Fresno County Municipal Code Ch. 17.20 Maps—generally

Pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the director of public works shall make such detailed examination of tentative and final maps and record of survey maps and such field check, if any, as may be necessary to enable him to make the required certification.

(Prior code, § 700.111)

A. The commission or board may reject a tentative or final map if the proposed use is prohibited by any ordinance, statute, law or other regulation and shall deny a map if it makes any of the following findings:

1. That the proposed map is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans;

2. That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable, general and specific plans;

3. That the site is not physically suitable for the type of development; and

4. That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development;

5. That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially unavoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat;

6. That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements are likely to cause serious public health problems;

7. That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements required by the public-at-large for access through the use of property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the commission or board may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements for access or for use will be provided and that these will be substantially equivalent to the ones previously acquired by the public.

B. The commission or board shall also deny a final subdivision map for any land project as defined in Section 11000.5 of the California Business and Professions Code, unless:

1. The board has adopted a specific plan covering the area proposed to be included within the land project;

2. The local agency finds that the proposed land project together with provisions for its design and improvements is consistent with specific plans for the area.

(Ord. 613-a1, § 1, 1980; Ord. 613, § 6, 1980; Ord. 520-A-14, § 10, 1975; prior code, § 700.113)

No map shall be considered as filed with the county until all of the fees and charges required by the county as pertains to the subdivision of land have been paid and all of the requirements of Chapters 17.04 through 17.60 have been fulfilled or an application for an exception or for appropriate zoning has been filed for concurrent consideration.

For a designated remainder or omitted parcel, the fulfillment of construction requirements for improvements, including the payment of fees associated with any deferred improvements, shall not be required until a permit or other grant of approval for development of the remainder or omitted parcel is issued by the county unless the construction requirements are necessary for reasons of:

A. The public health or safety; or

B. The required construction is a necessary prerequisite to the orderly development of the surrounding area.

No designated remainder or omitted parcel may be sold prior to the filing of a certificate of compliance or conditional certificate of compliance in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 17.72.

A final map shall not be considered as filed until all fees, bonds and deposits have been made, all corrections have been made as requested by the director to the maps and improvement plan, if any, and the property has been sexed to any service areas or districts which are to provide the necessary services.

(Ord. 95-020, § 3, 1995; Ord. 520-A-14, § 11, 1975; prior code, § 700.114)