Inglewood Municipal Code § 12-65 Planning Board. Advisory Agency

The Planning Board is hereby designated as the Advisory Agency with respect to subdivisions as provided in the Subdivision Map Act of the State.

The Planning Board shall have all the powers and duties with respect to tentative and final maps, and the procedure relating thereto which are specified by law and by this Article.

There is hereby created a Subdivision Committee, to consist of the Planning and Building Department Director, Public Works Director, and the Chairperson of the Planning Board, or their respective designated representatives. Said Committee shall have the powers and duties specified by this Article, subject to appeal to the Planning Board and thence to the City Council, should such appeal be felt to be necessary by any applicant.

(Ord. 1987 3-7-69; Ord. 2348 7-31-79; Ord. 96-21 9-24-96; Ord. 08-05 4-22-08)

For the purpose of this Article, "vesting tentative map" shall mean a tentative map for a residential subdivision that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words Vesting Tentative Map at the time it is filed in accordance with Section 12-65.5, and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(Ord. 2530 1-2-86)

(a) Sections 12-65.4 through 12-65.8 shall apply only to residential development. Whenever a provision of the Subdivision Map Act, as implemented and supplemented by Article 22, requires the filing of a tentative map or tentative parcel map for a residential development, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(b) If the subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by the Vesting Tentative Map Statute, 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.

(Ord. 2530 1-2-86)

A vesting tentative map shall be filed in the same form and have the same contents, accompanying data and reports and shall be processed in the same manner as set forth in Article 22 for a tentative parcel map or a tentative map except as hereinafter provided:

(a) At the time a vesting tentative map is filed it shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map."

(b) At the time a vesting tentative map is filed a subdivider shall also supply the following information:

(1) Application for site plan review in accordance with Article 18.1 of the Inglewood Municipal Code.

(2) Geological studies.

(3) Flood-control information.

(4) Detailed grading plans.

(5) Sewer, water, storm drain and road details.

(Ord. 2530 1-2-86)

Upon filing a vesting tentative or tentative map, the subdivider shall pay the fees as specified in the Master Fee Schedule for a tentative parcel map or tentative tract map. The subdivider shall also pay the fees required for the review of items listed in Section 12-65.5(b).

(Ord. 2530 1-2-86; Ord. 13-04 11-5-13)

The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall expire at the end of the same time period, and shall be subject to the same extensions, established by the Subdivision Ordinance for the expiration of the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map.

(Ord. 2530 1-2-86)

The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards described in Government Code 66474.2. However, if Section 66474.2 of the Government Code is repealed, the approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards in effect at the time the vesting tentative map is approved or conditionally approved.

(a) Notwithstanding this Section, a permit, approval, extension, or entitlement may be made conditional or denied if any of the following are determined:

(1) A failure to do so would place the residents of the subdivision or the immediate community, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both.

(2) The condition or denial is required. in order to comply with state or Federal law.

(b) The rights referred to herein shall expire if a final map is not approved prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map as provided in Section 12-65.7. If the final map is approved, these rights shall last for the following periods of time:

(1) An initial time period of one year. 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.

(2) A subdivider may apply for a one-year extension at any time before the initial time period set forth in subsection (b)(1) expires.

(3) If the subdivider submits a complete application for a building permit during the periods of time specified in this Section, the rights referred to herein shall continue until the expiration of the permit, or any extension of that permit.

(Ord. 2430 1-2-86)