Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 18.18 Tentative Parcel Maps

TENTATIVE PARCEL MAPS

Sections:

• 18.18.010 Tentative parcel maps – Generally. 18.18.020 Application – Fee. 18.18.030 Application – Documents required. 18.18.040 Approval – Timeframe.

• 18.18.050 Approval – Prerequisite – Notice.

• 18.18.060 Approval – Findings. 18.18.070 Approval – Certification.

• 18.18.080 Tentative parcel map – Grounds for disapproval.

• 18.18.090 Appeals from determinations – Procedure.

• 18.18.100 Appeal – Modification authority.

• 18.18.110 Tentative parcel map – Waiver – Procedure.

• 18.18.120 Tentative parcel map – Waiver – Appeal.

• 18.18.130 Tentative parcel map – Extension of approval.

• 18.18.140 Tentative parcel map – Urban lot split parcel map subdivision.

The provisions contained herein shall require the subdivider of land to file a tentative parcel map for any division, lot line adjustment or consolidation of land for which a parcel map is required, which tentative parcel map shall, in all respects, be in full compliance with the provisions of this code. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The applicant for a tentative parcel map shall file an application with the City Engineer on a form prescribed by the City. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in CVMC 18.28.020 through 18.28.090, which will not be refundable, together with sufficient copies of a tentative parcel map prepared in accordance with the requirements set forth in the subdivision manual. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The following documents shall accompany the tentative parcel map at time of submission:

A. A legal description of the original parcel or parcels of record upon which the division or consolidation is proposed;

B. A statement setting forth the complete name and address of each of the owners of each original parcel of record involved. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

Within 21 days after receipt of the tentative parcel map the tentative parcel map shall be certified or approved. The 21-day time period shall commence following the certification of an environmental impact report, the adoption of a negative declaration, or a determination that the project is exempt from the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The approval of a tentative parcel map shall be at a noticed time and date pursuant to Section 66451.3 of the Map Act. Notice shall be provided to the affected properties within a 500-foot radius that the proposed tentative parcel map is under consideration by the Director of Development Services and the City Engineer, or their designees. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

No tentative parcel map shall be either approved or deemed approved unless:

• A. The City Engineer has made an express finding that the project is consistent with the General Plan.

B. The project meets all the requirements of the local coastal program (for those projects within the local coastal zone). (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

A tentative parcel map shall be approved or deemed approved if either:

A. The City Engineer determines that the tentative parcel map meets the requirements of this chapter. If he so determines, he shall certify to this fact on the face of the tentative parcel map.

B. The 21-day time period for approval has passed and the tentative parcel map meeting all of the requirements of this chapter has not been approved, in which case it shall be deemed approved in accordance with the Permit Streamlining Act (Section 65920 et seq.), and the City Clerk shall so certify.

An approved tentative map shall be valid for three years following the date of approval, unless extended pursuant to CVMC 18.18.130. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The City Engineer may disapprove any tentative parcel map which is sought to be submitted as a parcel map for any of the following reasons:

A. When the land involved is subject to flooding, sliding, slipping or other similar hazards as determined by the City Engineer.

B. When said map does not conform substantially in its purpose and design to the General Plan or any of the various elements thereof, or to any community, precise or specific plans which have been approved by the Commission and Council.

• C. When the City Engineer finds that the public health, safety or welfare justifies such action.

D. In the coastal zone, when said map does not conform in its purpose and design to the certified local coastal program. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

If an interested party is dissatisfied with any determination of the City Engineer as to whether the property division qualifies as a parcel map division, or as to any requirements or conditions which they seek to impose, they may then appeal the determination within 10 calendar days to the Planning Commission by filing a written statement on forms provided by the Development Services Department with the City Clerk’s Office and accompanied by the required appeal fee(s) stating with specificity all of the reasons for appeal and providing supporting evidence. Failure to timely file an appeal with the City Clerk and/or to identify with specificity all facts and circumstances on which the appeal is based shall result in the appeal being rejected and not processed by the City. Once a valid application for appeal has been filed, the Development Services Department shall take no longer than 30 calendar days to set the matter for public hearing at a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. The meeting date shall also be no more than 60 calendar days from the application’s filing date. If, however, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the City is not able under the circumstances to schedule the appeal hearing within 60 calendar days after the date of the valid appeal application, then the appeal hearing shall be scheduled within a reasonable time thereafter. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final. (Ord. 3623 § 3, 2026; Ord. 3563 § 8, 2024; Ord. 3544 § 12, 2023; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

Subject to the requirements of this chapter, the Council may affirm, reverse or modify any determination of the City Engineer with respect to the tentative parcel map. In the coastal zone, subject to the requirements of the certified local coastal program and this chapter, the Council may affirm, revise, or modify any determination of the City Engineer with respect to the tentative parcel map. Notice of a final decision by the Council shall be provided to the applicant, Coastal Commission, and any known interested person as provided in this code. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

The City Engineer may waive the requirement of a tentative parcel map, provided a 10-day notice is given to all properties within a 500-foot radius of the subject property of the time and date of the administrative hearing therefor. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

An interested party is provided the opportunity to appeal the decision in writing to the Development Services Department within 10 calendar days of decision of the City Engineer. Once a valid application for appeal has been filed, the Development Services Department shall take no longer than 30 calendar days to set the matter for public hearing at a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. The meeting date shall also be no more than 60 calendar days from the application’s filing date. Any application for a tentative parcel map waiver shall be filed as outlined in the subdivision manual. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final. (Ord. 3623 § 3, 2026; Ord. 3544 § 12, 2023; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

Upon application, an extension of the approval of the tentative parcel map, both within the coastal zone and otherwise, not to exceed five years, may be granted by the Commission. Notice of the decision shall be provided to the applicant, the Coastal Commission for tentative parcel maps within the coastal zone, and any known interested person as provided in this code. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010).

No person shall create an urban lot split subdivision except by the filing of an urban lot split parcel map approved pursuant to CVMC 19.58.450 and the Subdivision Map Act. Maps shall be titled “Urban Lot Split Parcel Map.” (Ord. 3519 § 2, 2022).