Porterville Municipal Code § 402.03 Expiration of Maps and Extensions of Time

A. The subdivider shall file with the Zoning Administrator nine (9) copies, one (1) photo- ready master (11" X 17" maximum) and one (1) copy of the owner’s statement (if not included on the tentative map), all in accordance with the requirement of this Series, of each proposed subdivision. Said tentative map shall be accompanied with filing fees per resolution adopted by the City Council. The Zoning Administrator shall indicate upon all copies of the tentative map and accompanying data the date of filing, which shall be the date on which all required maps, masters, and accompanying data are deposited in the office of the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator may refuse to accept a tentative map submittal which fails to comply with the requirements of this Series.

B. Department Review and Referral:

1. Determination of Complete Application. Not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of an application for a tentative map approval, the Zoning Administrator shall determine in writing whether such application is complete, and shall immediately transmit such determination to the applicant for the tentative map. In the event that the application is determined not to be complete, the Zoning Administrator’s determination shall identify those parts of the application which are complete, and shall specify those parts of the application which are incomplete, and shall indicate the manner in which they can be made complete. Zoning Administrator may, in the course of processing the application, request the applicant to clarify, amplify, correct, or otherwise supplement the information required for the application.

2. Referral. Within ten (10) days of acceptance of a tentative map of a subdivision, the Zoning Administrator shall transmit the requested number of copies of such map, together with accompanying data, to such public agencies and utilities as may be concerned. Each of the public agencies and utilities may, within fifteen (15) days after distribution of the tentative map, forward to the Zoning Administrator a written report of their findings and recommendations thereon. The Zoning Administrator shall prepare a written report on the conformity of the tentative map to the provisions of the General Plan, the Development Ordinance, and all other applicable requirements of this and other ordinances and regulations of the City of Porterville. Such public agencies and utilities include, but are not limited to:

a. City Engineer or the Engineering and Project Management Director;

b. Chief Building Official;

c. Police Department;

d. Fire Department;

e. Field Services Director;

f. Office of Intergovernmental Management as required by the Government Code;

g. Southern California Edison or other affected electric company;

h. The Gas Company or other affected gas company;

i. Telephone company or other affected phone company;

j. Cable TV companies affected;

k. School Districts as required by Section 66455.7 of the Map Act;

l. Water supplier that is or may become a public water system as required by Section 66455.3 of the Map Act; and

m. Affected owner of irrigation ditches or canals, and any other public agency or public utility affect by the subdivision.

C. Consideration of Tentative Maps. The Zoning Administrator shall prepare a written report on the conformity of the tentative map to the provisions of the General Plan and all other applicable requirements of this and other ordinances and regulations of the City of Porterville. The report shall include a recommendation for action, including any requirements or conditions deemed necessary to ensure that the map will comply with the General Plan and any applicable city regulations. The Engineering and Project Management Director/City Engineer shall prepare a written report of recommendations on the tentative map in relation to the public improvement requirements of this chapter and the provisions of the Map Act.

D. Notification Procedures for Public Hearings. Notice of the time and place of any public hearing shall be given in conformance with the provisions of Section 601.05, Public Notification.

E. Action. Within the timeframes established in the Permit Streamlining Act, the City Council shall act on the tentative map for subdivisions and the Parcel Map Committee shall act on tentative parcel maps, unless an extension is agreed upon by the subdivider as provided for in the Permit Streamlining Act. If the City Council/Parcel Map Committee find that the proposed map complies with the requirements of this chapter and the Map Act, it shall approve the map. If the City Council/Parcel Map Committee finds that the proposed map does not meet the requirements of this chapter and the Map Act, it shall conditionally approve or disapprove such map.

F. Notice of Action. Within ten (10) days following the action by the City Council or Parcel Map Committee, as appropriate, the Zoning Administrator shall transmit a letter containing the record pertaining to such action to the party submitting the tentative map. Upon approval, the tentative shall be so marked and all conditions of approval and required dedications and improvements clearly specified on or with the map. Copies of the approved tentative map shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator and the City Engineer. (Ord. 1870, 6-2-2020)

A. The subdivider shall cause the tentative map of the land proposed to be subdivided to be prepared by a registered civil engineer or a licensed land surveyor. The size of each sheet shall be eighteen by twenty-six inches (18" X 26"). The tentative map shall be legibly drawn, in pencil or ink, and shall use a decimal or an engineer’s scale of not less than one inch equals one hundred feet (1" = 100'), or as approved by the Zoning Administrator.

The tentative map shall clearly show the following information:

1. The tract name or number, date, north point, scale and sufficient description to define the location and boundaries of the proposed tract.

2. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of record owner(s), subdivider, and engineer or surveyor.

3. Partial legal description (1/4 section, township/range).

4. The tentative map shall include enough sheets to show details at the scale of the map. The number of the sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the tentative map shall be stated on each of the sheets and its relation to each adjoining sheet shall be clearly shown.

5. Location, names, present right-of-way and physical dimension, and approximate grades of adjacent roads, streets, highways or ways, names and dimensions of abutting subdivisions and properties.

6. The locations, names, and widths of all streets in the proposed subdivision.

7. Radius of each curve (in accordance with Section 407.03, Design and Construction Standards).

8. Typical cross sections of any non-standard streets.

9. The outline of any existing buildings and their locations in relation to existing or proposed street and lot lines. The location of existing wells and sewage disposal facilities and the proposed disposition of same.

10. Contour lines shall be shown with the following intervals (Development within the Hillside Zone shall comply with Chapter 501, Hillside Zone Overlay District):

a. One (1) foot contour interval for ground slopes between level and five (5) percent.

b. Five (5) foot contour intervals for ground slopes exceeding five (5) percent.

11. The approximate widths, location and purpose of all existing or proposed easements.

12. Approximate lot layout and approximate dimensions of each lot, and each to be numbered.

13. The area of the subdivision in gross area and net area (excluding streets and other proposed public uses).

14. Approximate location of all areas subject to inundation or storm water overflow and the location, width, grade and direction of flow of all watercourses and the location of all floodplain lines.

15. Public areas proposed.

16. City limit lines.

17. Vicinity map showing the proposed subdivision and surrounding streets within one-fourth (1/4) mile radius of the proposed subdivision.

18. Location of trees to remain in place and landscaping proposed to remain in public right-of-way.

• 19. Show all proposed dedications and irrevocable offers of dedication.
• 20. The location and sizes of existing and proposed utility lines and structures.
• 21. The elevation of sewers at the proposed connection.

22. Any other drawings, data or information as deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator and/or the City Engineer.

23. The Zoning Administrator may waive any of the above tentative map requirements if the location and nature of the proposed subdivision or existing documentation demonstrate that a waiver is justified.

B. Owner’s Statement and Accompanying Data. Additional information relating to the subdivision which may not practicably be shown on the tentative map shall be contained in similar supplemental maps or written owner’s statement which shall accompany the tentative map and include the following information. Any information that is engineering in nature shall be provided by a Civil Engineer.

1. Existing use or uses of the property, present zoning, and General Plan designation.

2. Proposed uses of the property indicating respective proportion of the total area of the subdivision represented by each.

• 3. General outline of proposed water system.
• 4. Provisions for sanitary sewage disposal and general outline of proposed system.
• 5. Plan for surface drainage and flood control and general outline of proposed system.

6. Proposed street improvements for sidewalk, curb and gutter, and paving of public ways, as required, indicating approximate location and dimensions of the proposed system.

7. If developed in increments, maps shall indicate approximate sequence of development.

8. Environmental Information Form.

9. Additional data and information, including fees, as may be required for the preparation and processing of environmental documents pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.

10. Any other data or reports deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator and/or the City Engineer. (Ord. 1870, 6-2-2020)

A. Expiration. When a timely filing is made prior to expiration, subsequent actions of the City Council or Parcel Map Committee, as appropriate, including, but not limited to, processing, approval, and recordation, may lawfully occur after the date of expiration of the tentative map. Delivery to the City Engineer shall be deemed a timely filing for purposes of this section. The effective life of an approved tentative parcel map or tentative subdivision map shall comply with the provisions of Section 66463.5 and 66452.6 of the Map Act, respectively. The expiration of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall terminate all proceedings and no final map or parcel map of all or any portion of the real property included within the tentative map shall be filed with the City Council or Parcel Map Committee, as appropriate, without first processing a new tentative map.

B. Extension. Extensions for tentative parcel maps and tentative subdivision maps may be granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 66463.5 and 66452.6 of the Map Act, respectively. Upon application of the subdivider, prior to the expiration of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map, the time at which the map expires may be extended by the Parcel Map Committee or by the City Council.

1. Request for Extension. Prior to the expiration of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map, upon receipt of a written application by the subdivider to extend that map, the map shall automatically be extended for sixty (60) days or until the application for the extension is approved, conditionally approved, or denied, whichever occurs first. A written application to extend an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator prior to expiration of the tentative map, who shall forward such to the City Council or Parcel Map Committee, as appropriate. If the Parcel Map Committee denies a subdivider’s application for an extension, the subdivider may appeal, in writing, to the City Council within ten (10) days after the Parcel Map Committee has denied the extension.

2. Consideration of Extension Request. Consideration of an application for an extension of time shall be limited to the mandatory findings of significance contained in the original Parcel Map Committee conditions or City Council resolution which approved or conditionally approved the tentative map. If it can be reasonably demonstrated that any one (1) of the original mandatory findings of significance used to justify approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, as specified in the original resolution has changed to the extent it can be considered a cause for denial, then such request for extension may be denied.

3. Companion Permits. When a tentative map is approved or conditionally approved in conjunction with a Conditional Use Permit or other discretionary permit, such permit shall expire at the same time as the tentative map unless the permit states a different expiration date approved by the City Council. Extensions of time of tentative maps approved with companion Conditional Use Permits or other discretionary permits may also include extensions of time for such companion permits to exceed the maximum appropriate time limit permitted by this section. (Ord. 1870, 6-2-2020)