Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Ch. 11.04 General Provisions

The purpose of this title is to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions and to coordinate subdivision planning with the City's general and specific plans.

A. This title is adopted to supplement the Subdivision Map Act, Government Code Section 66410, et seq., and imposes requirements in addition to those set forth in the Subdivision Map Act. The provisions of the Subdivision Map Act shall govern the processing of subdivision application, except as otherwise provided in this title.

B. Any reference in this title to the Subdivision Map Act or a specific section thereof, shall refer to the Subdivision Map Act as most currently amended. In the event that a cited section has been renumbered, or combined with another section, the reference shall be to the most recent equivalent of the cited section.

(§ 2, Ord. 1990, eff. December 3, 1998)

A. This title may be cited as the subdivision ordinance of the City.

B. It is unlawful for any person, as a principal, agent or otherwise, to sell, lease, finance or transfer title to any portion of any subdivision or parcel of land in the City, or to offer to do so, for which a tentative or final map or waiver certificate is required, pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act or this title, unless the required map, in full compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title, has been filed for record with the county recorder.

C. Within the City's coastal zone, as defined in Division 20 of the Public Resources Code and in Chapter 2.A of the certified implementation plan, all development, including but not limited to (a) divisions of land, including lot line adjustments, street vacations, and (b) changes in availability of public access and/or public parking, require a coastal development permit and are governed by the provisions of Chapter 2.A and Division 20 of the Public Resources Code.

D. Every person submitting a tentative or final map, application for a certificate of compliance, application for a lot line adjustment or petition for reversion to acreage shall pay a processing fee in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.

(§ 2, Ord. 1990, eff. December 3, 1998)

A. A tentative and final map shall be required for any subdivision, including urban lot splits pursuant to Government Code section 66411.7, a condominium project, stock cooperative project or community apartment project for which a tentative and final map is required by the Subdivision Map Act.

B. A tentative and final map shall be required for any subdivision, for which a tentative and final map is not required by the Subdivision Map Act, except when the Subdivision Map Act specifically provides that no map shall be required for a particular type of project.

C. No tentative or final map shall be required for lot line adjustments.

(§ 2, Ord. 1990, eff. December 3, 1998; § 4, Ord. No. 23-0014, eff. December 19, 2023)

A. No tentative map application shall be considered as filed or complete until all required documents, supplemental information and materials have been submitted to the Community Development Department (hereafter referred to as Community Development), including without limitation geotechnical and/or soils reports, as described in Section 11.20.120, Dedications and improvements, which have been approved by the City's staff, and a conceptual grading plan which describes the grading required for development of, and access to, the subdivided lots. If after approval of a map, new geotechnical reports or information is submitted to the City which make any of the conditions of the map no longer appropriate, or necessary, an amendment to the approved tentative map may be requested by the applicant pursuant to the procedures described in Section 11.28.010(G), Correction and amendment of maps, of this title.

B. Tentative and final maps for initial construction or conversion of existing structures for residential occupancy shall conform to the criteria and standards of Title 10, Zoning, of this Code for the base zoning district in which it is located.

C. All maps shall specifically provide for proper grading and erosion control, including the prevention of sedimentation or damage to off-site property.

D. Each lot created by a map shall include a minimum contiguous lot area required by the appropriate residential base zoning district standards.

E. No map shall be approved unless it complies with the Subdivision Map Act, this title and any other title of this Code, other applicable laws and all conditions or requirements imposed pursuant to the requirements thereof, except; that when the failure of a map to so comply is the result of a technical or inadvertent error which, in the determination of the Planning Commission, does not materially affect the validity of the map, this provision may be waived.

(§ 2, Ord. 1990, eff. December 3, 1998)

Any person owning real property or a vendee of that person pursuant to a contract of sale of the real property may request a certificate of compliance to determine whether the real property complies with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title. Such request shall be submitted with the appropriate forms, fees, and property information as prescribed by Community Development. Such certificate shall be issued and recorded pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act.

(§ 2, Ord. 1990, eff. December 3, 1998)