Chapter 16.08
TENTATIVE MAPS*
Sections:
16.08.010 Required – Filing.
16.08.020 Size and scale.
16.08.030 Contents.
16.08.040 Supplemental information.
16.08.050 Condominium maps.
16.08.060 Parklands.
16.08.070 Preparation.
16.08.080 Approval or disapproval.
16.08.090 Expiration of tentative map.
* Prior ordinance history: Ords. 156 and 255.
16.08.010 Required – Filing.
Each subdivider shall file with the city a tentative map, owners’ statement, and such other and further information as is established by the Subdivision Map Act and by the city engineer. The time of filing a tentative map shall be construed to be the time at which the submittals are accepted as complete by the city engineer in accord with the California Permit Streamlining Act. (Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)
16.08.020 Size and scale.
The size of each tentative map is optional; the scale shall be not less than two hundred feet to the inch. (Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)
16.08.030 Contents.
Each such map shall contain the following information:
A. Tract number, name or designation;
B. Name and address of the owner whose property is proposed to be subdivided, and the name and address of the subdivider;
C. Name and address of registered civil engineer, licensed surveyor, or other person who prepared the map;
D. North point;
E. Scale;
F. Date of preparation;
G. Boundary lines;
H. The location, width, proposed names and approximate grades of all streets within the boundaries of the proposed subdivision. Profiles may be required where topography may be a problem;
I. Name, location and width of adjacent streets;
J. Location and width of alleys;
K. Lot lines and approximate dimensions and numbers of each lot;
L. Location and width of areas subject to inundation from floods, or location of structures, and other permanent physical features;
M. Description of the exterior boundaries of the subdivision;
N. Location and width of all existing or proposed public or private easements;
O. Classification of lots as to proposed residential, commercial, industrial or other uses;
P. Elevation of sewers at proposed connection, if sewers exist;
Q. Approximate radii of curves;
R. Contours shall be shown drawn to intervals prescribed by the city engineer;
S. A map of the area in which the proposed subdivision is located outlining the proposed subdivision on that map, and showing lot size and layout of existing lots within said area. (Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)
16.08.040 Supplemental information.
The tentative map shall show thereon, or be accompanied by reports and written statements from the subdivider giving essential information regarding, the following matters:
A. Source of water supply;
B. Type of street improvement and utilities work which the subdivider proposes to install;
C. Proposed stormwater sewer or other means of drainage (grade and size);
D. Proposed method of sewage disposal;
E. Protective covenants to be recorded, if any;
F. Proposed tree planting;
G. Proposed street signs.
(Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)
16.08.050 Condominium maps.
An application for a tentative map for condominium purposes shall contain all of the information required by Sections 16.08.030 and 16.08.040 except to the extent such requirement is not permitted by the Subdivision Map Act or other state law. (Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)
16.08.060 Parklands.
A. An area in the subdivision equal to the amount set forth in this section shall be dedicated for park purposes. The amount shall be sufficient to provide five acres of park area per one thousand persons who will live in the subdivision, based upon the approved or conditionally approved map, and the average number of persons per household as disclosed by the most recent available federal census.
B. Where a subdivision contains fifty or fewer lots and the subdivider determines not to dedicate parkland as required in subsection A of this section, the subdivider shall pay a fee in lieu of dedication, calculated by determining the square footage of the land required to be dedicated multiplied by the assessed value of a square foot of land in the subdivision.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the requirement for dedication or payment of a fee in lieu of dedication for park purposes shall apply only when the subdivision will permit the development of the land being subdivided with one more additional dwelling unit than may be placed thereon in the absence of such subdivision. Land, fees, or combinations thereof acquired pursuant to this section may be used only for the purposes of developing new or rehabilitating existing neighborhood or community park or recreational facilities to serve the subdivision. (Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)
16.08.070 Preparation.
A. After noting the requirements set forth in preceding sections of this chapter, it is desirable that the subdivider should confer with the city engineer and the art jury of the Palos Verdes Estates homes association before preparing the tentative map of the proposed subdivision.
B. The tentative map shall be prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and the provisions of this title. (Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)
16.08.080 Approval or disapproval.
A. The planning commission shall consider the map within fifty days after the application therefore is deemed complete, except as set forth in subsection C of this section or unless such time is extended by agreement with the subdivider. The planning commission shall make its report to the city council within said time and may recommend approval, conditional approval, or denial of the map.
B. At the next regular meeting of the city council following the filing of the planning commission’s report, the city council shall fix the meeting date at which the tentative map will be considered by it, which date shall be within thirty days thereafter. The city council shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the tentative map within that thirty day period.
C. The time periods set forth in this section shall commence after certification of the environmental impact report, adoption of a negative declaration, or a determination by the city that the project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. (Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)
16.08.090 Expiration of tentative map.
An approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall expire twenty four months after its approval or conditional approval. Any extension of a tentative map shall be governed by the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act. (Ord. 667 § 2 (part), 2006)