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Chapter 44 — ZONING›Article VI — SUBDIVISION

La Palma Municipal Code Div. 3 Maps

La Palma Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · La Palma

Cite as: La Palma Municipal Code Division 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04

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State Law reference— Division of land and tentative and final maps, Government Code § 66426.

Sec. 44-1218. - Division of land—Five or more parcels.

A tentative and final tract map shall be required for subdivisions creating five or more parcels, in compliance with State law.

(Ord. No. 2022-01, § 20, 5-3-2022)

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Sec. 44-1219. - Same—Four or less parcels.

(a) Parcel map required. A tentative and final parcel map shall be required for all divisions of land creating four or less parcels, as well as those divisions identified in State law (Government Code § 66426).

(b) Parcel map not required. A tentative and final parcel map shall not be required for those divisions outlined in State law (Government Code § 66428), nor for lot line adjustments as provided in Government Code § 66412(d).

(Ord. No. 2022-01, § 20, 5-3-2022)

State Law reference— Authority of local government to waive requirement of tentative and final parcel map, Government Code § 66428.

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Sec. 44-1220. - Correction and amendment of maps.

After a final tract or parcel map is filed with the County Recorder, it may be amended by a certificate of correction or an amending map, in compliance with State law (Government Code § 66469 et seq.). The certificate of correction or amending map shall be submitted to the City Engineer and processed in compliance with State law (Government Code § 66471).

(Ord. No. 2022-01, § 20, 5-3-2022)

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Sec. 44-1221. - Expiration of tentative map.

Approved or conditionally approved tentative maps shall expire two years following the actual date of approval or conditional approval, unless an extension is approved in compliance with this division.

(Ord. No. 2022-01, § 20, 5-3-2022)

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Sec. 44-1222. - Extension of tentative map.

A subdivider may request an extension by written application to the Community Development Director. Prior to the expiration of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map, and upon an application by the subdivider to extend that map, the tentative approval of the map shall automatically be extended for 60 days after the expiration date or until the application for the extension is finally approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved, whichever first occurs. The burden of proof is on the subdivider to establish, with substantial evidence, why the tentative map should be extended.

(Ord. No. 2022-01, § 20, 5-3-2022)

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Secs. 44-1223—44-1247. - Reserved.

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