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Series 400 — LAND DIVISIONS›Article 400 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

400.01: INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

A. Citation and Authority. This Series is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California, referred to herein as the “Subdivision Map Act.”

B. Purpose. Series 400, Land Divisions, is adopted to preserve, protect and promote the public health, safety, convenience, prosperity and general welfare. More specifically, this Series is adopted in order to achieve the following objectives:

  1. To aid in the implementation of the General Plan, and elements thereof, as adopted by the City Council.

  2. To provide lots of sufficient size and appropriate design for the purposes for which they are to be used.

  3. To provide streets of adequate capacity for the anticipated traffic which would utilize them, and to ensure that they are designed to promote a safe vehicular and pedestrian traffic circulation system.

  4. To accommodate new development in a manner which will preserve and enhance the city’s living environment.

  5. To provide for water supply, sewage disposal, storm drainage, and other utilities and facilities which are required by conditions of an urban environment.

  6. To ensure that the costs of providing rights-of-way, street improvements, utilities and public areas and facilities needed to service new developments are borne fairly and equitably by the subdivider, rather than by property owners of the city at large.

C. Scope. Series 400, Land Divisions, is enacted for the purpose of regulating subdivision of land in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California, and any future amendments thereto, and repeals all other regulations of the City of Porterville in conflict with this Series; provided, however, that such repeal shall not affect any agreement, contract, or bond executed pursuant to such regulations or any rights of action accruing thereunder. The regulations contained in this Series shall apply to all subdivisions and parcel maps or parts of subdivisions and parcel maps hereafter made entirely or partially within the City of Porterville. The provisions of this Series shall be in addition to and shall be considered as supplemental to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California, as now in effect or hereinafter amended. D. Exclusions. These standards shall not apply to those divisions of land excluded by Section 66412 of the Subdivision Map Act. (Ord. 1870, 6-2-2020)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
  3. Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
  4. ▸ Series 400 — LAND DIVISIONS
    Overview
    1. ▸ Article 400 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
      Overview
      1. 400.01: INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS:
      2. 400.02: GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
      3. 400.03: APPEALS:
      4. 400.04: GROUNDS FOR DENIAL:
      5. 400.05: AUTHORITY TO VARY REGULATIONS:
      6. 400.06: MAPS REQUIRED:
    2. Article 401 — PRELIMINARY MAP
    3. Article 402 — TENTATIVE MAPS
    4. Article 403 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
    5. Article 404 — FINAL MAPS
    6. Article 405 — PARCEL MAPS
    7. Article 406 — REVERSIONS, MERGERS, AND LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
    8. Article 407 — DEDICATIONS, RESERVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
    9. Article 408 — COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS (CONDOMINIUMS)
    10. Article 409 — AMENDMENTS AND ENFORCEMENT
  5. Series 500 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  6. Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS
  7. Series 700 — GENERAL TERMS

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