Piedmont Municipal Code § 19.11 Definitions

the construction of this chapter. The definitions in the Piedmont Zoning Code and the Subdivision Map Act also apply and are incorporated here by reference.

this title, and those areas where a legal subdivision has not been made previously, or where a legal subdivision has declared such parcel as acreage.

access to the back or side of a parcel of real property that otherwise abuts a street.

adjacent streets, rights-of-way, railroads, public areas or the subdivision boundary.

surveying functions of the city engineer may be performed by the city engineer if that person was registered as a civil engineer before January 1, 1982 (R.C.E. No. lower than 33,966), or is a registered land surveyor, by a city surveyor if that position is created by the city, or by another person authorized by state law to perform land surveying and designated by the city engineer. (GC §66416.5)

common interest development in which an undivided interest in land is coupled with the

10 right of exclusive occupancy of any apartment located on it. (Civil Code §1351(d), Business and Professions Code §11004)

of an undivided interest in common in a portion of the property together with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map, parcel map or condominium plan. The condominium may be residential, industrial or commercial. (Civil Code §§783, 1351(f))

regulations related to residential and non-residential condominiums, on file in the public works department.

street only at one end and is not planned for later extension.

entity of title to real property or an interest therein, or of an easement or right in real property, the transfer of facilities, the installation of improvements or any combination of these.

a. Street alignments, grades and widths; b.
Drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignments and grades thereof; c.
Location and size of all required easements and rights-of-way; c.
Fire roads and firebreaks; e.
Lot size and configuration; f.
Traffic access; g.
Grading; h.
Land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; and

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Such other specific physical requirements in the plan and configuration of the entire subdivision as may be necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the general plan or any applicable specific plan. (GC §66418) (Ord. 1417 § 2, 1994)

the subject of a map shall be put, the buildings to be constructed on it, and all alterations of the land and construction incident thereto. (GC §66418.1)

California Environmental Quality Act and its implementing guidelines.

certified in the state of California to practice engineering geology. Engineering geology means the application of geologic knowledge and principles in the investigation and evaluation of naturally occurring rock and soil for use in the design of civil works.

of five or more lots, prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this chapter (except as provided in PMC §19.20).

the capability to flood lands or improvements, transport or deposit debris, scour the surface soil, dislodge or damage buildings, or erode the banks of channels.

sediment control regulations set forth in the latest city-council approved edition of the California Building Code.

a.
Street work, traffic controls, freeways, bridges, overcrossings, interchanges, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveways, flood control or storm-drainage facilities, water facilities, sanitary sewers and facilities, public utilities, lighting facilities, landscaping and fences to be installed by the subdivider on the land to be used for public rights-of-way, private streets and easements as a condition of map approval; and

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Any other improvements necessary to implement the general plan and as defined by Section 66419 of the Subdivision Map Act. See also Piedmont Municipal Code section §19.46. (GC §§66419, 66452.6(a)(3))

submitted by a registered civil engineer showing the location and construction details of the streets, roads, drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, water mains and the pertinent structures and other on-tract and off-tract improvements required for a subdivision, as specified in Piedmont Municipal Code section §19.49.

delineated or described as a single integral unit on a subdivision map or by such other map approved under the Subdivision Map Act. (Assessor’s parcel numbers and assessor’s parcel maps are created for the convenience of the county assessor and do not create legal rights or control property rights under the Subdivision Map Act.)

existing lot line between four or fewer existing, adjoining parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjoining parcel and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed are not created, as provided in Piedmont Municipal Code section §19.5. (GC §66412(d))

major street by the general plan. It is a street which carries the major flow of traffic passing through or adjacent to a subdivision and for which the traffic entering or crossing from intersecting roads and streets may be controlled.

land under one ownership into one parcel, as provided in Article X Piedmont Municipal Code section. (GC §66451.11) See also section 19.7 regarding owner-initiated parcel mergers.

fewer lots, or a subdivision for which a parcel map is authorized under Piedmont Municipal Code section 19.20, prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and this chapter. (GC §66426)

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Code section 65950 and following, which regulates the timing of review and approval of development projects.

building layout, the position of roads, buildings, easements, rights-of-way, setbacks and utilities with their respective dimensions and distances.

owned by or offered for dedication to the public and accepted by the city.

means the public works department of the city.

engineer registered by the state of California and doing work consistent with the engineer’s authority under the California Business and Professions Code and the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. (Business and Professions Code Sections 6700, 8700)

an existing parcel which is designated on the required map as not a part of the subdivision. It is that portion not divided for the purpose of sale, lease or financing. The remainder is not counted as a parcel for the purpose of determining whether a final or parcel map is required. A remainder of five acres or more need not be shown on the map, and its location need not be indicated as a matter of survey, but only by deed reference to the existing boundaries of the remainder. (Reference: PMC §19.21) (GC §66424.6)

space easement” means an easement granted to the public whereby the owner relinquishes or limits the right to construct improvements on the land. (GC §51051, Civil Code §815.1)

engineer whose field of expertise is soil mechanics.

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details” means those standard details for public improvements prepared by the city engineer and adopted by resolution of the city council.

development in which a corporation is formed primarily for the purpose of holding title to improved real property, and substantially all of the shareholders receive a right of exclusive occupancy in a portion of the property. (Civil Code Section 1351(m), Business and Professions Code Section 11003.2)

includes a public or private street, avenue, road, highway, lane, alley, court, square, crossing or intersection.

or causes to be divided real property into a subdivision. (GC §66423)

sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. The land may be improved or unimproved and is that land shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units. Property is considered as contiguous units even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easements or railroad rights-of-way. Subdivision includes, but is not limited to, condominium projects, community apartment projects, stock cooperatives, urban lot splits as provided in Piedmont City Code division 17.54, and subdivisions pursuant to Government Code sections 65852.28 and 66499.41. (Ord 782 N.S., 08/25)

agreement” or “subdivision agreement” means an agreement betweenthe subdivider and the city, usually including financial security, to assure the completion of public improvements after the approval of a final or parcel map. See section 19.50 of this chapter.

2, Subdivisions, of the California Government Code, beginning with Section 66410.

from the city that contains procedures and further details regarding the subdivision application and approval process, and other requirements.

showing the design and improvements of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it. (GC §66424.5) A “tentative parcel map” refers specifically to that provided for a parcel map.

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subdivision that has printed conspicuously on its face the words “vesting tentative map” at the time it is filed with the city, and is processed in accordance with Piedmont Municipal Code section 19.36. (GC §§66424.5 and 66452)