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Chapter 16.16 — DESIGN STANDARDS

Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Palos Verdes Estates

  • § 16.16.010. Conformance to plans.

  • § 16.16.020. Street and highway design. § 16.16.030. Expense – Grades – Undergrounding – Street trees – Hydrology.

  • § 16.16.040. Sanitary sewers.

  • § 16.16.050. Water supply.

  • § 16.16.060. Alleys.

  • § 16.16.070. Utility easements.

  • § 16.16.080. Parking areas. § 16.16.090. Lots.

  • § 16.16.100. Blocks. § 16.16.110. Grades.

  • § 16.16.120. Curves and tangents.

  • § 16.16.130. Site design. § 16.16.140. Biology.

  • § 16.16.150. Exceptions.

Chapter 16.12 FINAL MAP

Chapter 16.20 VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS

  • § 16.12.010. Time of preparation. § 16.12.020. Contents and form. § 16.12.030. Soil investigation. § 16.12.040. City engineer review.

  • § 16.20.010. Applicable provisions. § 16.20.020. Requirements.

  • § 16.20.030. Additional submittals.

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City of Palos Verdes Estates, CA

PALOS VERDES ESTATES CODE

§ 16.20.040. Development rights § 16.24.020. Findings. conferred. § 16.24.030. Map contents. § 16.20.050. Amendment. § 16.24.040. Submittal requirements. § 16.20.060. Expiration. § 16.20.070. Fees. Chapter 16.28 MERGER OF PARCELS Chapter 16.24 LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS § 16.28.010. Application. § 16.28.020. Procedure. § 16.24.010. Application.

Prior legislation: Ords. 232 and 269.

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City of Palos Verdes Estates, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 16.04.010

§ 16.04.040

CHAPTER 16.04 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Prior legislation: Ords. 156 and 495.

§ 16.04.010. Authority – Subdivision Map Act definitions.

Pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act of the state, Cal. Gov. Code Title 7, Division 2, the provisions of this title are supplemental to those of the Subdivision Map Act and any associated regulations provided by law. This title regulates the design and improvement of subdivisions and assures consistency with the city’s land use goals, policies and objectives. All terms used in this title which are defined in the Subdivision Map Act shall have the same meaning as ascribed in the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 667 § 1, 2006; Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

§ 16.04.020. Application.

Except as specifically excluded by the Subdivision Map Act or this title, the provisions of this title shall apply to any division of real property wholly or partially within the city and shall govern the filing, processing, approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of tentative, final and parcel map applications and any subsequent modifications thereof. (Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

§ 16.04.030. Prohibition.

No person may lease, finance or transfer title to or offer to sell, lease, finance or transfer title to any portion of any subdivision or parcel of land in the city for which a tentative, final or parcel map or waiver certificate is required pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act or this title, unless a parcel or final map or waiver certificate in full compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title has been approved by the city engineer and recorded with the county recorder. (Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

§ 16.04.040. Tract maps – Exceptions.

A tentative tract map and final tract map are required for all subdivisions creating five or more parcels, five or more condominiums as defined in Cal. Civ. Code § 783, a community apartment project containing five or more parcels, or for the conversion of a dwelling to a stock cooperative containing five or more dwelling units. A tract map shall not be required for a division of land if:

  • A. The land before division contains less than five acres, each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required by the city;

  • B. Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of twenty acres or more and has approved access to a maintained public street or highway;

  • C. The land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway, which comprises part of a tract of land zoned for commercial development, and which has the approval of the city as to street alignments and width;

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City of Palos Verdes Estates, CA § 16.04.040

PALOS VERDES ESTATES CODE

§ 16.04.080

  • D. Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of not less than forty acres;

  • E. The land being subdivided is solely for the creation of an environmental subdivision pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code § 66418.2;

  • F. The conveyance of land is exclusively to a governmental agency, public entity, or public utility or subsidiary of a public utility for conveyance to that public utility for rights-ofway.

  • (Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

§ 16.04.050. Parcel maps.

  • A. A tentative parcel map and final parcel map shall be required for all land divisions creating four or fewer parcels and for all divisions of land described in PVEMC § 16.04.040(A) through (D).

  • B. The city engineer may waive the requirement of preparing a parcel map required by this section if he finds that the proposed division of land complies with such requirements as may have been established by the Subdivision Map Act or this title as to area, improvement and design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of the Subdivision Map Act or this title; provided, that in waiving such parcel map the city engineer may require the applicant to file a tentative parcel map.

  • C. A request for a waiver under subsection B of this section shall be submitted by the subdivider in a form acceptable to the city engineer. Notice of the action of the city engineer upon such a request shall be given to the subdivider and to all persons to whom notification of the tentative parcel map is required by law. The city engineer shall make a determination on the waiver application within sixty days of the application being deemed complete. The city engineer’s determination on a request for a waiver of a parcel map is final.

  • (Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

§ 16.04.060. Planning commission as advisory agency.

The city planning commission is designated as the “advisory agency” referred to in the Subdivision Map Act, and is charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of proposed subdivisions, and is hereby authorized to recommend approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of tentative maps of subdivisions and land divisions, and any modifications thereof, prepared and filed according to this title and the Subdivision Map Act, including, without limitation, recommending the kinds, nature and extent of the improvements required to be installed in subdivisions and land divisions. (Ord. 667 § 1, 2006; Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

§ 16.04.070. City council as approving agency.

The city council shall be the approving agency for all subdivision and land division maps and any modifications thereof.

(Ord. 667 § 1, 2006; Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

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City of Palos Verdes Estates, CA § 16.04.080

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 16.04.100

§ 16.04.080. Certificates of compliance.

The city engineer shall approve or conditionally approve a certificate of compliance for parcels entitled to such certificates pursuant to Sections 66499.34, 66499.35 and 66499.36 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

§ 16.04.090. Violation – Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to punishment as described in PVEMC § 1.16.010.

(Ord. 667 § 1, 2006; Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

§ 16.04.100. Fees.

  • A. Every person submitting a tentative or final tract or parcel map, or application for waiver, certificate of compliance, lot line adjustment or other request for processing as required in this title, shall pay a processing fee in the amount established by resolution of the city council. The fees shall not exceed the amount reasonably required by the city to process the application. Such fees are nonrefundable.

  • B. Every person submitting a tentative or final tract or parcel map, or application for waiver, certificate of compliance, lot line adjustment or other request for processing as required in this title, shall pay any required pro rata payment to defray the actual or estimated costs, if any, of constructing (1) additional planned drainage facilities for the removal of surface and storm waters from local or neighborhood drainage areas, (2) additional planned sewer facilities, (3) expansion or reconstruction of a planned bridge facility, and/or (4) planned construction or reconstruction of major thoroughfares. The pro rata payment for additional drainage and sewer facilities shall be based on the proposed subdivision’s acreage as a proportion of the total acreage that would be benefitted by the additional facilities. The method of apportionment for determining the pro rata payment for any bridge, railway, freeway, or major thoroughfare construction shall be determined by city council. The city shall deposit any payments received pursuant to this subsection in a separate fund established to fund only the particular project or facility for which the payment is collected.

  • (Ord. 700 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

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City of Palos Verdes Estates, CA § 16.08.010

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 16.08.030

CHAPTER 16.08 TENTATIVE MAPS

Prior legislation: Ords. 156 and 255.

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▸Contents — Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code
Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code
  1. Title 1
  2. Title 2
  3. Chapter 2.12 — POLICE DEPARTMENT
  4. Chapter 2.08 — CITY MANAGER
  5. Chapter 2.10 — FINANCE DIRECTOR
  6. Chapter 2.12 — POLICE DEPARTMENT
  7. Chapter 2.16 — POLICE DEPARTMENT RESERVE CORPS
  8. Chapter 2.24 — COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
  9. Chapter 2.28 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
  10. Chapter 2.32 — UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
  11. Chapter 2.36 — PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYMENT
  12. Chapter 2.38 — POST-EMPLOYMENT LOBBYING
  13. Title 3
  14. Chapter 3.00 — SPECIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX
  15. Chapter 3.04 — ASSESSMENT AND TAX COLLECTION
  16. Chapter 3.08 — SALES AND USE TAX
  17. Chapter 3.24 — PURCHASING SYSTEM
  18. Chapter 3.28 — TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT FUND
  19. Chapter 3.32 — CHARGE FOR SPECIAL POLICE SERVICES
  20. Chapter 3.36 — LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES SPECIAL TAX
  21. Title 5
  22. Chapter 5.04 — FORTUNETELLING AND RELATED PRACTICES
  23. Chapter 5.08 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
  24. Chapter 5.16 — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
  25. Chapter 5.20 — COMMERCIAL FILM PERMIT
  26. Chapter 5.25 — REAL PROPERTY RECORDS REPORT
  27. Title 6
  28. Chapter 6.04 — ANIMAL CONTROL GENERALLY
  29. Chapter 6.08 — REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO DOGS
  30. Chapter 6.12 — POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS DOGS
  31. Chapter 6.16 — VACCINATION
  32. Title 8
  33. Chapter 8.32
  34. Chapter 8.04 — HEALTH CODE
  35. Chapter 8.14
  36. Chapter 8.16 — GARBAGE AND RUBBISH
  37. Chapter 8.18 — SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
  38. Chapter 8.24 — HANG GLIDERS AND MODEL AIRCRAFT
  39. Chapter 8.32 — OUTDOOR BUSINESS LIGHTING
  40. Chapter 8.36 — SUBSTANDARD PREMISES
  41. Chapter 8.40
  42. Chapter 8.44 — WELLS AND MINES
  43. Chapter 8.52 — MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION
  44. Chapter 8.56 — SMOKING PROHIBITED
  45. Chapter 8.60 — FIREWORKS
  46. Title 9
  47. Chapter 9.04 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY
  48. Chapter 9.05 — PICKETING
  49. Chapter 9.08 — CURFEW
  50. Chapter 9.12 — WEAPONS
  51. Chapter 9.16 — USE OF BEACHES
  52. Chapter 9.18 — SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY FOR PARTIES AT WHICH UNDE…
  53. Chapter 9.20
  54. Title 10
  55. Chapter 10.02 — PENALTIES
  56. Chapter 10.08 — TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
  57. Chapter 10.12
  58. Chapter 10.16 — TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
  59. Chapter 10.20 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
  60. Chapter 10.24 — SPECIAL STOPS
  61. Chapter 10.28 — MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
  62. Chapter 10.32
  63. Chapter 10.36 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING – VENDING
  64. Chapter 10.40
  65. Chapter 10.44 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING – TIMES
  66. Chapter 10.48 — STOPPING FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING ONLY
  67. Chapter 10.52
  68. Chapter 10.60 — CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  69. Title 12
  70. Chapter 12.04 — ENCROACHMENTS
  71. Chapter 12.12 — EXCAVATIONS
  72. Chapter 12.16 — STREET TREES
  73. Chapter 12.20 — STREET AND SIDEWALK USE RESTRICTIONS
  74. Chapter 12.24 — PARKS
  75. Chapter 12.32
  76. Title 13
  77. Chapter 13.08 — STORM DRAINS AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND POL…
  78. Chapter 13.12 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
  79. Chapter 13.14 — SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE
  80. Title 15
  81. Chapter 15.04
  82. Chapter 15.08 — ADMINISTRATION
  83. Chapter 15.12
  84. Chapter 15.20
  85. Chapter 15.50 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
  86. Title 16
  87. Chapter 16.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  88. ▸Chapter 16.16 — DESIGN STANDARDS
    Overview
    1. 16.08 — TENTATIVE MAPS
    2. 16.12 — FINAL MAP
  89. Chapter 16.16 — DESIGN STANDARDS
  90. Title 17
  91. Chapter 17.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  92. Chapter 17.10 — ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  93. Chapter 17.20 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
  94. Chapter 17.22 — SITE PLAN PERMITS
  95. Chapter 17.36 — STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
  96. Chapter 17.40
  97. Chapter 17.44 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
  98. Title 18
  99. Chapter 18.55 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
  100. Chapter 18.32 — WALLS AND FENCES
  101. Chapter 18.36 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY
  102. Chapter 18.37
  103. Chapter 18.39
  104. Chapter 18.40 — MIXED-USE OVERLAY (MU-O) ZONE
  105. Chapter 18.42 — HOME OCCUPATION
  106. Chapter 18.45 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
  107. Chapter 18.50 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING
  108. Chapter 18.60 — NONCOMMERCIAL ANTENNAS
  109. Chapter 18.64 — MOBILEHOME PARKS
  110. Chapter 18.72 — SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  111. Chapter 18.73 — REGULATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
  112. Title 19
  113. Chapter 19.01 — DEFINITIONS
  114. Chapter 19.02
  115. Title OL

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