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Chapter 26 — SUBDIVISIONS

Solano County Municipal Code Art. III Map Requirements

Solano County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · Solano County

Cite as: Solano County Municipal Code Article III · Text as of 2026-10-22

26-31 Subdivisions creating five or more lots

(a) A tentative map and a final map shall be required for all subdivisions which create five or more lots, create five or more condominiums as defined in Section 783 of the Civil Code, are a community apartment project (as defined in Section 11004 of the Business and Professions Code) containing five or more parcels, or are a conversion of a dwelling to a stock cooperative containing five or more dwelling units, except where:

(1) The parent parcel contains less than five acres, each lot created by the division abuts upon a publicly maintained public road or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required by the legislative body; or

(2) Each lot created by the subdivision has a gross area of 20 acres or more and has an approved access meeting the requirements of the Solano County Road Improvement Standards and Land Development and Subdivision Requirements to a publicly maintained public road or highway; or

(3) The parent parcel has an approved access meeting the requirements of the Solano County Road Improvement Standards and Land Development and Subdivision Requirements to a public road or highway and is zoned for industrial or commercial development, and which has the approval of the legislative body as to road alignment and widths; or

(4) Each lot created by the subdivision has a gross area of not less than 40 acres or is not less than a quarter of a quarter section; or

(5) Until January 1, 2003, the land being subdivided is solely for the creation of an environmental subdivision pursuant to Section 66418.2 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(b) A tentative map and a parcel map shall be required for those subdivisions described in subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). For the purposes of computing the number of lots created by a subdivision, any remainder parcel and any lots to be conveyed to a governmental agency, public entity, or public utility, or to a subsidiary of a public utility for reconveyance to a public utility for rights-of-way, shall not be counted. For purposes of this section, any conveyance of land to or from a governmental agency shall include a fee interest, an easement, or a license.

(Ord. No. 1608, §2)

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26-32 Subdivisions creating four or fewer lots

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a tentative map and a parcel map shall be required for all subdivisions creating four or fewer lots, or four or fewer condominiums, or (in the case of community apartment projects) containing four or fewer apartments, or (in the case of conversions to a stock cooperative) involving four or fewer dwelling units.

(Ord. No. 1608, §2)

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