Chapter 11-1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
11-1-01 Citation and authority.
11-1-03 Conformity to General Plan, Specific Plans, and zoning provisions.
11-1-05 Modifications of requirements.
11-1-01 Citation and authority.
This title is adopted to supplement and implement the Subdivision Map Act, Section 66410 et seq., of the Government Code of the State, and may be cited as the "Subdivision Law of the City of Turlock."
11-1-02 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this title to regulate and control the division of land within the City and to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act concerning the design, improvement, and survey data of subdivisions, the form and contents of all maps provided for by the Subdivision Map Act, and the procedure to be followed in securing the official approval of the Technical Review Committee, Planning Commission, City Engineer, Planning Department, and Council regarding such maps. To accomplish this purpose, the regulations set forth in this title are determined to be necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare and to promote orderly development.
11-1-03 Conformity to General Plan, Specific Plans, and zoning provisions.
No land shall be subdivided and developed for any propose which is not in conformity with the General Plan and any Specific Plan of the City or permitted by the zoning provisions or other applicable provisions of this Code.
11-1-04 Application.
The regulations set forth in this title shall apply to all or parts of subdivision within the City and to the preparation of subdivision maps and to other maps provided for by the Subdivision Map Act. Each subdivision and each part lying within the City shall be made, and each map shall be prepared and presented for approval, as provided for and required.
11-1-05 Modifications of requirements.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, the land involved in any subdivision is of a size or shape, or is subject to title limitations of record, or is affected by topographical location or conditions, or is to be devoted to a use such that it is impossible or impracticable in the particular case for the subdivider to conform fully to the regulations contained in this title, the Planning Commission may make modifications as, in its opinion, are reasonably necessary or expedient and in conformity with the Subdivision Map Act.