Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 2 Responsibilities

The City Attorney shall be responsible for approving as to form all improvement agreements and all improvement securities and any other duties as prescribed by this title.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

The City Clerk shall be responsible for the setting of public hearings, notification of action taken by the City Council, the transmittal of the approved final map or parcel map to the subdivider’s title company, and any other duties as prescribed by this title.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

The City Council shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny tentative and final maps and improvement agreements for subdivisions of five (5) or more parcels; shall accept lands and/or improvements proposed for dedication to the City in subdivisions of five (5) or more parcels; and shall carry out all other duties as prescribed by this title. The City Council is the appeal board for any decisions of the Planning Commission, the Minor Land Division Committee or other decisions as specified in this title.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

The Community Development Director shall be responsible for the management of the Community Development Department in carrying out the responsibilities imposed on it by this title. Such responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, investigating proposed subdivisions for conformity to the general plan, zoning regulations, and specific plans of the City, and reporting such findings, together with recommendations for approval, conditional approval, or denial to the Planning Commission and to the City Council (for subdivisions of five (5) or more parcels) or to the Minor Land Division Committee (for subdivisions of four (4) or less parcels). The Community Development Director may refer and report on subdivisions of four (4) or less parcels to the City Clerk who shall set the matter for a public hearing before the City Council if the Community Development Director determines that a minor land division is of such scope and significance that review and decisions for such a minor land division application are best performed by the City Council. The Community Development Director is the appointed Secretary of the Minor Land Division Committee and the Planning Commission and shall carry out any other duties as prescribed by this title.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

The Director of Public Works and Utilities or his/her designee is the City Engineer and shall be responsible for:

(a) Establishing and maintaining the public improvement standards, including design and construction details, standards, and specifications;

(b) Checking and certifying final maps for sufficiency of affidavits, offers of dedication, improvement plans and profiles, survey data, and other information required to ensure compliance with the Map Act and this title;

(c) Performing inspections of subdivision improvements for conformity with the public improvement standards, Caltrans standard specifications, and good engineering standards;

(d) The processing and approval, to the extent authorized by this article, of final maps, parcel maps, reversion to acreage maps, amended maps, subdivision improvement plans, lot line adjustments, and certificates of compliance;

(e) Approval of improvement agreements for subdivisions of four (4) or fewer parcels; and

(f) Any other responsibilities as imposed on the City Engineer by this title or by the Subdivision Map Act.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

The Minor Land Division Committee (MLD) is the advisory agency as specified in Section 66415 of the Map Act responsible for approving, conditionally approving or denying the applications for divisions of land involving four (4) or fewer parcels, and lot line adjustments, except for divisions of land involving four (4) or fewer parcels that are referred to the City Council by the Community Development Director. Any decision of the Minor Land Division Committee over an application for tentative map approval for a subdivision of less than five (5) lots or boundary adjustment is appealable to the City Council in accordance with the procedures detailed in Section 13-3.07 through and including Section 13-3.13.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

Maps of proposed subdivisions shall be referred for the information of, and report by, all special districts, school districts, governmental bodies, bureaus, utility companies, other agencies which provide public and private facilities and services to subdivisions, and to such other agencies which the Director of Community Development determines may be affected.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)

The Planning Commission is the advisory agency as specified in Section 66415 of the Map Act responsible for recommending to the Council the approval, conditional approval, or denial of an application for tentative map approval for subdivisions of five (5) or more parcels and reporting its action to the City Council. Recommendations by the Planning Commission to the City Council are not appealable.

(§ 1, Ord. 1274-11 (CM), eff. February 24, 2011)