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Morgan Hill Municipal Code Ch. 17.12 Administration
Morgan Hill Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Morgan Hill
Cite as: Morgan Hill Municipal Code Chapter 17.12 · Text as of 2026-10-04
17.12.010 - City attorney—Responsibilities.¶
The city attorney shall be responsible for approving as to form all subdivision improvement agreements and subdivision improvement securities.
(Ord. 635 N.S. § A (part), 1983)
17.12.020 - City council—Responsibilities.¶
A. The city council shall have final jurisdiction in the approval of final maps and improvement agreements and the acceptance by the city of such lands and/or improvements as may be proposed for dedication to the city for subdivisions.
B. The city council shall act as the appeal board for hearing appeals of the approval, conditional approval or denial of tentative subdivision maps.
(Ord. 635 N.S. § A (part), 1983)
17.12.030 - City engineer—Responsibilities.¶
The city engineer shall be responsible for:
A. Establishing design and construction details, standards and specifications;
B. Determining if proposed subdivision improvements comply with the provisions of this title and the Map Act and for reporting the findings together with any recommendations for approval, or conditional approval, of the tentative map to the community development director;
C. The processing and certification of final maps, reversion to acreage maps, and amended maps; the processing and approval of subdivision improvement plans, lot line adjustments, mergers and certificates of compliance;
D. The inspection and approval of subdivision improvements;
E. The acceptance of private improvements (improvements not to be maintained by the city.)
(Ord. 635 N.S. § A (part), 1983)
17.12.040 - Community development department (CDD)—Responsibilities.¶
The community development department shall be responsible for the processing of tentative maps, final and parcel maps, and for the collection of all required deposits and fees.
(Ord. 635 N.S. § A (part), 1983)
17.12.050 - Community development director—Responsibilities.¶
The community development director shall be responsible for the management of the community development department in carrying out the responsibilities imposed upon it by this title. The community development director shall be responsible for:
A. Investigating proposed subdivisions for conformity to the general plan, specific plans and zoning ordinances of the city and reporting his finding together with recommendations for approval or conditional approval to the planning commission;
B. Examining and certifying that final maps are in substantial conformance to the approved tentative map.
(Ord. 635 N.S. § A (part), 1983)
17.12.060 - Planning commission—Responsibilities.¶
The planning commission shall be responsible for approving, conditionally approving or denying the application for tentative map approval of subdivisions and reporting its action to the city council.
(Ord. 635 N.S. § A (part), 1983)
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