Pismo Beach Municipal Code Ch. 16.16 Definitions

The definitions in this chapter apply to the provisions of this title only and do not affect any other provisions of law. All definitions contained in the State Subdivision Map Act shall also be included by reference. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Commission" means the planning commission of the city of Pismo Beach and also the advisory agency referred to in the Subdivision Map Act of the state. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Condominium, community apartments, and planned developments" means groups of privately occupied and owned living areas with intervening common areas in undivided interest. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Design" means street alignments, grades and widths; drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignments and grades thereof; location and size of all required easements and rights-of-way; fire roads and firebreaks; lot size and configuration; traffic access; grading; and to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; and such other specific requirements in the plan and configuration of the entire subdivision as may be necessary or convenient to ensure conformity to or implementation of the general plan/local coastal program land use plan or specific plans. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Easement" means an easement dedicated to and accepted by the city of Pismo Beach or other designated person, public agency, corporation or entity. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Final map" means a map prepared in conformity with an approved or conditionally approved tentative tract map based on field survey, and deemed at the time of city council approval to be consistent with all general plan/ local coastal program land use plan and local ordinance requirements at the time of such approval. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Improvement" means such street work and utilities to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways and easements, as are necessary for the general use of the land owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs as a condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the final map thereof; "improvement" also means such other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the local agency or by a combination thereof, is necessary or convenient to ensure conformity to or implementation of the general plan/ local coastal program land use plan. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Lot" means a parcel or portion of land established for purposes of sale, lease, finance, division of interest or separate use, separated from other lands by description on a final map or parcel map. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Owner" means the individual, firm, partnership or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Parcel map" means a map prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title, which map is designed to be placed on record in accordance with the law. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Subdivider" means a person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who proposes to divide or causes to be divided real property into a subdivision for himself or for others except that employees and consultants of such persons or entities, acting in such capacity, are not

"subdividers". (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Subdivision" means the division by any subdivider of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land, or any portion thereof, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future, except for leases of agricultural land for agricultural purposes. Property shall be considered contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement or railroad rights-of-way. "Subdivision" includes a condominium project as defined in Section 1350 of the Civil Code, or a time-share condominium or a community apartment project as defined in Section 11004 of the Business and Professions Code, or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative as defined in Section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions Code. Any conveyance of land to a governmental agency, public entity or public utility shall not be considered a division of land for purposes of computing the number of parcels. As used in this title, "agricultural purposes" means the cultivation of food or fiber or grazing or pasturing of livestock. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Subdivision Map Act" means Title 7, Division 2 of the California Government Code, Sections 66410 through 66499.35, the primary purpose of which is to provide a scheme for the control and regulation by local government of the design and improvement of subdivisions. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

"Subdivision review committee" means a committee comprised of three members: one member designated by the planning commission, the community development director, and the city engineer. This committee is an advisory body to the planning commission. (Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

A. "Tentative map" means a tentative parcel map or a tentative tract map made for the purpose of showing the design and improvement of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it.

B. "Vesting tentative map (VTM)" means a tentative map for a subdivision as defined in subsection (A) of this section that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting tentative map" at the time it is filed. Vesting tentative maps shall be processed in the same manner as other tentative maps.* (Ord. 86-4, § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. 299 § 1 (part), 1982)

* See Chapter 16.27, Vesting Tentative Maps.