This Title is adopted to supplement and implement the Subdivision Map Act (Title 7, Division 2 of the Government Code).
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
The provisions of this Title, insofar as they are substantially the same as previously adopted ordinance or code provisions relating to the subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof and not new enactments. Any actions or proceedings commenced, or permit or approval issued pursuant to any previously existing ordinance or code provision shall not be affected by the enactment of this Title; but all further actions, proceedings and permits or other entitlements shall hereafter conform to this Title.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
Whenever reference is made to any portion of this Title, the reference applies to this Title as adopted and any amendments or additions hereafter made.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty imposed upon a public officer by this Title, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy or other person designated by the officer, unless expressly provided otherwise by this Title.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
If any chapter, section or subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of this Title is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Title. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have enacted this Title and each chapter, section and subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that one or more chapter, section and subdivision hereof, sentence, clause or phrase be declared unconstitutional.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
This Title shall be inapplicable to:
A. 
The financing or leasing of apartments, offices, stores, or similar space within apartment buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, mobilehome parks or trailer parks.
B. 
Mineral, oil or gas leases.
C. 
Land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
D. 
Boundary line or exchange agreements to which the State Lands Commission or a local agency holding a trust grant of tide and submerged lands is a party.
E. 
Any separate assessment under Section 2188.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
F. 
The financing or leasing of any parcel of land, or any portion thereof, in conjunction with the construction of commercial or industrial buildings on a single parcel unless the project is not subject to review under other local agency ordinances regulating design and improvement.
G. 
The financing or leasing of existing separate commercial or industrial buildings on a single parcel.
H. 
Subdivisions of four parcels or less for construction of removable commercial buildings having a floor area of less than 100 sq. ft.
I. 
Urban Lot Splits as described by California Senate Bill 9 (2021) and Sections 65852.21, 66411.7, and 66452.6 of the California Government Code. (See Zoning Code and User Guide for development requirements.)
J. 
Subdivisions for multifamily housing developments described by California Senate Bill 35 (2017), Assembly Bill 831 (2020), and Section 65913.4 of the California Government Code. (See Zoning Code User Guide for development requirements.)
K. 
Subdivisions for housing development projects described by California Senate Bill 684 (2024) California Senate Bill 1123 (2024), and Sections 65852.28, 65913.4.5, and 66499.41 of the California Government Code. (See Zoning Code User Guide for development requirements.)
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 0998 § 1, 1995; SCC 1585 § 1, 2015; SCC 1685 § 1, 2021; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
Any finding required to be made by an advisory agency or the Board pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act or this Title shall be in writing in a form to be approved by the County counsel.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)