Ridgecrest Municipal Code § 105-293 Purpose and scope

Under Government Code § 66472.1, the city may establish procedures for the filing of amending maps. This article sets forth such procedures.

(Code 1980, § 19-11.1; Ord. No. 87-01, § 85)

(a) A person who desires to file an amending map after a final subdivision map or parcel map has been filed shall present the proposed amending map and the established fee to the planning commission secretary. The secretary shall obtain the comments of the planning director and the director of public works as to whether the proposed map conforms with the criteria set forth below. The comments of the planning director and director of public works shall be presented to the applicant who shall make recommended corrections, if any, or request the matter be placed before the planning commission for action.

(b) If no corrections are suggested or when suggested corrections are made, the planning secretary shall schedule a public hearing on the proposed map upon the giving of such notice as required for the underlying map.

(c) The planning commission shall approve the proposed map if the commission makes the findings set forth in the criteria listed below. The decision of the planning commission shall be final unless the decision is appealed to the city council in the same manner as tentative parcel maps.

(Code 1980, § 19-11.2; Ord. No. 87-01, § 86)

(a) An amending map may be approved for filing if the planning commission finds that the following conditions exist:

(1) The proposed map addresses changes in circumstances which make any or all of the conditions of the prior map no longer appropriate or necessary;

(2) The modifications do not alter any right, title or interest in the real property reflected on the recorded map; and

(3) The modified map conforms to the Subdivision Map Act (Government Code § 66410 et seq.).

(b) An amending subdivision map shall conform to all requirements concerning content and form of final subdivision map. An amending parcel map shall conform to all requirements concerning content and form of a final parcel map.

(Code 1980, § 19-11.3; Ord. No. 87-01, § 87)

(a) The council shall, from time-to-time, establish fees for the cost of reviewing each application for a permit or other entitlement for use as set forth in this chapter including all costs incurred by staff, the planning commission and council to review applications, and appeals and to provide legally required notices and other reports and recommendations. Such fees shall also be adequate to recover the costs, if any, of conducting the environmental review associated with the permit or entitlement for use.

(b) The director of community development may establish fees for miscellaneous services and materials not set by council action, provided the director shall establish no fee in excess of the cost of providing the service or material for which the fee is levied, and provided further, the director shall submit a report to the council at least 20 days before the effective date of the fee. The fees shall not be effective if the council disapproves.

(Code 1980, § 19-11.4; Ord. No. 87-13, § 2)