Chowchilla Municipal Code Ch. 17.20 Tentative Maps

A. Any person desiring to subdivide land in the city shall first submit to the director copies of the tentative map and the subdivider's statement in a form and application determined by the director.

B. Optional alternative tentative maps may be filed at the same time. Each filing or each alternative tentative map shall constitute a separate application. A filing fee as set forth in Section 19.40.030 shall be required for each tentative map filed.

C. If a new tentative map is filed, or an approved tentative map is revised and subsequently approved by the city, the most recently approved tentative map shall constitute the only recognized tentative map in the consideration of the final map.

D. A preliminary title report describing the status of all interests in the parcel to be divided shall be included with each application.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

Prior to the filing of a tentative map, the subdivider shall submit the tentative map and the subdivider's statement, and any other information that the subdivider deems necessary to sufficiently describe the proposed development to the director for examination as to conformity with the provisions of this title. Where discrepancies exist, the director may return the map to the subdivider for correction, revision, or submission of a petition for exception.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

A. Before filing a tentative map, the subdivider or his/her authorized agent shall obtain from the county recorder the assignment of a number for the tract to be subdivided. These numbers shall be assigned in consecutive order.

B. When a tract number has been assigned, the subdivider shall place the same upon each street of the tentative and final map of the subdivision; and the number shall not thereafter be changed or altered in any manner upon the tentative and final map of the subdivision unless and until a new number has been assigned in the manner provided in subsection A of this section.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

Revised and alternate tentative maps shall contain thereon the word "revised" or "alternate" after the tentative tract number.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

A. Tentative maps shall be to a scale of no greater than one inch equals one hundred feet, except that subdivisions with lots of two and one-half acres may use a scale of one inch equals two hundred feet.

B. The city engineer may require a smaller scale if complexity of detail so warrants. The maps shall be clearly and legibly reproduced.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

Maps shall be clearly and legibly drawn, printed, or reproduced and shall contain the information specified by the city engineer and director. At a minimum, the tentative map shall show and contain the following information:

A. The tract number (and tract name, if any);

B. Date of preparation, north point and scale;

C. Name, address and telephone number of the subdivider; the record owner, and the person or persons preparing the map;

D. A sufficient legal description of the land to define the boundaries of the proposed tract;

E. A site location map where necessary to locate the tract;

F. Approximate ties to section corner or other known point;

G. The boundary lines of the subdivision to be shown as required on the final map;

H. The approximate layout, dimensions and numbers of lots;

I. The approximate acreage of the subdivision;

J. Ownership division lines of abutting properties as shown on the latest assessor's parcel map and tract number and name, if any, of adjoining subdivisions;

K. Identification of lots in the proposed subdivision as to the existing and proposed use. If property is to be used for more than one purpose, the area, lot, or lots proposed for each type of use shall be shown. Identification of proposed public uses, if any;

L. The approximate location of trees and the location and outline to scale of buildings and structures (wooded areas and orchards may be indicated as such without locating each individual tree) and a description of their proposed disposition;

M. The locations, names and existing right-of-way widths of all adjoining highways, roads and alleys. The centerline and flowline elevations of the adjoining streets shall be shown at every change in grade;

N. The location, widths and approximate gradients of all highways, roads and alleys proposed within the tract;

O. Each road shown by its actual name or by a temporary name or letter for purposes of identification until the proper name of such road is determined;

P. The approximate radii of all curves;

Q. Location of marginal or dividing strips, if any;

R. The widths and approximate locations of all existing or proposed easements or rights-of-way within the subdivision or along its boundaries, whether public or private, for roads, railroads, drainage, stormwater, irrigation canals, sewers, or public utility purposes;

S. Accurate contours shall be shown, drawn to intervals prescribed in the city standards adopted by the council. The contours shall be extended into adjacent property a sufficient distance to establish proper topographical relationships;

T. Approximate location of all areas subject to inundation or stormwater overflow, and the locations, widths and direction of flow of all watercourses;

U. The proposed surface water drainage flow;

V. Elevation of existing sewer lines at points of proposed connection;

W. The source of water supply, points of connection, and the lot to be used for the community water supply, if any;

X. Proposed phasing of development;

Y. Storm drainage system points of connection and/or temporary basin locations;

Z. Approximate locations, depths, and sizes of all existing utilities within or adjacent to proposed subdivision.

AA. Any other information, studies, analyses, or reports required by the city engineer, necessary for review to protect public health, safety, and welfare and ensure orderly development of the city.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

A subdivider's statement shall accompany the tentative map on a form provided by the director, and shall contain the following:

A. The total acreage of the tract, the total number of lots in the tract, and the minimum lot size (in square feet when less than an acre);

B. The existing and proposed use of the property;

C. The existing and proposed zoning on the property;

D. Existing structures on the property;

E. Existing easements on the property;

F. Statement regarding improvements with reasons for any modifications or exceptions to the provisions of this title;

G. Statement regarding type of street trees to be planted, with intervals of spacing;

H. Proposed drainage, flood-control measures, and method stormwater disposal;

I. Provisions for proposed fire hydrants, the proposed source of water supply, and the location and nature of sewerage disposal facilities;

J. Statement regarding other public utilities and services;

K. Statement regarding restrictive covenants;

L. Statement regarding whether the subdivider intends to file multiple final maps on the tentative map;

M. Name, address, phone number, and signature of the subdivider, owner, agent and engineer;

N. Certification by the owner that he is the owner of the property on the map as proposed for subdivision, has examined the map, and consents to its submission.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

Copies of the tentative map shall be submitted by the director to all review agencies for their review and report.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

Upon receipt of a filed copy of such tentative map, each review agency shall examine the map to ascertain if the subdivision proposed thereon conforms to the requirements coming within the authority scope of that agency and within twenty-one days after receipt thereof make a written report to the director.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

The city administrator, director, public works director, building official, city engineer, fire chief, and chief of police shall be deemed to be and are empowered to act as the subdivision review committee. The committee shall meet and shall formulate recommendations and requirements on the design and improvement of subdivisions. The subdivision review committee shall report its recommendation in writing to the planning commission and council and to the subdivider at least three days prior to any hearing or action on a tentative map by the planning commission or council.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

A. In accordance with timelines set by the Permit Streamlining Act (Government Code Section 65920 et seq.) and the Subdivision Mat Act (Government Code Section 66410 et seq.), the planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the tentative map and, following the public hearing, take action by written resolution to recommend to the council to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the tentative map.

B. Notice of the time and place of any public hearing on a tentative map, including a general explanation of the tentative map and the area affected by it, shall be given by the director at least ten calendar days before the hearing in the following manner:

1. The notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the city.

2. The notice shall be given by mail or delivery to all persons, including businesses, corporations, or other public or private entities, shown on the latest equalized assessment roll as owning real property within three hundred feet of the property, which is the subject of the tentative map.

3. The notice shall be given by mail or delivery to all persons, including businesses, corporations, or other public or private entities, who have in writing, requested the notice from the director, or whose property rights, in the judgment of the director, may be substantially affected, deprived, or interfered with, as a result of a decision on a tentative map.

C. The following rules shall govern the conduct of public hearings held pursuant to this section.

1. Public hearings provided for in this section shall be held at the time and place for which such hearings were set, and notices thereof given.

2. Any such hearing may be continued by the majority of the members present at any hearing who may fix the time and place to which such hearing may be continued, even in the absence of a quorum, in which case the presiding officer at such hearing shall publicly announce prior to the conclusion of the hearing, the time and place to which the hearing is to be continued, and no further notice shall be required. In the absence of all the members of the commission, at the time and place which such hearing was set, it shall be deemed continued to the next regular meeting of the commission, and no further notice shall be required.

3. A majority in number of the total voting membership of the commission shall constitute a legal quorum for the purposes of conducting a hearing;

4. The recommendation of the planning commission on a tentative map shall be by resolution, carried by the affirmative votes of not less than a majority of its members present. A tie vote shall be considered a technical denial.

5. The planning commission shall have the authority to establish any reasonable rules of procedure for the conduct of such hearings.

6. The planning commission shall cause a written or recorded summary of all pertinent testimony heard at such public hearing, together with a record of the names and addresses of all persons testifying, to be prepared and filed with the papers relating to such matter.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

A. The council, at its next regular meeting following receipt of the planning commission's report on a tentative map, shall fix the meeting date at which it will hold a public hearing on the tentative map. The public hearing shall be held, and a decision of the council to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the tentative map shall be made within thirty days of receipt of the report of the planning commission.

B. Notice of the time and place of the council hearing shall be given in same manner as set forth in Section 17.20.110.

C. The decision of the council on a tentative map shall be by written resolution, a copy of which shall be transmitted to [the] subdivider not later than ten days following such decision.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

The time limit for acting and reporting on tentative maps as specified in Sections 17.20.110 and 17.20.120 may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the planning commission or council.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

If no action is taken by the planning commission to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a tentative map within the time limits specified in the Permit Streamlining Act, the tentative map as filed shall be deemed to be recommended for approval insofar as it complies with the Subdivision Map Act and all city ordinances, and it shall be the duty of the director to certify the recommendation of approval and to transmit the tentative map to the council.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

If no action is taken by the council to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the tentative map within the time limits specified in the Permit Streamlining Act, the tentative map as filed shall be deemed to be approved, insofar as it complies with the Subdivision Map Act and all city ordinances, and it shall be the duty of the city clerk to certify such approval.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)

A. Failure to file a final map within the time frames identified in the Subdivision Map Act, or within any extension of time thereof granted by the council or planning commission, shall terminate all proceedings. Before a final map may thereafter be recorded, a new tentative map shall be submitted.

B. Upon application by the subdivider, filed with the city clerk prior to the expiration date of the tentative map approval, an extension of time may be granted by the council or the planning commission, in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. No. 492-18, § 2(Att. A), 12-11-2018)