Hanford Municipal Code Ch. 16.16 Parcel Maps

The council adopts the provisions of this chapter in order to adopt rules, regulations and specifications for the division, either by lease, sale or financing, of any land, including land divided into four parcels or less, which is not a subdivision regulated by the Subdivision Map Act and other chapters of this title, hereafter made within the city.

(Prior code § 9-3.701)

The commission is 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. The planning director is designated as the clerk to the advisory agency with the authority to receive parcel maps.

(Prior code § 9-3.702)

The person or agency dividing land which is not a subdivision shall file a tentative parcel map with the planning director not less than 15 days before the date of the commission meeting at which such map is to be considered. Such filing should be prior to the completion of the final surveys of the streets and lots and before 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 improvements and design, flood and water drainage control, and required public improvements.

(Prior code § 9-3.703)

A person desiring to divide land subject to the provisions of this chapter shall submit a tentative parcel map as required as follows:

A. Filing. Ten copies of the tentative parcel map shall be filed with the planning director. Additional copies may be required by the secretary. The tentative parcel map shall be legibly drawn on tracing paper suitable for reproduction to a scale and in a manner to best illustrate the proposed division. The tentative parcel map shall be drawn at an appropriate scale but not less than 200 feet to the inch or 50 feet to the inch in the case of small parcels.

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

C. Distribution. The planning director shall immediately forward copies of the tentative parcel map to each of the following:

1. The city engineer, three copies;

2. The fire chief;

3. The appropriate utility companies, two copies; and

4. Others as requested.

D. Agency or Department Action. The department or agency receiving a copy of the tentative parcel map shall file a report with the secretary of the commission within ten 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 department concerned.

(Prior code § 9-3.704)

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 the 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 locations, purposes, widths 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;

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; and

R. A location map showing the original parcels and the surrounding area.

(Prior code § 9-3.705)

The commission shall review the tentative parcel map and approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the map within 30 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 laws and local regulations adopted in implementation thereof. The commission may approve the map only if all of the following conditions are met:

A. The division shall conform to all of the applicable zoning regulations, the provisions of this chapter, and the requirements of the improvement standards of the city and the Subdivision Map Act.

B. All parcels proposed shall have road and public utility easement access in accordance with the improvement standards, allowing access to each parcel, and such roads may, at the direction of the commission, be dedicated to the city.

C. All public improvements required for subdivisions are provided for.

(Prior code § 9-3.706)

Commission action on a tentative parcel map shall be appealed in the same manner as prescribed by Sections 16.08.110 and 16.08.120 relating to subdivisions.

(Prior code § 9-3.707)

Pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the subdivider shall install, construct and/or provide all on-site or off-site improvements as required by the commission, except where the city engineer determines such improvements can be deferred pursuant to Section 16.24.030. The improvements shall be in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 16.24.

(Prior code § 9-3.708)

Pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the subdivider shall provide such dedications of rights-of-way or easements as may be required by the commission.

(Prior code § 9-3.709)

Within 18 months after approval by the commission, or by the council in the case of an appeal of the tentative parcel map, and upon the accomplishment of all dedications by certification of the map and required construction of all public improvements, or the execution of an agreement and provision of surety providing therefor, and the payment of all applicable fees and charges, the applicant may file with the city engineer who shall approve a final parcel map which shall substantially conform to the approved tentative parcel map and all applicable provisions of the Subdivision Map Act. 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 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 recorder.

(Prior code § 9-3.710)

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

(Prior code § 9-3.711)