Lindsay Municipal Code § 17.16 Tentative Map

The subdivider shall file with the planning director twenty copies and one sepia and such other copies and data as may be required of the tentative map of each proposed subdivision. The planning director shall indicate upon all copies of the tentative map and accompanying data, the date of filing, which shall be the date on which all required maps, tracings and accompanying data are deposited in the office of the director.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.100), 1979)

At the time of filing a tentative subdivision map, the subdivider shall pay an application fee as established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.200), 1979)

The tentative map shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.300), 1979)

The scale of a tentative map of a subdivision shall be not less than one inch equals one hundred feet, and the map shall be clearly and legibly reproduced.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.400), 1979)

A vicinity sketch at a scale of one inch equals one thousand feet shall be drawn on the tentative map. It shall show the street and tract lines and names or numbers of all existing subdivisions, and the outline of acreage parcels of land adjacent to the proposed tract.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.500), 1979)

The following information shall be shown on the tentative map or in an accompanying data statement:

1. Any subdivision containing five lots or more shall be given a tract name and unit number, if applicable. The tract names shall not duplicate or nearly duplicate the name of any tract in the city;
2. The name and address of the record owner or owners;
3. The name and address of the subdivider; if different from the record owner, there shall be a statement of the record owner authorizing the subdivider to act;
4. The name and address of the person, firm or organization preparing the tentative map, and a statement indicating the record owner's permission to file the map;
5. The date, north point and a written and graphic scale;
6. A sufficient description to define the location and boundaries of the proposed subdivision, and total and net areas;
7. The location, names and existing widths and grades of adjacent streets;
8. The names or numbers of adjacent tracts and the names of owners of adjacent unplatted land;
9. The contours at one-foot intervals for predominant ground slopes within the tract between level and five percent, and five-foot contours for predominant ground slopes within the tract over five percent. The contours shall be based on the city datum. The closest city benchmark shall be used and its elevation called out on the map. Benchmark information shall be obtained from the city engineer;
10. A grading plan, showing by appropriate graphic means the proposed grading of the subdivision;
11. The approximate location of all isolated trees with a trunk diameter of four inches or greater, within the boundaries of the tract, and the outlines of groves or orchards;
12. The approximate boundaries of areas subject to inundation or storm water overflow, and the location, width and direction of flow of all watercourses;
13. The existing use or uses of the property and, to scale, the outline of any existing buildings and their locations in relation to existing or proposed street and lot lines;
14. A statement of the present zoning and proposed use of the property, as well as proposed zoning changes, whether immediate or future;
15. Any proposed public areas;
16. Any proposed lands to be retained in private ownership for community use. When a subdivision contains such lands, the subdivider shall submit with the tentative map the proposed articles of incorporation of an owner's or tenant's organization legally empowered to own, maintain and pay taxes on the lands;
17. The approximate widths, locations and uses of all existing or proposed easements for drainage, sewerage and public utilities;
18. The approximate radius of each curve;
19. The approximate layout and dimensions of each lot;
20. The area of each lot;
21. A statement of the domestic water source or sources;
22. A statement of provisions for sewerage and sewage disposal;
23. Preliminary indication of needed or proposed storm drain facilities;
24. The locations, names, widths, approximate grades and a typical cross-section of curbs, gutters, sidewalks and other improvements of all street and access easements, including proposed locations of all underground utilities;
25. Any proposed dedications, easements and deed restrictions;
26. Proposed building setback lines, lower floor elevations, and maximum building elevations, coordinated with topographic elevations, if not in accordance with the city zoning ordinance;
27. The location of any of the foregoing improvements which may be required to be constructed beyond the boundaries of the subdivision shall be shown on the subdivision map or on the vicinity map as appropriate;
28. If it is contemplated that the development will proceed by units, the boundaries of such units shall be shown on the tentative map.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.600), 1979)

The following principles shall govern street names in a subdivision:

1. Each street which is a continuation, or approximately the continuation, of any existing dedicated street shall be shown on the tentative map and shall be given the name of the existing street. When any street forms a portion of a proposed street previously ordered by the city council to be surveyed, opened, widened or improved, the street shall be given the name established in the council order.
2. The words "street, "avenue," "boulevard," "place," "way," "court" or other designation of any street shall be spelled out in full on the map and shall be subject to approval by the planning commission.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.700), 1979)

Such information as cannot be conveniently shown on the tentative map of a subdivision shall be contained in a written statement accompanying the map.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.800), 1979)

1. Within ten days of filing of a tentative map of a subdivision, the planning director shall transmit the requested number of copies of the map together with accompanying data to such public agencies and utilities as may be concerned. Each of the public agencies and utilities may, within twenty days after the map has been filed, forward to the planning director a written report of its findings and recommendations thereon.
2. The planning director shall prepare a written report on the conformity of the tentative map to the provisions of the general plan, any applicable environmental design plan, the zoning ordinance and all other applicable requirements of this and other ordinances and regulations of the city.
3. The city engineer shall prepare a written report of recommendations on the tentative map in relation to the public improvement requirements of this title and the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4 900), 1979)

Within fifty days after the filing of a tentative map of a subdivision or at such later date as may be required to concurrently process the appurtenant environmental impact review documents required by state law and local ordinances, unless such time is extended by agreement with the subdivider, the planning commission, if established, shall act thereon. The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on each application for tentative map. Notice of the public hearing shall be given not less than ten days nor more than twenty-five days prior to the date of the hearing by (1) mailing postage prepaid, a notice of the time and place of the hearing to the names and last known addresses of the recorded legal owners of all properties within 300 feet of each boundary of the site, as shown on the latest adopted assessment roll of Tulare County; and (2) by publishing a notice at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. If the planning commission finds that the proposed map complies with the requirements of this title and the Subdivision Map Act, it shall recommend approval of the map. If the planning commission finds that the proposed map does not meet the requirements of this title and the Subdivision Map Act, it shall recommend conditional approval or disapproval of the map.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.1000), 1979)

HISTORY Amended by Ord. 576 on 6/25/2019

Within ten days after receipt of the report of the planning commission on the tentative map, or at its next regular meetings the city council shall act thereon. The City Council shall hold a public hearing on each application for tentative map. Notice of the public hearing shall be given not less than ten days nor more than twenty-five days prior to the date of the hearing by (1) mailing postage prepaid, a notice of the time and place of the hearing to the names and last known addresses of the recorded legal owners of all properties within 300 feet of each boundary of the site, as shown on the latest adopted assessment roll of Tulare County; and (2) by publishing a notice at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. If the city council finds that the proposed map complies with the requirements of this title and the Subdivision Map Act, it shall approve the map. If the city council finds that the proposed map does not meet the requirements of this title and the Subdivision Map Act, it shall conditionally approve or disapprove the map.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.1100), 1979)

HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 576 on 6/25/2019

The planning director shall notify the subdivider, in writing, of the action taken by the city council, together with one copy of the planning commission's report thereon. One copy of the map and accompanying data and the planning commission's report thereon shall be retained in the permanent file of the planning commission.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.1200), 1979)

Approval of the tentative map shall in no way relieve the subdivider of his responsibility to comply with the required conditions and to provide the improvements and easements necessary to meet all city standards.

(Ord. 341 § 1 (19.4.1300), 1979)