California City Municipal Code Art. 1 General

This chapter regulates the division of land, the merger of lots and reversion of land to acreage. This chapter may be cited as the City's "Land Division Regulations."

The Subdivision Map Act regulates the local control of the design and improvement of subdivision and authorizes the City to enact local ordinances for the control of the design and improvement of land divisions which do not constitute subdivisions. This chapter incorporates by reference those provisions of the Subdivision Map Act mandated by state law and adopts additional provisions governing land divisions in those areas where the Subdivision Map Act allows the City to exercise discretion.

(a) The following definitions apply to this chapter:

(1) "Advisory Agency" means the Planning Commission of the City.

(2) "Governing Body" or "Legislative Body" means the Council.

(3) "Local agency" means the City.

(4) "Local ordinance" means this chapter.

(5) "Subdivision Map Act" or "Map Act" refers to Division 2 of Title 7 (commencing with §66410) of the Government Code.

(b) Except as provided herein, the definitions now or hereinafter set forth in the Subdivision Map Act are hereby incorporated by this reference and made a part hereof.