§ 17.08

Whenever any words or phrases used in this Title are not defined herein but are defined in the Subdivision Map Act or in Title 18 of this Code, such definitions shall be deemed incorporated herein and shall apply as set forth in this Title.

(Ord. No. 253, § 3(Exh. 1), 10-12-2010)

17.08.020 - Definitions.

Throughout this Title the following words phrases shall have the meanings as described in this Section:

A.

"Appeal body" shall mean the advisory or legislative body with the authority to hear appeals on applications or actions pursuant to this Title.

B.

"Approval body" shall mean the advisory agency, legislative body or City staff person with the authority to approve an application or action pursuant to this Title.

C.

"CEQA" shall mean the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended.

D.

"City" shall mean the City of Grand Terrace.

E.

"City Engineer" shall mean the City Engineer of the City of Grand Terrace, or an authorized designee.

F.

"City standards" shall mean all those ordinances, standards, regulations, policies, resolutions and procedures that the City uses to review, process, approve or inspect applications for development, including, but not limited to, public improvements, grading and landscaping.

G.

"Community apartment project" shall mean a project in which an undivided interest in land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any apartment located thereon.

H.

"Composite development plan" shall mean a plan or plans, filed at the time of filing of a final map, which shows the information required by Section 17.28.240.

I.

"Condominium" shall mean an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property together with a separate interest in space in a residential, industrial or commercial building on the real property, such as an apartment, office or store. In addition, a condominium may include a separate interest in other portions of such real property.

J.

"Condominium conversion" shall mean the conversion or division of a single-ownership parcel of existing improved residential real property, such as an apartment project, into a condominium, community apartment project, stock cooperative or townhouse form of ownership involving separate ownership or permanent right of exclusive use of individual units.

K.

"Department" shall mean the Community and Economic Development Department.

L.

"Design" shall mean street alignments, grades and widths; drainage, water, sewer and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignments and grades thereof; location and size of all required easements and rights-ofway; fire roads and firebreaks; lot size and configuration; vehicular and bicycle traffic access; grading; land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; and such other specific physical requirements in the plan and configuration of the entire subdivision as may be necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the General Plan or any applicable specific plan.

M.

"Director" shall mean the Director of Community and Economic Development or authorized designee.

N.

"Final map" shall mean a map showing a subdivision of five or more parcels for which a tentative and final map are required by, and prepared in accordance with, the Subdivision Map Act and this Title, and designed to be filed for recordation in the office of the San Bernardino County Recorder.

O.

"Improvement" shall mean any streets, sidewalks, storm drainage facilities, water and sewer facilities, utilities, landscaping to be installed or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways and easements, as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and acceptance of the final map thereof.

Improvement also means other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by or by a combination of, the subdivider, public agencies, private utilities, or any other entity approved by the City, is necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the General Plan, or any applicable specific plan. Improvements shall be constructed in accordance with standard engineering specifications, where applicable.

P.

"General Plan" shall mean the General Plan of the City of Grand Terrace, including all adopted elements and maps, as it may be amended from time to time.

Q.

"Government Code" shall mean the Government Code of the State. If at any time any of the sections of the Government Code referred to in this Chapter are redesignated by a new number, such new number shall thereupon be deemed substituted for such old number wherever the same appears in this Chapter.

R.

"Lot line adjustment" shall mean a boundary realignment between four or fewer existing adjacent legal and/or recognized parcels, under the same or different ownership where land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where a greater number of parcels other than originally existed is not thereby created.

S.

"Merger" shall mean the joining of two or more contiguous parcels of land under one ownership into one parcel.

T.

"Multiple" or "phased final maps" shall mean any aggregation of final maps which are filed on property included in a single tentative map.

U.

"Parcel map" shall mean a map which is designated to be placed on record with the office of the San Bernardino County Recorder for any subdivision creating four or fewer lots or five or more lots if the subdivision complies with the provisions of California Government Code Section 66426(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).

V.

"Planning Commission" shall mean the Planning Commission of the City of Grand Terrace.

W.

"Remainder" shall mean that portion of an existing parcel which is not designated on the required map as part of the subdivision. The remainder shall not be considered as part of the subdivision but shall be shown on the required map as part of the area surrounding the subdivision. A remainder of five acres or more need not be shown on the map and its location need not be indicated as a matter of survey, but only by deed reference to the existing boundaries of the remainder.

X.

"Standard engineering specifications" shall mean the San Bernardino County Standards and Specifications and Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction.

Y.

"Stock cooperative project" shall mean a project wherein a corporation is formed or utilized primarily for the purpose of holding title to an apartment project, if all, or substantially all, of the shareholders of such corporation receive a right of exclusive occupancy in a dwelling unit in the apartment project, title to which is held by the corporation. The right of occupancy is transferable only concurrently with the transfer of shares of stock in the corporation held by the person having such right of occupancy. For the purpose of this Title, "stock cooperative projects" are subject to the same restrictions and conditions as condominium conversion projects.

Z.

"Subdivider" shall mean a person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who proposes to divide, divides or causes to be divided real property into a subdivision for oneself or for others. Employees and consultants of such persons or entities, acting in such capacity, are not "subdividers."

AA.

"Subdivision" shall mean the division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land, or any portion thereof, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be

considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement or railroad rightsof-way. "Subdivision" includes a condominium project, as defined in California Civil Code Section 1351(f), a community apartment project, as defined California Civil Code Section 1351(d), or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative, as defined in California Civil Code Section 1351(m).

BB.

"Subdivision Map Act" shall mean the provisions of California Government Code, Title 7, Division 2, Section 66410 et seq. and such amendments thereto as may be made from time to time.

CC.

"Substandard lot" shall mean any lot which does not meet the minimum dimension or area requirement for the zone in which it is located and for which no variance has been obtained. In determining the minimum lot area or dimensions, the area of any easement which restricts the normal usage of the lot may be excluded.

DD.

"Tentative map" shall mean a map prepared for the purpose of showing the design and improvements of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it.

EE.

"Tentative parcel map" shall mean a tentative map for a proposed subdivision creating four or fewer lots or five or more proposed lots which comply with the provisions of California Government Code Section 66426(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).

FF.

"Tract map" shall mean a term that may be used as a synonym for the term "final map."

GG.

"Urban lot split" shall mean the division of a single parcel into two separate parcels in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 17.30 (Urban lot splits).

HH.

"Vesting tentative map" shall mean a tentative map prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Title that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed.

II.

"Zoning code" shall mean Title 18 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code, including all text and maps, as it may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. No. 338, § 6, 5-24-2022; Ord. No. 336-U, § 6, 1-25-2022; Ord. No. 253, § 3(Exh. 1), 10-12-2010)

Chapter 17.12 - MAP REQUIREMENTS

Sections:

17.12.010 - Subdivisions of four or less lots.

A.

A tentative and parcel map shall be required for all divisions of land into four or less parcels, or four or less condominiums or stock cooperative units, a community apartment project containing four or less parcels or lots or for the conversion of a dwelling to a stock cooperative containing four or less dwelling units, except as provided in Section 17.04.040.

(Ord. No. 253, § 3(Exh. 1), 10-12-2010)

17.12.020 - Subdivisions of five or more lots.

A.

A tentative and final map shall be required for all divisions of land into five or more parcels or lots, five or more condominium units, a community apartment project containing five or more parcels or lots or for the conversion of a dwelling to a stock cooperative containing five or more dwelling units, except as provided in Section 17.04.040 and/or Government Code Section 66426(a) through (e).

(Ord. No. 253, § 3(Exh. 1), 10-12-2010)

17.12.030 - Waiver of parcel maps by the City Engineer.

A.

The City Engineer is authorized to waive parcel maps, without City Council approval, when the City Engineer can make the following findings:

1.

No dedications, easements, restrictions, or fee title is being granted to the City or any public agency as a function of the parcel map.

2.

No agreements involving the City, CC&R's or maintenance entities are required as part of the conditions of approval of the parcel map.

3.

No mitigation measures are required as part of the conditions of approval of the parcel map.

4.

Four or fewer parcels are created by the parcel map.

5.

No public improvements are required as part of the subdivision.

6.

It has been determined to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that sufficient monumentation of the parcels exist so as not to justify an additional land survey.

7.

The proposed division of land complies with requirements established by this division or local ordinance enacted pursuant thereto as to area, improvement and design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of this Title or local ordinance enacted pursuant thereto.

(Ord. No. 253, § 3(Exh. 1), 10-12-2010)