§ 16.12.020. Tentative parcel map—Filing and review.  


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  • A.

    The subdivider shall file a tentative parcel map and all accompanying materials with the director. The director shall review the map and the accompanying materials and cause a report regarding the same to be forwarded to the planning commission and subdivider.

    B.

    The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the tentative parcel map. Notice of the hearing shall be given pursuant to Section 66451.3 of the Subdivision Map Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of said Section 66451.3, mailed notice shall be given to the subdivider and to all property owners within five hundred feet of the proposed subdivision, no less than fifteen calendar days prior to the hearing.

    C.

    Dedications and reservations of property and on-site and off-site improvements may be required by the planning commission as a condition of approval as authorized by the Subdivision Map Act and Chapter 16.20 (Dedications and Improvements) of this title.

    D.

    The planning commission shall review all materials submitted and shall either approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the map within fifty calendar days after the certification of the environmental impact report, adoption of a negative declaration, or the determination that the project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This time limit may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the director. Written notice of the decision of the planning commission shall be given to the subdivider.

    E.

    Any person aggrieved by a decision of the planning commission may appeal said decision to the city council in writing within ten calendar days after said decision. A hearing before the city council shall be scheduled within thirty calendar days after such an appeal. The city council may sustain, modify, reject or overrule the planning commission decision. In any case, a decision must be rendered within ten working days after the conclusion of the appeal hearing or, if the council fails to act, the map shall be deemed to be approved.

(Ord. 320 § 7 (part), 1997: Ord. 126 § 1 (part), 1980: Ord. 78 (part), 1975)