Article 7 — Vesting Tentative Maps

This article is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 66498.1) of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State (referred to in this article as the Vesting Tentative Map Statute) and may be cited as the "Vesting Tentative Map Law of the City of Turlock."

It is the purpose of this article to establish the procedures necessary for the implementation of the Vesting Tentative Map Statute and to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title. Except as otherwise set forth in this article, all other provisions of this title shall apply.

To accomplish this propose, the regulations set forth in this article are determined to be necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare and for the promotion of orderly growth and development.

No land shall be subdivided and developed pursuant to a vesting tentative map for any purpose which is inconsistent with the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan or not permitted by Title 9 or other applicable provisions of this Code.

• (a) For the purposes of this article, "vesting tentative map" shall mean a tentative map for a subdivision, as defined in this title, which map shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed in accordance with Section 11-5-706 of this article and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions of this article.

• (b) All other definitions set forth in this title shall be applicable. (757-CS, Amended, 12/26/1991)

• (a) Whenever a provision of the Subdivision Map Act, as implemented and supplemented by this title, requires the filing of a tentative map or tentative parcel map, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed in accordance with the provisions of this article.

• (b) If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by the Vesting Tentative Map Statute, the filing of a vesting tentative map shall not be a prerequisite to any approval for any proposed subdivision, permit for construction, or work preparatory to construction.

• (757-CS, Amended, 12/26/1991)

A vesting tentative map shall be filed in the same form, and have the same contents,

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City of Turlock, CA

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§ 11-5-706

§ 11-5-709

accompanying data, and reports, and shall be processed in the same manner as set forth in this title for a tentative map.

Upon filing a vesting tentative map, the subdivider shall pay the fees required by the Planning Department for the filing and processing of a tentative map.

The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall expire at the end of the same time period, and shall be subject to the same extensions, established by this title for the expiration of the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map.

• (a) The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards described in Section66474.2 of the Government Code of the State.

However, if said Section 66474.2 is repealed, the approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards in effect at the time the vesting tentative map is approved or conditionally approved.

• (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a permit, approval, extension, or entitlement may be made conditional or denied if any of the following is determined:

  • (1) A failure to do so would place the residents of the subdivision or the immediate community, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both; or

  • (2) The condition or denial is required in order to comply with State or Federal laws.

• (c) The rights referred to in this section shall expire if a final map is not approved prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map as provided in Section 11-5-708 of this article. If the final map is approved, such rights shall last for the following periods of time:

  • (1) An initial time period of two years.

  • (2) Where several final maps are recorded on various phases of a project covered by a single vesting tentative map, the initial time period provided for in subsection (1) of this subsection shall begin for each phase when the final map for such phase is recorded.

  • (3) The initial time period set forth in subsection (1) of this subsection shall be automatically extended by any time used for processing a complete application for a grading permit or for design or architectural review if such processing exceeds thirty (30) days after the date a complete application is filed.

  • (4) A subdivider may apply to the Planning Commission for a one-year extension at any time before the initial time period set forth in subsection (1) of this subsection expires. If the extension is denied, the subdivider may appeal such denial to the Council within

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• (5) If the subdivider submits a complete application for a building permit during the periods of time specified in subsections (1) through (4) of this subsection, the rights referred to in this section shall continue until the expiration of such permit or any extension of such permit.

(846-CS, Amended, 04/07/1994)

• (a) Whenever a subdivider files a vesting tentative map for a subdivision whose intended development is inconsistent with the zoning provisions in existence at that time, such inconsistency shall be noted on the map. The City may deny such a vesting tentative map or approve it conditioned on the subdivider, or his designee, obtaining the necessary change in the zoning provisions to eliminate the inconsistency. If the change in the zoning provisions is obtained, the map, notwithstanding Section 11-5-709 of this article, shall confer the vested right to proceed with the development in substantial compliance with the change in the zoning provisions and the map as approved.

• (b) The rights conferred by this section shall be for the time periods set forth in subsection (c) of Section 11-5-709 of the article.

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a property owner or his designee may seek approvals or permits for development which depart from the ordinances, policies, and standards described in subsection (a) of Section 11-5-709 and in Section 11-5-710 of this article, and the City may grant such approvals or issue such permits to the extent the departures are authorized under applicable laws.

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City of Turlock, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 11-6-101

§ 11-5-711

CHAPTER 11-6 PARCEL MAPS (PARCEL MAPS: FOUR OR LESS PARCELS)

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City of Turlock, CA § 11-6-101

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