. 
Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of forty acres or more, or each of which is a quarter-quarter section or larger, or such other amount, up to sixty acres;
5. 
A parcel map shall be required for those subdivisions described in subdivisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, provided that no parcel map shall be required when a certificate of compliance has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Whenever a tentative or final tract map is not required by the Subdivision Map Act, a tentative parcel map shall be filed with the Planning Director. Said map shall meet all the requirements for tentative subdivision and final parcel maps provided by the Subdivision Map Act and by this chapter.
C. 
When a parcel map is required by this chapter, a tentative parcel map shall first be filed with the Planning Commission. Said map shall meet all the requirements for tentative maps provided by the Subdivision Map Act and by this chapter.
D. 
Parcel maps may be based upon a field survey or upon record data and shall show all dedications or offers of dedication thereon, or in substitution thereof, such dedication or offers of dedication may be made by deed.
E. 
Whenever a provision of this chapter requires that a tentative map be filed, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed. However, a vesting tentative map may be filed only for residential development. (Gov. Code Sections 66498.1(a) and 66498.7)
F. 
In accordance with the provisions of Section 66499.35 of the Subdivision Map Act, no final parcel map need be filed or recorded, whenever the Subdivision Committee acting as an advisory agency finds that the proposed division of land meets all requirements as to:
1. 
Area;
2. 
Improvement and design;
3. 
Floodwater drainage control;
4. 
Appropriate improved public roads;
5. 
Sanitary disposal facilities;
6. 
Water supply availability;
7. 
Environmental protection;
8. 
Master plan of drainage fees are paid;
9. 
Property is annexed to the Yorba Linda Street Lighting Maintenance District No. 1;
10. 
Zoning regulations;
11. 
All other requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and any applicable provisions of this chapter, (instead a certificate of compliance, see Section 17.24.020 of this code, may be filed).
G. 
Dedications or offers of dedication shall be made by deed if no final parcel map is required.
(Prior code § 30-12)