(a) Within ten (10) working days from the date that the Planning Director has determined that a filed subdivision map application is deemed “complete” for processing, copies of the tentative map and associated documents shall be distributed by the Planning Director to all relevant departments and agencies for review and reports thereon, including, but not limited to:
(1) The Building and Public Works Divisions;
(2) The fire district of jurisdiction;
(3) Each school district in which the subdivision is located;
(4) The Environmental Health Division;
(5) Any city within three (3) miles of the proposed subdivision;
(6) Any county whose boundary is within one (1) mile of the proposed subdivision;
(7) Caltrans and any other State and Federal agencies that may have jurisdiction over or be affected by the proposed subdivision;
(8) The serving public utility companies; and
(9) Other agencies which may be affected.
(b) The Development Review Committee (DRC) shall review the tentative map, the reports received from the reviewing departments and agencies, the environmental document prepared by staff to comply with CEQA, and all other relevant documents. Planning staff shall incorporate the recommendations of the DRC in draft conditions of approval or denial in a staff report that is set for public hearing before the Commission.
(c) With respect to any subdivision for which a tentative map and final map is required, the Planning Commission (as Advisory Agency authorized to make recommendations only) shall hold a public hearing on the tentative map, recommend the content of required findings, recommend approval, conditional approval or disapproval of the tentative map, and report its actions in writing to the Board of Supervisors within fifty (50) days after the tentative map is filed with the clerk of the Advisory Agency, unless the applicant consents to a longer period of time.
At the next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors following receipt of the Planning Commission’s report, the Board (as the legislative body) shall fix the meeting date at which the tentative map will be considered at a public hearing, which date shall be within thirty (30) days thereafter. The Board shall make all findings required by this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act, and shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the tentative map within such thirty (30) day period. Provided, however, that if legally sufficient notice thereof has been given the Board may hold the required public hearing at any regular meeting within thirty (30) days following filing of the Planning Commission’s report, in which case the Board shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the tentative map at the conclusion of such hearing. The Board may continue the public hearing on the tentative map to another date with the consent of the applicant.
(d) With respect to any subdivision for which a tentative map and a parcel map is required, the Planning Commission (as Advisory Agency) shall hold a public hearing on the tentative parcel map, make all findings required by this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act, and shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the tentative map within fifty (50) days after the tentative map is filed with the clerk of the Advisory Agency, unless the applicant consents to a longer period of time.
(e) The Planning Commission may defer to the Board of Supervisors a decision on a tentative parcel map for any subdivision described in Subsections (1) through (5), below. The Board of Supervisors shall then hold the public hearing and make all required findings and decisions. Decisions on the following tentative parcel maps may be deferred:
(1) Tentative parcel maps which may result in significant adverse environmental impacts which cannot be mitigated to less than significant levels;
(2) Tentative parcel maps that involve substantial controversy;
(3) Tentative parcel maps which are in conflict with County policies;
(4) Tentative parcel maps which may be precedent setting;
(5) Tentative parcel map that the Planning Commission determines should be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors in order to best protect the public welfare.
(f) In the event an approved tentative map is revised and subsequently approved by the Commission, the most recently approved tentative map shall constitute the only recognized tentative map for further action in the consideration of the filing of the final map or parcel map.
(g) Prior to filing a tentative map application, a subdivider may submit to the Planning, Public Works and Environmental Services Department, for consideration by Planning staff and reviewing agencies, a “pre-application” of preliminary subdivision plans, which shall be processed according to the provisions of Sec. 8-2.213. The intent of the pre-application process is to give an applicant an initial understanding of the issues and type of conditions of approval that could be raised by the project. A pre-application does not result in any formal approval, but instead is concluded with a letter and meeting with the applicant outlining the issues raised by the proposed project and the conditions and mitigation measures that could result if a subsequent formal application were to be filed with the County.
(h) For the purposes of Sections 66452.6, 66457 and 66463.5 of the Subdivision Map Act, and this section, a final map or parcel map shall be deemed to be “filed” with the legislative body on the date it is submitted to the County Surveyor in a form and condition which would permit the County Surveyor to sign the certificate specified in Sections 8-1.503 and 8-1.505 of this chapter. For the purpose of this section, a final map or parcel map is “filed” for record when the County Recorder accepts it for filing pursuant to Section 66466 of the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1466, eff. March 24, 2016; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1468, eff. May 13, 2016)