Redlands Municipal Code Ch. 17.01 General Provisions

This title is adopted pursuant to article XI, section 7 of the California constitution, and to supplement and implement the subdivision map act, sections 66410 et seq., of the Government Code. This title may be cited as the "subdivision ordinance" of the city of Redlands. (Ord. 2481 § 1, 2002)

It is the purpose of this title to regulate and control the division of land within the city, and to implement and supplement the provisions of the subdivision map act concerning the design, improvement and survey data of subdivisions, the form and content of all required maps provided by the subdivision map act, and the procedure to be followed in securing the official approval of the city regarding the maps. To accomplish this purpose, the regulations contained in this title are determined to be necessary to preserve the public health, safety and general welfare; to promote orderly growth and development and to promote open space, conservation, protection and proper use of land; and to ensure provision for adequate traffic circulation, utilities and other services in the city. (Ord. 2481 § 1, 2002)

No land shall be subdivided and developed for any purpose which is inconsistent with the general plan or any applicable specific plan of the city, or which is not permitted by title 18 or other applicable provisions of this code. The type and intensity of land use as shown on the general plan and any applicable specific plan shall determine, together with the requirements of the subdivision map act and this title, the type of streets, roads, highways, utilities and other public services that shall be provided by the subdivider. (Ord. 2481 § 1, 2002)

The regulations set forth in this title shall apply to all, or parts, of subdivisions within the city and to the preparation of subdivision maps and to other maps provided for by the subdivision map act and this title. All subdivisions and any parts thereof lying within the city shall be made, and all subdivision maps shall be prepared and presented for approval, as provided for in this title. (Ord. 2481 § 1, 2002)

This title shall not apply to:

A. The financing or leasing of apartments, offices, stores or similar space within apartment buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, mobile home parks or trailer parks.

B. Mineral, oil or gas leases.

C. Land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the State Health and Safety Code.

D. A lot line adjustment among four (4) or less existing adjacent parcels, where the land taken from one or more parcels is added to one or more adjacent parcels, and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created, provided that, subject to the provisions of section 66412(d) of the subdivision map act, the lot line adjustment is approved by the community development director.

E. Any separate assessment under section 2188.7 of the State Revenue and Taxation Code.

F. Subject to the requirements of sections 66412(g) and 66412(h) of the subdivision map act, the conversion of a community apartment project or a stock cooperative to a condominium.

G. The leasing of, or the granting of an easement to, a parcel of land, or any portion or portions thereof, in conjunction with the financing, erection and sale or lease of a wind powered electrical generation device on the land, if the project is subject to discretionary action by the city.

H. The financing or leasing of any parcel of land, or any portion thereof, in conjunction with the construction of commercial or industrial buildings on a single parcel, unless the project is not subject to review under other city ordinances regulating design and improvements.

I. The financing or leasing of existing separate commercial or industrial buildings on a single parcel.

J. The construction, financing or leasing of dwelling units pursuant to section 65852.1, or second units pursuant to section 65852.2, of the Government Code; but this title shall apply to the sale or transfer, but not leasing, of those units.

K. Leasing for agricultural purposes, cultivation of food or fiber, and grazing or pasturing of livestock.

L. Subdivisions of four (4) parcels or less for the construction of removable commercial buildings having a floor area of less than one hundred (100) square feet.

M. Any other mandatory exceptions as provided in the subdivision map act. (Ord. 2481 § 1, 2002)

All persons submitting applications for the approval of maps or for other approvals permitted by this title shall pay all fees and/or deposits as required by this title and this code, and by the city council's resolutions establishing applicable fees and deposits. The resolutions, as adopted and subsequently amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. (Ord. 2481 § 1, 2002)