Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Ch. 11.12 Subdivision Maps

Prior to filing any tentative map, the prospective subdivider shall, by appointment, meet with Community Development to discuss possible subdivision design, dedication requirements and any supplemental information the Planning Commission may require.

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

A. The subdivider shall file a tentative map (including tentative parcel maps) and all accompanying materials with Community Development. Community Development shall review the map and the accompanying materials and, if the subdivision results in three (3) or more parcels or condominium units or it is otherwise determined to be appropriate, cause a report regarding the same to be forwarded to the Planning Commission and subdivider.

B. Community Development may either approve, conditionally approve or disapprove a map resulting in not more than two (2) parcels or condominium units. Written notice of the decision shall be given to the subdivider.

C. The Planning Commission may hold a public hearing on a tentative map under its consideration if it determines that such is appropriate, or the applicant or an abutting property owner requests it. If a public hearing is conducted, notice of the hearing shall be given pursuant to Section 66451.3 of the Subdivision Map Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of said Section 66451.31, mailed notice shall be given to the subdivider and to all property owners within five hundred feet (500′) of the proposed subdivision, no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the hearing.

D. Dedications and reservations of property and on-site, and off-site improvements may be required by the Planning Commission or director as a condition of approval as authorized by the Subdivision Map Act and Chapter 11.20, Dedications and Improvements, of this title.

E. The Planning Commission shall review all materials submitted and shall either approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the map within fifty (50) calendar days after the certification of the environmental impact report, adoption of a negative declaration, or the determination that the project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This time limit may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and Community Development. Written notice of the decision of the Planning Commission shall be given to the subdivider.

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

The content and form of tentative and final maps shall be governed by the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and this title, and any map preparation requirements adopted by resolution of the Planning Commission.

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

A. Approved or conditionally approved tentative maps shall expire thirty-six (36) months after such approval or conditional approval. Upon application by the subdivider, filed with Community Development prior to the expiration of the tentative map, the Planning Commission may extend the date on which the map expires. Each extension granted shall not exceed twelve (12) months and the total extension period shall not exceed three (3) years.

B. Urban Lot Splits. Notwithstanding paragraph A., tentative maps that are approved or conditionally approved pursuant to Government Code Section 66411.7 and Chapter 11.40 of this Code shall expire pursuant to Government Code Section 66452.6, no later than forty-eight (48) months after such approval or conditional approval.

(§ 2, Ord. 1990, eff. December 3, 1998; § 5, Ord. No. 23-0014, eff. December 19, 2023)

A. A final map prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor, along with all necessary certificates and acknowledgments, must be submitted to Community Development before the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map. If required improvements and dedications are not completed, improvement and dedication agreements must be obtained before the final map can be filed.

B. The final map shall be consistent with all the conditions, restrictions and corrections upon which the tentative map was approved. Where possible, all conditions and restrictions shall be clearly and graphically denoted on the final map. Where such conditions and/or restrictions cannot be graphically denoted, they shall be clearly and conspicuously written on the final map.

C. Community Development shall review the final map and, if found to be consistent with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and this title and the conditions, restrictions and corrections of the approved tentative map, Community Development shall approve the final map and cause the same to be sent to the subdivider and the County Recorder, provided, however, that whenever dedications are required, the map shall instead be forwarded to the City Council for acceptance of such dedications. If the dedications are accepted by the City Council, the approved final map shall be sent to the subdivider and the County Recorder after such acceptance.

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