Article 4 — Expiration And Extensions

The approval or conditional approval of a tentative parcel map shall expire thirty-six (36) months after its date of approval or conditional approval. A time extension of a maximum of thirty-six (36) months may be allowed by the City Engineer, not to exceed a cumulative total of six (6) years after the first approval or conditional approval of the tentative parcel map.

The period of time specified in this section shall not include any period of time during which a lawsuit has been filed and is pending in a court of competent jurisdiction involving the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map only if a stay of the time period is approved by the Planning Commission. Within ten (10) days after the service of the initial petition for complaint upon the City, the subdivider shall, in writing, to the Planning Director, request a stay in the time period of the tentative map. Within forty (40) days after receiving the request, the Planning Commission shall either stay the time period for up to five (5) years or deny the requested stay. The request for the stay shall require a hearing with notice to the subdivider and to the appellant, and, upon the conclusion of the hearing, the Planning Commission, within ten (10) days, shall declare its findings.

The period of time specified shall not include any period of time during which a development moratorium is in effect according to Section 66452.6 of the Subdivision Map Act.

The expiration of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall terminate all proceedings, and no final map or parcel map of all or any portion of the real property included within the tentative map shall be filed without first processing a new tentative map. (1116-CS, Amended, 02/26/2009; 1133-CS, Amended, 12/24/09)

• (a) Requests by subdividers. The subdivider or his authorized agent may request an extension of the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map by a written application to the Planning Department. The application shall be filed prior to the expiration date of the map and shall state the reasons for requesting the extension.

• (b) City Engineer action. The Planning Director shall review the request and submit the application for the extension, together with a report, to the City Engineer for approval, conditional approval, or denial. A copy of the Planning Director's report shall be forwarded to the subdivider prior to the action of the City Engineer on the extension. The action of the City Engineer approving or conditionally approving an extension shall specify the new expiration date of the tentative map.

• (c) Conditions of approval. As a condition of the extension of a tentative map, the City Engineer may impose new conditions or revise existing conditions on the approved tentative map as recommended by the Planning Department in its report or as the City Engineer may find necessary.

• (d) Appeals on conditions of extensions. The subdivider may appeal any action on the extension as provided by Chapter 1-4 TMC.

• (e) Fees. The fee for processing an extension shall be at actual cost. A deposit to be applied

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City of Turlock, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 11-6-402

§ 11-6-404

toward such fee may be required, as determined by Council resolution. (1116-CS, Amended, 02/26/2009)

Minor changes in the tentative map may be approved by the Planning Department upon an application by the subdivider, or on its own initiative, by mutual consent of both parties, provided:

• (a) Such changes are consistent with the intent and spirit of the original tentative map approval or conditional approval; and

• (b) There are no resulting violations of this Code.

Any revision shall be approved by the City Engineer. The amendment shall be indicated on the approved tentative map and certified by the City Engineer.

Amendments of the tentative map, other than minor, shall be presented to the City Engineer for approval. Processing shall be in accordance with Section 11-6-104 of Article 1 of this chapter and Article 2 of this chapter.

Any approved amendment shall not alter the expiration date of the tentative map.

Amendments or changes in street names on the tentative map may be approved by the Planning Division upon application by the subdivider. The cost to process street name amendments or changes shall be borne by the subdivider.

(1121-CS, Added, 07/23/09)

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City of Turlock, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 11-6-501

§ 11-6-506

Article 5 Parcel Maps

The form, contents, submittal, approval, and filing of parcel maps shall conform to the provisions of this article and the Subdivision Map Act.

• (a) Application. Application for street name approval shall be submitted to the Planning Division for consideration and approval.

• (b) Street names required on parcel maps and improvement plans. Approved street names without abbreviation shall be clearly identified on all improvement plans and parcel maps submitted to the Engineering Division.

• (c) Release of addresses after recordation of map. Within thirty (30) days of the recordation of a final map or parcel map, approved street names and addresses will be distributed to City departments, subdividers, engineers, builders, and interested agencies.

• (d) Release of addresses prior to recordation of map. In conformance with Subdivision Map Act Section 66499.30(a), addresses for model homes may be released prior to the recordation of the final map at the discretion of the City of Turlock Building Official.

• (1121-CS, Added, 07/23/09)

An accurate and complete survey of the land to be subdivided shall be made by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor. All monuments, property lines, center lines of streets, alleys, and easements adjoining or within the subdivision shall be tied into the survey. The allowable error of closure on any portion of the parcel map shall not exceed one ten-thousandth (1/10,000) for field closures and one twenty-thousandth (1/20,000) for calculated closures. (Formerly 11-6-502; 1121-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

The form of the parcel map conforms to the final map form requirements as set forth in TMC 11-5-505.

(Formerly 11-6-503; 1121-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

The contents of the parcel map shall conform to the final map content requirements as set forth in TMC 11-5-506, except for TMC 11-5-506(c)(5) and (7).

The Planning Commission certificate will be required if the tentative map was referred to, or appealed to, the Planning Commission for its consideration. (Formerly 11-6-504; 1121-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

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City of Turlock, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 11-6-506

§ 11-6-510

The subdivider shall submit three (3) sets of the parcel map to the City Engineer for checking. The preliminary prints shall be accompanied by copies of the data, plans, reports, and documents as required for final maps by TMC 11-5-601, except for TMC 11-5-506(f), (g), (h), and (i).

The City Engineer may waive any of the requirements if the location and nature of the proposed subdivision does not need compliance with the requirements of Chapter 5-5 TMC. (Formerly 11-6-505; 1121-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

The City Engineer shall review the parcel map, and the subdivider's engineer shall make corrections and/or additions until the map is in accordance with this title and the Subdivision Map Act.

(Formerly 11-6-506; 1121-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

The subdivider's engineer shall submit the original tracing of the map, corrected to its final form and signed by all parties required to execute the certificates on the map, to the City Engineer. (Formerly 11-6-507; 1121-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

The City Clerk or authorized agent shall transmit the approved parcel map directly to the County Recorder in accordance with the provisions of Section 66466 of the Subdivision Map Act. (Formerly 11-6-508; 1121-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

The City Engineer may waive the parcel map for any of the following:

• (a) A division of property resulting from the conveyance of land or interests to or from the City, public entity, or public utility for a public purpose, such as school sites, public building sites, or rights-of-way or easements for streets, sewers, utilities, drainage, and the like; and

• (b) In accordance with Section 66428 of the Government Code of the State.

(Formerly 11-6-509; 1121-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

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City of Turlock, CA

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§ 11-7-101

§ 11-6-510

CHAPTER 11-7 DEDICATIONS AND RESERVATIONS

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City of Turlock, CA

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§ 11-7-101

§ 11-7-102