1. Whenever a provision of the Map Act, as implemented and supplemented by this Development Code requires the filing of a tentative map or tentative parcel map, a vesting tentative map may be filed, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
2. If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by a vesting tentative map, the filing of a vesting tentative map shall not be a prerequisite to an approval for any proposed subdivision, permit for construction, or work preparatory to construction.