Article I — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 20A.1 Citation and authority 20A.2 Purpose and intent 20A.3 Consistency 20A.4 Definitions 20A.5 Application

This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by California Government Code Chapter 4.5, commencing with § 66498.1, hereinafter referred to as the “Vesting Tentative Map Statute,” and may be cited as the “vesting tentative map chapter.”

(`61 Code, § 20A.1) (Ord. 760, passed 4-1-1986)

(A) It is the purpose of this chapter to establish procedures necessary for the implementation of the Vesting Tentative Map Statute, and to supplement the provisions of Chapter 20 of this code of ordinances. Except as otherwise set forth in the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Chapter 20 of this code of ordinances shall apply to the vesting tentative map ordinance.

(B) To accomplish this propose, the regulations outlined in this chapter are determined to be necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare, and for the promotion of orderly growth and development.

(`61 Code, § 20A.2) (Ord. 760, passed 4-1-1986)

No land shall be subdivided and developed pursuant to a vesting tentative map for any purpose which is inconsistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan or not permitted by the zoning ordinance or other applicable provisions of the city code.

(`61 Code, § 20A.3) (Ord. 760, passed 4-1-1986)

(A) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

VESTING TENTATIVE MAP. A “tentative map” for a residential subdivision, as defined in Chapter 20 of the city code, that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words “Vesting Tentative Map” at the time it is filed in accordance herewith and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(B) All other definitions set forth in Chapter 20 of the city code are applicable.

(`61 Code, § 20A.4) (Ord. 760, passed 4-1-1986)

(A) This chapter shall apply only to residential developments. Whenever a provision of the Subdivision Map Act, as implemented and supplemented by the city code, requires the filing of a tentative map or tentative parcel map for a residential development, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(B) If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by the Vesting Tentative Map Statute, the filing of a vesting tentative map shall not be a prerequisite to any approval for any proposed subdivision, permit for construction, or work preparatory to construction.

(`61 Code, § 20A.5) (Ord. 760, passed 4-1-1986)