The following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
ADVISORY AGENCY: A designated official or an official body charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of proposed divisions of real property, the imposing of requirements or conditions thereon, or having the authority by local ordinance to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove maps. The city has charged the planning commission with this role.
SUBDIVIDER: 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".
SUBDIVISION: The division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land or any portion thereof, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future, except for leases of agricultural land for agricultural purposes. Property shall be considered as contiguous units even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement or railroad rights of way. "Subdivision" includes a "condominium project", as defined in section 1351 of the California Civil Code, a "community apartment project", as defined in section 11004 of the California Business and Professions Code, or the conversion of five (5) or more existing dwelling units to a "stock cooperative", as defined in section 11003.2 of the California Business and Professions Code. As used in this section "agricultural purposes" means the cultivation of food or fiber or the grazing or pasturing of livestock.
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: A tentative map which has been filed, processed and approved in accordance with the vesting tentative map statute, and this chapter, and which has printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map". (Ord. 1212, 11-16-1993; amd. 2000 Code)