Whenever any words or phases as used in this chapter are not defined herein, the definitions contained in the Subdivision Map Act shall be deemed to apply.
ADVISORY AGENCY. Shall mean:
(1) The Planning Commission for all purposes concerning tentative subdivision and parcel maps; and
(2) The Director of Community Development for all purposes concerning lot line adjustments.
APPEAL BOARD. The City Council of the city unless otherwise noted.
DESIGN. Means:
(1) Street alignments, grades and widths;
(2) Drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignments and grades thereof;
(3) Location and size of all required easements and rights-of-way;
(4) Fire roads and fire breaks;
(5) Lot size and configuration;
(6) Traffic access;
(7) Grading;
(8) Land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes;
(9) Such other specific requirements in the plan and configuration of the entire subdivision as may be necessary or convenient to insure conformity to or implementation of the general plan or any adopted specific plan. (From the definition contain in the State Subdivision Map Act).
GENERAL PLAN. The general policies and development plan; including all adopted elements, in effect in the city.
IMPROVEMENTS. Refers to such street work, storm drainage, utilities and landscaping to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider
on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways 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 final map thereof; or to such other specific improvements or type of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the local agency or by a combination thereof, is necessary or convenient to insure conformity to or implementation of the general plan or any adopted specific plan.
IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS. The standard details and specifications, and other standards that are adopted as supplemental to this chapter that govern the improvements to be constructed pursuant to this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act.
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT. A minor shift or rotation of an existing lot line or other adjustments where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not created.
MERGER. The joining of two or more contiguous parcels of land under one ownership into one parcel.
PERIPHERAL STREET. A street where right-of- way is contiguous to the exterior boundary of a subdivision.
REMAINDER. That portion of an existing parcel which is not included as part of the subdivided land but must be shown on the required maps as part of the area surrounding subdivision development.
SUBDIVISION MAP ACT or MAP ACT. The state law governing the division of land contained in Cal. Gov't Code § 66410 et seq.
ZONING REGULATIONS. The Unified Development Code governing zones, as adopted pursuant to state law.
('61 Code, 19.4) (Ord. 852, passed - - )