A. 
Any person proposing to create a major subdivision shall file a tentative map pursuant to this chapter with the secretary of the planning commission. The city council shall not approve a final map unless prior thereto a tentative map of the subdivision shown thereon shall have been filed with and reported on by the planning commission. Prior to filing a tentative map, the subdivider or his authorized agent shall confer with the planning director and the city engineer regarding the preparation of the map. A proposed tentative map may not be filed unless it conforms to the requirements of this chapter.
B. 
Where a parcel map is authorized for a major subdivision pursuant to Section 66426 of the Subdivision Map Act or this title, the city engineer shall not approve such map unless prior thereto a tentative map of the subdivision shown thereon shall have been filed and reported on by the planning commission and approved by the city council.
C. 
Tentative maps shall be prepared and 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 or other required information as the planning director may require.
(Prior code § 16.12.010; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
There shall be filed with each tentative map a grading plan showing any grading proposed for the creation of building sites within the subdivision or for construction or installation of improvements to serve the subdivision. The grading plan, together with the original topographical contours, may be shown on the tentative map. This plan shall indicate approximate earthwork volumes of proposed excavation and filling operations. In the event no such grading is proposed, a statement to that effect shall be filed with the tentative map.
(Prior code § 16.12.020; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
There shall be filed with each tentative map a current preliminary title report for the property being subdivided.
(Prior code § 16.12.030; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
The size of such tentative map is optional; the scale shall not be less than two hundred feet to the inch.
(Prior code § 16.12.040; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
Each tentative map shall contain the following information:
A. 
Name and address of the owner whose property is proposed to be subdivided and the name and address of the subdivider;
B. 
Name and address of registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor who prepared the maps;
C. 
North point;
D. 
Scale;
E. 
Date of preparation;
F. 
The location, width and proposed names of all streets within the boundaries of proposed subdivision and approximate grades thereof;
G. 
Location and width of alleys;
H. 
Name, location and width of adjacent streets;
I. 
Lot lines and approximate dimensions and numbers of each lot;
J. 
Approximate location and width of watercourses or areas subject to inundation from floods, and location or structures, from floods, and location of structures, irrigation ditches, and other permanent physical features;
K. 
Approximate contours at two-foot intervals;
L. 
Approximate location of existing buildings and permanent structures;
M. 
Location of all major vegetation, showing size and type;
N. 
Legal description of the exterior boundaries of the subdivisions;
O. 
Width and location of all existing or proposed public or private easements;
P. 
Classification of lots as to intended residential, commercial, industrial or other uses;
Q. 
Location of railroads;
R. 
Approximate radii of curves;
S. 
Proposed name and city tract number of the subdivision;
T. 
Any proposed phasing by units;
U. 
Number of units to be constructed when a condominium or community apartment project is involved.
(Prior code § 16.12.050; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
The tentative map shall show thereon, or be accompanied by reports and written statements from the subdivider giving essential information regarding the following matters:
A. 
Source of water supply;
B. 
Type of street improvement and utilities which the subdivider proposes to install;
C. 
Proposed method of sewage disposal, including location of facilities;
D. 
Proposed storm water sewer or other means of drainage, including the location of such facilities;
E. 
Protective covenants to be recorded;
F. 
Proposed tree planting.
(Prior code § 16.12.060; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975)
A. 
The planning director shall obtain for the planning commission the reports and recommendations of the city engineer, the parks and recreation director, the fire chief, or their authorized representatives, with respect to the design of the proposed subdivision and the kind, nature and extent of the proposed improvements. Recommendations may also be obtained from any other person affected by or interested in the proposed subdivision, if such recommendation is found to be necessary.
B. 
The planning director shall prepare a staff report to the planning commission containing the reports and recommendations regarding the tentative map. A copy of the reports and recommendations shall be provided for the subdivider at least five days prior to planning commission consideration of his tentative map.
C. 
The planning director shall set the map for public hearing before the planning commission.
D. 
The planning director or designee shall approve subdivisions ministerially that meet the requirements specified in Section 17.225.270.
(Prior code § 16.12.070; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 5147, 1/28/2025)
The planning commission is authorized and directed to carry out the following actions:
A. 
Hold a public hearing on the tentative map. Notice thereof shall be given as provided in Section 66451.3 of the Subdivision Map Act and as provided in Section 17.74.070B of this code. Any interested person may appear at such a hearing and shall be heard.
B. 
Pursuant to this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act, the planning commission shall investigate:
1. 
Each tentative map filed with the planning commission;
2. 
All improvements proposed to be constructed and installed in (or to serve) the subdivision.
At the conclusion of the hearing on the map, the planning commission shall make a report to the city council in the form of a resolution with respect to the design of the subdivision and the kind, nature and extent of the proposed improvements. The report of the planning commission shall include the findings and recommendations on the findings required by the Subdivision Map Act and shall be forwarded to the city council within fifty days of the date the tentative map was filed with the secretary of the planning commission. The report shall be simultaneously filed with the city clerk, for the purposes of Section 16.12.090, when recommending approval or approval with conditions of each tentative map.
Denial of a tentative map shall be set forth in a planning commission resolution. Such denial is final unless appealed to the city council pursuant to Section 16.12.085. Within ten days of adoption of the resolution denying the tentative map, the applicant shall be notified of the decision. Notice shall include a copy of the resolution and a letter setting forth the appeals procedure as set out in Section 16.12.085B. A copy of the notice and resolution shall be placed on the city council's agenda for information.
C. 
Where the planning commission recommends approval or conditional approval of a tentative map, it shall also recommend, pursuant to the provisions of this title, the kind, nature and extent of the improvements to be constructed or installed in or to serve the subdivision for which such tentative map is filed; provided, however, where the planning commission does not prescribe the kind, nature or extent of the improvements to be constructed or installed, improvements shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the city of El Cajon standards.
(Prior code § 16.12.080; Ord. § 2860 § 1,, 1975; Ord. 3702 § 2, 1983; Ord. 4329 § 1, 1992)
A. 
A tentative map that is denied by the planning commission may be appealed to the city council. Such appeal shall be conducted as a public hearing pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 16.12.090.
B. 
A hearing will be scheduled upon the filing, with the city clerk, of a written appeal by any person denied map approval by the planning commission or by the filing of a written request for review by a member of the city council. Such appeal or request shall be filed within ten days of the written notice of the decision of the planning commission to the applicant that the tentative map has been denied.
C. 
An administrative fee to cover the hearing costs incurred by the city shall be charged to the appellant. The fee shall be established from time to time by resolution of the city council, and kept on file in the office of the city clerk.
(Ord. 4329 § 2, 1992)
A. 
When a report on a tentative map is filed with the city clerk by the planning commission, the city council shall, at its next regular meeting, set the matter for public hearing before the city council. The date of the public hearing must be within thirty days after the city council meeting.
If the planning commission does not file a report with the city clerk within fifty days of the date the tentative map was filed with the secretary of the planning commission, the city council shall, at its next regular meeting, set the matter for public hearing before the city council. The date of the public hearing must be within thirty days after the city council meeting.
B. 
The city council 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 and as provided in Section 17.74.070B of this code. Any interested person may appear at such a hearing and shall be heard.
C. 
The city council shall review the planning commission's report on a proposed tentative map, shall consider the matter, and shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the tentative map within the time limits prescribed by the Subdivision Map Act. The city council shall announce its decision by resolution. Any decision to approve or conditionally approve a tentative map shall include a description, pursuant to the provisions of this title, of the kind, nature and extent of any improvements required to be constructed or installed in or to serve the subdivision. If the city council fails to act within the required time limit, the recommendations of the planning commission regarding the tentative map shall be deemed to be the decision of the city council in regard thereto.
D. 
The city council shall not approve or conditionally approve a tentative map unless they find that the proposed subdivision, together with the provisions for its design and improvement, is consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plans.
E. 
The city council shall not approve or conditionally approve a tentative map if they make any of the following findings:
1. 
That the proposed map is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans;
2. 
That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with the applicable general and specific plans;
3. 
That the site is not physically suitable for the type of development;
4. 
That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development;
5. 
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;
6. 
That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements are likely to cause serious public health problems;
7. 
That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements of record or easements established by court judgment, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the city council may approve a map if they find that alternate easements for access or for use will be provided and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public;
8. 
That all requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act have not been met;
9. 
That all requirements of the ordinances and policies of the city have not been met;
10. 
That the proposed map fails to meet or perform any of the requirements or conditions of this title or the Subdivision Map Act unless they find that such failure is a result of a technical and inadvertent error which does not materially affect the validity of the map.
(Prior code § 16.12.090; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3702 §§ 1, 3, 1983)
The approval or conditional approval of a tentative map shall expire two years from the date the map was approved or conditionally approved unless it is extended in accordance with Section 16.12.110 of this chapter. Within such two-year period or the period of any extension, the subdivider may cause a final map to be prepared and submitted to the city council for approval or disapproval in accordance with the tentative map as approved or conditionally approved and in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title.
(Prior code § 16.12.100; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3611 § 1, 1982)
A. 
The subdivider may request an extension of the tentative map approval or conditional approval by written application to the city engineer. Such application shall be filed before the approval or conditional approval is due to expire. The application shall state the reasons for the requested extension.
B. 
The city council may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the requested extension. An extension shall not exceed one year from the preceding expiration date. No more than three such extensions may be granted; except that, a fourth such extension may be granted, provided that a public hearing on the matter is held before the city council prior to any fourth such extension being granted. The public hearing required by this subsection shall be held at the sole expense of the subdivider.
C. 
Prior to granting an extension, the city council may refer the request to the planning commission for recommendation and report. The planning commission shall report within 45 days of the council's referral.
(Ord. 4931 § 2, 2009)
Where a subdivider desires to revise or alter a proposed subdivision for which a tentative map has been approved by the city council, the subdivider may file with the secretary of the planning commission a revised tentative map on payment of the fees prescribed in Chapter 16.08 of this title.
A. 
A revised tentative map shall conform to the following requirements:
1. 
The proposed subdivision shown on such map shall generally conform to the street and lot pattern shown on the approved tentative map.
2. 
The proposed subdivision shown on such map shall include only one contiguous area consisting of all or a portion of the subdivision shown on the approved tentative map together with such additional land, if any, as the subdivider desires to include.
3. 
The map shall contain all of the information required on tentative maps and shall be accompanied by such data as is required to be filed with tentative maps.
B. 
A revised tentative map shall be filed within twenty-four months after the approval of the tentative map by the city council, or, if an extension of time is granted, within the period specified in such extension.
C. 
Upon the filing of a revised tentative map and payment of the prescribed fee, such revised tentative map shall be treated in all respects as an original tentative map and shall be reported on, approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved in the same manner as a tentative map, provided, however, that the subdivider shall have two years from the approval or conditional approval of the original tentative map within which to obtain final map approval, unless such period is extended pursuant to Section 16.12.110 of this title, in which case the subdivider shall obtain final map approval within the period of any such extension.
(Prior code § 16.12.120; Ord. 2860 § 1, 1975; Ord. 3672 § 1, 1983)
The vesting tentative map may be filed and processed in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as a tentative map except as provided in Chapter 16.18 of this code.
(Ord. 3953 § 5, 1986)