Chapter 17.02
RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNCIL, COMMISSION AND DIRECTORS
Sections:
17.02.010 Responsibilities.
A. Council. The Council shall be responsible for:
1. The approval, conditional approval, or denial of vesting tentative maps and requests for extensions of time for vesting tentative maps.
2. The approval or denial of all final maps and all parcel maps which include the dedication of right-of-way or easements to the City.
3. The approval, conditional approval, or denial of all tentative maps for a future final map.
4. The approval of improvement agreements for all subdivisions.
5. The approval, conditional approval, or denial of reversions to acreage.
6. The approval, conditional approval, or denial of all subdivision modifications to tentative maps for which it is the approving authority.
7. The approval or denial of requests for extensions of time for tentative maps for which it is the approving authority.
8. Approval, conditional approval, or denial of any tentative, parcel or final map for which certification of an environmental impact report is required in order to comply with CEQA.
9. Hearing appeals from final action taken by Commission action as provided in this title.
B. Commission. The Commission shall be responsible for:
1. Making recommendations to the Council on approval, conditional approval or denial of tentative maps for which the Council is the approving authority.
2. Making recommendations to the Council on approval, conditional approval, or denial of reversions to acreage.
3. The approval, conditional approval or denial of mergers of contiguous parcels under common ownership where a merger is sought as part of a development project requiring approval of one (1) or more entitlements by the Commission.
4. Approval, conditional approval, or denial of any tentative or parcel maps for which the adoption of a negative declaration is required in order to comply with CEQA.
5. Hearing appeals from final action taken by Community Development Director or City Engineer as provided in this title.
C. Community Development Director. The Community Development Director shall, following consultation with the City Engineer, be responsible for the approval, conditional approval or denial of the following when said actions are exempt from CEQA or the projects have been subject to previous CEQA review and no additional CEQA actions are required:
1. Lot line adjustments where there is no reduction in the number of parcels;
2. Mergers of contiguous parcels under common ownership without reversion where the merger is not part of a development project requiring approval of one (1) or more entitlements by the Commission;
3. Tentative maps for parcel maps and parcel maps except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
D. City Engineer. The City Engineer shall make recommendations to the Community Development Director, Commission and Council as provided in this title and shall perform the duties required of that post by the Subdivision Map Act and this title, including:
1. Certification of subdivisions requiring final maps or parcel maps pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 66442 and 66450;
2. Examining and certifying any amending maps or certificates of correction pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 66471;
3. Examining any engineering or land surveying conditions imposed on a tentative map or parcel map to ensure compliance with generally accepted engineering and land surveying practices pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 66474.10. [Ord. 09-026.]