Redwood City Municipal Code Art. III Maps Required

A. City Approval Required: The subdivision of an existing parcel into two (2) or more parcels requires City approval in accordance with this Chapter and the Subdivision Map Act.

B. Types of Maps: A proposed subdivision requires approval of a tentative map and a parcel map (for a subdivision that results in four (4) or fewer parcels), or a tentative map or vesting tentative map and then approval of final map (for a subdivision that results in five (5) or more parcels) to complete the subdivision process.

C. Tentative Map: The City's review of a tentative map or vesting tentative map evaluates the compliance of the proposed subdivision with applicable City standards, and the appropriateness of the proposed subdivision design.

D. Parcel and Final Maps: Parcel maps and final maps are precise surveying documents that detail the location and dimensions of all parcel boundaries in an approved subdivision and, after approval, are recorded in the office of the County Recorder.

E. Lot Line Adjustments and Parcel Mergers: A tentative map, parcel map, or final map is not required for adjustments to lot lines of four (4) or fewer lots where land is taken from one (1) lot and added to an adjacent lot and no additional lots are created.

F. This Chapter does not apply to, and subdivision maps are not required for, projects exempt from Subdivision Map Act requirements as specified in Sections 66412, 66412.1, 66412.2, and 66412.5 and elsewhere in the Act, including, but not limited to, the financing or leasing of apartments, offices, stores, or similar space within apartment buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, mobilehome parks, or trailer parks; mineral, oil, or gas leases; land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the Health and Safety Code; and leases of agricultural land for agricultural purposes. For purposes of this Chapter, "agricultural purposes" means the cultivation of food or fiber, or the grazing or pasturing of livestock.

(Ord. No. 2542, § 6(Exh. C), 10-14-24)

A. Tentative Map and Final Map: A tentative map and a final map are required for all subdivisions creating five (5) or more parcels, five (5) or more condominiums as defined in Section 783 of the Civil Code, a community apartment project containing five (5) or more parcels, or for the conversion of a dwelling to a stock cooperative containing five (5) or more dwelling units.

B. Tentative Parcel Map and Parcel Map: A tentative parcel map and a parcel map (but not a final map) is required where any one (1) of the following occurs:

1. The land before subdivision contains less than five (5) acres, each parcel created by the subdivision abuts upon a maintained public street or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required by ordinances, standards, and policies adopted by the City Council.

2. Each parcel created by the subdivision has a gross area of twenty (20) acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway.

3. The land consists of a parcel, or parcels of land having approved access 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 City as to street alignments and widths.

4. Each parcel created by the subdivision has a gross area of not less than forty (40) acres or is not less than a quarter (¼) of a quarter (¼) section.

5. The land being subdivided is solely for the creation of an environmental subdivision pursuant to Government Code Section 66418.2.

(Ord. No. 2542, § 6(Exh. C), 10-14-24)

A tentative parcel map and a parcel map are required for all divisions of land into four (4) or fewer parcels, except that a tentative parcel map and parcel map are not required for the following:

A. Right-of-Way Subdivisions: Subdivisions of a portion of the operating right-of-way of a railroad corporation, defined by Public Utilities Code Section 230, that are created by short-term leases terminable by either party on not more than thirty (30) days' notice in writing.

B. Conveyances: Land conveyed to or from a governmental agency, public entity or public utility, or for land conveyed to a subsidiary of a public utility for conveyance to the public utility for rights-of-way, unless a showing is made in individual cases, upon substantial evidence, that public policy necessitates a parcel map. Land conveyed to or from a governmental agency includes a fee interest, a leasehold interest, an easement, or a license.

C. Lot Line Adjustments: Lot line adjustments that meet the requirements of this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 2542, § 6(Exh. C), 10-14-24)

The City may waive the requirement for a tentative parcel map and a parcel map in accordance with Government Code Section 66428. The City shall waive the requirement for subdivision maps for conversion of a mobile home park to resident ownership in accordance with Government Code Section 66428.1.

(Ord. No. 2542, § 6(Exh. C), 10-14-24)