La Puente Municipal Code Ch. 11.20 Tentative Parcel Map Processing

Sections:

• 11.20.010 Required filing.

• 11.20.020 Division of land review.

• 11.20.030 Report required.

• 11.20.040 Procedures.

• 11.20.050 Director of planning (action).

• 11.20.060 Appeal to city council.

• 11.20.070 Eligibility for waiver.

• 11.20.080 Request for waiver.

• 11.20.090 Fees.

• 11.20.100 Waiver procedure.

A tentative and final parcel map is required for all subdivisions for which a tract map is not required and for subdivisions described in Government Code Section 66426, unless a waiver is approved. Tentative parcel maps and required written statements shall be submitted to the city planning commission. The director of planning, on behalf of the city planning commission, shall distribute copies of tentative parcel maps and, where appropriate, required written statements to the following:

(a) Each member of the division of land review committee;

(b) A city requesting extraterritorial review of tentative maps;

(c) Other agencies or school districts who in the opinion of the director of planning would have an interest in the proposed division of land.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

The division of land review committee shall meet to confer and make recommendations on tentative parcel maps within twenty working days subsequent to the submission thereof. Division of land review committee meetings shall be open to the public, the subdivider or his authorized agent, and any other interested party, who may wish to appear and present any matter relevant to the proceedings.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

The director of planning shall prepare a written report, setting forth the recommendations of the division of land review committee and the content of departmental reports submitted to the director at or prior to division of land review committee meetings by city officers or departments or other interested agencies. The director shall transmit the report together with a copy of the tentative parcel map to the planning commission. In the event that the tentative parcel map involves a minor lot line adjustment not resulting in the creation of any new parcel, the director shall transmit the report directly to the subdivider or his authorized agent. If the subdivider or his authorized agent does not receive the report in person, this provision shall be deemed accomplished when the division of land review committee’s report is placed in the mail, bearing the proper postage, and directed to the subdivider at his designated address.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

All proposed divisions of land other than minor lot line adjustment shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11.16 of this title.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

(a) When a tentative parcel map is filed, as set forth in Section 11.20.010, requesting a minor lot line adjustment, the director of planning shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the tentative parcel map within ten days after receipt of the division of land review committee’s report.

(b) Pursuant to Section 66474.7 of the Subdivision Map Act, the director of planning may approve or conditionally approve a tentative parcel map if it is determined that said map conforms to all of the following:

(1) No additional parcel is created;

(2) The tentative parcel map is consistent with applicable general and specific plans;

(3) The design or improvement of the proposed division of land is consistent with applicable general and specific plans;

(4) The area of the parcel or parcels is consistent with the applicable zoning regulations;

(5) No lot or parcel is denied frontage on a public street or alley;

(6) No lot or parcel is denied access to a public utility easement or available utility service;

(7) No key lot or parcel is created;

(8) Does not create the need for additional public streets or easements or the extension of any public street or easement;

(9) The proposed division of land will not result in a violation of existing requirements prescribed by a California regional water quality control board.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

When the applicant or any interested person is dissatisfied with any decision of the director of planning with respect to his duties as the advisory agency for a proposed minor lot line adjustment not resulting in the creation of additional parcels, they may appeal to the city council within fifteen days after receipt of the director of planning’s decision. Upon the filing of the appeal, the city council shall set the matter for hearing within thirty days from the date of filing. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the city council shall within seven days declare its findings by resolution. The decision of the city council shall be final.

(Ord. 537 § (part), 1985)

The following divisions of land shall be eligible for waiver of the requirements that a final parcel map be filed:

(a) Lot line adjustments which are approved by the director of planning pursuant to Section 11.20.040 of this chapter;

(b) Parcel maps required by Section 66426 and Section 66428 of the Subdivision Map Act, provided:

(1) The boundaries of the proposed division of land coincide with the boundaries of a lot(s) or parcel(s) shown on a previously filed or recorded tract map or parcel map, and

(2) The proposed division of land meets the design standards in Chapter 11.24 and the improvement standards in Chapter 11.28, and

(3) Each proposed parcel abuts upon a maintained public street or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required by the advisory agency or city council.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

(a) Waiver requests shall be made in writing on a standardized form provided by the advisory agency. The request shall include:

(1) A request for waiver, signed and acknowledged by all owners of record of the land comprising the division of land;

(2) A description of each proposed parcel;

(3) If requested by the director of planning, a plat map, showing sufficient ties, dimensions and bearings to adequately establish the boundaries of the minor land division and of each proposed parcel. Record information, when available may be utilized.

(b) The director of planning may require the submission of documentation, i.e., preliminary title report, as it deems necessary to verify the information presented in the request for waiver. All submissions shall be legible and readily reproducible.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

Upon submission of a request for waiver, the subdivider shall pay a filing fee of one hundred dollars. The subdivider shall also pay a sum of money equal to the amount required by law for filing with the county recorder a certificate of compliance for the parcels comprising the division.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)

(a) Within fifty days after acceptance of a request for waiver or within such additional time as may be necessary, the advisory agency shall waive the requirement that a parcel map be filed as provided in Section 11.20.070, if it finds:

(1) That the design of each parcel described in the request for waiver is in substantial accordance with the tentative map, as approved;

(2) That the proposed division of land complies with all applicable requirements as to area, improvement and design, flood and water drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and of this title.

(b) When a waiver is granted pursuant to this section, the advisory agency shall, within ten working days, cause a certificate of compliance, describing each approved parcel, to be filed for record with the county recorder. The certificate of compliance shall state that the requirement that a parcel map of the division of land be filed has been waived, and that the parcels comprising the division may be sold, leased, financed or transferred in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and of this title.

(c) The producers set forth in this section shall be completed within the period prescribed by Section 11.32.020 for filing a parcel map after approval or any extension thereof.

(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)