Chapter 16.32 — PARCEL MAP

The council incorporates this chapter into this title in order to establish the requirements and procedures for processing subdivisions which are authorized to be made through the parcel map procedure by Sections 66426 and 66428 of the Government Code of the state.

(Ord. 384 §11(A), 1978)

The commission is hereby designated as the advisory agency referred to in Chapter 2 of the Subdivision Map Act and is charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of proposed divisions of land under this section. The city planner is designated as the clerk to the advisory agency with authority to receive parcel maps.

(Ord. 384 §11(B), 1978)

The person or agency dividing land under this chapter shall file a tentative parcel map with the city planner not less than thirty days before the date of the commission meeting at which such map is to be considered. Such filing shall be prior to the start of any grading or construction work within the proposed division of land. The tentative parcel map shall be submitted in the same manner as provided for subdivisions as to area improvement and design, flood and water drainage control, and as to required public improvements.

(Ord. 384 §11(C), 1978)

A person desiring to divide land subject to the provisions of this chapter shall submit the tentative parcel map, therefor in accord with the following requirements:

A.

Filing.

Twenty copies of the tentative parcel map shall be filed with the city clerk. The tentative parcel map shall be legibly drawn, on eighteen inch by twenty-six inch tracing paper suitable for reproduction, to a scale and in

a manner to best illustrate the proposed division. Said scale shall be not less than two hundred feet to the inch;

The map shall be accompanied by a drawing of the site and the surrounding area for a distance of at least three hundred feet from each boundary of the site, showing location of streets and property lines and the names and last known addresses of the recorded legal owners of all properties as shown on the latest adopted tax roll of the county.

B.

Fees. At the time of filing of the tentative parcel map, a fee shall be paid to the city in such amount as may be established by the city council from time to time by resolution.

C.

Acceptance. The city engineer and city planner shall examine any such tentative parcel map within five working days of presentation and shall not accept such map unless the map is in full compliance with the provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act of the state, as to form, data, information and other matters required to be shown on or furnished therewith.

D.

Distribution. The city planner shall immediately forward copies of the tentative parcel map to each of the following:

The city administrator/public works director, one copy;

The city engineer, two copies;

The State Division of Forestry, Tulare County Headquarters;

The appropriate utility companies, two copies each;

The city clerk, one copy;

City division heads, one copy;

All applicable school districts, one copy each;

Others as required, one copy.

E.

Agency or department action. The department or agency receiving a copy of the tentative parcel map shall file a report within fifteen days after the receipt thereof. If a reply is not received prior to the meeting at which consideration of the map is made, it will be assumed that the map conforms to the requirements of the particular agency or departments concerned.

(Ord. 384 §11(C), 1978; Ord. 418 §3, 1979)

The tentative parcel map shall contain the following information:

A.

The name and address of the person preparing the map and the legal owner of record of the land, and the applicant if different from the legal owner of record;

B.

The boundary line of the entire parcel, including the area to be divided, with dimensions based on existing survey data or property descriptions;

C.

The proposed division lines, approximate dimensions, and approximate acreage or square footage of each proposed parcel;

D.

The identification of each parcel with a letter designation;

E.

All existing surface and underground structures and improvements located on the original parcel, together with their dimensions, the distances between them, the distances to division and property lines, and the number of stories or the height of each structure;

F.

The names, widths, and locations of all existing and proposed streets abutting or traversing the original parcel, and a statement if the street is private, and/or a statement if the street does not actually exist on the ground;

G.

The location, purposes, width, and recorded owners of all existing and proposed easements or private rights-of-way abutting or traversing any part of the original parcel easement boundaries shall be shown by means of dotted lines;

H.

An accurate description of the original parcel;

I.

The date of preparation, north arrow, and scale of the drawing. The scale shall be not less than two hundred feet to the inch;

J.

The existing and proposed uses of the property;

K.

The proposed method of sewage disposal;

L.

The proposed domestic water supply;

M.

The assessor's parcel numbers;

N.

The new street names;

O.

The approximate location and width of watercourses or areas subject to inundation from floods, and the location of structures, irrigation ditches, and other permanent fixtures;

P.

Any railroads;

Q.

The approximate radius of curves;

R.

A location map showing the original parcels and the surrounding area;

S.

The existing zone district designation of the original parcels;

T.

The proposed use of the property.

(Ord. 384 §11(E), 1978)

The commission shall review the tentative parcel map and approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the map within thirty days after the receipt of such map, or at such later date as may be required to concurrently process the appurtenant environmental impact review documents required by state law and local regulations adopted in implementation thereof.

(Ord. 384 §11(F), 1978)

A.

The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on such tentative parcel map. The city administrator or his designated representative shall have the authority to set the date of the public hearing for each tentative map.

B.

Notice of a public hearing shall be given not less than ten days nor more than twenty days prior to the date of the public hearing by:

Publication of a notice of the time and place of the hearing and a general explanation of the matter to be considered in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated within the city,

Mailing, postage prepaid, a notice of the time and place of the hearing to all persons whose names appear on the property owners list submitted under the provisions of Section 16.32.040(A)(2).

C.

At the public hearing, the planning commission shall review the tentative map and may receive pertinent evidence and testimony as to why and how the proposed tentative map achieves the objectives of the subdivision ordinance, the State Subdivision Map Act and the California Environmental Quality Act.

(Ord. 418 §4, 1979)

If the applicant is dissatisfied with the decision of the commission, he may, within fifteen days after the decision of the commission, appeal in writing to the council for a hearing thereon. Such hearing need not be concluded on the day thus set but may be continued.

(Ord. 384 §11(G), 1978)

Pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the subdivider shall install, construct, and/or provide all on or off-site improvements as recommended by the city engineer and as required by the commission. Such improvements shall be limited to the dedication of rights-of-way, easements, and the construction of reasonable off-site and on-site improvements for the parcels being created. The nature, extent and design of such improvements and the guaranteeing of completion thereof shall be in full conformance with the provisions of Chapter 16.36.

(Ord. 384 §11(I), 1978)

Pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act, the subdivider shall provide such dedication of right-of-way and/or easements as may be required by the commission.

(Ord. 384 §11(J), 1978)

The commission may, at its discretion, require that offers of dedication or dedication of streets include a waiver of direct access rights to any such streets from any property shown on the final map as abutting thereon, in accord with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 384 §11(K), 1978)

Within twenty-four months from approval by the commission in the case of an appeal of the tentative parcel map, and upon the accomplishment of all dedications by certification on the map and required construction of all public improvements, or the execution of an agreement of all applicable fees and charges, the applicant may file a final parcel map with the city engineer, city planner and city administrator/finance director, who shall approve a final parcel map if it substantially conforms to the approved tentative parcel map and all applicable provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title. Upon application by the applicant, the commission may grant the applicant up to three one-year extensions of this time limit. The appropriate certificates as provided by the applicant in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, shall be signed by the city engineer and city planner upon the parcel map; and the final parcel map shall be transmitted by the city clerk to the clerk of the county board of supervisors for ultimate transmittal to the county record.

(Ord. 384 §11(L), 1978; Ord. 487 §1(part), 1987; Ord. 527 §1(part), 1993)

The planning commission or city council may, at its discretion, waive the final parcel map when a finding is made that the proposed division of land complies with the requirements established by this title as to area, improvement and design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of this title.

(Ord. 384 §11(M), 1978)

Any division of land not made subject to a parcel map procedure by the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 384 §11(H), 1978)