(A) Applicability. The Community Development Director is authorized to waive parcel maps without City Council approval for:
(1) Subdivisions resulting in four or fewer residential lots;
(2) Commercial or industrial subdivisions as described in Cal. Gov’t Code § 66426 that comply with the requirements of this section.
(B) Written request for waiver. A written request for such a waiver should be submitted to the Community Development Director at the time of tentative map application.
(C) Findings for approval. No waiver to the requirement for processing a parcel map shall be approved unless the Community Development Director finds that all of the following findings are made:
(1) No dedications, easements, restrictions, or fee title is being granted to the city or any other public agency as a function of the parcel map;
(2) No public improvements are required as part of the subdivision;
(3) No agreements involving the city, CC&Rs, or maintenance entities are required as part of the conditions of approval of the parcel map;
(4) All parcels created front on existing maintained public roads improved in accordance with current city standards;
(5) All parcels created are serviced by sanitary sewer facilities in accordance with current city standards;
(6) Adequate water supply is available to all parcels;
(7) The proposed land division will not have an adverse impact on existing drainage facilities;
(8) No mitigation measures are required as part of the conditions of approval of the parcel map;
(9) It has been determined to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that sufficient monumentation of the parcels exists so as not to justify an additional land survey.
(D) Conditions of approval. A parcel map waiver may be conditioned to provide for payment of applicable fees by the subdivider.
(E) Timeframe for action. The parcel map waiver request shall be approved, conditionally approved, or denied within the time frames established by Cal. Gov’t Code § 66451.7.
(F) Filing with the Recorder and distribution of copies. Upon approval of a parcel map waiver pursuant to this section, the Community Development Director shall:
(1) File with the Office of the County Recorder a certificate of compliance, or conditional certificate of compliance, for the land to be divided and a plat map, showing the division. The certificate shall include a certificate by the County Tax Collector in accordance with Article 8 of Chapter 4 of the Subdivision Map Act.
(2) Distribute copies of the certificate of compliance and waiver of the parcel map to the Building and Safety Department.
(G) Appeals. Actions by the Community Development Director approving or denying parcel map waivers may be appealed to the Planning Commission under the provisions of § 9.30.100 (Appeals).
(Ord. 2019-286, passed 11-20-2019; Am. Ord. 2019-291, passed 12-18-2019)