Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Ch. 16.08 Review Authority

The city council shall have the authority to approve, conditionally approve, or deny tentative tract maps.

(Ord. 469 § 1, 1990; Ord. 645 § 3 Exh. C, 1996; Ord. 652 § 3 Exh. C, 1996; Ord. 818 § 1, 2002)

A. The planning commission shall have the authority to approve, conditionally approve, or deny tentative parcel maps.

B. The planning commission shall make recommendations to the city council with respect to approval, conditional approval, or denial of tentative tract maps.

C. The planning commission shall also act as the appeal body for hearing appeals pertaining to lot line adjustments, certificates of compliance and mergers/unmergers.

(Ord. 469 § 1, 1990; Ord. 645 § 3 Exh. C, 1996; Ord. 652 § 3 Exh. C, 1996; Ord. 818 § 2, 2002)

The city attorney's responsibilities shall include approving as to form all subdivision improvement documents.

(Ord. 469 § 1, 1990)

The engineer shall be responsible for the following:

A. The processing and recommendation to the council on all matters pertaining to final maps;

B. Determining if proposed subdivision improvements comply with the provisions of this title, the Map Act and improvement standards;

C. Establishing design and construction details, improvement standards and specifications;

D. The processing and approval, conditional approval or denial of lot line adjustments, certificates of compliance, mergers/unmergers and correction and amendment of maps;

E. The inspection and approval of subdivision improvements;

F. Collection of fees, deposits, establishment of security amounts, and other financial provisions.

(Ord. 469 § 1, 1990; Ord. 645 § 3 Exh. C, 1996; Ord. 652 § 3 Exh. C, 1996)

The department shall be responsible for the acceptance and processing of all tentative map applications, including vesting tentative maps, reversion to acreage and the collection of required fees.

(Ord. 469 § 1, 1990)