16.12 — TENTATIVE MAPS

A tentative map filed as provided in this chapter shall delineate and indicate all information required by the City Engineer. A minimum of five copies of a tentative map shall be filed with as many additional copies as may be required by the City Engineer. (Prior code § 28.25)

• A. A tentative map filed as provided in this chapter shall be accompanied by reports and written statements from the applicant giving essential information regarding those matters required by the City Engineer, including:

  1. Subdivision development plan.

  2. Source, quality and an estimate of available quantity of water supply.

  3. Location of existing public improvements, including utilities and fire hydrants.

  4. Proposed street improvements and utilities.

  5. Proposed method and amount of sewage disposal.

  6. An estimate of electric power requirements.

  7. Covenants and easements recorded or proposed to be recorded.

  8. Proposed tree planting.

  9. Preliminary soil report unless waived by City Engineer.

  10. Location of all existing buildings and on-site improvements.

  11. A vicinity map.

• B. A tentative map shall be accompanied by a current preliminary title report showing title to the property vested in the applicant.

• (Prior code § 28.26)

The vicinity map shall contain the following information:

• A. The location of lots within 300 feet of the perimeter of the new lots.

• B. All improvements located on the new lots, including:

  1. Existing and proposed utility services to all lots shown thereon, proposed drainage and proposed changes in drainage, if any, and proposed regrading.

  2. A statement signed by the owner to the effect that all new lots to be created will be furnished with utility installations running separately to or from a main source of

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City of Vernon, CA

VERNON CODE

§ 16.12.030

§ 16.12.070

supply or disposal located in a public street, alley or easement. (Prior code § 28.27)

• A. No lot or parcel shall be reduced in size except in conformity with the provisions of this title.

  1. A lot or parcel in excess of three acres in total area may be divided into two or more lots or parcels; provided, only one lot or parcel three acres or less in total area may be created from the divided lot or parcel. Any such lot or parcel created shall have sufficient area to meet building setback, parking, and fire access standards.

  2. Any other lot or parcel may be divided only if each lot or parcel created thereby has an area sufficient to meet building setback, parking, and fire access standards; provided, however, that, in any proposed lot split, a resulting parcel may be permitted, provided:

     • a. Such substandard parcel is combined with an adjacent parcel as a unit.

     • b. Such combined parcels then equal or exceed the building setback, parking, and fire access standards for such lots. "Adjacent," as used in this section shall mean parcels having contiguous boundaries.

B. All lots shall have frontage of at least 150 lineal feet on a public street. (Prior code § 28.28)

Within 50 days after the filing of the tentative map, the City Engineer shall make a written report to the City Council and shall recommend that it approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the map. In recommending the division of property, the City Engineer shall recommend such conditions as are deemed necessary to protect the best interests of the surrounding property and neighborhood consistent with the general purposes and intents of this title, including, but not limited to, adequate provisions for fire protection, easements for public utilities, improvements of all abutting streets and alleys to the standards in this title, and a performance bond or an improvement security.

(Prior code § 28.30)

The City Council may approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a tentative map, subject to any or all of the conditions recommended by the City Engineer, or subject to other conditions which the City Council deems proper. The City Council may impose conditions on the tentative map or may find and determine that any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter should be modified or omitted.

(Prior code § 28.31)

The City Council may disapprove a tentative map: (a) because of flood hazard and inundation; (b) because the discharge of waste from the proposed subdivision into an existing community

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City of Vernon, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 16.12.070

§ 16.12.080

sewer system would result in violation of existing requirements prescribed by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000 of the Water Code); (c) for any of the reasons set forth in California Government Code Section 66474(d); or for any other reasonable grounds. (Prior code § 28.32)

• A. Expiration. The approval or conditional approval of a tentative map shall expire 24 months from the date the map was approved or conditionally approved.

• B. Extension. The person filing the tentative map may request an extension of the map approval or conditional approval by written application to the City Council. Such application shall be filed at least 15 days before the approval is due to expire. The application shall state the reasons for requesting the extension. In granting the extension, the conditions may be revised or new conditions imposed.

• C. Time Limit on Extensions. An extension or extensions of tentative map approval or conditional approval shall not cumulatively exceed an additional five years beyond the original expiration date.

• D. Effect of Map Modification on Extension. Modification of a tentative map after approval or conditional approval shall not constitute an extension of such time limits. Any substantive modification as determined by the City Engineer shall terminate all proceedings for the original tentative map and no final map or parcel map of all or any portion of the real property included within such original tentative map shall be filed without first processing a new tentative map.

(Prior code § 28.33)

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City of Vernon, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 16.16.010

§ 16.16.030