Plumas County Municipal Code Art. 6 Parcel Maps

Except as otherwise provided in this article, or in the Map Act, or in the departmental subdivision regulations, the general policy, the procedure, and the requirements for subdividing by means of parcel maps shall be the same as for conventional subdivisions.

(§ 61205, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ords. 413, 435, 444, 664, and 725)

The subdivision of property, or a portion thereof, into four (4) or fewer parcels or, in some specific instances, into a greater number of parcels, may be accomplished by means of parcel maps as set forth in the Map Act.

(a) The County may waive the required subdivision of a parcel map where:

(1) The land before division contains less than five (5) acres, each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway and no dedications or improvements are required by the County; or

(2) Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of twenty (20) acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway; or

(3) 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 industrial or commercial development, and which has the approval of the Board as to street alignments and widths; or

(4) Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of not less than forty (40) acres or is not less than a quarter of a quarter section; and

(5) The resultant parcels conform with the County General Plan, Specific Plans, and zoning.

(b) Any person seeking waiver of the requirement for a parcel map shall file an application with the Planning Director. The application shall include:

(1) A plot plan showing the information required by Section 9-3.401 of Article 4 of this chapter;

(2) Complete legal descriptions of the parcels and easements proposed to be conveyed;

(3) A signed statement of all owners of record consenting to the proposed division;

(4) Information sufficient for the Zoning Administrator to find that the proposed division of land complies with requirements as to area, improvements, and design, flood and water drainage control, appropriate improved roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of the Map Act, the provisions of this chapter, and resolutions pertaining thereto.

(c) If information sufficient for the Zoning Administrator to finds that the proposed division of land complies with requirements as to area, improvements, and design, flood and water drainage control, appropriate improved roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of the Map Act, the provisions of this chapter, and resolutions pertaining thereto is not provided with the application, the application for waiver shall be denied or may be conditionally approved as a parcel map.

(d) The findings of the Zoning Administrator shall be kept on file in the Planning and Development Agency records.

(e) The County Engineer shall have the authority to waive the filing of a final map and to require the filing of a tentative map only in cases where the subdivision is for the purpose of creating access to other property.

(f) The waiver of the parcel map requirements shall become effective upon the recording by the Engineer-Surveyor of the Zoning Administrator's resolution approving the waiver and containing the legal description of the division which has been approved.

(§ 61205, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ords. 413, 435, 444, 664, 725, § 1, Ord. 73-19, eff. October 11, 1973, § 4, Ord. 74-64, eff. September 19, 1974, § 7, Ord. 77-211, eff. August 4, 1977, § 3, Ords. 78-254, eff. April 7, 1978, § 1, Ord. 79-307, eff. May 3, 1979, § 1, Ord. 86-629, eff. April 10, 1986, § 1, Ord. 86-634, eff. June 19, 1986, §§ 1 and 2, Ord. 86-641, eff. October 16, 1986, § 2, Ord. 87-683, eff. January 14, 1988, and § 8, Ord. 94-834, eff. June 23, 1994)

Tentative parcel maps for parcel map subdivisions shall be essentially the same as provided in Article 4 of this chapter for subdivisions, except as modified by the departmental subdivision regulations.

(§ 61205, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ords. 413, 435, 444, 664, and 725)

Final parcel maps for parcel map subdivisions shall be as set forth in the Map Act, with such additions and modifications as may be provided in this chapter and in the departmental subdivision regulations.

(§ 61205, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ords. 413, 435, 444, 664, 725, § 4, Ord. 75-99, eff. May 8, 1975)

Tentative parcel maps shall be presented to the Zoning Administrator, but not normally to the Board, for consideration and approval in a manner similar to that for tentative subdivision maps as set forth in Article 4 of this chapter. Final parcel maps normally shall not be presented to the Board but may be filed after the completion of checking and approval by the County Engineer. In unusual circumstances, or in cases where differences exist between the County Engineer and the subdivider, or his authorized agent, regarding the tentative parcel map or the final parcel map, either party shall have the right to a hearing before the Board to obtain a final determination in regard to such differences.

(§ 61205, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ords. 413, 435, 444, 664, 725, § 4, Ord. 74-64, eff. September 19, 1974, and § 10, Ord. 05-1026, adopted March 29, 2005)

Any interior lot or parcel created by a parcel map shall be served by an easement to provide ingress and egress. Such easements may also be for utilities, drainage, and other appropriate purposes. The minimum width for such easements shall be twenty (20') feet to serve one parcel, with an additional five (5') feet for each additional parcel served, but not to exceed sixty (60') feet.

(§ 61205, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ords. 413, 435, 444, 664, and 725)

Prior to the filing of the final parcel map with the County Recorder, the subdivider shall obtain a certificate on such map from the Tax Collector in the same manner and form as the Tax Collector certificate which is required before the filing of maps pursuant to the provisions of Sections 66492, et seq., of the Government Code of the State. The subdivider shall also deposit any amount shown to be a lien on the certificate with the County Clerk, and the County Clerk shall hold the money so deposited in trust to secure the payment of taxes.

The final parcel map shall have a certificate signed and acknowledged by all owners of record in the real property subdivided consenting to the preparation and recordation of the parcel map.

An owner's certificate shall appear on the face of the map or shall be recorded concurrently with the map and shall be in substantially the following form: "I (we) hereby certify that I am (we are) the owner(s) of the real property within the limits of the map being recorded concurrently with this document and found in Book _______ of Parcel Maps at page _______, Plumas County Records. I (we) hereby consent to the preparation and recording of this map and am (are) the only person(s) whose consent is required to pass title to said lands.

"The access shown within said map which purports to be easements and appurtenant to said property will be conveyed to all grantees of the affected property as shown thereon and for the purposes noted.

(Acknowledgment) (Signatures)"

(§ 61205, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ords. 413, 435, 444, 664, 725, 74-60, eff. August 22, 1974, § 4, Ord. 75-99, eff. May 8, 1975, § 8, Ord. 77-211, eff. August 4, 1977, and § 1, Ord. 80-399, eff. September 18, 1980)

A recorded parcel map may be modified by a certificate of correction or by an amending map, following the same procedures applicable to the approval of a tentative map, upon a finding by the Zoning Administrator that:

(a) There are changes in circumstances which make any or all of the conditions of such map no longer appropriate or necessary;

(b) The modifications proposed do not impose any additional burden on the present fee owner of the property;

(c) The modifications proposed do not alter any right, title, or interest in the real property reflected on the recorded map; and

(d) The map as modified conforms with the provisions of Section 66474 of the Government Code of the State.

The modification shall be set for a public hearing as required by Section 66472.1 of the Government Code of the State.

(§ 61205, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ords. 413, 435, 444, 664, 725, and § 8, Ord. 77-211, eff. August 4, 1977; repealed by § 2, Ord. 80-404, eff. October 12, 1980; reenacted by § 2, Ord. 84-555, eff. February 16, 1984)

Failure to file a final parcel map as provided for in this article within twenty-four (24) months in accordance with the provisions of the Map Act, or within a maximum three (3) year extension of such period granted by the County, shall terminate all proceedings and necessitate the filing and approval of a new tentative parcel map.

(§ 61206, P.C.O.C., as amended by Ord. 664, § 4, Ord. 75-99, eff. May 8, 1975, and § 2, Ord. 83-552, eff. January 5, 1984)