Cupertino Municipal Code Ch. 18.04 General Provisions

This title is adopted to supplement and implement the Subdivision Map Act, Section 66410 et seq. of the Government Code (“Map Act”), and may be cited as the Subdivision Ordinance of the City.

(Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1384, Exhibit A (part), 1986)

It is the purpose of this title to regulate and control the division of land within the City and to supplement the provisions of the Map Act concerning the design, improvement and survey data of subdivisions, the form and content of all maps provided for by the Subdivision Map Act and the procedure to be followed in securing the official approval of the Planning Commission, the City Engineer, the Department of Community Development and City Council regarding such maps. To accomplish this purpose, the regulations outlined in this title are determined to be necessary for the preservation of the public safety and general welfare, to promote orderly growth and development and to promote open space, conservation, protection, and proper use of land and to insure provisions for adequate traffic circulation, utilities and services.

(Ord. 21-2234, Att. A (§ 9, part), 2021; Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1384, Exhibit A (part), 1986)

A. No land shall be subdivided and developed for any purpose which is not in conformity with the General Plan and any specific plan of the City permitted by the zoning title or other applicable provisions of the City.

B. The type and intensity of land as shown on the General Plan shall determine the type of streets, roads, highways, utilities and public services that shall be provided by the subdivider.

(Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1384, Exhibit A (part), 1986)

The regulations set forth in this title shall apply to all subdivisions or parts thereof, including the conversions of existing multiple-family rental housing to condominiums, community apartments or stock cooperatives within the City, and to the preparation of subdivision maps thereof and to other maps provided for by the Map Act. Each subdivision and each part thereof lying within the City shall be made and each map shall be prepared and presented for approval as provided.

(Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1384, Exhibit A (part), 1986)

Whenever, in the opinion of the Director of Community Development, the land involved in any subdivision is of size or shape, or is subject to title limitations of record, or is affected by such topographical location or conditions, or is to be devoted to a use that it is impossible or impracticable in the particular case for the subdivider to conform fully to the regulations contained in this title, the Director of Community Development may make modifications as, in his or her opinion, are reasonably necessary or expedient and in conformity with the Map Act.

(Ord. 2085, § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1384, Exhibit A (part), 1986)