Taft Municipal Code Ch. 2 Definitions (CA)

10-2-1: DEFINITIONS:¶

For the purposes of this title, certain words and terms used herein are defined as follows:

ALLEY:	A public way permanently dedicated or reserved as a secondary means of access to abutting property.
ADVISORY AGENCY:	The Project Assistance Team (PAT), as defined in Chapter 1, title VI of the Taft Municipal Code, shall make recommendations to the Commission on all divisions and mergers of real property. The Commission shall be the official body charged with approval of lot line adjustments, lot mergers, certificates of compliance, parcel map waivers, and approval, conditional approval or denial of a tentative parcel map, where the parcel map contains four (4) parcels or less. The Commission shall further be charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of tentative parcel map, where the parcel map contains five (5) or more parcels, and for tentative subdivision maps; and shall make recommendations to approve, conditionally approve or deny such tentative parcel maps and subdivision maps to the Council. The Council shall have the final authority to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove all such tentative parcel maps and subdivision maps and shall take final action on all final maps and parcel maps.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE:	Refer to section 66499.35 of the Map Act.

ALLEY:

A public way permanently dedicated or reserved as a secondary means of access to abutting property.

ADVISORY AGENCY:

The Project Assistance Team (PAT), as defined in Chapter 1, title VI of the Taft Municipal Code, shall make recommendations to the Commission on all divisions and mergers of real property. The Commission shall be the official body charged with approval of lot line adjustments, lot mergers, certificates of compliance, parcel map waivers, and approval, conditional approval or denial of a tentative parcel map, where the parcel map contains four (4) parcels or less. The Commission shall further be charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of tentative parcel map, where the parcel map contains five (5) or more parcels, and for tentative subdivision maps; and shall make recommendations to approve, conditionally approve or deny such tentative parcel maps and subdivision maps to the Council. The Council shall have the final authority to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove all such tentative parcel maps and subdivision maps and shall take final action on all final maps and parcel maps.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE:

Refer to section 66499.35 of the Map Act.

CITY:	City of Taft.
CITY ENGINEER:	Refer to section 66416.5 of the Map Act.
COMMISSION:	The Planning Commission of the City of Taft.
COUNCIL:	The City Council of the City of Taft.
DESIGN:	Refer to section 66418 of the Map Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUBDIVISION:	Refer to section 66418.2 of the Map Act.
GENERAL PLAN:	The General Plan of the City of Taft as adopted by the Council and defined in Section 65300 et seq. of the Government Code.
IMPROVEMENT:	Refer to section 66419 of the Map Act.
IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS:	The Kern County Engineering Development Standards and any other standards, resolutions or ordinances as adopted and amended from time to time by the Council and any other requirements set forth in the Map Act all of which pertain to the design and installation of subdivision improvements. However, whenever a conflict occurs between City adopted standards and the Map Act, the Map Act shall prevail.
MAP ACT:	The Subdivision Map Act of the State of California, being Division 2 of title 7 (sections 66410-66499.58) of the Government Code.
MUNICIPAL CODE:	The Municipal Code of the City of Taft.
STREETS & HIGHWAYS
ARTERIAL STREET:	Per the Taft General Plan, Arterials serve as the primary network for cross-town traffic flow. Arterials connect areas of major traffic generation within the urban areas and connect with important county roads and state highways. Arterials also provide for the distribution and collection of through traffic to and from collector and local streets serving residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Access to abutting uses should be limited, where possible, to facilitate traffic flow and reduce potential traffic conflicts and hazards. Arterials should not be located adjacent to sensitive land uses nor bisect neighborhoods. Arterials are typically developed with a 110-foot right-of-way and two to three travel lanes in each direction.

COLLECTOR STREET:	Per the Taft General Plan, Collectors provide for traffic movement between arterial and local streets, traffic movement within and between neighborhoods and major activity centers, and limited direct access to abutting properties. Collectors are typically developed with a 90-foot right-of-way and one to two travel lanes in each direction.
CUL-DE-SAC:	A street having only one outlet for vehicular traffic with a turnaround at the opposite end which is not intended to be extended or continued to serve future subdivisions or adjacent lands.
LOCAL STREET:	Per the Taft General Plan, Local Streets provide for direct access to abutting properties and for localized traffic movements within residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Local streets are typically developed with a minimum 56-foot right-of-way and one travel lane in each direction.
SUBDIVIDER:	Refer to section 66423 of the Map Act.
SUBDIVISION:	Refer to section 66424 of the Map Act.
TENTATIVE MAP:	Refer to section 66424.5 of the Map Act. When the term “tentative parcel map” is used herein, it shall refer to the tentative map required for divisions of land falling within section a, b, c, d, e, and f of section 66426 of the Map Act and for division of land into four (4) or less parcels; when the term tentative tract map is used, it shall refer to the tentative map required for divisions of land creating (5) or more parcels except in cases provided for in subsections a, b, c, d, e and f of section 66426 of the Map Act.
VESTING MAP:	Refer to Chapter 11 (Vesting Tentative Maps) of this Title and to section 66424.5 of the Map Act. (Ord. 839-20, 10-20-2020)

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