Advisory Agencies - Requirements - Government - CA

Section § 66474.60

This law section applies to cities in California with over 2.8 million residents. It states that subdivision design, improvements, and mapping must follow both state and local regulations. Local governments are required to create ordinances regarding these processes. Additionally, these ordinances can include a reasonable fee charged to developers for reviewing their maps.

(a) In cities having a population of more than 2,800,000, the design, improvement and survey data of subdivisions and the form and content of tentative and final maps thereof, and the procedure to be followed in securing official approval are governed by the provisions of this chapter and by the additional provisions of local ordinances dealing with subdivisions, the enactment of which is required by this chapter.

(b) Local ordinances may provide a proper and reasonable fee to be collected from the subdivider for the examination of tentative and final maps.

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Section § 66474.61

This law applies to cities with populations over 2,800,000 and requires denying approval for certain subdivision maps if they don't meet specific criteria. Approval will be denied if: the map isn't consistent with general plans, the site isn't suitable for the development type or density, or if the design risks substantial environmental damage or public health issues. Furthermore, designs conflicting with public easements will also be denied unless equivalent alternative easements are provided.

In cities having a population of more than 2,800,000, the advisory agency, appeal board or legislative body shall deny approval of a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, if it makes any of the following findings:

(a) That the proposed map is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans as specified in Section 65451.

(b) That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans.

(d) That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development.

(e) That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat.

(f) That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements is likely to cause serious public health problems.

(g) That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the legislative body may approve a 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.

This subdivision shall apply only to easements of record or to easements established by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction and no authority is hereby granted to a legislative body to determine that the public at large has acquired easements for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision.

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Section § 66474.62

This law states that in cities with more than 2.8 million people, a city's legislative body cannot refuse to approve a final subdivision map if a tentative version of that map has already been approved. As long as the final map closely follows the tentative version and meets all the previously set conditions, the approval must go through.

In cities having a population of more than 2,800,000, a legislative body shall not deny approval of a final subdivision map pursuant to Section 66474.61 if it, the advisory agency, or the appeal board has previously approved a tentative map for the proposed subdivision and if it finds that the final map is in substantial compliance with the previously approved tentative map and with the conditions to the approval thereof.

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Section § 66474.63

This law addresses how cities with populations over 2,800,000 must handle wastewater from new subdivisions. Before a new subdivision can proceed, local authorities must check if its waste would violate water quality requirements set by the regional water quality control board. If it does or would worsen existing violations, they can reject the subdivision plans.

In cities having a population of more than 2,800,000, the advisory agency, appeal board or legislative body shall determine whether the discharge of waste from the proposed subdivision into an existing community sewer system would result in 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. In the event that the advisory agency, appeal board or legislative body finds that the proposed waste discharge would result in or add to violation of requirements of such board, the body making such finding may disapprove the tentative map or maps of the subdivision.

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Section § 66474.64

This law applies to cities with over 2,800,000 people. If the city council allows an advisory agency to directly inform the person planning a subdivision about the agency's decision, the agency must first notify the person and nearby property owners within 300 feet about a public hearing. This hearing allows anyone interested in the subdivision to express their views.

In cities having a population of more than 2,800,000, if the legislative body authorizes the advisory agency to report its action directly to the subdivider, the advisory agency shall, prior to making its report to the subdivider upon a subdivision as defined in this chapter, give notice of hearing in such manner as may be prescribed by local ordinance to the subdivider and to all property owners within 300 feet of the proposed subdivision and pursuant thereto shall conduct a public hearing at which time all persons interested in or affected by such proposed subdivision shall be heard.

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