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10-1.503 Waiver of Parcel Map Requirements.

Walnut Creek Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Walnut Creek

A subdivider may file an application for a waiver of the requirements for a tentative and/or parcel map in a form acceptable to the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator may waive the parcel map for the following:

  1. Division of real property or interests therein created by probate, eminent domain procedures, partition, or other civil judgments or decrees; or

  2. A division of property resulting from the conveyance of land or any interest therein 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, or other facilities or

  3. Any other division of real property which would otherwise require a parcel map.

Upon receipt of an application for a parcel map waiver, the Zoning Administrator shall give notice of the application by mail or delivery to all persons, businesses, corporations or other public or private entities, shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property within ninety (90) meters [three hundred (300) feet] of the subject property, and all such persons and entities shall be given an opportunity to respond in writing within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice.

The Zoning Administrator may waive the parcel map as provided in this section only upon making a finding that the proposed division of land complies with requirements as to area, improvement and design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of this chapter, local ordinance and the Subdivision Map Act.

The Zoning Administrator shall act upon the application for a parcel map waiver with sixty (60) days after the application is deemed complete.

The Zoning Administrator shall deny the parcel map waiver if all public improvements have not been constructed.

Upon waiving the parcel map requirement, the Zoning Administrator shall cause to be recorded with the County Recorder a "Certificate of Compliance" for the land to be divided, a plat map showing the division and a legal description of the parcels. The certificate shall include a statement regarding payment of taxes for signature by the County Clerk according to §10-1.403.5.c(8).

A parcel map waived by the Zoning Administrator may be conditioned to provide for payment of park land dedication, drainage, and other fees by a method approved by the Zoning Administrator. If the Zoning Administrator denies an application to waive a parcel map, the subdivider may apply for a tentative and parcel map in accordance with this Article. (§1, Ord. 1530, eff. April 22, 1982, by §1, Ord. 1603, eff. September 13, 1984, and by §1, Ord. 1629, eff. July 25, 1985)

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▸ Contents — Walnut Creek Zoning Code
Walnut Creek Zoning Code
  1. 10-1.101 Citation and Authority.
  2. 10-1.102 Purpose.
  3. 10-1.103 Conformity to General Plan, Specific Plans and Zoning…
  4. 10-1.104 Application.
  5. 10-1.105 Modification of Requirements.
  6. 10-1.201 Definitions.
  7. 10-1.202 Responsibilities.
  8. 10-1.301 General.
  9. 10-1.302 Division of Land—Five or More Parcels.
  10. 10-1.303 Division of Land—Four or Fewer Parcels. (Minor Subdiv…
  11. 10-1.304 Plat Maps.
  12. 10-1.305 Fees and Deposits.
  13. 10-1.402 Tentative Maps.
  14. 10-1.403 Final Maps.
  15. 10-1.501 Tentative Parcel Map.
  16. 10-1.502 Parcel Maps.
  17. 10-1.503 Waiver of Parcel Map Requirements.
  18. 10-1.601 Dedication of Streets, Alleys and Other Public Rights…
  19. 10-1.602 Park Land Dedication.
  20. 10-1.603 School Site Dedication.
  21. 10-1.604 Reservations.
  22. 10-1.605 Claims of Excessive Dedications.
  23. 10-1.701 Purpose.
  24. 10-1.702 Requirements and Procedures.
  25. 10-1.703 Physical Standards for Condominium Conversions.
  26. 10-1.704 Tenant Provisions.
  27. 10-1.705 Effect of Proposed Conversion on the City's Low- and …
  28. 10-1.706 Findings.
  29. 10-1.801 General.
  30. 10-1.802 Improvements Required.
  31. 10-1.803 Deferred Improvement Agreements.
  32. 10-1.804 Design.
  33. 10-1.805 Access.
  34. 10-1.806 Improvement Plans.
  35. 10-1.807 Improvement Agreement.
  36. 10-1.808 Improvement Security.
  37. 10-1.809 Construction.
  38. 10-1.810 Construction Inspection.
  39. 10-1.811 Completion of Improvements.
  40. 10-1.812 Acceptance of Improvements.
  41. 10-1.813 Supplemental Improvement Capacity.
  42. 10-1.901 General.
  43. 10-1.902 Initiation of Proceedings.
  44. 10-1.903 Contents of Petition.
  45. 10-1.904 Submittal of Petition to City Engineer.
  46. 10-1.905 City Council Approval.
  47. 10-1.906 Filing with County Recorder.
  48. 10-1.1001 Mergers not Required.
  49. 10-1.1002 Mergers Required.
  50. 10-1.1003 Notice of Intention to Determine Status.
  51. 10-1.1004 Hearing on Determination of Status.
  52. 10-1.1005 Determination of Merger.
  53. 10-1.1006 Determination When No Hearing is Requested.
  54. 10-1.1007 Request to Merge by Property Owner.
  55. 10-1.1008 Unmerged Parcels.
  56. 10-1.1009 Request for Determination by Owner.
  57. 10-1.1010 Fee for Mergers and Unmergers.
  58. 10-1.1101 Requirements.
  59. 10-1.1102 Form and Contents.
  60. 10-1.1103 Submittal and Approval by the City Engineer.
  61. 10-1.1104 Filing with the County Recorder.
  62. 10-1.1105 Fee.
  63. 10-1.1201 Citation and Authority.
  64. 10-1.1202 Purpose and Intent.
  65. 10-1.1203 Consistency.
  66. 10-1.1204 Definitions.
  67. 10-1.1205 Application.
  68. 10-1.1206 Filing and Processing.
  69. 10-1.1207 Expiration.
  70. 10-1.1208 Vesting on Approval of Vesting Tentative Map.
  71. 10-1.1209 Development Inconsistent with Zoning—Conditional App…
  72. 10-1.1210 Applications Inconsistent with Current Policies.
  73. 10-1.1211 Failure to Obtain Design Review Approval.
  74. 10-1.1301 Prohibition.
  75. 10-1.1302 Remedies.
  76. 10-1.1303 Certificate of Compliance.
  77. 10-1.1304 Notice of Violation.
  78. 10-1.1305 Penalties.
  79. 10-1.1306 Judicial Action.
  80. 10-1.1401 Purpose.
  81. 10-1.1402 Applicability—Ministerial Approval.
  82. 10-1.1403 Exceptions.
  83. 10-1.1404 Definitions.
  84. 10-1.1405 Urban Lot Split Requirements.
  85. Chapter 2
  86. Part I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  87. Part II — BASE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
  88. Part III — REGULATIONS APPLYING IN ALL OR SEVERAL DISTRICTS Re…
  89. Part IV — ADMINISTRATION

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