Dunsmuir Municipal Code Art. II Subdivision Map Act

Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code of California (beginning with Section 66410) is adopted by reference as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended. For purposes of convenience, references are made in this title to certain sections of the Government Code, which will be identified by the section number and the letters "GC."

(Prior code § 18-35; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

The definitions set forth in Article 2 of Chapter 1, Division 2, Title 7 of the Government Code are adopted by the city, together with the following definitions:

"Advisory agency" means the city planning commission.

"Appeal board" means the city council.

"Local agency" means the city.

(Prior code § 18-36; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

The city council shall fix a schedule of fees to be charged to applicants for action by the planning commission action in connection with the subdivision of land, including, but not limited to any subdivision of land, filing of a map, boundary line adjustment, parcel merger or appeal, and any associated environmental review process. The schedule of planning commission fees shall be adopted by resolution at any regular or regularly adjourned city council meeting. The schedule of planning commission fees shall become effective sixty (60) days following the date of adoption.

(Prior code § 18-37; Ord. 484 § 5, 1993; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015; Ord. No. 572, § I, 11-4-2021)

The city has heretofore adopted standards, specifications and schedules for the regulation of land development improvements. The land division standards shall also apply to the administration of this title. The land division standards may be amended from time to time by resolution adopted by the city council. The land division standards may include, but are not limited to the following subjects:

A. The fees referred to in Section 16.04.080;

B. The type and nature of investigations, tests and reports;

C. Proper grading and erosion control, including the prevention of sedimentation or damage to off-site property;

D. For division of land which is not a subdivision of five or more lots, dedication of right-of-way, easements, and the construction of reasonable off-site and on-site improvements for the parcels being created, including curb and gutter, sidewalks, storm drains, driveways and similar structures;

E. All other standards properly the subject of control by the city;

F. The size and content of tentative maps, as well as the number of tentative, parcel or final maps which are to be filed with the advisory agency for distribution to other agencies and interested groups;

G. The creation and operation of a technical advisory commission;

H. Procedures for compliance with all environmental quality control acts.

(Prior code § 18-38; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

When in the opinion of the city council a preliminary, tentative or final map, or parcel map, contains a technical and inadvertent error which, in the determination of the city council does not materially effect the validity of the map, the city council may waive the provisions of Section 66473 GC.

(Prior code § 18-41; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

The city council may require dedication or irrevocable offer of dedication of real property with a proposed subdivision for streets, alleys, including access rights and abutter's rights, drainage, public utility easements, and other public easements, including a waiver of direct access rights to any street from any property shown on a final parcel map as abutting thereon. Further, subject to the provisions of Section 66477 GC, the city council may require the dedication of land, the payment of fees in lieu thereof, or a combination of both, for park or recreational purposes as a condition to the approval of a final subdivision map or parcel map.

(Prior code § 18-42; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

No tentative or final map shall be required for any subdivision where each parcel created by the division has a gross area of forty (40) acres or more.

(Prior code § 18-43; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

No parcel or tentative map filed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be approved until an environmental impact analysis is prepared, processed and considered in accordance with the provisions of Title 18. The subdivider shall provide such additional data and information and deposit and pay such fees as may be required for the preparation and processing of environmental review documents.

(Prior code § 18-44; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

Every map approved pursuant to this article shall be conditioned on compliance with the requirements for grading and erosion control, including the prevention of sedimentation or damage to off-site property, set forth in the standards referred to in Section 16.04.090.

(Prior code § 18-45; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

Subject to the provisions of Section 66479 GC, the city council may impose a requirement that areas of real property within a proposed subdivision be reserved for parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries or other public uses.

(Prior code § 18-46; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

The city may require that improvements installed by a subdivider for the benefit of a subdivision shall contain supplemental size, capacity or number for the benefit of property not within the subdivision and that such improvements be dedicated to the public. Reimbursement to the subdivider shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 66486 to 66489, both inclusive, of the Government Code.

(Prior code § 18-47; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

The city council may waive the requirements of soils reports, or may require a soils report for each lot in a subdivision, GC 66491.

(Prior code § 18-48; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

No subdivision may be approved unless it is in compliance with the general plan of the city, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended.

(Prior code § 18-49; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)