Fresno Municipal Code Art. 34 Vesting Tentative Maps

A. General Provisions.

1. Whenever this Development Code requires that a Tentative Map or Tentative Parcel Map be filed, a Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map may instead be filed, provided that the Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map is prepared, filed, and processed in compliance with this article and the Map Act (Chapter 4.5; commencing with Section 66498.1).

2. A Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map may be filed for residential, commercial, or industrial developments.

3. If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by a Vesting Tentative Map, the filing of a Vesting Tentative Map shall not be a prerequisite to any approval for any proposed subdivision, permit for construction, or work preparatory to construction.

B. Filing and Processing. A Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map shall be filed in the same form, have the same contents and accompanying data and reports and, shall be processed in the same manner identified in this chapter as a Tentative Map, except as hereinafter provided:

1. Application Content. The Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map shall include the following information in addition to that required by Section 15-3302, Form and Contents.

2. Title. At the time a Vesting Tentative Map is filed it shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" while a Parcel Map shall have "Vesting Tentative Parcel Map" per the Map Act (Section 66452).

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

The Review Authority shall determine that the intended development of the subdivision is consistent with the zoning regulations applicable to the property at the time of filing, in addition to all other findings required for Tentative Map or Tentative Parcel Map approval by Section 15-3309, Required Findings.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

The development rights vested by this section shall expire if a Parcel Map or Final Map is not approved before the expiration of the Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map in compliance with Section 15-3316, Time Limits and Expiration of Approved Maps. If the Parcel or Final Map is approved and recorded, the development rights shall be vested for:

A. An initial time period of 24 months from the date of recordation of the parcel or Final Map. Where several Final Maps are recorded on various phases of a project covered by a single Vesting Tentative Map, this initial time period shall begin for each phase when the Final Map for that phase is recorded.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

The developer may apply for an application to amend the Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map or conditions of approval at any time before the expiration of the Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map. An amendment request shall be considered and processed through the same procedures as a new application, in compliance with Article 43, Corrections and Amendments of Maps and in compliance with the Map Act (Section 66498.2).

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).

A. The approval of a Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development of the subdivided parcels in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards as identified in the Map Act (Section 66498.1).

B. Fees charged for building or land use permits, filed after the approval of a Vesting Tentative Map or Vesting Tentative Parcel Map shall be as required at the time the subsequent permit applications are filed. Building or land use permit application contents shall comply with City requirements in effect at the time the subsequent application is filed.

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).