Victorville Municipal Code Art. 2 Tentative Maps

A tentative map is required for all subdivisions for which a final map or parcel map is required and it shall be filed with the Development Department with all required fees and application requirements. Tentative maps shall meet all the requirements as provided for in the Subdivision Map Act and in this Title.

No application for a subdivision shall be accepted until the subdivider has either submitted proof of acquisition of all required easements or demonstrated sufficiently to the Development Department that good faith attempts to acquire said easements by negotiation, including offer to purchase, have been unsuccessful. The City Manager or his/her designee shall deem attempts as good faith so long as the subdivider has shown that he or she has 1) obtained an appraisal of the off-site property right needed, if possible 2) made at least one comparison of other easement or property values in the vicinity, 3) provides at least one certified letter to the current owner of the off-site property right needed to attempt to purchase, or otherwise acquire said off-site right, 4) if any, provide evidence showing the refusal to sell the off-site property right needed to the subdivider.

(Ord. No. 2388, § 3, 3-19-19)

(a) An approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall expire forty-eight months after its approval or conditional approval. Additional automatic extensions to the approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall be in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act.

(b) Upon application of the subdivider filed prior to the expiration of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map, the time at which the map expires may be extended by the Planning Commission for any period deemed appropriate and allowed under the Subdivision Map Act.

(c) For the purposes of tentative map expiration, "timely filing" of the final map, as provided for by Section 66452.6(d) of the Subdivision Map Act, is defined as acceptance of the final map on mylar by the City Engineer, as well as the completion of the following requirements:

(i) Signed completion of all required certificates and statements (Surveyor's or Engineer's Statement, Owners' Statement, County Auditor's Certificate, and County Board of Supervisors' Certificate);

(ii) Receipt of any outside agency approvals;

(iii) Compliance with the adopted Planning Commission or City Council Conditions of Approval, as applicable;

(iv) Acceptance of the subdivision improvement agreement and security; and

(v) Submission of public improvement plans on mylar for approval by the City Engineer.

(Ord. No. 2454, § 5(Exh. B), 3-4-25)

No lots or parcels shall be divided by a school district, special tax district, City boundary line or zoning district.

No subdivision shall be accepted which leaves unsubdivided lands, strips or parcels of property unsuited for subdividing and not accepted by the City for appropriate use and all lots must conform to the requirements of this Code.

(a) Modifications including but not limited to the following, which, in the opinion of the City Manager or his/her designee, do not deviate substantially from the Planning Commission approved plans and overall design, shall be administratively approved, so long as the change(s) comply with this Title, and other City standards:

(1) Number of lots: Reduction

(2) Lot area: Increase or decrease

(3) Lot line modification: Realignment

(4) Street location: Minor realignment, provided no streets are added or removed and perimeter intersections are not affected

(5) Street names: Name change in accordance with those on City's approved list

(6) Cul-de-sac street length: Increase or decrease

(7) Phasing: Reduction in the number of phases; and, minor adjustments to phase boundaries

(8) Common open space: Redistributions, provided the total area is not decreased and the area of active open space is not decreased

(b) Any change to a subdivision beyond the scope of an administrative approval shall require Planning Commission approval of a modified or a new application based upon the extent of the change as determined by the City Manager or his/her designee.

(Ord. No. 2360, § 2, 12-20-16; Ord. No. 2388, § 3, 3-19-19)