Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 16.24 Tentative Maps—processing

A. Preliminary filing shall be as follows: All tentative maps shall be filed with the Planning Director on a preliminary filing basis and shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in the ordinance codified in this title, and on file in the City Clerk's Office. During the preliminary filing period, the 50-day time limit for processing tentative maps shall not commence to run. Not less than 15 copies of a tentative map shall be filed, which maps shall be drawn to an engineer's scale appropriate to clearly present necessary details, and shall be on pages not less than eighteen inches by 26 inches.

B. During the time that the tentative map is considered preliminarily filed:

1. The land divider shall comply with the City of Beaumont Rules to. Implement the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (C.E.Q.A.) including the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report if one is required.

2. The land divider shall comply with Riverside County Ordinance No. 547 and all the requirements of the Alquist-Priolo Geologic Special Studies Zone Act. The land divider shall obtain clearance from the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District for all requirements relating to water.

C. Actual filing of tentative map: When all requirements of the preliminary filing stage are completed, the Planning Director shall notify the land divider and the tentative map shall then be accepted for filing upon the payment of the required fees as set forth in the ordinance codified in this title, and on file in the City Clerk's Office.

(Ord. 547 §6.1, 1983)

A. A flood protection study fee shall be paid at the time of actual filing of a tentative map as set forth in the ordinance codified in this title, and on file in the City Clerk's Office.

B. When the fee is collected, it shall be paid to the Flood Control District that performs the flood protection study.

C. No charge shall be made for a flood protection study on a revised tentative map filed within two years of the original filing unless additional lots have been added. If a resubmitted map has additional lots proposed, a supplemental payment of the normal lot fee multiplied by the additional number of lots will be required. After two years the fee shall be the same as the original fee.

D. There shall be no flood protection study fee for reverting subdivided lands to acreage.

(Ord. 547 §6.2, 1983)

Upon the actual filing of the tentative map with the Planning Director, one copy thereof shall be forwarded to each member of the appropriate advisory agency and to each of the following as may be concerned:

A. California Department of Transportation;

B. City of Banning; County of Riverside;

C. The Flood Control District or person designated who will perform flood control and drainage studies;

D. Any City, Community Services District, school or other authorized district requesting a copy;

E. Any utility purveyor serving the area with its facilities;

F. Any others as may be appropriate.

(Ord. 547 §6.3, 1983)

A. All tentative maps shall be reviewed by the appropriate section of the Land Division Committee. The land divider and his representative shall be notified of the date and time of the meeting, at which time the land divider may review his proposed map with the committee.

B. Upon the completion of its review, the Land Division Committee shall prepare a report and recommendations and shall transmit a copy to the appropriate advisory agency. The report shall be in writing and a copy thereof served on the land divider and his representative at least five days prior to any hearing or action on the map by the advisory agency.

(Ord. 547 §6.4, 1983)

A. Within 50 days after the date of actual filing of a tentative map, a public hearing on the map shall be held before the advisory agency. Notice of the hearing shall be given at least ten days before the hearing by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to owners of real property located within 300 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property to be considered, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the County and any update issued by the County Assessor and by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. After closing the hearing, the advisory agency shall file a written report with the City Council recommending approval, approving with conditions or disapproving the tentative subdivision or parcel map, and report its actions directly to the land divider and his authorized agent.

B. The advisory agency, upon the request of the land divider, may waive the requirement that a final parcel map be recorded if the advisory agency finds that the proposed land division complies with the requirements as to:

1. Area;

2. Improvement and design;

3. Flood water drainage control;

4. Appropriate improved public roads;

5. Sanitary disposal facilities;

6. Water supply availability;

7. Environmental protection;

8. Adequate existing survey control;

9. Other provisions of this and other applicable ordinances of the City and the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 547 §6.5, 1983)

The land divider or any interested party may appeal the decision of the advisory agency on a tentative subdivision or parcel map, to the City Council within 15 days after the decision of the advisory agency. The appeal shall be filed in the City Manager's Office, stating in writing the basis for the appeal and accompanied by the fee set forth in the ordinance codified in this title, and on file in the City Clerk's Office. All appeals shall be heard by the Council at a public hearing, on a date within 30 days after the date of the filing of the appeal and notice of public hearing shall be given in the same manner as was given for the original hearing. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the Council shall render its decision on the appeal within 20 days.

(Ord. 547 §6.6, 1983)

All the time limits specified in this title for reporting and acting on tentative maps may be extended by the mutual consent of the land divider and the advisory agency or the Council.

(Ord. 547 §6.7, 1933)