Lompoc Municipal Code Ch. 16.16 Preliminary and Tentative Map Procedure

All surveys, parcel maps, subdivision maps and annexation maps affecting land within the City of Lompoc shall be prepared based upon the control monuments established by the City of Lompoc Coordinate Control System. Said maps shall indicate and identify the control monuments utilized in the preparation thereof. They shall be prepared in accordance with requirements currently in effect, with the additional requirement that all drawings and maps shall be encoded upon 8mm or TK50 computer tape(s) or disk(s) for direct data and drawing transfer purposes to the City of Lompoc Geographic Information System ("GIS"). All said computer tape(s) or disk(s) shall be in a format readily compatible for transfer to the City GIS.

(Prior code § 2824)

Prior to the filing of a tentative map, the divider shall submit to the Community Development Director or designee ten copies of a preliminary map at a scale and detail sufficient to indicate the essential characteristics of the land division including the number, size and design of lots, the location and width of existing and proposed streets, the location and width of bikeways, trails, the location of any reservations or easements, the location of existing underground utilities, the general nature and extent of grading, the relation of the subdivision to all surrounding lands, major or scenic trees, natural groundcovers, natural conditions to be preserved or modified, and any other data necessary to enable the Subdivision Review Board to review the proposed subdivision.

(Prior code § 2825)

A. The Community Development Director or designee shall, within seven days of the submission of a preliminary map, distribute the map to all members of the Subdivision Review Board. The Board shall meet within 14 days after submission of the preliminary map.

B. The Board shall determine the following:

1. The suitability of the land for division;

2. Provisions for and suitability of streets, underground utilities, street trees, adequacy of the water supply and sewage disposal facilities, other facilities, and storm drainage;

3. Conformity of the proposed division of land to the provisions of the General Plan and specific plans of the City, and Zoning Ordinance, and all other applicable requirements of this and other ordinances and regulations of the City.

C. The Board may recommend changes to the proposed division and improvements and the subdivider or his or her representative shall be duly informed of the nature of the recommendations.

D. If it is found that the map requires a significant amount of correction before the Board deems it acceptable to submit a tentative map, the Board may require the divider to provide additional information and make changes to the proposed division and re-submit such for a repeated review.

E. The Board shall make a report on its determination in writing to the subdivider, to the Planning Commission, and to the City departments necessary.

(Prior code § 2826)

If the divider feels the Board has imposed requirements not acceptable to the divider, he or she may appeal such requirements in writing to the Planning Commission, who shall hear the matter within 30 days. The Planning Commission may adopt, amend, or set aside the Board's recommendations.

(Prior code § 2827)

A. The divider shall cause a tentative map to be prepared by a civil engineer or a licensed land surveyor registered with the State of California, and the map and all required certificates thereon shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act.

B. The scale of the tentative map shall be a minimum of one inch to 100 feet with a minimum map size of 18 inches by 26 inches. A vicinity sketch at a minimum scale of one inch to 1,000 feet indicating the location of the proposed subdivision in relation to the surrounding area and showing land use in the area shall be placed on and submitted with the tentative map.

C. The following information shall be on the tentative map or on an accompanying data statement; or on a separate form:

1. The subdivision number; he subdivision name if desired;

2. Name and address of all record owners;

3. Name and address of the divider, if different from a record owner, with an accompanying notarized statement authorizing the divider to act;

4. Name, address and phone number of the person preparing the tentative map;

5. A date, a north arrow, and the map scale;

6. A description of the proposed land division;

7. Adjacent existing public streets, easements, facilities and improvements of all types;

8. Existing grades of the land by contours at two-foot intervals supplemented by flow line elevations of existing gutters, storm drains, and channels. In level areas where contours are more than 100 feet apart, the contours shall be supplemented by spot elevations not more than 100 feet apart. The average cross slope(s) of the land shall be indicated on lands with a slope greater than ten percent;

9. A grading plan showing by appropriate graphic means the proposed grading of the subdivision by contours at two-foot intervals where slope of land is less than five percent and not less than five-foot intervals for slopes greater than five percent at 100 feet beyond the boundaries of the subdivision;

10. The radii of all curves;

11. All lots numbered consecutively throughout the entire subdivision. Strips to be dedicated and remaining portions not to be developed or later to be re-subdivided shall be designated but need not be numbered consecutively. The approximate dimensions of all lots and all lot areas shall be shown;

12. The approximate locations of areas subject to inundation by storm waters, and the location, with direction of flow, of watercourses existing and proposed prominently displayed by graphic means;

13. The existing use or uses of the property and location and outline to scale of each building or structure within the subdivision noting thereon whether or not such building or structure is to be removed from or remain in the development of the subdivision, and its future use;

14. The location, pipe size and approximate grades of proposed sewers, water lines and underground storm drains, including the proposed location of fire hydrants and street lights;

15. The locations, the proposed names, widths and grades of streets, the pedestrian ways, bikeways, trails, easements;

16. The proposed locations of all underground utilities, including how they relate to each individual lot service;

17. Dedications proposed or required, pertinent easements and covenants, the size, location, and purpose shall be shown;

18. All lots shall be sloped to provide for adequate drainage to public street or drainage way. This sloping shall be shown by typical cross-section or elevation on the map and by indicating spot elevations on the proposed lot corners and surrounding lands;

19. The location of improvements required to be constructed beyond the boundaries of this subdivision. These may be shown with the drawing of a vicinity map;

20. The location of all trees over four inches in diameter and all proposed street trees. (Where stands of trees are located, individual trees need not be shown, but the trees may be shown as a group.);

21. The location of existing dams, wells, cesspools, sewers, culverts, drain pipes, underground structures or sand, gravel or other excavations within the subdivision, noting whether they ought to be abandoned or used.

D. Accompanying the tentative map shall be statements by the divider as follows:

1. A statement as to existing land use and zoning and proposed uses of the property;

2. A statement addressed to the problem of grading slopes and erosion control, including problems of planting slopes and preventing erosion and slumping of land;

3. The proposed source of water supply, sewage disposal, and other proposed utility services;

4. A statement as to the handling of stormwaters;

5. Proposed public facilities other than utilities and publicly addressed accouterments and amenities such as scenic easements;

6. Statement as to whether or not lots will be initially sold fully developed or undeveloped or both;

7. A copy of any condition, restrictive reservation or covenant, existing or proposed, governing the use of any property in the subdivision.

E. A preliminary soils report as specified in Section 16.20.040 shall be provided for all portions of the subdivision in which public improvement will be installed. The report shall be submitted to the City Engineer.

F. The name of any geologist or soils engineer who prepared the soils report for the tentative map shall be supplied therewith.

G. The source and date of any contour map or drawing used or referred to in designating contours or preparing a grading plan shall be supplied therewith.

H. If the subdivider plans to subdivide the site in phases, then the tentative map shall indicate the proposed phases and their sequence as to filing the final maps for development, in bold letters diagonally situated to be readily discernible from any other words or notations on the map, stating the LOM number in whole numbers and unit divisions by capital letters.

I. A completed and approved negative declaration, environmental impact report or notice of exemption conforming to the Municipal Code and California Environmental Quality Act shall be filed with the tentative map. No tentative map shall be considered for approval until all requisite environmental procedures have been completed.

J. A preliminary title report, prepared within three months prior to filing the tentative map shall be filed therewith.

(Prior code § 2829)

A. With the filing of the tentative map, a fee shall be deposited with the City Treasurer.

B. The divider shall file with the Community Development Director or designee 20 sets of copies and one set of reproducible tracing copies and such other copies and data required with the tentative map of each proposed subdivision. The Community Development Director or designee shall indicate on all copies the date of filing. Within ten days of filing a tentative map, the Director shall transmit copies of the map and data sheets to public agencies, utilities, and City departments concerned. Each of the public agencies, utilities and department may, within 20 working days of the filing, forward to the Director a written report of its findings and recommendations.

C. The Director shall prepare a written report to the Planning Commission, served on the divider at least three days prior to the Planning Commission action on the map and consisting of the following information:

1. The written report, comments, and recommendations of the Subdivision Review Board, public agencies, utilities and City departments.

2. The staff evaluation of the conformity of the tentative map to the preliminary map.

3. Any approved environmental impact report, negative declaration, or summary thereof.

4. Staff recommendations which shall include a list of all legal requirements of the subdivision, such as dedication, improvements, and agreements.

(Prior code § 2830)

A. The Planning Commission shall act on any tentative map within the time required by the Subdivision Map Act, unless this time period is extended by mutual consent of the Planning Commission, acting through its secretary, and the divider. Failure to act within the time limits prescribed or an agreed upon extension, shall be deemed approval of the tentative map.

B. The Planning Commission shall determine whether a tentative map is in conformity with the provisions of the law and of this Title and, upon that basis, approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove said map, and shall report such action directly to the divider.

C. In making the findings required by Section 16.12.090, the Planning Commission may disapprove a tentative map because of any uncorrected conditions which may have a substantial detrimental effect upon the health, safety, and welfare of the community, including, but not limited to:

1. The consumption, deterioration, or degradation of surface water or groundwater supplies and distribution; or

2. Flood and inundation hazards; or

3. Geologic hazards such as land slides or subsidences, earthquakes, or similar conditions; or

4. Existing or future noise hazards.

D. The Planning Commission shall make recommendations as to improvements to be constructed and in place as a condition precedent to approval of the final map.

E. Notice of the hearing shall be given through the use of mail addressed to the owners of property within 300 feet of the property to be subdivided. Ownership of said property shall be determined through the last equalized assessment rolls of the County of Santa Barbara that are available to the City.

(Prior code § 2832)