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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ZONING
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ARTICLE 6 LOCAL EMERGENCY TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
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CHAPTER 1A CITY OF LOS ANGELES ZONING CODE
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SEC. 17.11. MODIFICATIONS.
 
   See Sec. 13B.7.3.H. (Tentative Tract Map; Modification of Entitlement) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
 
 
SEC. 17.12. PARK AND RECREATION SITE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS.
 
   See Sec. 13B.7.4.E. (Final Tract Map; Standards for Review and Required Findings) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
 
 
SEC. 17.13. SUBDIVISION REQUIRING IMPORT OR EXPORT OF EARTH.
 
   Upon the filing of a Tentative Map which requires for its implementation the import and/or export of more than 1,000 cubic yards of earth materials, the Advisory Agency shall request that the Superintendent of Building and the General Manager of the Department of Transportation investigate the circumstances of the proposed import or export of earth materials and the effect thereof upon the public health, safety, and welfare. The Advisory Agency shall request the City Engineer to determine the effect of any import and export on the structural integrity of the public streets and to determine the effect on public safety relative to street alignment, width, and grade.
 
   In taking action on such Tentative Map, the Advisory Agency shall impose conditions of approval to mitigate any detrimental effects of the hauling operations necessary to import or export earth, including but not limited to: designating routes to be followed by trucks hauling earth materials; limiting truck weight, length and/or speed; and other conditions of approval as may be necessary to insure repair of damages to public streets along the hauling route that may reasonably be expected to be caused by hauling operations. Such additional conditions may include a condition that the developer shall file a bond for the benefit of the City. Any such bond shall be in a form approved by the City Attorney, executed by the developer and a corporate surety authorized to do business in the State in an amount sufficient to cover the repair of any damage to the public streets reasonably expected to be caused by the hauling operations. The conditions of the bond shall guarantee to indemnify the City for all costs and expense in repairing the damaged streets or other public facilities. In lieu of a surety bond, the developer may file a cash bond with the Department upon the same terms and conditions and in an amount equal to that which would be required in the surety bond. The deposit submitted may be in the form of cash or negotiable United States securities. The term of such bond shall begin on the date of filing and shall remain in effect until the completion of the hauling operations and subsequent inspection of the affected public streets by the Department of Public Works. The Advisory Agency may disapprove the Tentative Map as provided in Section 17.06 A.2.(a) (Tentative Map Standards; Tentative Map Requirements; Action of Advisory Agency) of this Article.
 
 
SEC. 17.14. MODIFICATION OF RECORDED FINAL MAPS.
 
   See Sec. 13B.7.4.H. (Final Tract Map; Modification of Recorded Final Tract Map) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
 
 
SEC. 17.15. VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS.
 
   See Sec. 13B.7.3.I. (Tentative Tract Map; Vesting Tentative Map) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
 
 
SEC. 17.50. PARCEL MAPS – GENERAL PROVISIONS.
 
   A.   Purpose. The following parcel map regulations are intended to assure compliance with the Subdivision Map Act, Article 2 (Specific Planning – Comprehensive Zoning Plan) of this Chapter, and the City’s General Plan, to assure lots of acceptable design and of a size compatible with the size of existing lots in the immediate neighborhood; to preserve property values; to assure compliance with the Design Standards for Streets and Alleys as specified in Section 17.05 (Design Standards) of this Chapter where street or alley dedication and/or improvement are required; and to prevent interference with the opening or extension of streets necessary for emergency vehicle access, proper traffic circulation and the future development of adjacent properties; and to provide that the dividing of land in the Hillside Grading Areas be done in a manner which will assure that the separate parcels can be safely graded and developed as building sites.
 
   B.   Scope.
 
   1.   See Sec. 13B.7.5.A. (Preliminary Parcel Map; Applicability) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
 
   2.   See Sec. 13B.7.5.F. (Preliminary Parcel Map; Scope of Decision) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
 
   3.   These regulations shall not apply to the leasing of apartments, offices, stores or similar space within an apartment building, industrial building, commercial building or mobilehome park, nor to mineral, oil or gas leases, nor shall they apply to the following divisions of land, except as may be required by Subsection C. of this Section.
 
   (a)   Those made in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and the subdivision regulations contained in this Article.
 
   (b)   Those divisions of land made solely because of the sale, acquisition, lease or combining of lands by governmental agencies, including City of Los Angeles and any department thereof, or any further division of such lands by a lessee of such governmental agency.
 
   (c)   Those where the Advisory Agency or the Appeal Board determines that all the following conditions exist:
 
   (1)   A lot line adjustment is made between four or fewer existing adjoining lots or parcels and the land taken from one lot or parcel is added to an adjoining lot or parcel;
 
   (2)   The resulting number of lots or parcels remains the same or is decreased;
 
   (3)   The parcels or lots resulting from the lot line adjustment will conform to the General Plan, any applicable coastal plan, and zoning and building ordinances.
 
   (d)   Those involving land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the applicable provisions contained in the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
 
   C.   Parcel Maps – Divisions of Land of Five or More Parcels Not Subdivisions.
 
   1.   No parcel of land shall be separated in ownership or otherwise divided into five or more parcels, where such a division is not a subdivision by reason of the exceptions contained in Subdivisions (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Section 66426 of the Subdivision Map Act, and no such divided parcel shall be separately maintained unless a Tentative Map of such division has been approved by the Advisory Agency and a Parcel Map prepared in conformity therewith and has been recorded in the office of the county recorder.
 
   2.   Where the Advisory Agency determines that a Tentative Map filed for the division of land described in Subdivision (b) and (c) of Section 66426 of the Subdivision Map Act complies with all the requirements of this Article, but that dedication for street opening or widening or easements is necessary, it shall require that an offer to dedicate such additional land as is necessary therefor to be made in a manner provided by Section 17.53 C.1. of this Chapter.
 
   3.   Where the Advisory Agency determines that a Tentative Map filed for the division of land described in Subdivision (c) of Section 66426 of the Subdivision Map Act complies with all of the requirements of this Article, but that improvement of public or private streets, highways, ways or easements is necessary for local traffic, drainage or sanitary needs, such improvements shall be constructed, or their construction and completion guaranteed in the manner provided by Section 17.08 (Improvements) of this Code, as a condition of approval of the Tentative Map.
 
   4.   No building permit shall be issued, and no building or structure shall be constructed, altered or maintained on any land which has been separated in ownership or otherwise divided into five or more parcels, where a final map is not required for such a division by reason of the exceptions contained in Subdivision (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Section 66426 of the Subdivision Map Act, in violation of the provisions of this Article. All conditions of approval shall be completed prior to submitting the parcel map to the City Engineer.
 
   D.   Waiver of Parcel Maps. See Sec. 13B.7.5.A.4. (Preliminary Parcel Map; Applicability; Waiver of Parcel Map) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
 
   E.   Slope Density. In Hillside Grading Areas, as defined in Section 17.02 (Definitions) of this Article, which are designated in the Minimum Density housing category by the applicable element of the General Plan adopted by the City Council, the dwelling unit density shall not exceed that allowed by the following formula:
 
 
D
=
50 - S
35
 
Where:   D   =   the maximum number of dwelling units per gross acre allowable, and
S   =   the average natural slope of the land in percent.
 
   Where the total allowable number of dwelling units per parcel map or tentative tract map calculated under the above formulas results in a number other than a whole number, it shall be rounded to the nearest whole number as follows: where the fractional portion of the total allowable number of dwelling units equals .5 or more, the total number of allowable dwelling units shall be rounded to the next larger whole number; where the fractional portion of the total allowable number of dwelling units equals less than .5, the total number of allowable dwelling units shall be rounded to the next smaller whole number.
 
   In no case shall the permitted density be less than 0.05 dwelling units per gross acre. Where the total allowable number of dwelling units per parcel map calculated under the above formula results in a number less than one, it shall be rounded up to allow one dwelling unit per parcel map. Where previous grading on a site makes it difficult to determine average natural slope using the above formula, the Director of Planning shall determine the average natural slope in a manner to carry out the purpose and intent of this subsection.
 
   F.   Public Notice and Hearing. See Sec. 13B.7.5. (Preliminary Parcel Map) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
 
 
SEC. 17.51. FILING OF PRELIMINARY PARCEL MAPS.
 
   A.   Forms and Map Requirements. Each person applying for approval of a parcel map required by reason of Subsection B. of this Section shall submit a reproducible preliminary Parcel Map to the City Planning Department showing the land to be divided and its proposed division. The map may be prepared by the applicant, except that the Advisory Agency may require the map to be prepared by a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer and that it be based upon a field survey when it determines that such is necessary to provide the information required by this section. The map shall be made on one or more sheets of tracing paper or cloth at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches but shall not exceed 18 × 26 inches. It shall be legibly drawn using a decimal or an engineer's scale and shall clearly show the following information:
 
   1.   The dimensions and record boundaries of the total parcel together with a legal description of the total parcel attached to the map.
 
   2.   The dimensions and boundaries of each proposed parcel.
 
   3.   The names, addresses and telephone number of the property owners, the person filing the map, and the registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, if any, who prepared the map.
 
   4.   The abutting streets and alleys and existing surface improvements and proposed dedications and improvements.
 
   5.   The location of other existing public easements and/or private street easements.
 
   6.   In Hillside Grading Areas, the existing contours of the land at intervals of not more than five feet.
 
   7.   The accurate location of any structures on the property.
 
   8.   Names or designations for all proposed streets.
 
   9.   Such other information as the Advisory Agency determines is necessary to properly consider the proposed division.
 
   B.   Incomplete Map. If at any time during the processing of the map it is discovered that the map has been improperly prepared or required pertinent information has not been submitted, the applicant shall be promptly notified in writing by mail of the defect and of further information or correction required. The time limits specified hereinafter shall not begin until the omitted or inaccurate information is furnished in a proper manner.
 
   C.   Additional Reports. In addition to the preliminary Parcel Map, and when determined by the Superintendent of Building or the City Engineer to be necessary, the following reports shall be submitted to the City Planning Department by the applicant when the property is located in a Hillside Grading Area, as defined in Article 1 (Building Code) of Chapter 9 (Building Regulations) of this Code.
 
   1.   A geologic report prepared by an engineering geologist, as defined in Article 1 (Building Code) of Chapter 9 (Building Regulations) of this Code, setting forth all relevant geologic data pertaining to the proposed separate parcels and including separately stated conclusions listing any potential hazards to public health, safety or welfare which may exist on the proposed parcels or which could result from grading or building upon the proposed separate parcels.
 
   2.   A report prepared by a soils engineer, as defined in Article 1 (Building Code) of Chapter 9 (Building Regulations) of this Code, setting forth sufficient engineering data to explain the proposed solutions to:
 
   (a)   Any potential geologic hazards disclosed by the geologic report; and
 
   (b)   Any potential geologic hazards that could be created by the proposed grading.
 
   D.   Protected Tree Reports for Parcel Maps. No application for a preliminary parcel map approval for a parcel where a protected tree is located shall be considered complete unless it includes a report pertaining to preserving the tree. The report shall be prepared by a tree expert and shall evaluate the subdivider’s proposals for protected tree preservation, removal, replacement and/or relocation. In the event the subdivider proposes any grading, land movement, or other activity within the drip line of any protected tree referred to in the report, or proposes to relocate or remove any tree, the report shall also evaluate any mitigation measures proposed by the subdivider and the anticipated effectiveness in preserving the tree.
 
 
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