A vesting tentative map is a tentative map for a subdivision which is filed and processed in accordance with this chapter. When approved, a vesting tentative map confers a vested right to develop property after subdivision, subject to the provisions of this subchapter. Whenever a provision of the Subdivision Map Act, as implemented and supplemented by this chapter, requires the filing of a tentative map or parcel map, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed, in accordance with these provisions. If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by this subchapter, nothing in this title shall require the filing of a vesting tentative map as a prerequisite to any approval for any proposed subdivision, permit for construction, or work preparatory to construction.
(Ord. 651 C.S., passed 3-6-96)