As a supplement to the definition of terms contained in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of the Subdivision Map Act, which definitions are hereby incorporated in this title by reference, the following terms as used in this title shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein:
"Alley"means a public way, other than a street or highway, providing a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property.
"Approving authority"means the public body of the City which has final approval authority under this title for a specific action regulated by this title. A public body or official has final approval authority under this title even though its actions may be subject to appeal to the Commission or Council under the provisions of DMC §
17.01.050.
means the California Environmental Quality Act, Cal. Pub. Res. Code §
21000 et seq.
means a certificate issued by the Community Development Director under the provisions of Section 66499.35 of the Subdivision Map Act and DMC §
17.18.040 which states that a particular division of land complies with either the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act or the applicable ordinances of the City which governed that division of land, or both, and which is recorded with the County Recorder of Solano County.
means the City Clerk of the City of Dixon or his or her designated representative.
"City Engineer"means the City Engineer of the City of Dixon or the duly authorized representative of said Engineer.
"Commission"means the Planning Commission of the City of Dixon.
"Conditional certificate of compliance"means a certificate of compliance that states that a division of land affecting a parcel or lot does not comply with either the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act or the applicable ordinances of the City, or both, which governed that division and lists the conditions which must occur in order for the division to comply with such requirements.
"Conditional use permit"means a permit issued by the City under the provisions of the City zoning ordinance which authorizes specific uses of land subject to certain conditions stated in that permit.
"Council"means the City Council of the City of Dixon.
"Covenant for easement"means a covenant created for the benefit of the City and others which is created, enforced and released as provided in Chapter
17.17 DMC, Covenants for Easements.
means an agreement between the City and an owner of land under the provisions of Section 65864 et seq. of the Planning and Zoning Law which contains terms and conditions relating to the development of lands identified in that agreement.
"Drip line"means a line which may be drawn on the ground around a tree directly under its outermost branch tips and which identifies that location where rainwater tends to drip from the tree.
"Dwelling unit"means a group of rooms or a single room with kitchen facilities occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters by a family or other group of persons living together, or by a person living alone, irrespective of the age of the occupant or occupants.
"EIR"means an environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the requirements of CEQA.
"Final map"means a map showing a subdivision of five (5) or more parcels for which a tentative map and final map are required by the Subdivision Map Act and this title, prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title, and designed to be filed for recordation in the office of the Solano County Recorder.
"Finance Director"means the Finance Director of the City of Dixon, or the duly authorized representative of said Director.
"Fire protection"means such fire hydrants and other protective measures as may be reasonably required by the Fire Marshal of the Fire Department for protection of life and property to be located within a subdivision.
"Flag lot"means a lot with narrow street frontage and a long driveway or strip of land connecting the street frontage portion of the lot with the buildable portion of the lot which is situated to the rear of another adjacent lot or lots.
"Flood hazard"means a hazard to land or improvements due to seasonal inundation or to overflow water having sufficient velocity to transport or deposit debris, scour the surface soil, dislodge or damage buildings, or erode the banks of watercourses.
"Freeway"means a highway defined as a "freeway" in Sts. & High. Code §
23.5.
means a street lying adjacent and approximately parallel to and separated from a freeway or other public street and which affords access to abutting property.
"General Plan"means the General Plan of the City of Dixon, as the same may exist from time to time, including all updates and revisions thereto which are enacted after the enactment of this title by the Council.
"Geological hazard"means a hazard inherent in the crust of the earth, or artificially created, which is dangerous or potentially dangerous to life, property or improvements due to the movement, failure or shifting of earth.
"Inundation"means ponded water or water in motion of sufficient depth to damage property due to the presence of the water or to deposits of alluvium.
"Lot"means a parcel of land which is identified on a final map or a parcel map recorded in the office of the Solano County Recorder with a separate and distinct number or letter.
"Lot line adjustment"means a division of land in conformance with the requirements of this title consisting of the elimination or relocation of an interior lot line between as few as two (2) but not more than four (4) adjacent parcels, where the land taken from one (1) parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created.
"Manufactured home"means a factory-built or manufactured home, including mobile homes, as defined and permitted as such by the laws of the State of California.
"Merger"means the joining of two (2) or more contiguous parcels of land under one (1) ownership into one (1) parcel.
"Mobile home"means the same as "manufactured home," but subject to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974.
"Mobile home lot"means any area designated, designed or usable for the occupancy of one (1) mobile home on a temporary, semipermanent or permanent basis.
"Mobile home park"means a parcel of land under one (1) ownership which has been planned and improved; or on which two (2) or more mobile home spaces are rented, leased or used, to accommodate mobile homes for human habitation. The rental paid for any such mobile home shall be deemed to include rental for the space it occupies. The term "mobile home park" includes those accessory uses such as recreation rooms, storage facilities or other permanent structures commonly associated with mobile home parks.
"Multiple-family dwelling unit"means a building or portion thereof designed to be used in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the ordinances of the City for three (3) or more attached dwelling units located in one (1) or more structures on a single lot or parcel.
"Parcel map"means a map showing a subdivision of four (4) or fewer parcels, as required by the Subdivision Map Act and this title, prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title and designed to be filed for recordation in the office of the Solano County Recorder.
"Pedestrian-way"means a public right-of-way designed for use by pedestrians and not intended for use by motor vehicles of any kind. A pedestrian-way may be located within or without a street right-of-way, at grade, or grade separated from vehicular traffic. A pedestrian-way may consist of a public easement over a parcel of land in private ownership or may consist of a separate parcel in public ownership.
"Planned development"means a subdivision consisting of one (1) or more planned developments as said term is defined in Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §
11003.
means a request by a subdivider for modifications to or variances from the requirements or standards imposed by these subdivision regulations or for modifications to the conditions of approval imposed upon a subdivision, or both, which request is filed after the approval of the subdivision.
"Preapproval subdivision modification"means a request by a subdivider for modifications to or variance from the requirements or standards imposed by these subdivision regulations filed prior to the approval of the subdivision.
"Private road easement"means a parcel of land not dedicated as a public street, over which a private easement for road purposes is proposed to be or has been granted to the owners of property contiguous or adjacent thereto which intersects or connects with a public street, or a private street; in each instance the instrument creating such easement shall be or shall have been duly recorded or filed in the office of the Solano County Recorder.
"Public way"means any street, highway, alley, pedestrian-way, equestrian or hiking trail, biking path, channel, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, easement, right-of-way, or other way in which the public has a right of use.
"Revised tentative map"means a tentative map filed for approval under DMC §
17.06.100 showing a revised arrangement of the streets, alleys, easements or lots or a modification of the boundary of property for which a tentative map has been previously approved.
means any public or private right-of-way and includes any area required for public use pursuant to any general plan or specific plan.
"Roadway"means that portion of a right-of-way for a street, highway or alley designed or used to accommodate the movement of motor vehicles.
"Sanitary disposal facilities"means such wastewater collection and treatment facilities as are necessary to provide reliable and adequate wastewater disposal for appropriate public use and appropriate residential, commercial, and industrial use in conformance with the laws and regulations of the City of Dixon, State of California and Federal government.
"Single-family dwelling unit"means a detached building designed to be used in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the ordinances of the City as a single dwelling unit located on a single lot or parcel.
Specific Plan.The term "specific plan" shall mean a "specific plan" as that term is defined and described in Chapter 3 of the Planning and Zoning Law of the State of California.
Staff Review.The term "staff review" or "review by City staff" shall mean review of a matter by the Community Development Director and the City Engineer and such other officers or employees of the City as may be specifically requested to review a matter by either of said directors. The term "staff review" shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. Making investigations and report on the design and improvement of all proposed subdivisions and making recommendations thereon to the Commission and Council.
Recommending approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of the design of proposed subdivisions and the kinds, nature and extent of on-site and off-site improvements required in connection therewith.
Recommending approval, conditional approval, or denial of tentative maps of all proposed subdivisions of land, and requests for extensions of time for tentative maps.
Recommending modifications of the requirements of this title in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
17.13 DMC, Subdivision Modifications.
Recommending disapproval of a tentative map for noncompliance with the requirements of this title, the Subdivision Map Act, or the standards, rules or regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this title.
Reviewing and making recommendations concerning proposed subdivisions in the unincorporated territory of the County of Solano in accordance with Section 66453 of the Subdivision Map Act when it has elected to do so.
Reviewing and making recommendations for reasonable modifications or waivers of the requirements of this title as they apply to the development of designated infill sites.
Preparing and recommending the wording of conditions of approval or conditions of disapproval and the wording of all findings made in connection therewith.
Exercising such additional powers and duties as prescribed by law and by this title.
"Standard Specifications"means the engineering design standards, details, general provisions, and materials and construction methods used by the City to design and construct public infrastructure which are periodically compiled by the City Engineer and approved by the Council by resolution.
"Storm drainage facilities"means such storm drainage collection and treatment facilities as are necessary to provide a reliable and adequate collection and disposal of storm and surface drainage water for streets and other public uses and for residential, commercial, and industrial uses in conformance with the laws and regulations of the State of California, the Federal government and other public agencies whose facilities are used for the disposal of storm and surface waters.
"Street, collector"means a street which collects and distributes vehicular traffic moving between major streets and minor streets and which may provide direct access to abutting properties.
"Street, cul-de-sac"means a street which is designed to remain permanently closed at one end with the closed end terminated by a vehicular turnaround. For the purposes of this title, the length of a cul-de-sac street shall be measured from the center line of the intersecting street along the center line of the cul-de-sac to the center of the radius of the turnaround.
"Street, major"means a street carrying the vehicular traffic of minor and collector streets to and from freeways, the central business district and other major streets, with protected intersections at grade, and may provide direct access to abutting property.
"Street, minor"means any street other than a collector street, major street or freeway providing direct access to abutting property and serving local as distinguished from through traffic.
Subdivision.This term shall have the meaning ascribed to it by Section 66424 of the Subdivision Map Act.
"Subdivision Map Act"shall mean the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California, Cal. Gov't Code § 66410 et seq., inclusive, as that Act currently provides or is subsequently amended to so provide.
"Tentative map"means a map made for the purpose of showing the design improvements of the proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in or around it. "Tentative map" shall include a tentative map for a subdivision of four (4) or fewer parcels prepared in connection with a parcel map pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
17.08 DMC, Parcel Maps.
means a structure designed to be used in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the ordinances of the City as two (2) dwelling units on a single lot or parcel.
"Vehicular access rights"means the right or easement for vehicular access of owners or occupants of abutting lands to a public way.
"Vesting tentative map"shall mean a tentative map which shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed, in accordance with DMC §
17.09.050, and is thereafter processed in accordance with these provisions.
means such water supply and distribution facilities as are necessary to provide a reliable and adequate water supply for appropriate residential, commercial and industrial use and for public and private fire protection purposes.
"Zoning ordinance"means the zoning ordinance found in DMC Title 18, Zoning, and all revisions thereto.
(Ord. 24-002 § 6 (Exh. B); Ord. 09-026)