Santa Ana Municipal Code § 34-22 Freeway

All references in this chapter to the Subdivision Map Act are references to Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California, as operative on March 1, 1975, and as it may thereafter be amended.

(Ord. No. NS-1253, § 1, 3-10-75)

Whenever any words or phrases used in this chapter are not defined herein but are defined in the Subdivision Map Act, such definitions are incorporated herein and shall apply to such words and phrases used in this chapter as though fully set forth in full herein unless the context clearly indicates a different intent.

(Code 1952, § 9310; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54; Ord. No. NS-1253, § 2, 3-10-75; Ord. No. NS-1390, § 3, 11-21-77)

Except as noted herein "advisory agency" shall mean the zoning administrator for tentative parcel maps; the planning commission for all other tentative maps; and city engineer for all final maps. The advisory agency is charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of proposed subdivisions.

(Code 1952, § 9311; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54; Ord. No. NS-2482, § 4, 12-3-01)

A tentative map for a parcel map or parcel map waiver.

(Ord. No. NS-2482, § 5, 12-3-01)

"Block" shall mean an area of land within a subdivision which area is entirely bounded by streets, highways or ways, except alleys; or by streets, highways or ways, except alleys and the exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision.

(Code 1952, § 9312; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Common interest development" has the meaning specified in section 1351 of the Civil Code of the State of California.

(Ord. No. NS-1496, § 1, 10-1-79; Ord. No. 2265, § 1, 11-6-95)

"Conversion project" means a subdivision which consists of conversion of existing buildings into a common interest development.

(Ord. No. NS-1496, § 2, 10-1-79; Ord. No. 2265, § 2, 11-6-95)

"Investment apartments" means a conversion project having five (5) or more dwelling units and a density not exceeding thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre, in which the dwelling units are reserved for rental occupancy only, in accordance with a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions approved by the city pursuant to section 34-363.

(Ord. No. NS-2088, § 1, 1-7-91)

"Key lot" shall mean a lot, the side line of which adjoins the rear line of one (1) or more adjoining lots.

(Code 1952, § 9313; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Map act" shall mean the Subdivision Map Act of the state.

(Code 1952, § 9314; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

State Law reference— The Subdivision Map Act is codified as § 11500 et seq., Bus. and P. Code.

"Alley" shall mean a public or private way for pedestrian or vehicle use which affords only secondary means of access to abutting properties.

(Code 1952, § 9315; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Walkway" shall mean a passage way intended for pedestrian use only.

(Code 1952, § 9316; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Dead-end street" shall mean any street or way having only one (1) outlet for vehicular traffic.

(Code 1952, § 9317; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Street" shall mean a public or private way which provides for abutting properties a primary means of access for vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

(Code 1952, § 9318; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Private street" shall mean any parcel of land not dedicated as a public street but used or intended to be used for ingress to or egress from a lot or lots which may or may not have frontage on a public street.

(Code 1952, § 9318.1; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Service road" shall mean a street adjacent to a freeway or primary street and separated therefrom by a dividing strip which provides the primary means of access for vehicular and pedestrian use to abutting properties.

(Code 1952, § 9318.2; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Freeway" shall mean a street designated as a "freeway" by the state division of highways or other governmental agency.

(Code 1952, § 9318.3 ; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Local street" shall mean a street intended wholly or principally for traffic originating or terminating at residential properties within the immediate vicinity of said street.

(Code 1952, § 9318.4; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Primary street" shall mean a street intended for the movement of major volumes of traffic through the city or serving to collect traffic from two (2) or more intersecting secondary streets.

(Code 1952, § 9318.5; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Secondary street" shall mean a street intended for the movement of traffic from one area of the city to another area and serving to collect traffic from two (2) or more intersecting streets of lesser classification.

(Code 1952, § 9318.6; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Commercial street" shall mean a street primarily intended for pedestrian and vehicular access to abutting properties used for commercial purposes.

(Code 1952, § 9318.7; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

"Industrial street" shall mean a street primarily intended for pedestrians and vehicular access to abutting properties used for industrial purposes.

(Code 1952, § 9318.8; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

A final map shall not be deemed received by the city engineer until it has been technically checked by the public works agency for adherence to this chapter.

(Ord. No. NS-2482, § 6, 12-3-01)

"Common area" means the entire area within the common interest development except the separate interests therein, and also includes any mutual or reciprocal easement rights appurtenant to the separate interests.

(Ord. No. NS-2755, § 6, 8-6-07)