Murrieta Municipal Code § 16.90 Review Authority

The purpose of this chapter is to outline the duties of the individual participants involved in the review/determination of subdivision matters governed by this article.

(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

A. City Engineer. The city engineer shall have final authority in the approval, conditional approval or disapproval of certificates of compliance, lot line adjustments, final map approvals, and parcel mergers.

B. Commission. The commission shall have final authority in the approval, conditional approval or disapproval of reversions to acreage, tentative parcel maps, tentative tract maps, and vesting tentative maps.

C. Council. The commission shall act as the appeal body for director and city engineer decisions unless a different review authority is established by the city council, while the council shall act as the appeal body for hearing appeals pertaining to all commission decisions, in compliance with (Appeals).

(Ord. 610-24 § 18, 2024; Ord. 293 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

The city attorney shall be responsible for approving, as to form, all subdivision improvement documents that affect public rights-of-way related to subdivisions.

(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

The city engineer shall be responsible for the following:

A. Final and Parcel Maps. The processing of final and parcel maps;

B. Subdivision Improvements. Determining if proposed subdivision improvements comply with the provisions of this article, the subdivision map act and city adopted improvement standards;

C. Construction Details. Establishing design and construction details, improvement standards and specifications;

D. Application Processing. Processing of certificates of compliance, lot line adjustments, mergers/unmergers, and correction and amendment of maps;

E. Inspection and Approval. The inspection and approval of subdivision improvements;

F. Collection of Fees. Collection of applicable engineering/plan check fees, deposits, establishment of security amounts, improvement bonds, and other financial provisions;

G. Acceptance by the City. Acceptance by the city of lands proposed for dedication to the city by means other than final map;

H. Improvement Agreements. Execution of improvement agreements on behalf of the city in conformance with tentative subdivision maps approved by the council; and

I. Time Extensions. Approval of time extensions for installation of improvements required by subdivision agreements.

(Ord. 610-24 § 19, 2024; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

The department shall be responsible for the acceptance and processing of all tentative map applications, including vesting tentative maps, reversion to acreage and the collection of all required application fees.

(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)