§ 16.20

Where required by the provisions of this title, parcel maps, as set out in the Subdivision Map Act, shall be prepared and filed with the planning commission, together with a filing fee in an amount fixed by city council resolution, plus recording fee.

(Amended during 1986 codification: prior code Appx. B § 28(1))

In addition to the basic processing fee specified in Section 16.20.010, an applicant for minor subdivision approval under his title shall reimburse the city for all expenses incurred by it in connection with the project, including but not limited to payments for engineering, planning, legal, consulting and other similar services, and such reimbursement shall be a condition of approval of the tentative or parcel map for the project. At the time the application is filed the applicant shall execute a written agreement, in form satisfactory to the city, providing for such reimbursement and for an advance deposit of funds to be held by the city and applied to the payment of such costs and expenses as the same are incurred.

(Ord. 482 § 2, 1990)

Division of property by this section shall be governed as to design and improvements by Chapter 16.24.

(Prior code Appx. B § 28(2))

16.20.030 - Parcel map information.

A legible tentative map drawn to scale and eighteen inches by twenty-six inches in size on tracing paper shall be prepared and submitted showing:

A.

Name, address and phone number of person filing the map; the name and tract number of proposed subdivision;

B.

Name and legal designation of tract or grant in which the subdivision is located and ties to adjoining streets;

C.

Any other data necessary for the intelligent interpretation of the various items and location of the points, line and areas shown, including: elevations where topography is a vital factor; centerlines of important watercourses; areas subject to flood, roads (accurately located), existing structures and dimensions.

(Prior code Appx. B § 28(3))

Accompanying the tentative map shall be the following: a statement by the subdivider as to drainage, surfacing or other required improvements to be constructed by him, and whether proposed roads, widenings or street openings are offered for separate dedication, and if so, four copies of a preliminary title report on subject property shall be included.

(Prior code Appx. B § 28(4))

A statement regarding proposed improvements and one reproducible tracing and fifteen copies of the map shall be filed with the city clerk at least five days prior to the time at which action by the subdivision review board is expected. The city clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of said map and accompanying data to each member of the planning commission, the health department and, if advisable, to each public utility serving the general area of the proposed minor subdivision.

If the city engineer finds compliance with applicable sections and the parcel map to be technically correct, he shall endorse a statement on it attesting to his examination thereof, and shall present it to the planning commission for approval. Otherwise, he shall return it to the person who presented it, together with a written statement of the changes necessary to make it conform to the requirements of this title.

The health department shall make a report on their appropriate areas concerning adequacy of lot size, sewerage and water facilities.

Any utility company concerned may make a report to the committee as to the adequacy of the proposed easement.

(Amended during 1986 codification: prior code § 29(1))

Any lots created by an approved minor subdivision approved by the city shall eliminate any previously recorded lot lines which fall within the minor subdivision.

(Prior code Appx. B § 29(3))

Partial width streets may be approved by the planning commission when lot owners are not able to coordinate development on adjacent lots, but in no case shall such street be less than thirty feet of right-ofway and twenty feet of pavement.

(Prior code Appx. B § 29(4))

A.

Tandem lots not fronting on a standard street width shall be twenty percent larger than required by the zone in which the lot is located.

B.

The original lot or parcel shall not have less area or width than required by the zone in which the lot or parcel is located.

C.

Where two or more lots are served by common access, the area of the lots shall not include the access.

D.

Where two or more lots share a common driveway, mutual easements and maintenance covenants shall be recorded.

E.

All driveways serving more than one residence in a panhandle lot subdivision must be surfaced in accordance with the following minimum standards:

1.

Two inches premix asphalt over four inches aggregate base Type A; and

2.

Four inches concrete may be used in lieu of asphalt.

F.

Each dwelling unit must be provided with a guest parking space to be not less than twenty by twenty feet minimum size. In lieu of the above, guest parking space may be provided by locating the garage a minimum of twenty-five feet from the nearest edge of a common driveway or property line and such space shall be a minimum of twenty feet wide.

G.

Each single-family dwelling unit must be serviced by separate sewer and waterlines if available, by gas and electricity, and each must be shown on the submitted plot plan.

H.

All surface drainage water must drain to a natural waterway or to a public street by:

1.

Natural slope; or

2.

Fill dirt hauled in and compacted to specification; or

3.

By securing an easement over adjacent property to run an underground duct to the adjacent public street or road.

All drainage proposals, including alternates, are to have the prior approval of the county surveyor.

I.

All plot plans or other applications directed to the planning commission shall be verified by the applicant and said verification shall be a permanent part of the plot plan as submitted.

J.

All tentative and final maps for plot plans for deep lot subdivisions or lot splits shall be submitted on a one inch equals fifty feet scale.

(Prior code Appx. B § 29(5))

Upon receipt of a parcel map the planning commission shall determine whether the map is in conformity with the requirements of this title and if so, it may approve the map when accompanied by offers of dedication, an agreement for the installation of improvements, performance and payment bonds or other security authorized by law, and title guaranty, which have been previously approved by the city council.

(Amended during 1986 codification: prior code Appx. B § 29(6))

An approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map shall expire twenty-four months after its approval or conditional approval. The expiration of the tentative map shall terminate all proceedings and no parcel map of all or any portion of the real property included within the expired tentative map shall be filed without first processing a new tentative map. Upon application of the subdivider filed prior to the expiration of said map, the time at which the map expires may be extended by the planning commission for a period not to exceed an additional year, for a total of three years from the date of approval or conditional approval.

(Amended during 1986 codification: prior code Appx. B § 29(7)(a))

Appeal to the city council from the action of the planning commission must be made in writing by the applicant within fifteen days from the date of action of the planning commission. The city council shall render its decision on any appeal within thirty days after filing thereof. If the city council fails to act within the prescribed thirty days, the action of the planning commission shall be deemed as final, unless this time period is extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the city council.

(Amended during 1986 codification: prior code Appx. B §§ 29(7)(b), (c), 30(1))

After a parcel map has been approved, it shall be recorded by the city clerk. No building permit for property within a minor subdivision may be issued prior to the recording of the parcel map.

(Amended during 1986 codification: prior code Appx. B § 29 (part))

Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any owner from processing any division of land as a subdivision.

(Prior code Appx. B § 31)

This chapter shall not apply to any land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the Health and Safety Code of the state.

(Prior code Appx. B § 30(3))

Chapter 16.24 - DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Sections:

16.24.010 - Applicability.

Subdivision design and improvements are required as set out in this chapter.

(Prior code Appx. B Art. II (part))

16.24.020 - Industrial subdivisions.

A.

Lots. Minimum lot area and width for industrial subdivisions shall be as stipulated in the zoning ordinance, but not less than ten thousand square feet in area and seventy-five feet in width.

B.

Street Design. Street design shall be as set forth in Section 16.24.070 for industrial areas.

C.

Improvements. All improvements shall be as set out in Section 16.24.080.

D.

Other Regulations. All other regulations set out in this title shall be complied with in the development of industrial subdivisions.

(Prior code Appx. B § 5)