Chapter 25

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	NOTE		Article IV
		REVERSION TO ACREAGE
	Article I	§ 25-23.	Purpose.
	GENERAL PROVISIONS	§ 25-24.	Reversion to acreage.
		§ 25-25.	Fees.
§ 25-1.	Applicability of chapter.
§ 25-2.	Compliance with chapter.		Article IV-A
§ 25-3.	Exceptions.	MERGER OF PARCELS
§ 25-4.	Denial of land division.
§ 25-5.	Advisory agency designated;	§ 25-25.1.	Authority to merge parcels.
	powers and duties thereof.	§ 25-25.2.	Recordation of notice.
§ 25-6.	Definitions.	§ 25-25.3.	Notice of intent to determine
			status.
	Article II	§ 25-25.4.	Request for hearing on
DIVISION OF LAND BY TRACT MAP			determination of status.
		§ 25-25.5.	Hearing; time, date and
§ 25-7.	Purpose.		place.
§ 25-8.	Applicability of chapter.	§ 25-25.6.	Hearing; evidence;
§ 25-9.	Planning director report to		determination of status.
	the city council.	§ 25-25.7.	Failure to request hearing;
§ 25-10.	Tentative maps.		determination of merger.
§ 25-11.	Final maps.	§ 25-25.8.	Determination not to merge;
§ 25-12.	Lots.		release of notice of intent to
§ 25-13.	Fees.		determine status; recordation, clearance letter.
Article III DIVISION OF LAND BY PARCEL MAP		§ 25-25.9.	Failure to comply with this article.
§ 25-14. § 25-15. § 25-16.	Purpose. Applicability of chapter. Tentative parcel map.	Article V PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, DEDICATIONS, PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS, AND IMPROVEMENT
§ 25-17.	Action by city council.		SECURITIES
§ 25-18.	Lot line adjustments.
§ 25-19.	Appeals.	§ 25-26.	Purpose.
§ 25-20.	Limitation of approval.	§ 25-27.	City standards; adoption
§ 25-21.	Final parcel map.		and modification thereof.
§ 25-22.	Fees.	§ 25-28.	Minimum improvements
			and dedications.
		§ 25-29.	Public improvements.

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§	25-30.	Bridge crossing and major		Article VII
		thoroughfares.		ENFORCEMENT
§	25-31.	Supplemental
		improvements;	§ 25-51.	General.
		reimbursement therefor.	§ 25-52.	Certificate of compliance.
§	25-32.	Underground utilities and
		service lines.		Article VIII
§	25-33.	Soils report.		NEW RENTAL HOUSING
§	25-34.	Inspection of public		CONVERSION
		improvements.
§	25-35.	Improvement plans,	§ 25-53.	Condominium
		drawings, and related items.		developments.
§	25-36.	Safety and public	§ 25-54.	Notice to prospective
		convenience.		tenants.
§	25-37.	Reservation of land for
		public uses.		Article IX
§	25-38.	Dedication of elementary	VESTING TENTATIVE MAP
		school sites.
§	25-39.	Dedication of land for public	§ 25-55.	Definitions.
		use.	§ 25-56.	Application.
§	25-40.	Agreements and	§ 25-57.	Filing and processing.
		improvement securities.	§ 25-58.	Fees.
			§ 25-59.	Expiration.
		Article VI	§ 25-60.	Vesting on approval of
	PARK	AND RECREATIONAL		vesting tentative map.
		FACILITIES	§ 25-61.	Development inconsistent
				with zoning; conditional
§	25-41.	Provision of park and		approval.
		recreational facilities.	§ 25-62.	Applications inconsistent
§	25-42.	Applicability.		with current policies.
§	25-43.	Relation of land required to	§ 25-63.	Amendments to vesting
		population density.		tentative maps, affects of.
§	25-44.	Population density.	§ 25-64.	(Reserved)
§	25-45.	Amount of land to be
		dedicated.		Article X
§	25-46.	Amount of fee in lieu of land	PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FEES
		dedication.
§	25-47.	Credit for private open	§ 25-65.	Intent and purpose.
		space.	§ 25-66.	Definitions.
§	25-48.	Choice of land or fee in lieu	§ 25-67.	Equitable assessment.
		thereof.	§ 25-68.	Resolution establishing
§	25-49.	Time of commencement.		public improvements
§	25-50.	Use of land and/or fees;		necessitated by development
		relationship of facilities to		and amount of public
		needs.		improvement fee.
			§ 25-69.	Determination of fee.

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§	25-70.	Payment of fee.	§ 25-78.	Application requirements
§	25-71.	Annual review of fee.		and review process.
§	25-72.	Consideration in lieu of fee.	§ 25-79.	Parcel requirements.
§	25-73.	Credit toward fee.	§ 25-80.	Additional requirements.
§	25-74.	Appeals.	§ 25-81.	Limitations applicable to
§	25-75.	Completion of public		new parcels.
		improvements.	§ 25-82.	Limitation on number of
§	25-76.	Alternative method.		units.
			§ 25-83.	Deed restriction.
		Article XI
		URBAN LOT SPLITS
§	25-77.	Purpose.

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NOTE

Editor's note: Ord. No. 582, § 1, adopted Sept. 13, 1976, specifically amended the Code by repealing Ch. 25, §§ 25-1—25-66, 25-70—25-79. Said sections, which had pertained to subdivisions, had been derived from:

Ord. 77, arts. 1—5, 7 Ord. No. 263, § 2 Ord. No. 86, §§ 1—9 Ord. No. 270, § 1 Ord. No. 98, §§ 1—9 Ord. No. 271, § 1 Ord. No. 123, §§ 1—9 Ord. No. 313, § 1 Ord. No. 136, §§ 1—9 Ord. No. 349, § 1 Ord. No. 178, § 1 Ord. No. 350, § 1 Ord. No. 208, § 5 Ord. No. 365, §§ 1, 2 Ord. No. 209, § 1 Ord. No. 369, § 2 Ord. No. 220, § 1 Ord. No. 423, §§ 1, 2, 2-24-70 Ord. No. 244, § 1 Ord. No. 484, § 2, 6-12-72 Ord. No. 260, § 1

Sec. 2 of Ord. No. 582, specifically amended the Code by adding a new Ch. 25, §§ 25-1—25-52 as herein set out.

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NOTE

Article I — GENERAL PROVISIONS ¶

Article II — DIVISION OF LAND BY TRACT MAP ¶

Article III — DIVISION OF LAND BY PARCEL MAP ¶

Article IV — REVERSION TO ACREAGE ¶

Article V — PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, DEDICATIONS, PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS, AND IMPROVEMENT… ¶

Article VI — PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ¶

Article VIII — NEW RENTAL HOUSING CONVERSION ¶

Article IX — VESTING TENTATIVE MAP[1 ] ¶

Article X — PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FEES ¶

Article XI — URBAN LOT SPLITS ¶