The Advisory Agency or the Board of Supervisors shall adopt the following findings in the approval of a tentative parcel or subdivision map. Conversely, the Advisory Agency or the Board of Supervisors shall deny approval of a tentative map if it cannot make any of the following findings, based on information submitted at the public hearing:
(a) The proposed map is consistent with applicable general and specific plans as specified in Section 65451 of the Government Code;
(b) The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is consistent with applicable general and specific plans;
(c) The site is physically suitable for the type of development;
(d) The site is physically suitable for the proposed density of development;
(e) The design of the subdivision provides for public improvements in accordance with Article 9 of this title, and the Yolo County Improvement Standards;
(f) The design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements is not likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat;
(g) The design of the subdivision or type of improvements is not likely to cause serious public health problems;
(h) The design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will not conflict with easements which are of record or are established by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction and which have been acquired by the public at large for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision; provided that the Advisory Agency or Board of Supervisors as appropriate may approve the tentative map if it finds that alternate easements, for access or for use, will be provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public;
(i) The design of the subdivision shall provide, to the extent feasible, for future passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities in the subdivision;
(j) The discharge of waste from the proposed subdivision into an existing community sewer system would not result in, or add to, a violation of existing requirements prescribed by a California Regional Water Quality Control Board pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code;
(k) If the proposed subdivision fronts along a public waterway, public river or public stream, it provides for a dedication of a public easement along a portion of the bank of the waterway, river or stream bordering or lying within the subdivision, which easement is defined so as to provide reasonable public use and maintenance of the waterway, river or stream consistent with public safety;
(l) If the project is within the 100-year and 200-year floodplain the project meets FEMA and local flood requirements and is consistent with the findings required by Government Code 66474.5.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014; as amended by Ord. 681.229, eff. October 29, 2015; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1466, eff. March 24, 2016; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1468, eff. May 13, 2016)