Sec. 25-6. - Zoning administrator.[[2]]

The zoning administrator shall have the following powers and duties:

(a)

To review in a technical capacity all subdivisions for which the planning commission is the advisory agency;

(b)

To approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve all subdivisions for which the zoning administrator is the advisory agency;

(c)

To consider and coordinate recommendations on all matters which may be assigned to the zoning administrator by the planning commission or the board of supervisors;

(d)

To issue and record certificates of compliance pursuant to Section 66499.35 of the Subdivision Map Act and to issue and record notices of violation pursuant to Section 66499.36 of the Subdivision Map Act;

(e)

To approve lot line adjustments between two (2) or more adjacent parcels pursuant to Government Code Section 66412;

(f)

To reduce, alter, or add to the development standards listed below. Any such changes shall be accompanied by a written statement justifying the change. The standards of development or the decision to change a standard may be appealed consistent with Section 25-18.

(Ord. No. 6523, § VII(Exh. D), 6-3-2025)

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Editor's note— (Ord. No. 6523, § 25-6, adopted June 3, 2025, repealed the former § 25-6, and enacted a new § 25-6 as set out herein. The former § 25-6 pertained to the project review and advisory committeepowers and duties, and derived from Ord. No. 2177 § 1; Ord. No. 1875 § 1; and Ord. No. 2510 § 2.

Sec. 25-7. - Director of permit and resource management department—Duties.

The director of permit and resource management department shall be responsible for processing subdivision applications, for notifying and furnishing information to affected persons, departments, and agencies, for presenting material and data to the advisory agencies and board of supervisors where requested, for making recommendations relative to the design of subdivisions, and for taking any action that is allowed or required by law to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 4906 § 6 (B), 1995; Ord. No. 1875 § I.)

Sec. 25-8. - Parcel map required.

Except as provided in Section 25-9, each subdivider shall file and record a parcel map for any subdivision.

(Ord. No. 1875 § 1.)

Sec. 25-9. - Exceptions to parcel map requirements.

A parcel map need not be filed or recorded for any subdivision in any of the following cases:

(a)

When a tentative and final map are required by the Subdivision Map Act of this chapter;

(b)

When the subdivision is created by short-term leases (terminable by either party on not more than thirty (30) days' notice in writing) of a portion of an operating right-of-way of a railroad corporation defined as such by Section 230 of the Public Utilities Code, provided, however, that upon a showing made to the zoning administrator based upon substantial evidence, that public policy necessitates such a map, this exception shall not apply;

(c)

When the zoning administrator, in a case where Section 66428 of the Subdivision Map Act authorizes, waives the parcel map. Prior to waiving the parcel map, the zoning administrator shall make written findings that the proposed division of land complies with requirements as to area, improvement and design, flood water drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of the Subdivision Map Act of this chapter;

(d)

When the subdivision is a subdivision described in Section 66412 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. No. 2217 § 5; Ord. No. 1875 § 1.)

(Ord. No. 6523, § VII(Exh. D), 6-3-2025)

Sec. 25-10. - Applicability of Article II.

The provisions of Article II shall apply only to subdivisions for which a parcel map is required by the Subdivision Map Act or this chapter. To that end, the term "subdivision" as used in Article II shall mean "subdivision for which a parcel map is required" unless the context requires otherwise.

(Ord. No. 1875 § 1.)