La Puente Municipal Code Ch. 11.12 Tentative Maps

Sections:

• 11.12.010 Tentative maps—General.

• 11.12.020 Map numbers.

• 11.12.030 Tentative map preparation.

• 11.12.040 Tentative map contents.

• 11.12.050 Written statement.

• 11.12.060 Reversion to acreage.

• 11.12.070 Divisions of land for purpose of lease only.

• 11.12.080 Mobilehome divisions of land.

Tentative maps shall be prepared and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and with the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

The subdivider shall apply for a map number prior to submission of a tentative map. Map numbers shall be assigned by the county engineer.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

Each tentative map shall be prepared in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) Tentative maps shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or a licensed land surveyor. This requirement may be waived by the director of planning for division of land into four parcels or less.

(b) Each tentative map shall clearly show the details of the plan thereon. Whenever practicable, map sheets should be no less than eighteen by twenty-four inches. In no case shall the scale be less than one inch to two hundred feet.

(c) The director of planning shall determine the number of copies of a tentative map which a subdivider shall submit. One copy shall be a reproducible print of a type approved by the city engineer.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

Each tentative map shall show and contain the following information:

(a) The assigned map number;

(b) The date of preparation, north point, and scale;

(c) The boundary of the division of land and of the design unit, if not identical to the boundary of the division of land, shown to scale and tied to a known point;

(d) A key map, indicating the location of the proposed division of land in relation to the surrounding area;

(e) The approximate contours, showing existing topography;

(f) The approximate location of all existing and proposed trees standing within the boundaries of proposed rights-of-way;

(g) The approximate location of all areas subject to inundation or stormwater overflow and the location, width and direction of flow of each watercourse;

(h) The location, width, approximate grade and centerline radius of existing and proposed streets, alleys, highways, ways, and easements which are within or adjacent to the proposed design unit;

(i) The existing street improvements, including drainage structures;

(j) Actual names for existing streets or highways and an identifying name for each proposed street or highway;

(k) A label or identifying note for existing or proposed easements other than street and highways; the widths and approximate locations of all existing and proposed easements, whether public or private, including but not limited to those for roads, drainage, sewage disposal, fire- fighting access, and public utility purposes. This includes the location, owner, purpose and recording reference for all existing easements. If an easement is blanket or indeterminate in nature, a statement to that effect must be shown on the tentative map in lieu of its location. The subdivider or his agent shall certify by an affidavit or by a declaration made under penalty of perjury pursuant to Section 2015.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure that all existing easements of record are shown on the tentative map.

(l) The approximate layout of lots, including approximate dimensions and lot numbers, and where pads are proposed for building sites, the approximate finish grade and proposed slopes;

(m) The approximate location of existing structures, shown to scale, within or immediately adjacent to the design unit. Show house numbers, and label each structure with the proposed disposition;

(n) The general location of all proposed buildings and structures which are to be divided into units of air space and the means of access thereto, where the design unit consists of a condominium or community apartment project;

(o) If necessary, a generalized plan of proposed development adjacent to the design unit showing the compatibility of the design unit with existing and future development in the neighborhood;

(p) The name and address of the subdivider;

(q) The name, address and license or registration number of the person who prepared the tentative map or who directed the preparation of the tentative map;

(r) Sufficient legal description of the land as to define the boundaries of the proposed division of land;

(s) Proposed public areas, if any;

(t) The distance from each existing structure to the proposed lot lines;

(u) The distance from existing sewage disposal components, including house laterals, to the proposed lot lines.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

(a) Each tentative map shall be submitted with written statements containing the following information and acknowledgements:

(1) The name and address of the subdivider;

(2) The name, address, and license or registration number of the person who prepared the tentative map or who directed the preparation of the tentative map;

(3) A statement by a person holding a proprietary interest in the parcel or parcels comprising the design unit, consenting to the submission of the tentative map;

(4) The existing and proposed zoning;

(5) The interest which the subdivider proposes to convey in parcels shown on the tentative map;

(6) A copy of conditions, convenants and restrictions proposed by the subdivider, if any;

(7) A statement detailing the arrangements which the subdivider proposes to make for the operation and maintenance of common parcels and easements, if any;

(8) The source of water supply, if any, and the proposed method of sewage disposal;

(9) A soils report, if required by the city engineer, prepared by a registered civil engineer, stating the effect of geological or soil conditions on the proposed development;

(10) Environmental impact information, as required by the city;

(11) Preliminary title report;

(12) A geological report to determine whether the property to be divided is subject to an existing or potential geological hazard, and/or a written report stating how the geological conditions will affect the proposed development shall be submitted whenever required by the city engineer. The report shall be prepared by an engineering geologist certified by the State Board of Registration for Geologists of the state of California;

(13) One full-size print of the most recent Assessor Map Book page or pages covering the proposed division of land, for the use of the city engineer.

(b) Any of the information required by subsections (a)(1), (2), (3), (4) and (8) may be shown on the tentative map. The written statements required by this section shall become a part of the tentative map upon submission to the director of planning.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

Prior to the submission of a final tract map or parcel map for the purpose of reverting to acreage land previously subdivided, a tentative map shall be prepared and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and with the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

(a) The city council may approve a tentative map of a division of land which does not comply in all respects with the requirements of Chapter 11.24 if the city council finds that the division of land is for lease only and because the lots are to be leased only and because of the situation and development or proposed development of the division of land and surrounding property, approval of the tentative map would not be detrimental to the public welfare or property of other persons in the vicinity thereof.

(b) On such tentative map and on the final map, there shall appear, in letters not less than one-fourth-inch in height, the words “Division of land for purpose of lease only.”

(c) A person shall not sell, mortgage, place a deed of trust or other lien upon any lot or other parcel in such division of land, or offer or contract to do so, unless such transaction would be in full compliance with all of the provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act had such final map or such parcel map not been filed.

(d) The filing of such final map or of such parcel map authorizes the leasing of any lot shown upon such map.

(e) Except that the lots in a division of land for lease only need not comply with the provision of Section 11.24.140, this section does not modify in any way any requirements in any other ordinance or law as to area or width requirements.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

(a) The city council may approve a tentative map of a division of land which does not comply in all respects with the requirements of Chapter 11.24 if the city council finds that the division of land is for mobilehome purposes only and the units of space proposed on the tentative map are for mobilehomes and related facilities only, and the development of a mobilehome park on the property included within the division of land is in conformance with the city Zoning Ordinance.

(b) On such tentative map and on the final map, there shall appear, in letters not less than one-fourth-inch in height, the words “Division of land for mobile home purposes only.”

(c) A person shall not use, lease, sell, mortgage, or place a deed of trust or other lien upon a unit or space within a mobilehome division of land for any purpose other than a mobilehome and related facilities.

(d) Except that the units in a division of land for mobilehome purposes need not comply with the provision of Section 11.24.140, this section does not modify in any way any requirements in any other ordinance or law as to area or width requirements.

(e) In a mobilehome division of land, the owners of the units of space which are occupied by mobilehomes and which may also be occupied by accessory uses will hold an undivided interest in the common areas which will in turn provide the necessary access and utility easements for the units. A note to this effect is required on the final map.

(f) Title to the units and common areas in a mobilehome division of land and control and maintenance of the common areas shall be similar to those for condominiums as contained in the Civil Code.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)