§ 16.08

"Advisory agency" means the Williams planning commission, which is also referred to as the "planning commission" and as the "commission," and it is charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of all proposed subdivisions and other divisions of land, and has mapprocessing and other duties with respect to such subdivisions and other divisions of land, and the procedures relating thereto, as are specified by law and by this title.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.030 - Alley.

"Alley" means a way for secondary vehicular access to private property for on-site parking, freight handling and related purposes.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.040 - Appeal board.

"Appeal board" means the city council of the city of Williams, which is also referred to as the "city council," and it must hear and make determinations upon appeals from actions of the planning commission with respect to the provisions of this title.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.050 - Authorized representative.

"Authorized representative" means a qualified person who is authorized by a city official, as defined in this chapter, to act in the place of such official with respect to the operation or administration of this title.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.060 - Building official.

"Building official" means the person so designated by the city council.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.070 - City engineer.

"City engineer" means the person so designated by the city council.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.080 - City health officer.

"City health officer" or "health officer" means the person so designated by the city council.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.090 - City planner.

"City planner" means the agent of the planning commission designated by the city council.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.100 - Engineer, civil.

"Civil engineer" means a civil engineer competent to practice civil engineering, as defined in Section 6731 of the Business and Professions Code, and who is registered under the provisions of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California, who is retained to provide civil engineering services related to land subdivision.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.110 - Engineer, soils.

"Soils engineer" means a civil engineer registered in the state of California with a specialty and experience in the investigation and analysis of soils.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.115 - Improvements.

A.

"Improvements" refers to any street work and utilities to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by a subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways, and easements, as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs as a condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the map thereof.

B.

"Improvements" may also refer to those works that are necessary or convenient to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the general plan and/or any applicable specific plan, and may be required to be installed either by a subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the city, or by a combination thereof.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.120 - Lease.

"Lease" is subject to the provisions of Section 16.08.260.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.130 - Map act.

"Map act" means the Subdivision Map Act of the state of California, as amended.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.140 - Map, final.

"Final map" means a map supported by complete engineering data, prepared in accordance with the conditions of approval of a tentative map, and in acceptable form for processing and filing for record, as provided in this title.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.150 - Map, parcel.

"Parcel map" means a map of a type of subdivision described in this title, containing complete engineering data, and prepared in accordance with the conditions of approval of a tentative map and in acceptable form for processing and filing for record, as provided in this title.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.160 - Map, preliminary.

"Preliminary map" means a map prepared from existing records in sufficient detail to show clearly the development plan proposed for the total subdivision land area, which is intended to be developed progressively in two or more development units.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.170 - Map, record of survey.

"Record of survey map" means a map prepared in accordance with provisions of the Land Surveyors Act to delineate land boundaries, property lines or other lines or points of survey.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.180 - Map, reversion to acreage.

"Reversion to acreage map" means a map prepared in accordance with provisions of state law for purposes of reverting previously divided parcels to acreage, and as otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.190 - Map, tentative.

"Tentative map" means a map prepared from existing records and field data in sufficient detail to meet the requirements for filing as prescribed in this title, and to constitute an adequate basis for the preparation of a final or parcel map. When the term "tentative parcel map" is used in this title, it refers to the tentative map

required for a division of land falling within Sections 16.12.040 of this title and for divisions of land into four or fewer parcels.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

"Off-site improvements" means improvements as defined in Section 16.08.115 that are required for the orderly development of the surrounding area and that affect rights-of-way outside the boundary of the map.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

"Owner" means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, trust, or any other legal entity having a proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided, divided or otherwise utilized, who commences and maintains proceedings to utilize the same under the provisions of this title.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.210 - Plan, general.

"General plan" means any element thereof as set forth in the Planning and Zoning Law, Title 7 of the Government Code of the state of California, which has been adopted by the city council.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

"Specific plan" means any unit thereof, as set forth in the Planning and Zoning Law, Title 7 of the Government Code of the state of California, which has been adopted by the city council.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.230 - Street, city.

"City street" means a way for vehicular traffic, however designated, which has been dedicated for public use and accepted by the city, or has been laid out and constructed as a city street, or has been made a public street or road pursuant to law. It includes public streets constructed by federal, state and county agencies, but not private streets or private alleys.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

"Private street" means a way for vehicular traffic, however designated, which is not intended or proposed to be accepted by the city, and for which any offer of dedication or other offer for acceptance by the city must be rejected until such time as specified conditions for acceptance have been fully complied with.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

"Subdivider" means a person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who proposes to divide, divides, or causes to be divided real property into a subdivision for himself or for others; except that employees and consultants of such persons or entities acting in such capacity are not subdividers.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

A.

"Subdivision" means the division of any improved or unimproved land, shown on the last equalized county assessment roll as a unit, or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property must be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easements or railroad rights-of-way. "Subdivision" includes a condominium project, as defined in Section 4125 or 6542 of the Civil Code, or a community apartment project, as defined in 4105 of the Civil Code, or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative, as defined in

Section 4190 or 6566 of the Civil Code. Any conveyance of land to a governmental agency, public entity, public utility, or subsidiary of a public utility for conveyance to that public utility for right of way purposes will not be considered a division of land for purposes of computing the number of parcels. For purposes of this title, any conveyance to or from a governmental agency includes fee interest, leasehold interest, an easement, or a license.

B.

"Subdivision" does not include land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the Health and Safety Code; or the financing or leasing of apartments, offices, stores or similar space within apartment, industrial or commercial buildings; or mobilehome or trailer parks; or mineral, oil or gas leases; or exclusively agricultural use leases of parcels of ten or more acres; or "short-term" leases, as described in Section 66411 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

"Subdivision standards" means a set of detailed standards adopted by resolution of the city council to set forth the regulations, standards and specifications for land development improvements; the type and nature of investigations, tests and reports; schedules for fees to be charged; and such other matters as the city council finds to be necessary to properly supplement the provisions of this title in the processing of subdivisions and the improvements thereof. Reference to "this ordinance" includes the subdivision standards.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

"Surveyor" means a land surveyor licensed under the Land Surveyors' Act of the state of California, or a civil engineer registered in the state of California and retained by the subdivider, owner, developer, or

contractor to provide land-surveying services.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.290 - Technical advisory committee.

"Technical advisory committee" means the city engineer or public works director, and the building official or their authorized representatives. "Committee" means the technical advisory committee. This committee may be expanded by a vote of the city council.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

16.08.300 - Vesting tentative map.

"Vesting tentative map" means the vesting tentative map as required by Chapter 16.18 of this title.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)

Chapter 16.12 - PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS—GENERAL

Sections:

16.12.010 - Compliance required.

Any action to divide any land within the city into two or more parcels is hereafter subject to the provisions of this title, and any such action must be undertaken in accordance with the general procedures provided in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 249-22, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2022)