Taft Municipal Code Ch. 4 Tentative Maps

(A) The subdivider is encouraged to request a meeting, through the Planning Department, with the Project Assistance Team (PAT) and any interested public or private agencies that may be affected by the proposed subdivision. The purpose of the meeting will be informational in content and will be focused on discussions related to issues that may affect the design and conditions of the proposed subdivision.

(B) Every subdivider submitting a tentative map shall pay a processing fee in an amount prescribed by resolution of the Council. (Ord. 839-20, 10-20-2020)

The following items are required for filing a tentative parcel map or subdivision map with the City. Said map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or a license land surveyor and shall be as follows:

(A) Eight (8) copies of tentative maps no less than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches in size, and to a scale of note less than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet, or one (1) centimeter equals ten (10) meters, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer on his finding that an alternate scale will permit presentation of map data of acceptable completeness and clarity. Tentative maps are required to be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor.

(B) Each application must be accompanied by a tentative map number (map numbers are issued by the Kern County Public Works Department). A tentative map shall contain the following information:

1. A site location or vicinity map indicating the location of the property to be divided.

2. The subdivision or parcel map number, name (if any), date, north arrow, scale and sufficient description to define the location and boundaries of the proposed map.

3. The name, address, and Assessor Parcel Number(s) of all property owners and mineral rights owners of the property to be subdivided.

4. Name, business address and phone number of the registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, who prepared the map.

5. The locations, names, widths, approximate grade and curve radii of all roads, streets, highways, and ways proposed and existing within the property and along its boundaries.

6. Sufficient elevations at contour intervals of two (2) feet unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.

7. The location and character of all existing and proposed public utilities on the property or on adjoining and contiguous highways, streets, and ways, and the appropriate widths, location and identification of all existing or proposed easements.

8. Approximate lot layout, lot numbers, and approximate dimensions and square footage of each lot.

9. Boundary line and size of property.

10. Location of City Boundary lines and boundary lines of any other public district which lie within five hundred (500) feet of the exterior boundary lines of the proposed subdivision.

11. A key map showing the reposed subdivision and surrounding subdivisions and streets located within one-quarter (1/4) mile of the boundaries of the proposed subdivision.

12. Preliminary roadway cut and fill slope areas.

13. Approximate areas subject to inundation or storm water overflow and the approximate location, width, and direction of flow of all water courses.

14. Approximate locations of existing structures, wells, irrigation ditches, pipelines, sewage disposal systems, test wells, percolation holes and sufficiently flagged reference points for use by appropriate public agencies for field check purposes. Any existing features which are to remain in place shall be so noted.

• 15. Copy of Deed of Record.
• 16. Locations and approximate dimensions of proposed public areas, if any.
• 17. A tentative drainage plan, including provisions for the disposal of storm water.
• 18. Proposed street tree plantings, landscaping, if any.
• 19. Proposed phasing, if applicable.

Note: If the information to be shown as set forth in the foregoing section cannot all be placed on the tentative map, then a report containing the material shall be submitted with the map.

(C) A subdivider’s statement shall be submitted with each tentative map. The subdivider’s statement required shall contain the following information:

1. Existing use of the property.

2. Zoning and General Plan Land Use Designation on the property.

3. Proposed use of the property. If the property is proposed to be used for more than one purpose, the area of lot(s) proposed for each type of use shall be shown on the tentative map.

4. Descriptive information on the following:

(a) Proposed domestic water supply and sewage disposal systems.

(b) Proposed street, surface drainage, grading, fire protection, and other improvements.

(D) The following documents shall be submitted with each tentative map:

1. Current preliminary title report.

2. A letter describing and setting forth the reasons for any exception requested to the provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance and for any re-zoning, use permit, or zoning variance which may be necessary to permit proposed uses of land and structures within the property and which will be applied for by the applicant.

3. A legible copy of the current owner’s grant deed or contract of sale.

4. A map and copies of deeds of all other property owned by the applicant that is contiguous to the subject real property.

5. A list of all special districts in which the proposed subdivision lies and the boundary of the special district if it divides the proposed subdivision.

(E) Soil Report and Percolation Test.

1. The City Engineer may, when based on knowledge of soil qualities of the site, require a preliminary soil report or a statement by a registered civil engineer as to the feasibility of the proposed development, in relation to geologic and soil characteristics, to be submitted prior to review of the tentative map by the Commission.

2. The City Engineer may, on the basis of such engineer’s statement, or preliminary soil report, require a soil investigation of any or all lots.

3. On lots whose locations and/or topography create conditions impractical for sewer hookup, the City Engineer shall require a percolation test for the purpose of private sewage disposal design. In such cases a review for waiver of sewer hookup will be required.

4. An environmental analysis completed pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and the policies and guidelines adopted by City of Taft shall be submitted with each Tentative Map. (Ord. 839-20, 10-20-2020)

(A) The secretary of the Commission shall set a date for a public hearing for consideration of the tentative map by the Commission, which date shall be within fifty (50) days after the map is filed, in accordance with section 66452.1(b) of the Map Act. Notwithstanding section 66452.1(b), the time period specified above shall commence after certification of an environmental impact report, adoption of a negative declaration, or a determination by the City that the project is exempt from the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code as set forth in section 66452.1(c) of the Map Act. A further time extension for the City to set a date for public hearing may be granted upon mutual agreement of the Commission and the subdivider.

(B) PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NOTICES: Notice of public hearings of a tentative subdivision indicating the time and place thereof, and a general description of the subdivision location shall be published by law by all of the following methods:

1. Publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the public hearing;

2. Mailing at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the public hearing, to all owners of property within a distance of three hundred (300) feet from the exterior boundaries of the property involved in the application. For this purpose, the last known name and address of each property owner as contained in the records of the latest equalized Kern County Assessor rolls shall be used;

3. Mailing at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the public hearing, or delivering at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the public hearing, to each local agency expected to provide essential services or facilities to the project whose ability to provide those facilities and services may be significantly affected;

4. Mailing at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the public hearing, or delivering at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the public hearing, to the owner of the subject real property or to the owner’s duly authorized agent, and to the project applicant and the applicant’s authorized representative, if any;

5. Mailing at least ten (10 calendar days prior to the public hearing, to any person who has filed a written request with the City Clerk and has provided the City Clerk with a self-addressed stamped envelope for that purpose.

6. Any other means prescribed by law, or desired by the City. (Ord. 839-20, 10-20-2020)

(A) When the tentative map is received and filed under the provisions of this chapter the Secretary of the Commission shall, within five (5) working days thereafter, transmit the tentative map to requesting agencies, as set forth in section 66453(b) of the Map Act.

(B) Within fifteen (15) days of receiving a copy of a tentative map, the requesting agencies may submit recommendation to the City Planning Department. The Advisory Agency shall consider these recommendations before acting on the tentative map as set forth in section 66453(c) of the Map Act.

(C) The department of the City to which a tentative map is transmitted shall, within the jurisdiction of such department, respond to the Planning Department staff, in writing, within ten (10) working days of receipt thereof setting forth its recommendations for map approval to make such map conform to the requirements of the City’s Municipal Code and the Map Act. (Ord. 839-20, 10-20-2020)

Planning Staff shall make a written report with recommendations on the tentative map and a copy thereof served on the subdivider at least three (3) days prior to any action on such map by the Commission. Service may be in person, by mail, or electronic delivery. Service shall be deemed complete on personal delivery to the subdivider or two (2) days after depositing such report and recommendations in the U.S. mail. (Ord. 839-20, 10-20-2020)

The responsibilities of the Council under the provisions of section 66473.5, 66474, 66474.1, and 66474.6 of the Map Act are assigned to the Commission under authority of section 66474.7 of the Map Act. (Ord. 839-20, 10-20-2020)