Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 18.20 Tentative Parcel Maps

The form and contents, submittal and approval of tentative parcel maps shall conform to the provisions of this chapter. The tentative parcel map shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

All persons submitting a tentative parcel map as required by this title, shall pay all fees and/or deposits as provided by city council resolution establishing fees and/or deposits.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. This section is adopted pursuant to Government Code Section 66428 of the California Government Code and this code.

B. The director of planning and community development may waive the parcel map for the following upon making a finding that the proposed division of land complies with requirements 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 chapter and the Subdivision Map Act:

1. A division of land creating four or fewer parcels; or

2. A division where, before division, the land contains less than five acres, and each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway and no dedications or improvements are required by the legislative body; or

3. A division in which each parcel created by the division has a gross area of twenty acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway; or

4. A division in which the land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway which comprises part of a tract of land zoned for industrial or commercial development, and which has the approval of the governing body as to street alignments and widths; or

5. A division in which each parcel created has a gross area of not less than forty acres or is not less than a quarter of a quarter section; or

6. A division of real property or interests therein created by probate, eminent domain procedures, partition or other civil judgments or decrees; or

7. Any other division of real property which would otherwise require a parcel map.

C. Upon waiving the parcel map requirements, the city engineer shall cause to be filed with the county recorder a certificate of compliance for the land to be divided.

D. A parcel map waived by the department of planning and community development may be conditioned to provide for payment of park land, drainage and other fees by a method approved by the city engineer.

(Ord. 810 § 24, 1994; Ord. 656 § 1, 1988: Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. The tentative parcel map shall be clearly and legibly drawn on one sheet. The scale shall be as approved by the city engineer and all lettering shall be one-eighth inch minimum in height. The final form shall be as approved by the city engineer. The tentative parcel map shall show the following information:

1. Name and address of legal owner, subdivider and the person preparing the map (including registration number);

2. Assessor's parcel number;

3. Date prepared, north arrow, scale and contour interval;

4. Existing and proposed land use;

5. Title;

6. A vicinity map, sufficient to show the relation to the local community;

7. Existing topography of the site and within at least one hundred feet from its boundary, including, but not limited to:

a. Existing contours at two-foot intervals, if the existing ground slope is less than ten percent and not less than five-foot intervals for existing ground slope greater than or equal to ten percent. Existing contours shall be represented by screened or dashed lines,

b. Type, circumference and dripline of existing trees. Any trees proposed to be removed shall be so indicated,

c. The approximate location and outline of existing structures identified by type. Structures to be removed shall be so marked,

d. The location, width and direction of flow of each watercourse,

e. The location, pavement and right-of-way width and grade and name of existing streets or highways,

f. Location and type of street improvements,

g. The location, size and slope of existing storm drains. The location of existing overhead utility lines on peripheral streets,

h. The location, width and identity of existing easements;

8. Any improvements proposed by the owners shall be shown;

9. If the site is to be graded, proposed contours shall be shown or an approved grading plan shall be submitted;

10. The proposed lot layout and lot areas;

11. Proposed easements or rights-of-way;

12. The source and date of existing contours;

13. A preliminary report of title showing the current vested owner;

14. A soils and/or engineering geology report which conforms to the requirements of Section 18.10.030 may be required by the city engineer;

15. Show any known archaeological sites.

B. The city engineer may waive any of the foregoing requirements upon finding that the location or nature of the proposed minor subdivision is such as not to necessitate compliance with these requirements; or may require additional information as deemed necessary.

(Ord. 810 § 25, 1994; Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. Any person making a division of land for which a parcel map is required shall, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, file the number of prints determined by the director of planning and community development, together with any deposits toward plan checking and review fees as may be required, to the planning and community development department.

B. The tentative parcel map shall be considered filed only when such map conforms to Section 18.20.040 and when all accompanying data or reports as required have been submitted and accepted by the planning and community development department and when the environmental impact study has been completed and the appropriate environmental document is prepared and approved in accordance with CEQA.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

The planning and community development department shall forward copies of the tentative parcel map to the affected public agencies as determined by the director of planning and community development in accordance with Government Code Sections 66454 through 66455.7, which may, in turn, forward to the planning and community development department their findings and recommendations thereon.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

Upon completion of review by the planning and community development department and prior to the date the tentative map is scheduled for planning commission action, the planning and community development department shall hold a development advisory conference. Advance written notice of the development advisory conference shall be given to the subdivider or his agent and to all affected agencies. The results of the development advisory conference shall be reported to the planning commission. A copy of the staff report shall be served on the subdivider at least three days prior to any hear ing or action on such map by the planning commission.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

The tentative parcel map shall be reviewed by the planning and community development department for compliance to all applicable cit ordinances and the state Subdivision Map Act. Upon completion of the review and upon receipt of a valid application for the tentative parcel map, the director of planning and community development shall set the matter for public hearing. At least ten calendar days before the public hearing, he shall cause notice to be given of the time, date and place of said hearing including a general explanation of the matter to be considered and a general description of the area affected and the street address, if any, of the property involved in the same manner as required for tentative maps.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

The planning commission shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the parcel map within fifty days after the parcel map has been considered filed in accordance with Section 18.20.050.

(Ord. 810 § 26, 1994.)

A. Upon completion of the public hearing, the planning commission shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the tentative parcel map. If the map is approved, it shall be signed and dated by the director of planning and community development or his authorized representative. A notice of the action taken, along with any conditions imposed, shall be sent to the subdivider and engineer. If the subdivision is denied, the subdivider or the engineer shall be so notified in writing with a statement of the reasons for denial.

B. In approving or conditionally approving the tentative parcel map, the planning commission shall find that the proposed subdivision, together with its provisions for its design and improvements, is consistent with applicable general or specific plans by the city.

C. The tentative parcel map may be denied for failure to comply with city ordinances, resolutions or standards, or the state Subdivision Map Act. The planning commission shall deny approval of the tentative parcel map if it makes any of the findings contained in Section 18.10.110.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. In approving the tentative parcel map, the planning commission may impose as conditions of filing a parcel map any or all, but not limited to the following requirements:

1. Frontage improvements;

2. Reasonable on-site improvements;

3. Reasonable off-site improvements;

4. Dedications;

5. Applicable fees;

6. A soils and/or engineering geology report.

B. These requirements shall be in accordance with the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

As a condition of approval or a parcel map, the subdivider shall dedicate or make an irrevocable offer of dedication of all parcels of land within the subdivision that are needed for streets and alleys, including access rights and abutters' rights; drainage, public greenways, scenic easements; public utility easements; and other public easements. In addition, the subdivider shall improve or agree to improve all streets and alleys, including access rights and abutters' rights; drainage; public utility easements; and other public easements. Improvements and dedications shall be in accordance with the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

As a condition of approval of a final map, the subdivider shall provide access to all cable operators within the city.

(Ord. 678 § 16, 1989.)

A member of the city council or any interested person adversely affected by a decision of the planning commission with respect to the tentative parcel map, may within ten days of such decision, file an appeal with the secretary of the planning commission. Any such appeal must be accompanied by an administrative fee in an amount set by city council resolution. The city council shall consider the appeal within thirty days. This appeal shall be a public hearing with notice being given pursuant to Section 18.10.080 and with additional notice to be given to the subdivider. Upon conclusion of the public hearing, the city council shall, within ten days, declare its findings. The city council may sustain, modify, reject or overrule any recommendations or rulings of the planning commission and may make such findings as are consistent with the provisions of this chapter or the state Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 950 § 14, 2002: Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. The approval or conditional approval of the tentative parcel map shall expire twenty-four months from the date of its approval. However, if the subdivision is subject to a requirement of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars or more to construct, improve, or finance the construction or improvement of public improvements outside the boundaries of the tentative map, (excluding improvements of public rights-of-way which abut the boundary of the property to be subdivided and which are reasonably related to the development of that property), each filing of a final map authorized by Government Code Section 66463.1 shall extend the expiration of the approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map by thirty-six months from the date of its expiration, as provided in this section, or the date of the previously filed final map, whichever is later. The extensions shall not extend the tentative parcel map more than ten years from its approval or conditional approval. A tentative parcel map on property subject to a development agreement authorized by Government Code Section 65864 et seq. may be extended for the period of time provided for in the agreement, but not beyond the duration of the agreement.

B. The period of time specified in subsection (A) of this section, including any extension granted pursuant to Section 18.20.140, shall not include any period of time in which a development moratorium is in existence in accordance with Government Code Section 66463.5.

C. The period of time specified in subsection (A) of this section, including any extension granted pursuant to Section 18.20.140, shall not include any period of time during which a lawsuit has been filed and is pending in a court of competent jurisdiction involving the approval or conditional approval of a tentative parcel map only if a stay of the time period is approved by the city council. After service of the initial petition or complaint upon the city, the subdivider shall, in writing to the director of planning and community development, request a stay in the time period of the tentative map. Within forty days after receiving such request, the city council shall either stay the time period for up to five years or deny the requested stay. The request for the stay shall be a hearing with notice to the subdivider and to the appellant, and upon conclusion of the hearing, the city council shall, within ten days, declare its findings.

D. The expiration of the approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map shall terminate all proceedings, and no parcel map of all or any portion of the real property included within such tentative parcel map shall be filed without first processing a new tentative parcel map. However, if a map which is ready for recordation is submitted to the city engineer prior to the expiration date, the city may process, approve and record the map after the expiration date. Delivery to the city engineer shall be deemed a timely filing for purposes of this section.

(Ord. 810 § 27, 1994: Ord. 678 § 17, 1989; Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. The subdivider may request an extension of the approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map, not exceeding a total of three years, by written application to the planning and community development department. The application shall be filed prior to the expiration date as determined by Section 18.20.130 and shall state the reasons for requesting the extension. The period of extension specified in this section is in addition to the period of time provided for in Section 18.20.130(A) Upon a timely request for an extension, the map shall automatically be extended for sixty days or until the application for extension is approved, conditionally approved, or denied by the planning commission, whichever occurs first.

B. Time extension requests shall be processed and noticed in the same manner as the original approval hearing.

C. The planning commission shall review the request for extension for approval, conditional approval or denial. Not more than three extensions shall be approved for a tentative parcel map and the period of each extension shall not exceed twelve months. The extension of time shall commence with the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map. The approved new expiration date shall not extend more than three years beyond the original expiration date of the tentative parcel map.

D. As a condition of the extension of a tentative parcel map, the planning commission may recommend new conditions, or revise existing conditions, on the approved tentative parcel map as recommended by the planning and community development department, or as it may find necessary, provided the applicant agrees to these conditions or revisions.

E. If the planning commission denies a subdivider's application for extension, the subdivider may appeal to the city council within fifteen days after the planning commission has denied the extension. Appeals shall be in accordance with Section 18.20.120 of this chapter.

F. Prior to the expiration of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map, upon the application by the subdivider to extend that map, the map shall automatically be extended sixty days or until the application for the extension is approved, conditionally approved, or denied, whichever occurs first.

(Ord. 810 § 28, 1994; Ord. 678 § 18, 1989; Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. Minor amendments to the tentative map may be approved by the planning and community development department upon application by the subdivider or on its own initiative; provided:

1. No lots, units or building sites are added;

2. Such changes are consistent with the intent of the original tentative map approval;

3. There are no resulting violations of this code.

B. The director of planning and community development or his authorized representative may require a new tentative parcel map application in lieu of the above procedure when, in their opinion, requested changes are substantial.

C. Any revision to conditions shall be approved by the planning commission. The revision shall be denoted on the approved tentative map and/or in writing to the subdivider, whichever is appropriate. Any amendment shall not affect the expiration date of the approved tentative parcel map.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

The application for a parcel map for a lot line adjustment shall include a map in the form specified by Section 18.20.040 and include such other and further information as the director of planning and community development may require.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

The director of community development may approve or conditionally approve the request for a lot line adjustment in writing after investigation and receipt of reports from other departments, if he the director finds that the proposed lot line adjustment conforms to all the following requirements:

A. Conforms with the city's general plan;

B. The lots adjoin one another;

C. Does not create an additional lot;

D. Does not reduce the area or width of any lot in any zone below the minimum area of the zone;

E. Does not cut off any lot from frontage on a public street or alley access to a public utility easement or create a need for utility easements;

F. Does not cut off any lot from any utility service available prior to before the lot line adjustment;

G. Does not cause an existing building to be in violation of the zoning ordinance, building code or state housing law by reasons of its proximity to or encroachment on a proposed new lot line;

H. No new public street or easement or extension of any existing public street or easement is required.

I. Complies with requirements as to area, improvement, design, floodwater drainage, sanitary disposal facilities and water supply availability.

(Ord. 952 § 2, 2002: Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. Within thirty days after receiving a request for lot line adjustment, the director of planning and community development shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the request. All applications not approved or conditionally approved within the time limit shall be deemed denied, unless by mutual agreement between the director of planning and community development and the person proposing the lot line adjustment, the time for approval is extended.

B. If the director of planning and community development approves or conditionally approves the map as provided in this chapter, he shall so certify the map and the city engineer shall file it with the county recorder after the appeal period has expired.

C. If the lot line adjustment application is denied by the director of planning and community development, it shall proceed and be handled in the same manner as a parcel map pursuant to Chapters 18.20 and 18.25 of this title.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

Within ten days after a request for lot line adjustment has been approved or conditionally approved, any aggrieved person or member of the planning commission may file an appeal of the approval, or conditional approval, with the city clerk. Appeals must be in writing and accompanied by an administrative fee in an amount set by city council resolution. If an appeal is timely and complete, the planning commission shall hear and determine the matter at the earliest convenient date.

(Ord. 950 § 15, 2002: Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)