Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS›Chapter 16.04 — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Nevada City Municipal Code Art. V Tentative Maps Applicable Only to Subdivisions Requiring Final Maps
Nevada City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Nevada City
Cite as: Nevada City Municipal Code Article V · Text as of 2026-10-04
16.04.180 - Planning commission review and report.¶
Within fifty days after the filing of the tentative map, or within such extended time as may be agreed upon between the subdivider and the planning commission, the commission shall consider the map, the accompanying instruments and other data, the comments and recommendations referred to in Section 16.04.170 and the evidence received at its meeting, and shall make a written report to the city council recommending the approval, conditional approval or disapproval of the map. If conditional approval of the map is recommended, the report shall contain a complete statement of the conditions. If disapproval is recommended, the report shall set forth the reasons for such disapproval.
(Ord. 369 § 7-01, 1975)
16.04.190 - Service of report.¶
The city manager shall cause a copy of the planning commissions' report to be served on the subdivider, by mail or personal delivery, at least three days prior to the hearing of the city council on the tentative map.
(Ord. 369 § 7-02, 1975)
16.04.200 - Hearing procedures.¶
Upon the filing of the planning commission's report, the city council at its next regular meeting shall fix the meeting date at which the tentative map will be considered, which date shall be within thirty days thereafter. Notice of the hearing on the tentative map shall be given by the city clerk for the time and in the manner specified in Section 66451.3 of the Subdivision Map Act. Any interested person may appear at the hearing and be heard.
(Ord. 369 § 7-03, 1975)
16.04.210 - Action by city council.¶
At the conclusion of the hearing on the tentative map, and within the thirty-day period referred to in Section 16.04.200, the city council shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the tentative map. The action thus taken shall be endorsed on the map, or shown by a memorandum attached thereto. If the map is conditionally approved, such endorsement or memorandum shall include a complete statement of the conditions. If the map is disapproved, the reasons for disapproval shall be stated. The council shall report its action to the subdivider, and such report shall include a copy of any such memorandum.
(Ord. 369 § 7-04, 1975)
16.04.220 - Approval on failure to act.¶
If no action on the tentative map is taken by the city council within the time limits specified in this article, or any authorized extension thereof, the tentative map as filed shall be deemed to be approved, insofar as it complies with other applicable requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and this chapter, and the city clerk shall certify such approval.
(Ord. 369 § 7-05, 1975)
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