A. Procedure.
1. Filing Notice and Reports. The subdivider shall pay the necessary fees for and file with the City Planning Department at least 25 copies of the Tentative Map, two copies of an area map showing the location of ownerships which are located within the area covered by the Tentative Map and within a 500-foot radius of the proposed subdivision; and two copies of a certified list showing the names and addresses of owners of all property and the addresses of all residential, commercial, and industrial occupants of all property located within 500 feet of the proposed subdivision.
2. Action of Advisory Agency. The Advisory Agency shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the Tentative Map pursuant to Sec. 13B.7.3. (Tentative Tract Map) of Chapter 1A of this Code.
(a) The Advisory Agency may disapprove a Tentative Map because of the flood hazard, inundation, lack of adequate access, lack of adequate water supply or fire protection, insufficient sewerage facilities, potentially hazardous geological conditions or non- compliance with the requirements of this Article, the Subdivision Map Act, or the standards, rules or regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.05 (Design Standards) of this Article.
(b) Whenever two or more lots are to be created on a common slope and the City Engineer or Superintendent of Building determines that conditions so dictate, the Advisory Agency may require as a condition of approval of the Tentative Map that appropriate deed covenants, on a form approved by the City Attorney, be recorded which provide to each owner of said common slope a joint right of entry for necessary access of persons and equipment, and a joint easement over the slope area to maintain and repair any portions of said common slope.
(c) All streets on the Tentative Map shall be identified by their proposed names. All proposed street names shall be approved by the City Engineer. The Advisory Agency may withhold approval of the map if the City Engineer has determined that a proposed street name would create confusion, be misleading, be unduly long or carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency.
(d) The Department of Building and Safety may issue a building permit for a small lot subdivision if the applicant for the permit has received a vesting Tentative Tract Map approval or Preliminary Parcel Map approval for the project and has submitted proof to the satisfaction of the Department of Building and Safety that a covenant and agreement has been recorded. This covenant and agreement shall state that the applicant and the applicant’s successors and assignees agree that the building permit is issued on the condition that a certificate of occupancy (temporary or final) for the building cannot be issued until after the final map has been recorded. The Department of Building and Safety shall then issue the building permit based upon the approved Tentative or Preliminary Map and its conditions of approval. The dedication, improvement, and sewer requirements identified in the approved Tentative or Preliminary Map or its conditions of approval must be guaranteed to the satisfaction of the Bureau of Engineering at the time of building permit issuance. Projects with the following features are not eligible to receive building permits prior to the recordation of a final map: off-site common access or a street or alley vacation or merger.
B. Map Requirement. Tentative Maps filed with the City Planning Department shall be prepared by or under the direction of a licensed surveyor or registered civil engineer. Such maps shall clearly show all information required by this article, and shall be drawn to an engineer’s scale of not less than one inch equals 200 feet.
The Tentative Map shall contain all the following:
1. The tract number.
2. Sufficient legal description of the property to define its boundaries.
3. Names, addresses and telephone numbers of the record owner, subdivider, and person preparing the map.
4. North point, engineering scale, date and area.
5. The widths and approximate locations of all existing and proposed public easements or rights of way, or private street easements, within and adjacent to the property involved.
6. Locations, widths and approximate grades of existing and proposed highways, streets, alleys or ways, whether public or private within and adjacent to the property involved.
7. Existing street names, and names or designations for all proposed streets and highways.
8. Approximate radii of all center line curves for streets, highways, alleys or ways.
9. Lot layout, approximate dimensions of each lot and number of each lot.
10. The locations of potentially dangerous areas, including geologically hazardous areas and areas subject to inundation or flood hazard; the location, width and direction of flow of all watercourses, flood control channels, and mud or debris paths where ravines or swales will exist within and adjacent to the property involved; building setbacks from such hazards, the proposed method of providing flood, erosion and mud or debris control; and areas where access and emergency paths will be located in the event flood design capacity is exceeded. Lot lines shall be located so that the flow of watercourses and mud and debris paths, access and emergency paths, and setbacks shall be adjacent to lot lines or in areas or restrictions against construction.
11. The existing contour of the land at intervals of not more than five feet, and of not more than two- foot intervals if the slope of the land is less than five percent.
12. The approximate location of all buildings or structures on the property involved which are to be retained, notations concerning all buildings which are to be removed, and approximate locations of all existing wells.
13. The approximate location and general description of any large or historically significant trees and of any protected trees and an indication as to the proposed retention or destruction of the trees.
14. If any streets shown on the Tentative Map are proposed to be private streets, they shall be clearly indicated. Such streets shall conform to the requirements of Article 8 (Private Street Regulations) of this Chapter or shall have been previously approved in accordance with the then applicable provisions of the said article.
15. The proposed method of providing sewage disposal and drainage for the property.
16. A statement regarding existing and proposed zoning.
C. Protected Tree Reports for Tentative Tract Maps. No application for a tentative tract map approval for a subdivision where a protected tree is located shall be considered complete unless it includes a report, in a form acceptable to the Advisory Agency and the City’s Chief Forester, which pertains to preserving the tree and evaluates the subdivider’s proposals for the preservation, removal, replacement or relocation of the tree. The report shall be prepared by a tree expert and shall include all protected trees identified pursuant to Subdivision 13. of Subsection B. (Map Requirements) of this Section.
In the event the subdivider proposes any grading, land movement, or other activity within the drip line of a protected tree referred to in the report, or proposes to relocate or remove any protected tree, the report shall also evaluate any mitigation measures proposed by the subdivider and their anticipated effectiveness in preserving the tree.