Seal Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.05 Applicability and Administration of Subdivision Regulations

Subdivision Map Act Definitions Incorporated by Reference.

The definitions contained in Government Code Sections 66414-66424.1 and 66424.5 of the Subdivision Map Act ("Map Act") are hereby incorporated by this reference unless otherwise indicated herein.

Parcel Map.

Subdivision map required pursuant to Section 10.10.005.B: Parcel Map for subdivisions of 4 or fewer parcels.

Final Map; Tract Map.

Subdivision map required pursuant to Section 10.10.005.A: Tentative Tract Map and Final Map for subdivisions of 5 or more parcels.

Lot Types.

See Figure 10.05.005.D.1: Lot Types, for illustration.

A.

Corner Lot:

a lot with 2 or more adjacent sides that face a street or public right-of-way.

B.

Cul-de-sac Lot:

a lot located on the curving portion of a cul-de-sac street.

C.

Flag Lot:

a lot that does not meet minimum lot width requirements, where access to the public roadway is limited to a narrow private right-of-way.

D.

Interior Lot:

a lot with only one front lot line, not located on a street corner and lacking a side lot line adjacent to a street.

E.

Irregular Lot:

a nonrectangular parcel or one with its lot width less than one-fourth its depth.

F.

Key Lot:

the first lot to the rear of a reversed corner lot and not separated therefrom by an alley.

G.

Regular Lot:

a rectangular or nearly rectangular shaped parcel with lot width not less than one-fourth its depth.

H.

Reversed Corner Lot:

a corner lot, the rear of which abuts a key lot.

I.

Substandard Lot:

a lot which does not meet the minimum requirements for lot size, lot width, and/or lot depth.

J.

Through Lot:

a lot which has 2 or more lot frontages which do not intersect to form a corner lot.

K.

Zero Lot:

a lot which has a building on a lot in a manner that one or more building edges rest directly on a lot line.

Subdivision Map Act or Map Act.

Division 2, Title 7 of the California Government Code, commencing with Section 66410 as presently constituted, and any amendments to those provisions.

(Ord. 1585; Ord. 1567)

A. Subdivision Approval Required. No property in the city shall be subdivided unless the subdivider has complied with all applicable provisions of this title and the Map Act. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this title, the Map Act, or other provisions of the municipal code, the most restrictive provisions shall control.

B. Compliance with other Regulations Required. City approval of a subdivision shall not authorize or be deemed to authorize: an exception or deviation from any zoning regulation; or development in violation of city ordinances or regulations.

(Ord. 1567)

A. City Officials. The director of development services ("director") and city engineer shall: administer and enforce the provisions of this title and applicable provisions of the Map Act; recommend the kinds, nature and extent of improvements required to be installed in subdivisions; and recommend the imposition of reasonable conditions upon subdivision applications.

B. Subdivision Technical Review Committee. In addition to the determinations listed in Table 10.05.015.C: Review Authority for Subdivision Determinations, the subdivision technical review committee, consisting of the director, the city engineer and the building official, shall: investigate and report on the design and improvement of proposed parcel map subdivisions; prescribe the kinds, nature and extent of improvements required to be installed in connection with parcel maps; and impose reasonable conditions thereon.

1. Recommendations and Decisions. Recommendations and decisions of the committee pursuant to Table 10.05.015.C: Review Authority for Subdivision Determinations shall be determined at a public meeting of the committee and all recommendations and decisions shall be provided in writing to other city advisory and approval bodies set forth in Table 10.05.015.C: Review Authority for Subdivision Determinations and the project applicant.

2. Meetings Open to Public. Subdivision technical review committee meetings shall be open to the public, and any officer, person, subdivider, owner or interested person may attend such meeting and present any appropriate matters to the committee.

C. Planning Commission. In addition to the determinations listed in Table 10.05.015C: Review Authority for Subdivision Determinations, the planning commission shall recommend to the council the approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of requests for modification of the design and improvement standards of this title pursuant to Section 10.10.010: Exemptions; recommend modifications of the requirements of this title; and perform additional duties in compliance with this title and applicable state law.

Table 10.05.015.C Review Authority for Subdivision Determinations 1

Notes:

(Ord. 1567)

A. Notice of Violation. The city may take the actions described in Map Act Section 66499.36 if property has been divided in violation of this title or the Map Act.

B. Permit Issuance Prohibited. The city shall not issue any permit or certificate, or grant any approval to develop any property where the property was divided, or was created by a division, in violation of the provisions of this title or the Map Act.

(Ord. 1567)