Livingston Municipal Code Ch. 4 Maps; Generally

Pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, the City Engineer and Planning Director shall make such detailed examination of tentative and final maps and tentative parcel maps and such field check, if any, as may be necessary to enable them to make the required certifications.

(Ord. 295, passed 2-4-1986)

The Planning Commission may deny a tentative map or a tentative parcel map if the proposed use is prohibited by any ordinance, statute, law or other regulation, and shall deny a map if it makes any of the following findings:

(A) The proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans;

(B) The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans;

(C) The site is not physically suitable for the type of development;

(D) The site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development;

(E) The design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat;

(F) The design of the subdivision or the type of improvements is likely to cause serious public health problems; and

(G) The design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of, property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the City Council may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements for access or for use will be provided and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public.

(Ord. 295, passed 2-4-1986)

(A) No map shall be considered as filed with the city until all of the fees and charges required by the city as pertains to the subdivision of land have been paid, the requirements of the city’s Environmental Quality Act, being Cal. Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq., guidelines have been completed, and all applicable requirements of this title have been fulfilled or an application for or exception for appropriate zoning has been filed for concurrent consideration.

(B) A final map or parcel map shall not be considered as filed until all fees, bonds and deposits then due have been made, all corrections have been made as required by the City Engineer and Planning Director to the maps and improvement plans, if any, and the property has been annexed to the city and to any service areas or districts other than the city which are to provide necessary services.

(Ord. 295, passed 2-4-1986)