10-1.104 Application.

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply to all parts of subdivisions within the City of Walnut Creek and to the preparation of subdivision maps and to other maps provided for by the Subdivision Map Act. Each subdivision and each part thereof lying within the City shall be made and each map shall be prepared and presented for approval as provided for and required by this chapter.

1. Exceptions.

This chapter shall not apply to:

a. The financing or leasing of apartments, offices, stores or similar space within apartment buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, mobilehome parks or trailer parks.

b. Mineral, oil or gas leases.

c. Land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the State Health and Safety Code.

d. A lot line adjustment between two or more existing adjacent parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not created, provided the lot line adjustment is approved by the City Engineer.

e. Any separate assessment under §2188.7 of the State Revenue and Taxation Code for community apartment or cooperative housing projects.

f. The conversion of a community apartment project or a stock cooperative to a condominium if the requirements of Sections 66412(g) and (h) of the Subdivision Map Act are met.

g. The financing or leasing of any parcel of land, or any portion, for the construction of commercial or industrial buildings on a single parcel, unless the project is not subject to review under other ordinances regulating design and improvements.

h. The financing or leasing of existing separate commercial or industrial buildings on a single parcel.

i. The construction, financing or leasing of accessory dwelling units according to Article 38 of the Zoning Ordinance.

j. Leasing for agricultural purposes, cultivation of food or fiber, and grazing or pasturing of livestock. (§1, Ord. 1603, eff. 9/13/84)

k. Leasing of, or grant of easement to, a parcel of land, or any portion or portions of land, for financing, erection, and sale or lease of a wind-powered electrical generation device which is subject to discretionary action by the City.