17.828.030   Preliminary design evaluation.
   A.   Preliminary Design Plan. A subdivider may present for consideration by the subdivision review committee a preliminary design plan for informal design evaluation by the subdivision review committee before filing the tentative map application. The preliminary design plan should include, at a minimum, the following information:
      1.   Street layouts indicating location and type;
      2.   Basic lot design and size;
      3.   Land use;
      4.   Existing natural or man-made features on or adjacent to the site;
      5.   Existing and proposed topography on or adjacent to the site.
   B.   Within 30 days of the filing of the preliminary design plan, the subdivision review committee shall evaluate the plan to determine whether the preliminary design plan complies with the following:
      1.   City of Sacramento general plan;
      2.   Any applicable specific plans;
      3.   Planning and development code;
      4.   Adopted public improvement standards;
      5.   Other applicable standards and regulations.
The determinations of the subdivision review committee pursuant to this section are preliminary in nature, and are neither binding nor appealable.
   C.   A subdivider may not request preliminary design evaluation and seek to process a tentative map application for the same subdivision at the same time. A subdivider may withdraw a request for preliminary design evaluation at any time and thereafter file an application for a tentative map.
   D.   Fees. A fee, prescribed by city council resolution, shall be required for evaluation of all preliminary design plans. (Ord. 2017-0009 § 22)