Palm Desert Municipal Code Ch. 26.04 General Provisions

This title is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Section 66411 of the Government Code of the state and in accordance with the limitations of Section II of Article XI of the Constitution of the state, the general laws of the state and Section 66410 et seq., of the Government Code known as the Subdivision Map Act. The provisions of this title are in addition to the regulations of the Subdivision Map Act and are supplemental thereto, consistent with, and not in conflict with the provisions of the act.

(Ord. 125 § 1, 1976, Exhibit A § 26.1-1)

The purpose of this title is to control and regulate the division or consolidation of land within the city as well as such land as may be hereafter annexed to the city and to provide for a clear and expeditious procedure for this purpose. The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this title as well as the regulations contained in this title shall be applicable to the resubdivision of land or the alteration of the size and shape of any existing parcel of record. It is the specific intent of the city council to establish by local ordinance requirements for the recordation of a final map when land is to be divided into five or more parcels, or a parcel map where land is to be divided into less than five parcels in conformity with the authorization of the State Subdivision Map Act, with the exception of those divisions of land as set forth in this title. It is further the purpose of these regulations to require the subdivider to properly install improvements in accordance with the provisions of the State Subdivision Map Act and the standards and specifications adopted by the city; to require the subdivider to do the original work of placing public streets and all other improvements in a proper condition before the maintenance thereof is taken over by the city or other appropriate agency, and to relieve the taxpayers of the city to the extent of the burden that would otherwise exist; to provide for the regulation and control of the design and improvement of a subdivision with a proper consideration of its relation to adjoining areas and the effect the subdivision would have on such areas; to require the establishment of open spaces and recreational areas in accordance with rules and regulations that presently exist or may hereafter be adopted; to provide for the designation and acquisition of sites for necessary public facilities to serve residential areas that are developed as the result of the subdivision of land; to prevent fraud and exploitation in the sale of subdivisions or parts thereof in the interests of protecting the public which has been declared to be the public policy of the state; and to preserve the health, safety, welfare and amenities of the city.

(Ord. 125 § 1, 1976, Exhibit A § 26.1-2)