For the purposes of this title, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this title are defined as set forth below. All definitions provided in this code, and all definitions provided in the subdivision map act, shall also be applicable to this title and the definitions are hereby incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
ACREAGE: Any parcel of land which is not a lot, as defined in this title, and those areas where a legal subdivision has not been made previously, or where a legal subdivision has declared such parcel as acreage.
APPEAL BODY: The advisory or legislative body with the authority to hear appeals on applications or actions pursuant to this title.
APPROVING BODY: The advisory agency, legislative body or city staff person with the authority to approve an application or action pursuant to this title.
BLOCK: The area of land within a subdivision, which area is entirely bounded by streets, highways or ways, except alleys, or the exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision.
CITY STREET: Any duly dedicated street, avenue or the like which the city has accepted and regularly maintains, or which the county duly accepted and regularly maintained prior to the incorporation of the city, or upon which public funds have been expended for improvements or rights of way used by the public generally.
COLLECTOR STREET: A street, intermediate in importance between a local street and either a major or secondary thoroughfare, which has the purpose of collecting local traffic and carrying it to a thoroughfare.
COMMUNITY APARTMENT PROJECT: Shall be defined as provided in section 11004 of the Business and Professions Code.
CONDOMINIUM: An estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property together with a separate interest in space in a residential, industrial or commercial building on the real property, such as an apartment, office or store. A condominium may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of the real property.
CONVERSION: The creation of separate ownership of existing real property together with a separate interest in space of residential, industrial or commercial buildings.
DAY: A calendar day unless otherwise specified.
DEPARTMENT: The community development department.
DESIGN: A. Street alignments, grades and widths;
B. Drainage, water, sewer and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignments and grades;
C. Location and size of all required easements and rights of way;
D. Fire roads and firebreaks;
E. Lot size and configuration;
F. Vehicular and bicycle traffic access;
G. Grading;
H. Land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; and
I. Such other specific physical requirements in the plan and configuration of the entire subdivision as may be necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the general plan or any applicable specific plan.
DEVELOPMENT: The uses to which the land which is the subject of a map shall be put, the buildings to be constructed on it, and all alterations of the land and construction incident thereto.
EASEMENT: An easement dedicated to the city, which shall be continuing and irrevocable unless formally abandoned by the city, and any other easement whether owned by a public entity, public utility or private party.
FINAL MAP: A map showing a subdivision of five (5) or more parcels for which a tentative and final map are required by, and prepared in accordance with, the subdivision map act and this title, and designated to be filed for recordation in the office of the county recorder.
GENERAL PLAN: The general plan of the city.
IMPROVEMENT: Streets, sidewalks, storm drainage facilities, water and sewer facilities, utilities, landscaping to be installed or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways and easements, as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and acceptance of the final map thereof. "Improvement" also means other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by or by a combination of, the subdivider, public agencies, private utilities, or any other entity approved by the city, is necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the general plan, or any applicable specific plan. Improvements shall be constructed in accordance with standard engineering specifications, where applicable.
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT: A shift or rotation of an existing lot line or other adjustment among four (4) parcels or less where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not created, as approved by the community development director.
LOT OR PARCEL: A unit or portion of land separate from other units or portions by description, as on a final map or parcel map, or by such other map approved by the county or by the city under the provisions of the subdivision map act and of city ordinances in effect at the time of such approval, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing.
MERGER: The joining of two (2) or more contiguous parcels of land under one ownership into one parcel.
PARCEL MAP: A map showing a subdivision of four (4) or less parcels as required by, and prepared in accordance with, the subdivision map act and this title, and designed to be filed for recordation in the office of the county recorder.
PERIPHERAL STREET: An existing street whose right of way is contiguous to the exterior boundary of a subdivision.
PRIVATE STREET: Any street, access way or the like, lying in whole or in part within a subdivision for which dedication and ownership is privately held and is utilized as access to a development. Private streets shall be constructed in accordance with standard engineering specifications.
REMAINDER: That portion of an existing parcel which is not designated on the required map as part of the subdivision. The remainder shall not be considered as part of the subdivision but shall be shown on the required map as part of the area surrounding the subdivision. A remainder of five (5) acres or more need not be shown on the map and its location need not be indicated as a matter of survey, but only by deed reference to the existing boundaries of the remainder.
STANDARD ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS: Those standard subdivision improvement plans and specifications as prepared and/or approved by the city's public works director.
STOCK COOPERATIVE: Shall be defined as provided in section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions Code.
SUBDIVIDER: A person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who proposes to divide, divides or causes to be divided real property into a subdivision for oneself or for others. Employees and consultants of such persons or entities, acting in such capacity, are not "subdividers".
SUBDIVISION: The division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land, or any portion thereof, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easements or railroad rights of way. "Subdivision" includes a condominium project, as defined in section 1350 of the State Civil Code, a community apartment project, as defined in section 11004 of the Business and Professions Code, and the conversion of five (5) or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative, as defined in section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions Code. "Subdivision" includes any division of land by gift or inheritance, but excludes a division for probate homestead. Any conveyance of land to a governmental agency, public entity, public utility, or subsidiary of a public utility for rights of way, shall not be considered a division of land for purposes of computing the number of parcels.
SUBDIVISION MAP ACT: Government Code sections 66410 et seq., inclusive.
TENTATIVE MAP: A map made for the purpose of showing the design and improvements of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it. "Tentative map" includes a tentative map prepared in connection with a parcel map pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17.11, "Subdivisions Of Four Or Less Parcels", of this title.
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: Shall be defined as provided in subsection 17.13.030A of this title. (Ord. 2481 § 1, 2002)