Lomita Municipal Code Art. 2 Definitions

An Article of this chapter unless otherwise specified.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

"Appeal board" shall mean the Lomita City Council or group designated by them to serve in such capacity.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

The grant of real property for public use.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

The minimum area, width, grading and general layout of lots and the alignment, grades and widths of alleys, streets, highways, easements and rights-of-way for drainage facilities, water mains, sanitary sewers and other public purposes.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A parcel of land shown on a tentative map for which the subdivider requests approval of design.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

For the purposes of this chapter, the term "division of land" shall refer to any parcel or contiguous parcels of land, improved or unimproved, which are divided for the purpose of transfer of title, sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future, into two (2) or more parcels, except that the term "division of land" shall not refer to:

(a) Land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.

(b) The leasing or financing of apartments, offices, stores or similar space within an apartment building, industrial building, commercial building, mobile home park or trailer park.

(c) Division by mineral, oil or gas lease.

(d) Lot line adjustment.

(e) Lot merger.

Lot line adjustment and lot merger shall be reviewed pursuant to Article 54 and Article 55, respectively, of the City of Lomita Zoning Ordinance.

The term "division of land" shall also refer to a condominium project, as defined in Civil Code Section 1350, and a community apartment project, as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 11004.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75; Ord. No. 414, § 4, 6-1-87)

Any drainage device or structure which may be used to control or direct the flow of water and/or alleviate flood hazard, including but not limited to berms, channels, culverts, curbs, ditches, gutters, pavement and pipes.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A map of a proposed division of land prepared in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and section 66433 of the state Subdivision Map Act, which is prepared in a manner to be filed in the office of the county recorder.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A potential danger to life, land or improvements due to inundation or storm water runoff having sufficient velocity to transport or deposit debris, scour the surface soil, dislodge or damage buildings, or erode the banks of watercourses.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

That portion of a lot or parcel which abuts a public or private street or highway to which the lot or parcel has the right of access.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A street or alley which is necessary for the future division of lots within a division of land or for the development of adjacent properties and which is offered for public use at an indeterminate future time when the city council determines that the acceptance and construction of such street or alley is warranted.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A hazard inherent in the earth or artificially created, which is dangerous or potentially dangerous to life, property or improvements due to the movement, failure or shifting of earth.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A comprehensive long-term plan, including the elements thereof, adopted by the City of Lomita pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3, Title 7, Government Code, State of California.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Government Code of the State of California.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A thoroughfare of primary importance in the city or state highway system, other than a freeway, which is shown on the circulation element of the General Plan.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Such structures or facilities to be installed or agreed to be installed by a subdivider on land to be used for public or private alleys, streets, highways or other easements as a condition precedent to the approval and/or acceptance of a final map or parcel map, including but not limited to street surfacing, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street trees, streetlights, street signs, sanitary sewers, water mains and drainage facilities.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

An oral or written agreement or contract, tenancy at will, month-to-month, or other similar tenancy.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A unit of land identified on a final map or parcel map, filed in the office of the county recorder, with a separate or distinct number.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A system of street lighting composed of individual freestanding light standards.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A map showing the division of land prepared in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and section 66428 of the Government Code, which is prepared in a manner to be filed in the office of the county recorder.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Any person, corporation, company, firm, association, partnership, copartnership, joint venture, joint stock company, receiver, syndicate, club, estate, business trust, organization or any other entity, or the authorized agent thereof.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A section of this chapter unless otherwise specified.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A right-of-way designed to provide access to abutting properties.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A person who causes real property to be divided into a division of land for himself or for others or who submits a tentative, final or parcel map for approval.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

Subdivision Map Act of the Government Code, State of California.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A preliminary plan of a proposed design unit prepared in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the state Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. No. 208, § 2, 9-15-75)

A tentative map for a subdivision that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed in accordance with this ordinance and which confers a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with ordinances, policies and standards in effect at the time that said map is approved or conditionally approved by the city council.

(Ord. No. 393, § 1, 1-6-86)

(A) The provisions of this section apply to the processing of parcel maps for urban lot splits pursuant to California Government Code Section 66411.7 and Section 11-1.30.15 of this Code.

(B) Approval. Notwithstanding the Subdivision Map Act or any other provision of this chapter, an application for a parcel map for an urban lot split is approved or denied ministerially, by the city's community and economic development director, without discretionary review. A tentative parcel map for an urban lot split is approved ministerially if it complies with the requirements of Section 11-1.30.15 and applicable objective requirements of this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act. The tentative parcel map may not be recorded. A final parcel map is approved ministerially, but not until the owner demonstrates that the required documents have been recorded, such as the deed restriction and easements.

C. Guidance and procedures. The city engineer has the authority to interpret and establish guidance and procedures for the processing, approving, and finalizing parcel maps for urban lot splits, which are consistent with state and local law.

(D) Application.

(1) Only individual property owners may apply for an urban lot split. "Individual property owner" means a natural person holding fee title individually or jointly in the person's own name or a beneficiary of a trust that holds fee title. "Individual property owner" does not include any corporation or corporate person of any kind (partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, C corporation, S corporation, etc.) except for a community land trust (as defined by Revenue and Taxation Code Section 402.1(a)(11)(C)(ii)) or a qualified nonprofit corporation (as defined by Revenue and Taxation Code Section 214.15).

(2) An application for an urban lot split must be submitted on the city's approved form. Only a complete application will be considered. The city will inform the applicant in writing of any incompleteness within thirty (30) days after the application is submitted.

(3) The city may establish a fee to recover its costs for adopting, implementing, and enforcing this section of the Code, in accordance with applicable law. The city council may establish and change the fee by resolution. The fee must be paid with the application.

(Ord. No. 832U, § 9, 2-28-22; Ord. No. 834U, § 14(9), 4-5-22; Ord. No. 837, § 8, 8-16-22)