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TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]›DIVISION 2. SUBDIVISIONS [66410 - 66499.41]›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [66410 - 66424.6]›ARTICLE 2. Definitions [66414 - 66424.6]

§ 66419

Government Code §§ 66410–66499.58 — Subdivision Map Act · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

  1. (a) “Improvement” refers to any street work and utilities 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 drainage needs as a condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the final map thereof.

(b) “Improvement” also refers to any other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the local agency, or by a combination thereof, is necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the general plan or any applicable specific plan.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1187, Sec. 2.)

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▸ Contents — Government Code §§ 66410–66499.58 — Subdivision Map Act
Government Code §§ 66410–66499.58 — Subdivision Map Act
  1. Government Code §§ 66410–66499.58 — Subdivision Map Act
  2. ▸ TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]
    Overview
    1. ▸ DIVISION 2. SUBDIVISIONS [66410 - 66499.41]
      Overview
      1. ▸ CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [66410 - 66424.6]
        Overview
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [66410 - 66413.5]
        2. ▸ ARTICLE 2. Definitions [66414 - 66424.6]
          Overview
          1. § 66414
          2. § 66415
          3. § 66416
          4. § 66417
          5. § 66418
          6. § 66419
          7. § 66420
          8. § 66421
          9. § 66422
          10. § 66423
          11. § 66424
      2. CHAPTER 2. Maps [66425 - 66450]
      3. CHAPTER 3. Procedure [66451 - 66472.1]
      4. CHAPTER 4. Requirements [66473 - 66498]
      5. CHAPTER 4.5. Development Rights [66498.1 - 66498.9]
      6. CHAPTER 5. Improvement Security [66499 - 66499.10]
      7. CHAPTER 6. Reversions and Exclusions [66499.11 - 66499.29]
      8. CHAPTER 7. Enforcement and Judicial Review [66499.30 - 66499.38]
      9. CHAPTER 8. The Starter Home Revitalization Act of 2021 [66499.…

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