Seal Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.10 Subdivision Map Approval Requirements

A. Tentative Tract Map and Final Map. Each subdivider proposing to subdivide property into 5 or more parcels shall apply for tentative tract map and final map approval, unless the property is exempt pursuant to Section 10.10.010: Exemptions.

B. Parcel Map. Each subdivider proposing to subdivide property into 4 or less parcels shall apply for tentative parcel map and parcel map approval unless the property is exempt pursuant to Section 10.10.010: Exemptions, or the city has granted a waiver pursuant to Section 10.25.010: Waiver of Parcel Map.

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No subdivision map is required for:

A. Agricultural Leases. Leases of agricultural land for the cultivation of food or fiber, or the grazing or pasturing of livestock.

B. Cellular Antenna Facilities. The leasing, licensing, granting of an easement or permit for a portion of a parcel, to a telephone corporation defined in Public Utilities Code Section 234, exclusively for the placement and operation of cellular radio transmission facilities and equipment incidental to such facilities.

C. Cemeteries. Land dedicated for cemetery purposes.

D. Commercial/Industrial Financing or Leases.

1. The financing or leasing of spaces within nonresidential buildings; existing separate nonresidential buildings on a single parcel.

2. The financing or leasing of any parcel or portion of a parcel, in conjunction with the construction of nonresidential buildings on the same site, if the zoning ordinance requires a use permit for the project.

E. Condominium Conversions. The conversion of: a community apartment project or a stock cooperative to condominiums, if the conversion satisfies the requirements of Map Act Section 66412(g) or 66412(h); or certain mobile home parks to condominiums in compliance with Map Act Section 66428(1).

F. Lot Line Adjustments. A lot line adjustment processed in compliance with Chapter 10.35: Lot Line Adjustments, Mergers, Certificates of Compliance and Reversions to Acreage.

G. Mineral Leases. Mineral, oil or gas leases.

H. Public Agency or Utility Conveyances. Any conveyance of land, including a fee interest, an easement, or a license, to a governmental agency, public entity, public utility or a subsidiary of a public utility for rights-of-way.

I. Rail Right-of-Way Leases. Short-term leases (terminable by either party on not more than 30 days' notice in writing) of a portion of the operating right-of-way of a railroad corporation as defined by Public Utilities Code Section 230.

J. Residential Financing or Leases. The financing or leasing of apartments, or similar spaces within apartment buildings, mobile home parks or trailer parks; or residential second units created pursuant to Government Code Sections 65852.150 and 65852.2.

K. Separate Assessments. Any separate assessment under Revenue and Taxation Code Section 2188.7.

L. Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS). The leasing of, or granting of an easement to a parcel or portion of a parcel in conjunction with the financing, installation, and sale or lease of a WECS, if the project is subject to discretionary action by the city.

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Any subdivision application deemed approved pursuant to Government Code Sections 65956 or 66452 et seq. shall be subject to all applicable provisions of this title, and no land use entitlement or building permit shall be issued until the subdivider satisfies all such regulations. Parcel or final maps filed for recordation after their tentative map is deemed approved shall remain subject to all the mandatory requirements of this title and the Map Act, including Map Act Sections 66473, 66473.5 and 66474.

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