Article 1 — General Provisions

(a) This chapter shall be known as, and may be cited as, the “Subdivision and Related Regulations of the County.” (b) The purpose of this chapter shall be the establishment of the following principles in the interests of protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the County:

(1) To implement the County’s General Plan and to implement and supplement the State Subdivision Map Act (Sections 66410 et seq. of Division 2 of Title 7 of the California Government Code and all amendments or additions thereto);

(2) To ensure that a proposed subdivision, street plan, or land division shall be consistent with the General Plan of the County, this chapter, and the Yolo County Improvement Standards;

• (3) To ensure the creation of reasonable building sites;

(4) To provide for the dedication, construction and installation of streets, roads, alleys, highways, public utilities, stormwater conveyance facilities, and other improvements and/or facilities;

• (5) To ensure adequate street alignment and means of ingress and egress to property;

(6) To control the division of land that is subject to inundation or other detrimental influences that make land unsuitable for many uses;

• (7) To provide for planned development subdivisions; and

(8) To provide rules and regulations governing the contents of tentative and final maps, including parcel maps, and the filing thereof, and other matters related thereto.

(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1466, eff. March 24, 2016)

Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 8-1.103, below, this chapter shall apply to all divisions and subdivisions, reversions to acreage, lot line adjustments, mergers, and certificates of compliance, respecting real property located wholly or partially within the unincorporated areas of Yolo County. This chapter governs the filing, processing, approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of tentative, final and parcel maps, lot line adjustments, certificates of compliance, conditional certificates of compliance, notices of violation, reversions to acreage, resubdivisions, mergers, and related public and private improvements. The provisions of this chapter shall also apply to vesting tentative maps. Except as specifically otherwise provided by this chapter or the Subdivision Map Act, all subdivisions shall be subject to the same substantive and procedural requirements. This chapter also applies to dedications and improvements associated with certain building permits.

(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1466, eff. March 24, 2016)

Exemptions from the provisions of this chapter are governed by those exclusions specifically cited in the State Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)

(a) The Yolo County Planning Commission is hereby designated as the “Advisory Agency” pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act for major applications relating to the subdivision of land involving tentative maps and tentative parcel maps. In such capacity, the Planning Commission shall make investigations and reports on the design and improvement of proposed tentative maps, recommendations for the imposing of requirements or conditions thereon. (b) The Yolo County Planning Commission is empowered to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove all tentative parcel maps.

(c) The Zoning Administrator is hereby designated as the “Advisory Agency” pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act for minor applications relating to the divisions and mergers of real property, including lot line adjustments, mergers, and certificates of compliance.

(d) The Zoning Administrator is empowered to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove lot line adjustments, mergers, and certificates of compliance, or defer the request to the Planning Commission, as the Zoning Administrator deems appropriate.

(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)

(a) It shall be the duty of the Advisory Agency to review all land divisions as empowered by this chapter, and take action, or recommend the appropriate action to the Board of Supervisors, to deny or approve said land divisions. In making recommendations or granting approval as authorized by this chapter, the Advisory Agency shall make the findings required by the Subdivision Map Act for the specific land division and the following minimum findings: (1) That an environmental review, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was conducted for the proposed map;

(2) That the proposed map is consistent with the Yolo County General Plan;

(3) That the proposed map is consistent with the Subdivision and Related Regulations of the County, and zoning requirements and parcel size minimum standards, as set forth in this title, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, et seq.;

(4) That the proposed map complies with the requirements of the State Subdivision Map Act; and

(5) That access to a County road, or suitably maintained private road, is provided to all affected lots and parcels, and that an improved access street or driveway is provided or will be constructed, consistent with the Yolo County Improvement Standards.

(b) The Advisory Agency may recommend, or impose reasonable conditions on the approval of maps that are subject to this article in order to find or ensure compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter or Federal, State, or County laws or regulations and standards, or policies of the County General Plan, and to provide for the necessary improvements and facilities, and the mitigation of environmental impacts as necessary, and to ensure the public health, safety and general welfare, and orderly growth. Such conditions shall be expressly stated in writing by the Advisory Agency.

(c) Meetings of the Advisory Agency shall be duly noticed public hearings and shall give public notices and conduct public hearings, as provided for by Section 8-2.211 of this title (Article 2 of Chapter 2), with the exception of Zoning Administrator actions to approve lot line adjustments, mergers, and certificates of compliance. Such public

hearings shall be open to the public, and any officer, person, applicant or owner interested in any matter before the Planning Commission, or Board of Supervisors, shall have the privilege of attending any such meeting and making any presentation which may be appropriate. Such notices shall state that all persons are invited to attend such hearings and present evidence regarding the proposed action.

(d) Decisions of the Advisory Agency under this article shall take effect, and appeals thereof made and considered, in the manner provided in Section 8-2.225 of Chapter 2 of this title. The fee for filing an appeal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be in the amount established by the Board by resolution. Such fee shall be paid to the Clerk of the Board or the Planning, Public Works, and Environmental Services Department at the time the appeal is filed.

(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)