Part 10 — DIVISION OF LAND

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Sec. 1000. General Provisions .................................................................................................. 10-2 1000.A. Intent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 1000.B. Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Sec. 1010. Subdivision Design Standards ............................................................................... 10-4 1010.A. Conformance with the General Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 1010.B. Streets, Alleys, Blocks, and Pedestrian Walks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 1010.C. Lots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 1010.D. Easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 1010.E. Grading and Erosion/Sediment Control Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8 1010.F. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8 Sec. 1020. Subdivision Map Standards .................................................................................. 10-10 1020.A. Tentative Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10 1020.B. Map Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-12 1020.C. Map Filing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-14 1020.D. Subdivision Improvements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-14 1020.E. Reversion to Acreage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-15 1020.F. Lot Mergers and Re-Subdivision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-16 1020.G. Modification of Recorded Final Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-16

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Intent

Sec. 1000. General Provisions

1000.a. Intent

  1. Part 10. Division of Land regulates the division of land within the City of Pomona pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act to provide for:

    • a. The design, subdivision improvement and survey data of subdivisions;

    • b. The form and content of parcel and tract maps; and

  • c. The dedication of land, the payment of fees in lieu of dedication of land, or a combination of both, for the acquisition and development of park and recreation sites, streets, and other public rights-of-way and facilities to serve a subdivision.

  1. Part 10. Division of Land supplements the Subdivision Map Act to ensure:

    • a. That subdivided lots are appropriately sized and compatible with other lots in the immediate neighborhood;

    • b. Compliance with the design standards for streets and alleys in Part 9. Streets where street or alley dedication or subdivision improvements are required;

    • c. Proper opening or extension of streets necessary for emergency vehicle access, multi-modal circulation, and future development of adjacent properties; and

    • d. That subdivided lots in hillside areas are safely graded.

1000.B. Applicability

Applies to all subdivision of land, condominiums, community apartments, and stock cooperatives.

1. Parcel Map (Minor Subdivision)

  • a. A parcel map is required for all subdivisions creating 4 or less parcels except if a parcel map waiver request is approved by the Planning Commission upon an affirmative finding that the proposed division of land meets all City requirements related to:

    1. Area;

    2. Improvements and design;

    3. Flood water drainage control;

    4. Appropriate improved public roads;

    5. Sanitary disposal facilities;

    6. Water supply availability;

    7. Environmental protection; and

    8. All other requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and any applicable City Code provisions.

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Applicability

  • b. An applicant may apply for a parcel map waiver request at the discretion of the Director of Development Services.

  • c. Land must not be separated in ownership or otherwise divided into 2, 3, or 4 parcels or condominiums, and must not be separately maintained unless the division conforms to what is shown on a parcel map approved by the City Council and recorded by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

2. Tract Map (Major Subdivision)

A tract map is required for all subdivisions creating 5 or more parcels, 5 or more condominiums as defined in the California Civil Code (Sec. 783) , or a community apartment project containing 5 or more parcels, except where:

  • a. The land before division contains less than 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 City Council;

  • b. Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of 20 acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway;

  • c. The land consists of a parcel or parcels having approved accesses 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 Planning Commission as to street alignments and widths;

  • d. Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of at least 40 acres or is not less than a quarter of a quarter section; or

  • e. Each parcel created by the division will be part of an environmental subdivision.

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Conformance with the General Plan

Sec. 1010. Subdivision Design Standards

1010.a. Conformance with the General Plan

  1. Each parcel map or tract map must be designed in compliance with the zoning applicable to the property or approved by Planning Commission and City Council for change.

  2. Each parcel map or tract map must also conform to all other elements of the General Plan, including park and recreation sites to serve the future inhabitants of each new subdivision.

  3. A report as to General Plan conformity, pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Sec. 65402) may be required as part of an action taken by the Planning Commission for a subdivision. This report is not required for a proposed subdivision involving:

    • a. The disposition of the remainder of a larger parcel which was acquired and used in part for street purposes;

    • b. Acquisitions, dispositions or abandonments for street widening; or

    • c. Alignment projects, provided the Planning Commission expressly finds that any such disposition for street purposes, acquisitions, dispositions or abandonments for street widening, or alignment projects is of a minor nature.

  4. If applicable, only the area being designated for residential use and land being dedicated for public uses need to be considered for density calculations. Exceptions include land set aside for streets or park and recreation purposes in accordance with Part 9. Streets .

1010.B. Streets, Alleys, Blocks, and Pedestrian Walks

1. Public Rights-of-Way and Roadway Widths

All streets and alleys must be designed to conform with the standards and exceptions defined in Part 9. Streets .

2. Street Grades

  • a. All street grades must:

    1. Be as flat as consistent with adequate surface drainage requirements and conform to the standards defined in the Public Works Department's Standard Drawings .

    2. Have a grade no steeper than 5 percent unless, because of topographical or other exceptional conditions, the City Engineer determines that a steeper grade is necessary.

  • b. Variations from these requirements may be granted by the Planning Commission upon recommendation by the Administrator.

3. Streets Dedications

  • a. Where subdivision street and alley locations have been approved and reserved for future public use, they must be indicated on the final tract map or parcel map and offered for future

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dedication. Certificates providing that the City may accept the offer to dedicate the easement at any time must be shown on the final tract map or parcel map.

  • b. Except to give drainage outlet, or where the City Engineer deems strict enforcement to be impracticable, part-width streets must not be accepted by the City Council for dedication.

  • c. Any land intended to be a part of a full-width street, adjacent to the boundary of any lot or subdivision, must include at least half of the full width required for the full-width street.

  • d. A boundary line street may be accepted by the City Council for dedication, provided that the side line of the street, adjacent to any other property, is separated from the other property by a reserved strip that is at least one foot wide.

4. Streets Extensions

Where the tentative map of a proposed subdivision shows any street or boundary line extending from an existing street, that street or boundary line must be imposed to the same width and specifications as the existing street being extended.

5. Street Intersections

  • a. Street intersections must be as near to a right angle as possible, avoid more than four approaches, and conform to the standards defined in Part 9. Streets and the Public Works Department's Standard Drawings .

  • b. Where two streets intersect, a street nameplate sign adequately mounted with the street name must be added on the diagonally opposite sides of the intersection so that there will be a minimum of two street nameplate signs. At a "T" intersection, there must be one street nameplate sign. Signs and their installation must be in accordance with the Public Works Department's Standard Drawings .

6. Cul-de-Sac Streets

  • a. Cul-de-sac streets and dead-end streets are not permitted, except where conditionally approved by the Planning Commission where physical constraints prohibit the continuation of the street.

  • b. Where cul-de-sac streets are conditionally approved, they must terminate with a turning area in conformance with the Public Works Department's Standard Drawings and LA County Fire Department standards, and include passageways for bicycles and pedestrians to access the surrounding area. Where feasible, existing cul-de-sacs should be modified to connect to new streets.

7. Reserved Strips

Reserved strips are not allowed, except when conditionally approved by the Planning Commission for the protection of the public health and safety, and when the control and disposal of the land comprising such strips are placed entirely within the City's jurisdiction under conditions approved by the Planning Commission.

8. Street Paving and Improvements

  • a. All streets must be graded and paved to the lines and grades approved by the City Engineer and in accordance with the standards and specifications approved by the City Engineer.

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  • b. All streets within or immediately adjacent to the subdivision must be improved with curbs and gutters, in accordance with the specifications approved by the City Engineer, except where conditionally approved by the Planning Commission upon the recommendation of the City Engineer.

  • c. All streets within or immediately adjacent to the subdivision must be improved with sidewalks, except where conditionally approved by the Planning Commission for streets located in hillside areas where sidewalks may be omitted or only provided on one side of the street.

9. Alleys

  • a. All new or improved alley must be at least 20 feet wide, unless specified otherwise in Part 9. Streets .

  • b. All existing alleys adjoining and serving the subdivision must be improved over the entire length within the block limits.

  • c. All dead-end alleys must be constructed or modified to include adequate turning areas.

  • d. All "T" alley intersections must be rounded or cut off.

  • e. Alleys are required at the rear or side of all new lots within Residential Use Modules, except where conditionally approved by the Planning Commission where physical constraints prohibit them. Alleys may also be required at the rear or side of new lots in Commercial or Industrial Use Modules.

  • f. Residential waste collectors are not be required to collect from an unpaved alley at the rear of a property or from:

    1. An existing alley narrower than 15 feet wide;

    2. An existing alley the surface of which could endanger the safety of the truck personnel.

10. Blocks

  • a. New blocks must be designed in accordance with the standards listed within Part 9. Streets.

  • b. Where a parcel is first subdivided into acre tracts, blocks must be sized and shaped to provide for:

    1. The extension and opening of major and secondary highways; and

    2. The extension and opening of main streets and alleys at intervals that permit a subsequent division of any parcel into lots that meet the requirements of the applied Subpart 3B. Form Modules .

  • c. All block corners must be rounded or cut off.

  • d. Blocks must not exceed 550 feet long between street lines, except where topographical conditions or previous surrounding layout require longer blocks, or acre subdivisions justify or require a variation from this requirement.

  • e. The width of each block must be sufficient for an ultimate layout of two lot tiers, unless the surrounding layout, lines of ownership or topographical conditions justify or make necessary a variation from this requirement.

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11. Pedestrian Walks

  • a. Inner-block pedestrian walks must be included as defined in Sec. 610.B. Pedestrian Access .

  • b. Pedestrian walk dedications must be at least 12 feet wide, except where conditionally approved by the Planning Commission where physical constraints prohibit them. No pedestrian walk dedication may be narrower than 6 feet wide.

1010.C. Lots

  1. Every new lot must meet the definition of Sec. 1200.G. Lot .

  2. Every new lot's minimum width and area must comply with the requirements specified in the applied Subpart 3B. Form Modules .

  3. All lots must front a public or private street or publicly accessible pedestrian walk.

  4. The Planning Commission may conditionally approve lot averaging if the subdivider demonstrates that such averaging is consistent with proper subdivision design, and will produce one or more of the following benefits:

    • a. Require less grading than a conventional subdivision design not using lot averaging;

    • b. Result in improved lot design; or

    • c. Produce better environmental benefits.

    1. In a tract where one or more lots have less than the average requirement for the applicable Form Module, no lot may be rearranged or divided unless the average requirement for the original final tract map or parcel map is maintained.

    2. No lot must be cut by the boundary of an incorporated city, Torrens Title boundary or mortgage or deed of trust description boundary line.

    3. Side lot lines must be approximately at right angles to the streets, or radial to the street on curved streets, except where physical constraints prohibit this.

1010.D. Easements

1. Design

  • a. Easements for public utilities, water system, sewers, street lights, storm drains or flood control channels, and slope rights, must be provided where deemed necessary by the Planning Commission upon recommendation by the City Engineer.

  • b. At their discretion for the safety of adjoining property, the City Engineer may demand that an existing easement for drainage or flood control must be improved in a manner approved by the City Engineer.

2. Mapping and Labeling

  • a. If future easements are necessary, a certificate must be placed on the final tract map or parcel map indicating that the City will accept such easements at any time.

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  • b. If any recorded easement cannot be definitely located, a statement of the existence, its nature and recorded references must appear on the title sheet.

  • c. Distances and bearings on the side lines of lots which are cut by an easement must be mapped clearly to indicate actual lot line lengths, easement widths, and sufficient ties to locate them within the subdivision.

  • d. All easements must be clearly labeled and identified. If an easement shown on the map is already of record, its recorded references must be given. If an easement is being dedicated by the map, it must be set out in the owner's certificate of dedication.

1010.E. Grading and Erosion/Sediment Control Plans

The Planning Commission may require a proposed grading plan with the tentative parcel map or tentative tract map of any subdivision. If recommended by the City Engineer based on their concern of where cuts and fills will occur during a property's grading, the Planning Commission may require the subdivider to submit grading and erosion/sediment control plans for all or part of the tract before action on the tentative parcel map or tentative tract map will be taken.

1010.F. Utilities

1. General

  • a. Service mains for gas, sanitary sewer, and water must be laid and all service connections stubbed into each lot.

  • b. Utility lines, including but not limited to those required for electricity, communication, street lighting, and cable services necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision, must be installed or guaranteed to be installed in the same manner as other required subdivision improvements.

  • c. Utility lines, including but not limited to electric communications, street lighting and cable television, must be required to be placed underground. The subdivider is responsible for complying with the requirements of this section, and must make the necessary arrangements with the utility companies for the installation of such facilities.

  • d. Appurtenance and associated equipment such as, but not limited to, surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts in an underground system may be placed aboveground. The City Council, after review and recommendation by the Planning Commission, may conditionally waive the requirements of this section if topographical, soil or any other conditions make such underground installations unreasonable or impractical. This section does not apply to utility lines which do not provide service to the area being subdivided.

2. Storm Drains

  • a. Storm drains must be designed based on the Public Works Department's Standard Drawings and any other standards approved by the City Engineer.

  • b. Storm drain facilities to intercept and convey all runoff to a suitable point of disposal are required when runoff from the entire area tributary to, and including, the subdivision exceeds the limiting depth of street flow as determined by the City Engineer.

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3. Sewers

Sanitary sewer facilities and connections to each lot must be laid in all cases. The determination of method must be made by the City Engineer based upon the City's Master Sewer Plan and the economic practicability of extending sanitary sewer lines to certain areas to be served by the sanitary sewer system.

4. Fire Hydrants

Gate valves, extensions and risers extending 30 inches above the finished grade of the gutter must be installed for fire hydrants. The size and location must be approved by the Chief of the Fire Department.

5. Lighting

  • a. Poles, posts, wires, pipes, conduits, tunnels, lamps and other necessary appliances for the purposes of lighting streets, places or public ways, property or rights-of-way owned by the City must be required in all subdivisions.

  • b. Lighting specifications must be in accordance with the Public Works Department's Standard Drawings , and any other standards prepared by the City Engineer and approved by the City Council.

  • c. Lighting maintenance must be in accordance with the City of Pomona Citywide Street Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District, pursuant to the California Streets and Highway Code (Div. 15., Part 2.)

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Tentative Map

Sec. 1020. Subdivision Map Standards

1020.a. Tentative Map

1. Requirements

  • a. Tentative maps filed with the Planning Division of the Development Services Department must be prepared by or under the direction of a licensed surveyor and registered civil engineer. Maps must clearly show all information required by this Part 10. Division of Land and must contain all the following:

    1. The tract number.

    2. Sufficient legal description of the property to define its boundaries.

    3. Names, addresses, and other contact information of the record owner, subdivider, and person preparing the map.

    4. The widths and approximate locations of all existing and proposed public easements or rights of way, or private streets or private road easements, within and adjacent to the property involved.

    5. Locations, widths, and approximate grades of existing and proposed highways, streets, alleys or ways, whether public or private within and adjacent to the property involved.

    6. Existing street names, and names or designations for all proposed streets and highways.

    7. Approximate radii of all centerline curves for streets, highways, alleys or ways.

    8. Lot layout, approximate dimensions of each lot, and number of each lot.

    9. The locations of potentially dangerous areas, including:

      • i. Geologically hazardous areas and areas subject to inundation or flood hazard;

      • ii. The location, width and direction of flow of all watercourses, flood control channels, and mud or debris paths where ravines or swales will exist within and adjacent to the property involved;

      • iii. Building setbacks from such hazards, the proposed method of providing flood, erosion, and mud or debris control; and

      • iv. Areas where access and emergency paths will be located in the event flood design capacity is exceeded.

    10. The existing contour of the land at intervals of not more than 5 feet, and of not more than two foot intervals if the slope of the land is less than 10%.

    11. The approximate location of all buildings or structures on the property involved which will be retained, notations concerning all buildings which will be removed, and approximate locations of all existing wells.

    12. The proposed method of providing sewage disposal and drainage for the property.

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Tentative Map

  1. A statement regarding existing and proposed zoning.

  • b. The general form and layout of the map, including size and type of lettering, drafting, and location of acknowledgments, is determined by the City Engineer.

  • c. If more than 3 sheets are necessary to show the entire subdivision, an index map must be included on one of the sheets. The boundary line of a subdivision must be indicated by distinctive symbols and clearly designated.

  • d. Where a parcel to be subdivided is separated or divided into two or more parts by any land other than streets, alleys, railroads or flood-control rights-of-way, each separate parcel or portion of a parcel must be subdivided as a separate parcel and shown on a separate map.

2. Boundary Evidence

Stakes, monuments or other evidence determining the boundaries of the subdivision as are found on the ground must be clearly and fully shown on the map.

a. Deferment

When any or all of the monuments required to be set are subsequent to the recordation of the final tract map, the map must show and describe such monuments.

b. Surveys

1. Requirements

The procedure and practice of all survey work, done on any subdivision, must conform to the accepted standards of engineering and surveying professions.

2. Identification Marks

All monuments set as required by this Part 10. Division of Land must be permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the registration or license number of the civil engineer or surveyor under whose supervision the survey was made.

c. Lot Numbers

The lots must be numbered consecutively, except as otherwise provided in this Part 10. Division of Land , with no omissions or duplications.

d. Curve Data

  1. The length, radius, and total central angle and bearings must be shown on the final tract map.

  2. City boundary lines crossing or abutting the subdivision must be clearly designated and tied in.

e. Easement

  1. The final tract map must show all the necessary data including width and side lines of all public easements.

  2. Easements being dedicated must be so indicated in the Certificate of Dedication.

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1020.B. Map Review

1. Incomplete Map

If the Administrator deems that a tentative map has been improperly prepared or that required pertinent information has not been submitted, the applicant must be promptly notified in writing by mail of the defect and of further information or correction required. The time limits specified must not begin until the omitted or inaccurate information is furnished in a proper manner.

2. Approval

When the Planning Commission determines that a tentative map complies with all the provisions of Sec. 1010. Subdivision Design Standards , and no dedication or subdivision improvement is required, the Planning Commission will approve the tentative map.

3. Conditional Approval

The Planning Commission may conditionally approve a tentative map if the Planning Commission or City Engineer determines that additional site elements are necessary including:

  • a. Street or alley dedications;

  • b. Subdivision improvements;

  • c. Storm drain easements;

  • d. Sanitary sewer easements; and

  • e. Slope easements.

4. Disapproval of Maps

The Planning Commission will disapprove a tentative map when the Department of Public Works or the City Engineer has submitted a report to the Planning Commission recommending disapproval of the tentative map because of any existing or potential geologic hazards lacking satisfactory engineering solutions.

5. Lot Size Increasing

  • a. Where the Planning Commission finds it necessary in order to promote the general welfare, or to provide for a more consistent development for the area, it may require that lots or parcels described in a tentative map and located in a Residential Use Module be increased in size from that proposed so as to more closely conform to the size of existing contiguous lots or nearby parcels on the same street.

  • b. Where the Planning Commission finds that a future public easement will be needed on a portion of the lots or parcels for street or other public uses, it may require that the lots or parcels be increased in size from the proposed to provide space for such easement. Additionally, the Planning Commission may impose conditions prohibiting or restricting the erection for buildings or structures on that portion needed for the easement.

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6. Maps with Private Road Easements

The Planning Commission may approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a tentative map subject to the applicable provisions of this Part 10. Division of Land or Part 9. Streets .

7. Lots in Fire Hazard Severity Zones

The Planning Commission may disapprove a tentative map for land located in High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones because of inadequate fire protection facilities and for the protection of the public health and safety.

8. Maps Involving Private Road Easements

If the Planning Commission determines that certain streets or alleys in a proposed subdivision must be dedicated for future public use, the dedications must be indicated on the tentative map and offered for dedication as future streets or future alleys prior to recording the final map.

9. Modification of Approved Tentative Parcel Maps

  • a. The Planning Commission may grant slight modifications to a tentative parcel map upon its own initiative or upon a request from a subdivider in accordance with Sec. 1180.E. Map Correction and Amendment.

  • b. Each tentative parcel map must be identified with a number assigned by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and the date of filing. The number must be shown on the recorded parcel map.

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Map Filing

1020.C. Map Filing

1. Requirements

  • a. A final parcel or tract map must be prepared and filed with the City Engineer in compliance with the provisions of this Part 10. Division of Land . The map must conform to the approved tentative parcel map, or the approved tentative tract map. The final map will be accepted by the Planning Commission provided that:

    1. The necessary subdivision improvements and grading or retaining structure construction, as set forth in the approval of the tentative map, have been installed and approved by the City.

    2. Any special assessment or bond required to be paid or guaranteed in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act (Sec. 66439.(c)) has been paid in full, or such payment has been guaranteed.

  • b. Where there are no dedications being made by the map, a certificate signed and acknowledged by all parties, of the real property being subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the map, is required.

1020.D. Subdivision Improvements

1. Requirements

  • a. Subdivision improvements must be installed by the subdivider when required as a conditional approval of the final tract map or parcel map. Subdivision improvements include:

    1. Monuments;

    2. Public and private streets and highways;

    3. Street name signs, guardrails, street lights, street trees, traffic warning devices other than traffic signals;

    4. Barricades, safety devices, fire hydrants;

    5. Grading, retaining walls, water, stormwater and sewer infrastructure, erosion control structures; and

    6. Other applicable provisions of this Code; or

    7. Other applicable improvements identified by this Code or deemed necessary by the Planning Commission.

  • b. All streets and alleys and other public ways and easements within and immediately adjoining the subdivision, together with any drainage and sanitary sewer easements, must be graded and improved to a width and grade in accordance with plans approved by the City Engineer. Other subdivision improvements as authorized by the Subdivision Map Act may be required.

  • c. In addition to permanent subdivision improvements, temporary subdivision improvements may be required to be made prior to or concurrent with permanent subdivision improvements.

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2. Improvement Plans

  • a. The plans, profiles and specifications of all improvements required by the provisions of this Section and other improvements, must be filed by the subdivider in the City Engineer's office at least 10 days prior to submitting the final subdivision map.

  • b. Plans and profiles must show full and complete details of the proposed improvements, which must be according to the Public Works Department's Standard Drawings and any other City standards.

  • c. Plans, profiles, and specifications must be approved by the City Engineer before the final map is filed with the City Council.

  • d. All improvements must be installed to the approval of the City Engineer.

3. Guarantees

  • a. No final tract map or parcel map may be presented to City Council for approval until the subdivider has completed the subdivision improvements, or has guaranteed that all subdivision improvements will be constructed and installed within a specified time. To the satisfaction of the City Engineer, any public improvements must include the following:

    1. A faithful performance surety bond;

    2. Labor and material bond;

    3. Warranty bond; and

    4. Bond release.

  • b. California non-profit corporations are exempt from these requirements to the extent provided in the Subdivision Map Act .

4. Time Extension

If subdivision improvements cannot be completed by the date specified in the improvement agreement, a written application may be made to the City Engineer for an extension of the completion date. One extension of time may be granted to a time when the City Engineer determines the improvement work should reasonably be completed.

1020.E. Reversion to Acreage

  1. Proceedings for reversion to acreage of subdivided real property may be initiated by the City Council on its own motion or by petition of all of the owners of record of the real property within the subdivision.

  2. After approval of the reversion by the City Council, the final tract map or parcel map must be delivered to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. The filing of the final tract map or parcel map constitutes legal reversion to acreage of the land affected and also constitutes abandonment of all streets and easements not shown on the map.

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1020.F. Lot Mergers and Re-Subdivision

  1. Subject to approval by the City Council, subdivided land may be merged and re-subdivided without reverting to acreage by complying with all the applicable requirements for the subdivision of land as provided in this Part 10. Division of Land .

  2. After approval of the merger and re-subdivision by the City Council, the map must be delivered to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. The filing of the map constitutes legal merger and re-subdivision of the land affected and also constitutes abandonment of all streets and easements not shown on the map.

1020.G. Modification of Recorded Final Map

No condition may be modified if it was imposed as a mitigating measure identified in a mitigated or conditional negative declaration or in an Environmental Impact Report.

10-16 Zoning & Development Code | Pomona, California

Adopted July 1, 2024

Modification of Recorded Final Map

Part 10 | Division of Land

Pomona, California | Zoning & Development Code

10-17

Adopted July 1, 2024

10-18 Zoning & Development Code | Pomona, California

Adopted July 1, 2024