Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS›Chapter 16.03 — DEFINITIONS
Chapter 16.04 — RESPONSIBILITIES
Paradise Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Paradise
16.04.010 - Town attorney.¶
The town attorney shall be responsible for approving as to form all subdivision improvement agreements, bonds, or securities.
(Ord. 203 §2 (part), 1990)
16.04.020 - Town council.¶
The town council shall have final jurisdiction in the approval of final maps, improvement agreements, covenants, and the acceptance by the town of lands and/or improvements as may be proposed for on-site dedication to the town for all subdivisions of land. The town council shall act as the appeal board for hearing appeals of the approval, conditional approval, or denial of tentative subdivision maps and tentative parcel maps by the advisory agency.
(Ord. 203 §2 (part), 1990)
16.04.030 - Town engineer.
The town 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 Subdivision Map Act and reporting the findings together with recommendations for approval, or conditional approval, of the tentative map to planning director for all subdivisions;
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.
Examining and certifying that final maps are in substantial conformance with the approved tentative map;
E.
The inspection and approval of subdivision improvements;
F.
The acceptance of:
(a)
Dedications and improvements for subdivisions of four or fewer parcels,
(b)
Offsite dedications lying outside a subdivision boundary which require a separate grant deed;
G.
The certification of completion of private improvements not to be maintained by the town; and
H.
The processing of, and the approval, conditional approval, or denial of, boundary line modifications, including the collection of all required deposits and fees.
(Ord. 203 §2 (part), 1990)
16.04.040 - Community development department.
The community development department shall be responsible for the processing of preliminary and tentative parcel maps, revisions to acreage, map modifications, time extensions and for the collection of all required deposits and fees.
(Ord. No. 417, § 1, 4-13-2004; Ord. 203 §2 (part), 1990)
16.04.045 - Planning director.
The planning director shall be responsible for approving, conditionally approving, or denying those tentative parcel maps that are noncontroversial and do not involve significant policy issues, as well as time extensions related to said tentative parcel maps.
(Ord. No. 501, § 1, 6-8-2010; Ord. 203 §2 (part), 1990)
16.04.050 - Planning commission.¶
The planning commission shall be responsible for approving, conditionally approving, or denying the application for major map modification(s), time extensions, tentative subdivision maps, and those tentative parcel maps that are controversial or which involve significant policy questions.
(Ord. No. 417, § 1, 4-13-2004; Ord. 203 §2 (part), 1990)
Chapter 16.05 - MAPS REQUIRED
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