(a) Unless otherwise provided in this division a final subdivision map shall be prepared and filed pursuant to an approved tentative map for every major subdivision.
(b) In lieu of filing a final map, unless otherwise required by the SMA, a subdivider may file a parcel map for a major subdivision described in Government Code section 66426(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e). The parcel map shall comply with the requirements of chapter 8 of this division.
(Amended by Ord. No. 6508 (N.S.), operative 3-1-83; amended by Ord. No. 9675 (N.S.), effective 10-22-04; amended by Ord. No. 10037 (N.S.), effective 3-26-10)