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--- (1) --- * For statutory provisions pertaining to subdivided lands and subdivisions, see Bus. & Prof. C.A., Section 11000 et seq; for provisions directing cities to adopt an ordinance regulating and controlling the design and improvement of subdivisions, see Bus. & Prof. C.A., Sections 11506 and 11526; for provisions pertaining to the power of cities to provide for a proper and reasonable fee for the examination of tentative and final maps, see Bus. & Prof. C.A., Sections 11526 and 11543.5; for provisions empowering cities to regulate the division of land which is not a subdivision, see Bus. & Prof. C.A., Section 11543.1; for provisions regarding reimbursement for sewer construction, see Chapter 13.08. Prior History: Prior code §§9200, 9201, 9202, 9401, 9402, 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406, 9407, 9408, 9409, 9410, 9411, 9412, 9413, 9414 and 9415; Ord. 33 as amended by 107, 99, 100, 152 and 216.
CHAPTER 18.01 - LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE#
18.01.010 - Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478—Adopted.#
Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478, and any amendments thereto, as presently effective, is adopted by reference as the Subdivision Ordinance of the city. All references therein to "Board of Supervisors" shall be construed to mean the city council, all references to "Advisory Agency" or "Regional Planning Commission" shall be construed to mean the planning commission of the city, all references to "unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles" mean all incorporated territory within the city, and all references to departments or agencies of the county of Los Angeles shall mean the equivalent departments of the city, or such agencies as may be contracted with by the city. Any reference to Los Angeles County ordinances shall be construed to mean applicable equivalent ordinances or municipal code provisions of the city.
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
18.01.020 - Purpose.#
The purpose of this title is to regulate the division of lands within the city to insure that such divisions are in compliance with state law and with the zoning ordinance of the city and to further insure that development within the city is orderly, controlled, and beneficial to the health, safety, and general welfare of the city and its residents.
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
18.01.030 - Copies on file.#
Three copies of the ordinance codified in this title are on file in the office of the city clerk for use and examination by the public.
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
CHAPTER 18.02 - AMENDMENTS#
18.02.010 - Purpose.#
The purpose of this chapter is to amend Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478, as adopted in Chapter 18.01, in order to adjust its provisions to the needs of the city and to eliminate those provisions that do not apply to the city.
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.020 - Section 6.1 amended—Appeals.#
Section 6.1 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is amended to read as follow: "Section 6.1 APPEALS. (a) A subdivider dissatisfied with any action taken by the Planning Commission, when functioning as the advisory agency, with respect to tentative map or parcel map, may appeal to the City Council.
"(b)
Any interested person may appeal any decision of the advisory agency relative to its assigned duties to the City Council.
"(c)
All appeals shall be submitted and acted upon in the manner prescribed by Section 66452.5 of the Government Code."
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.027 - Section 10.2 deleted—Listing of owners.#
Section 10.2 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is deleted.
(Ord. 238 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.028 - Section 10.3 deleted—Publication and mailing of notice.#
Section 10.3 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is deleted.
(Ord. 238 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.029 - Section 10.5 deleted—Posting of property.#
Section 10.5 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is deleted.
(Ord. 238 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.030 - Section 71.3 deleted—Local Park Space Obligation—Residential Subdivision.#
Section 71.3 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is deleted.
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.040 - Section 71.4 deleted—Provision of local park sites within residential subdivisions.#
Section 71.4 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is deleted.
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.050 - Section 88 amended—Fees.#
Section 88 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is amended to read as follows: "Section 88. FEES. Where a tentative map is submitted to the City for Planning Commission consideration, the subdivider shall reimburse the City for costs incidental to engineering review and reports on the tentative map. Such costs shall be paid prior to Commission consideration of the map."
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.060 - Section 136 amended—Tract map checking fees.#
Section 136 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is amended to read as follows: "Section 136. TRACT MAP CHECKING FEES. Following Commission approval of the tentative map, the final map shall be submitted to the City Engineer for checking. The subdivider shall pay a map checking fee of two hundred dollars per map plus five dollars per lot, payable at the time the map is submitted for checking. An additional fee of five dollars per lot will be charged for each lot that is revised after having been checked.
"Where a lot is required by the provisions of Section 73, such lot shall be omitted in calculating the amount of the map checking fee."
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
18.02.070 - Section 136.1 amended—Parcel map checking fee.#
Section 136.1 of Los Angeles County Ordinance 4478 is amended to read as follows: "Section 136.1. PARCEL MAP CHECKING FEES. Following Commission approval of the tentative map, the final parcel map shall be submitted to the City Engineer for checking. The subdivider shall pay a map checking fee of two hundred dollars per map plus five dollars per lot, payable at the time the map is submitted for checking. An additional fee of five dollars per lot will be charged for each lot that is revised after having been checked.
"Where a lot is required by the provisions of section 73, such lot shall be omitted in calculating the amount of the map checking fee."
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
CHAPTER 18.03 - PENALTIES#
18.03.010 - Penalties.#
A violation of this title which is not also prohibited by the subdivision map act or any other statute of the state, is a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in Section 1.12.010.
(Ord. 235 §1(part), 1977).
CHAPTER 18.04 - VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS#
ARTICLE I. - GENERAL PROVISIONS#
18.04.010 - Citation and authority.#
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 66498.1) of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the state of California (hereinafter referred to as the vesting tentative map statute), and may be cited as the vesting tentative map ordinance.
(Ord. 381 §1(part), 1986).
18.04.020 - Purpose and intent.#
It is the purpose of this chapter to establish procedures necessary for the implementation of the vesting tentative map statute, and to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and the subdivision ordinance. Except as otherwise set forth in the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the subdivision ordinance shall apply to the vesting tentative map ordinance.
To accomplish this purpose, the regulations outlined in this chapter are determined to be necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare, and for the promotion of orderly growth and development.
(Ord. 381 §1(part), 1986).
18.04.030 - Consistency.#
No land shall be subdivided and developed pursuant to a vesting tentative map for any purpose which is inconsistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan or not permitted by the zoning ordinance or other applicable provisions of the municipal code.
(Ord. 381 §1(part), 1986).
18.04.040 - Definitions.#
(a)
A "vesting tentative map" means a "tentative map" for a residential subdivision, as defined in the subdivision ordinance, that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed in accordance with Section 18.14.060, and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(b)
All other definitions set forth in the subdivision ordinance are applicable.
(Ord. 381 §1(part), 1986).
18.04.050 - Application.#
(a)
This chapter shall apply only to residential developments. Whenever a provision of the subdivision map act, as implemented and supplemented by the subdivision ordinance, requires the filing of a tentative map or tentative parcel map for a residential development, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed, in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(b)
If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by the vesting tentative map statute, the filing of a vesting tentative map shall not be a prerequisite to any approval for any proposed subdivision, permit for construction, or work preparatory to construction.
(Ord. 381 §1(part), 1986).
ARTICLE II. - PROCEDURES#
18.04.060 - Filing and processing.#
(a)
A vesting tentative map shall be filed in the same form and have the same contents, accompanying data and reports and shall be processed in the same manner as set forth in the subdivision ordinance for a tentative map except as hereinafter provided:
(1)
At the time a vesting tentative map is filed it shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map";
(2)
At the time a vesting tentative map is filed a subdivider shall also supply the following information:
(A)
Height, size, and location of buildings,
(B)
Sewer, water, storm drain and road details,
(C)
Information on the uses to which the buildings will be put,
(D)
Detailed grading plans,
(E)
Geological studies,
(F)
Flood control information,
(G)
Architectural plans.
(b)
The director of community development may request, and the applicant shall promptly furnish, such further information as may reasonably be necessary to enable the director to evaluate on behalf of the city the vesting effect which would follow from approval of the map.
(Ord. 381 §1(part), 1986).
18.04.070 - Fees.#
Upon filing a vesting tentative map, the subdivider shall pay the fees required by the city for the filing and processing of a tentative map.
(Ord. 381 §1(part), 1986).
18.04.080 - Expiration.#
The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall expire at the end of the same time period, and shall be subject to the same extensions, established by the subdivision ordinance for the expiration of the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map.
(Ord. 381 §1(part), 1986).
ARTICLE III. - DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS#
18.04.090 - Vesting on approval of vesting tentative map.#
(a)
The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards described in Government Code Section 66474.2.
However, if Section 66474.2 of the Government Code is repealed, the approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards in effect at the time the vesting tentative map is approved or conditionally approved.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a permit, approval, extension, or entitlement may be made conditional or denied if any of the following are determined:
(1)
A failure to do so would place the residents of the subdivision or the immediate community, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both;
(2)
The condition or denial is required, in order to comply with state or federal law.
(c)
The rights referred to herein shall expire if a final map is not approved prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map as provided in Section 18.04.080. If the final map is approved, these rights shall last for the following periods of time:
(1)
An initial time period of one year. Where several final maps are recorded on various phases of a project covered by a single vesting tentative map, this initial time period shall begin for each phase when the final map for that phase is recorded;
(2)
The initial time period set forth in subsection (c)(1) of this section shall be automatically extended by any time used for processing a complete application for a grading permit or for design or architectural review, if such processing exceeds thirty days, from the date a complete application is filed;
(3)
A subdivider may apply to the planning commission for a one-year extension at any time before the initial time period set forth in subsection (c)(1) of this section expires. If the extension is denied, the subdivider may appeal that denial to the city council within fifteen days.
(4)
If the subdivider submits a complete application for a building permit during the periods of time specified in subsection (c)(1)-(3) of this section, the rights referred to herein shall continue until the expiration of that permit, or any extension of that permit.
(Ord. 381 § 1(part), 1986).
18.04.100 - Applications inconsistent with current policies.#
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a property owner or his or her designee may seek approvals or permits for development which depart from the ordinances, policies, and standards described in Section 18.04.090(a), and the city council may grant these approvals or issue these permits to the extent that the departures are authorized under applicable law.
(Ord. 381 § 1(part), 1986).