Any action to divide any land within the city into two or more parcels shall hereafter be subject to the provisions of this title, and any such action shall be undertaken in accordance with the following general procedures.
(Prior code § 14-301; Ord. 550-79, 5-8-1979)
A preliminary map shall be prepared and submitted for processing and approval for any subdivision which will be developed in two or more development units.
(Prior code § 14-302; Ord. 550-79, 5-8-1979)
A tentative map shall be prepared and submitted for processing and approval for all subdivisions.
(Prior code § 14-303; Ord. 550-79, 5-8-1979)
A final map shall be prepared and submitted for processing, approval, and filing for record for all subdivisions creating five or more parcels and 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 divisions contains less than five acres, each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required by the city; or
(2) 
Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of 20 acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway and no dedications or improvements are required; or
(3) 
The land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway, comprises part of a tract of land zoned for industrial or commercial development, has the approval of the city council as to the street alignments and widths, and no dedications or improvements are required; or
(4) 
Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of 60 acres or more.
(Prior code § 14-304; Ord. 550-79, 5-8-1979; Amended during 2009 recodification)
A parcel map shall be prepared and submitted for processing, approval and filing for record for all subdivisions for which a final map is not required unless it is waived by the planning commission in accordance with minor division requirements and procedures as set forth in the Standards.
(Prior code § 14-305; Ord. 550-79, 5-8-1979)
No tentative map, final map or parcel map shall be approved unless the planning commission and the city council find that the proposed subdivision, together with the provisions for its design and improvements, is consistent with the general plan or any specific plan adopted pursuant to the requirements of Articles 5 and 8 of Chapter 3, Division 1, Title 7 of the Government Code.
(Prior code § 14-401; Ord. 550-79, 5-8-1979)
Approval of a tentative or final map shall be denied if any of the following findings are made:
(1) 
That the proposed map or the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans.
(2) 
That the site is not physically suitable for the type of development or for the density of development proposed.
(3) 
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 or that they do not provide reasonable public access to public resources per Article 3.5 of the Subdivision Map Act.
(4) 
That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements is likely to cause serious public health problems.
(5) 
That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements acquired by the public at large for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision. The city council 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 ones previously acquired by the public. This subsection shall apply only to easements of record or to easements established by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The city does not have authority to determine that the public at large has acquired easements for access through or use of property within a proposed subdivision.
(6) 
That the discharge of waste from the proposed subdivision into the city sewer system would result in violation or add to a violation of existing requirements prescribed by a California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
(Prior code § 14-402; Ord. 550-79, 5-8-1979)
No final map shall be approved for any land project as described in Section 11000.5 of the Business and Professions Code unless the planning commission first finds that the proposed land project and provisions for its design and improvement are consistent with an adopted specific plan covering the area.
(Prior code § 14-403; Ord. 550-79, 5-8-1979)