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Carson City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 2

SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

§ 9201.1 Authority.

Pursuant to the provisions of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California, referred to herein as the Subdivision Map Act, and pursuant to any other regulations provided by law, the regulations hereinafter set forth in this Chapter shall be known as the Subdivision Ordinance and shall apply to all divisions of land hereafter made of property wholly or partially within the City of Carson. Each such division of land and each part thereof lying within or partially within the City of Carson shall be made, and each map thereof shall be prepared and presented for approval, as hereinafter provided for and required.

§ 9201.2 Severability Clause.

The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Chapter sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, and section by section, and does hereby declare that the provisions of this Chapter are severable, and if, for any reason, any sentence, paragraph, or section of this Chapter shall be held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Chapter.

§ 9201.3 Purpose.

It is the purpose of this Chapter to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act concerning the design, improvement, and survey data of subdivisions; the form and content of Tract Maps and Parcel Maps; and the procedure to be followed in securing one (1) official approval of the City of Carson, regarding such maps. To accomplish this purpose, the regulations outlined in this Chapter are determined to be necessary for the preservation of public health, safety, and general welfare.
Any reference herein to the Subdivision Map Act, or a specific section thereof, shall refer to the Subdivision Map Act as most currently amended. In the event that a cited section has been renumbered or combined with another section, the reference shall be the most current equivalent of the cited section.

§ 9201.4 Prohibition of Sale, Lien or Lease.

A person shall not sell, place a mortgage, deed of trust or other lien upon, transfer title to, or lease any subdivision or any part thereof until a map thereof in full compliance with the provisions of this Chapter, has been duly recorded or filed in the office of the Recorder of this County. However, a person may offer or contract to sell, lease or finance real property or to construct improvements thereon where such sale, lease or financing, or the commencement of such construction, is expressly conditioned upon the approval and filing of a final subdivision map or parcel map as required under this Chapter.
The aforementioned paragraph of this Section does not apply to any parcel or parcels of a subdivision offered for sale, lien or lease, or sold, mortgaged, liened or leased, in compliance with or exempt from any law regulating the design and improvement of subdivisions or minor land divisions in effect at the time the subdivision or minor land division was established.
Neither this Section nor any other portion of this Chapter applies to the leasing of apartments, offices, stores, or similar space within an apartment building, industrial building or commercial building, mobile home park, or trailer park, or to mineral, oil, or gas leases; or to the construction of removable commercial buildings having floor area of less than one hundred (100) square feet.

§ 9201.5 Short Title.

This Chapter may be referred to as "The Subdivision Ordinance."

§ 9201.6 References to Other Laws.

Whenever reference is made to an Ordinance of this City or to a Statute of the State of California, such reference applies to the requirements of the Ordinance or Statute applicable on the date of final action on a tentative map and to the provisions of variances and permits granted pursuant to such Ordinances or Statutes.

§ 9201.7 Division of Land for Lease Only.

The filing of a tract map or parcel map on which appears the words "DIVISION OF LAND FOR LEASE ONLY" authorizes the leasing of any lot shown on such map. A person shall not sell, finance, or transfer title to any lot shown on such maps, or offer to do so, or contract to do so, unless the transaction would be in full compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Subdivision Map Act had such tract map or parcel map not been filed.

§ 9201.7.1 Division of Land for Mobile Home Purposes.

The filing of a tract map or parcel map on which appears the words "DIVISION OF LAND FOR MOBILE HOME PURPOSES ONLY" authorizes the sale, lien, or lease of any lot shown on such map to accommodate mobile homes used for human habitation. For the purpose of this Chapter, this type subdivision shall be considered a Planned Development.

§ 9201.7.2 Mobile Home Relocation Impact Report.

At the time of filing a tentative tract map or parcel map for a subdivision to be created upon the closure of a mobile home park or a trailer park or any part thereof or to conversion to another use or to a vacant use, unless a written notice under Section 798.56 of the California Civil Code has previously been given and a Relocation Impact Report (RIR) has been filed and accepted as complete pursuant to CMC § 9128.21, the subdivider shall file an RIR concurrently with the filing of the map. The RIR shall be processed as provided in CMC § 9128.21, except that it shall be heard before the Commission and the Council on appeal in conjunction with the tentative tract map or parcel map, and recordation of the final map shall be conditioned upon performance of mitigation measures, if any, imposed in the resolution of approval of the RIR.
(Ord. 92-965 § 10; Ord. 82-589U § 3; Ord. 82-618 § 3)

§ 9201.7.3 Mobilehome Park Conversions to Resident Ownership.

Repealed by Ord. 06-1358.
(Ord. 03-1281U § 1)

§ 9201.8 Penalty for Noncompliance.

Violation of any provision of this Chapter, which is not also prohibited by the Subdivision Map Act or by any other State Statute, is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment in the City Jail or the County Jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

§ 9201.9 Transaction Voidable.

Any deed of conveyance, mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien or lease or sale or contract to sell, mortgage, lien, or lease made contrary to the provisions of this Chapter is voidable at the sole option of the grantee, buyer, tenant, mortgagee, beneficiary, or person contracting to purchase or to accept a lien or mortgage or to lease as a tenant, his heirs, personal representatives or trustee in insolvency or bankruptcy within one (1) year after the date of discovery of the violation of the provisions of the State Subdivision Map Act or this Chapter, but such deed of conveyance, sale, mortgage, deed of trust, lien, lease, or contract, is binding upon any assignee, or transferree of the grantee, mortgagee, beneficiary, tenant, buyer, or person contracting therefor, other than those above enumerated, and upon the grantor, vendor, mortgagor, trustor, landlord, or person so contracting, his assignee, heir, or devisee.

§ 9201.10 Other Remedies.

The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to prohibit any legal, equitable, or summary remedy to which the City or other political subdivision, or any person may otherwise be entitled, and the City or other political subdivision or person may file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction, to restrain or enjoin any attempted or proposed division of land in violation of the Subdivision Map Act or of this Chapter.

§ 9201.11 Falsifications.

Fraudulent misrepresentation of pertinent information shall be sufficient reason to invalidate an approval obtained pursuant to this Chapter.

§ 9201.12 Subdivision Committee.

There is hereby created a Subdivision Committee, consisting of the following officers or their duly authorized representatives:
a. 
The Community Development Director.
b. 
The City Engineer.
c. 
The Director of Public Works.
d. 
The Fire Chief.
e. 
The Sheriff.
f. 
The Health Officer.
g. 
Chief Engineer and General Manager of Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.
h. 
Such other City officers or representatives of other agencies which, in the opinion of the Community Development Director, have an interest in a proposed division of land.
The Community Development Director, or his designee, shall be the Chairman of the Subdivision Committee.

§ 9201.13 Time of Performance.

Time of performance for each and every action under this Chapter shall be measured in calendar days.

§ 9202.1 Advisory Agency.

The City Planning Commission is hereby designated as the Advisory Agency for tentative tract maps and parcel maps as that term is used in the Subdivision Map Act, except that where the proposed Division of Land is either (a) for creation of four or fewer parcels, or (b) solely for a condominium project (i.e., is solely for creation of condominiums with no other proposed Division of Land), the Community Development Director or his or her designee is hereby designated as the Advisory Agency, provided that the Community Development Director or his or her designee shall obtain the concurrence of the City Manager or his or her designee prior to granting any such approval as the Advisory Agency. The City Council is hereby designated as the Advisory Agency for final tract maps and parcel maps. The Community Development Director is hereby designated as the Advisory Agency for Certificates of Compliance.
(Ord. 25-2513, 6/17/2025)

§ 9202.2 Alley.

An unnamed public or private right-of-way which affords a means of vehicular access to the side or rear of one (1) or more lots having frontage on a street.

§ 9202.3 City Council.

a. 
The City Council of the City of Carson.

§ 9202.4 City Engineer.

The City Engineer shall be the County Engineer of the County of Los Angeles in respect to matters pertaining to this Chapter unless the City Council should, by resolution or otherwise, appoint any other person or agency to that function.

§ 9202.5 Commission.

a. 
The City Planning Commission of the City of Carson.

§ 9202.6 Dedication.

The grant of real property for public use or rights to the City of Carson.

§ 9202.7 Design.

The minimum area, width, grading, and general layout of lots and the alignment, grades, and widths of alleys, streets, highways, easements, and rights-of-way for drainage facilities, water mains, sanitary sewers, and other public purposes.

§ 9202.8 Director.

a. 
The Community Development Director.

§ 9202.9 Director of Public Works.

The Director of Public Works shall be the City's representative in respect to functions to be performed pursuant to this Chapter.

§ 9202.10 Division of Land.

For the purposes of this Chapter, the term "Division of Land" shall refer to any parcel or contiguous parcels of land, improved or unimproved, or any portion thereof, which are divided for the purpose of transfer of title, sale, lease, or financing, whether immediate or future, into two or more parcels, except that the term "Division of Land" shall not refer to:
a. 
Land dedicated for cemetery purposes under the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
b. 
The leasing or financing of apartments, offices, stores, or similar space within an apartment building, industrial building, commercial building, mobile home park, or trailer park.
c. 
Division by mineral, oil, or gas leases.
d. 
Construction of removable commercial buildings having a floor area of less than 100 square feet.
e. 
A minor lot adjustment between two or more existing adjacent parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created, provided the lot line adjustment is approved by the Director.
f. 
The financing or leasing of any parcel of land, or any portion thereof, in conjunction with the construction of commercial or industrial buildings on a single parcel, unless the project is not subject to review under the City of Carson ordinances regulating design and improvement.
g. 
The financing or leasing of existing separate commercial or industrial buildings on a single parcel.
The term "Division of Land" shall also refer to a condominium project, as defined in California Civil Code Section 4125 or 6542, and a community apartment project, as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 11004, containing two or more parcels; and to the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative, as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 11003.2.
(Ord. 82-601 § 2; Ord. 85-714 § 1; Ord. 25-2513, 6/17/2025)

§ 9202.11 Drainage Facility.

Any drainage device or structure which may be used to control or direct the flow of water and/or alleviate flood hazard, including, but not limited to, berms, channels, culverts, curbs, ditches, gutters, pavement, and pipes.

§ 9202.12 Flood Hazard.

A potential danger to life, land, or improvements due to inundation or storm water runoff having sufficient velocity to transport or deposit debris, scour the surface soil, dislodge, or damage buildings, or erode the banks of water courses.

§ 9202.13 Frontage.

The lot line abutting a street.

§ 9202.14 Future Street.

Any real property which the owner thereof has offered for dedication for street purposes and the offer has been rejected by the City Council, subject to the right of said Council to rescind its act and accept by resolution at any later date and without further action by the owner, all or any part of said property as a public street.

§ 9202.15 General Plan.

A Master Plan, or any element thereof, adopted by the City of Carson pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3, Title 7, Government Code, State of California.

§ 9202.16 Geological Hazard.

A hazard inherent in the earth or artificially created, which is dangerous or potentially dangerous to life, property, or improvements due to the movement, failure, or shifting of earth.

§ 9202.17 Improvements.

Such structures or facilities to be installed or agreed to be installed by a subdivider on land to be used for public or private alleys, streets, highways, or other easements as a condition precedent to the approval and/or acceptance of a tract map or parcel map, including, but not limited to, street surfacing, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street trees, street lights, street signs, sanitary sewers, water mains, and drainage facilities.

§ 9202.18 Lease.

An oral or written agreement or contract, tenancy at will, month-to-month or similar tenancy.

§ 9202.19 Local City Street.

A dedicated street serving as the principal means of access to property, which street is not shown in the General Plan as a major or secondary highway or through collector street or through industrial street or which has not been designated as a specific type street by action of the City Council.

§ 9202.20 Lot.

A parcel of real property that has been legally separated from other parcels of real property and has a distinct number or other designation as shown on a plat map, subdivision map, parcel map, record of survey map or as defined by a metes and bounds description in a deed, in each case recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County. The legal status of a lot is governed by the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California (Government Code 66410 et seq.).
(Ord. 89-897 § 2)

§ 9202.21 Major Highway.

A highway designated as a Major Highway in the General Plan of the City of Carson.

§ 9202.22 Minor Land Division.

Minor Land Division refers to a subdivision for which a final parcel map creating five (5) or more parcels or a final tract map is not required by the Subdivision Map Act or by this Chapter.

§ 9202.23 Parcel Map.

A final map prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and of the Subdivision Map Act, which is to be filed in the office of the County Recorder as a parcel map.

§ 9202.24 Person.

An individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, the Federal, State, City, or County Government, or Special District, or any other group or combination acting as an entity.

§ 9202.25 Planned Development.

The planning, construction or implementation and operation of any use or structure, or combination of uses or structures, based upon a comprehensive and complete design or plan treating the entire complex of land, structures and uses as a single project.

§ 9202.26 Secondary Highway.

A highway designated as a Secondary Highway in the General Plan of the City of Carson.

§ 9202.27 Section.

A section of this Chapter unless otherwise specified.

§ 9202.28 Shall – May.

"Shall"
is mandatory; "May" is permissive.

§ 9202.29 State Highway.

A street under the jurisdiction of the State of California.

§ 9202.30 Subdivider.

A person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association who proposes to divide, divides, or causes land to be divided into a subdivision as defined in CMC § 9202.31.

§ 9202.31 Subdivision.

A division of land.

§ 9202.32 Subdivision Map Act.

Division 2 of Title 7 of the California Government Code.

§ 9202.33 Tentative Map.

A tentative map prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Subdivision Map Act.

§ 9202.34 Tract Map.

A final map prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and applicable provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, which is to be filed in the office of the County Recorder as a tract map.

§ 9202.35 Urban Lot Split.

The division of a single parcel into two (2) separate parcels in compliance with the provisions of Part 10 of Chapter 2 of Article IX.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 14)

§ 9202.36 Zoning Ordinance.

a. 
The Carson Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 15)

§ 9203.1 Tentative Maps – General.

Tentative maps shall be prepared and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and with the provisions of this Chapter.

§ 9203.2 Map Numbers.

The subdivider or his agent shall apply for a map number prior to submission of a tentative map. Map numbers shall be assigned by the County Engineer.

§ 9203.3 Tentative Map Preparation.

Each tentative map shall be prepared in accordance with the following requirements:
a. 
Tentative maps shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered California civil engineer or a licensed California land surveyor.
b. 
Each tentative map shall be eight (8) inches by twelve (12) inches or any multiple thereof and shall be drawn to such scale as to clearly show the details of the plan thereon. Wherever practicable, such scale shall be a scale of one (1) inch to one hundred (100) feet.
c. 
The Director shall determine the number of copies of a tentative map which a subdivider shall submit. One (1) copy shall be reproducible print of a type approved by the City Engineer.

§ 9203.4 Identity of Subdivider.

When a tentative map is submitted, the Advisory Agency may require the subdivider to show that he is the owner of the property shown on the map as proposed for subdivision; or that he has an option or contract to purchase the property or that portion of which he is not the owner; or that he is the authorized agent of one who can comply with these requirements.

§ 9203.5 Tentative Map Contents.

Each tentative map shall show and contain the following information:
a. 
The assigned map number.
b. 
The date of preparation, a north point, and scale.
c. 
The boundary of the division of land shown to scale and tied to a known point.
d. 
A key map, indicating the location of the proposed division of land in relation to the surrounding area.
e. 
The approximate contours, showing existing topography.
f. 
The approximate location of all areas subject to inundation or storm water overflow and the location, width, and direction of flow of each water course.
g. 
The approximate location of all trees standing within the boundaries of proposed rights-of-way.
h. 
The location, width, approximate grade, and center line radius of existing and proposed streets, alleys, highways, ways, and easements which are within or adjacent to the proposed division of land.
i. 
The existing street improvements, including drainage structures.
j. 
Actual names for existing streets or highways and a proposed name for any new streets or highways.
k. 
A label or identifying note for existing or proposed easements other than streets or highways. Existing easements shall be delineated on the tentative map and shall show the name of the easement holder, the purpose of the easement, and the legal reference for the easement. If an easement is blanket or indeterminate in nature, a note to this effect shall be placed on the tentative map.
l. 
The approximate layout of lots, including approximate dimensions and lot numbers and, where pads are proposed for building sites, the approximate finish grade.
m. 
The approximate location of existing structures, shown to scale, within or immediately adjacent to the division of land. Show house numbers, and label each structure with the proposed disposition. Show the distance to any proposed parcel line of any structure to remain. The type of construction of the structure and the fire wall rating if any structure is within ten (10) feet of a proposed parcel line shall be stated.
n. 
The general location of all proposed buildings and structures which are to be divided into units of air space and the means of access thereto, where the division of land consists of a condominium, community apartment project, or stock cooperative.
o. 
If necessary, a generalized plan of proposed development adjacent to the division of land showing the compatibility of the development with existing and future development in the neighborhood.
p. 
The location of sewage disposal components including house laterals which are to remain.

§ 9203.6 Written Statements.

Each tentative map shall be submitted with written statements containing the following information and acknowledgements:
a. 
The name and address of the subdivider.
b. 
The name, address, and license or registration number of the person who prepared the tentative map or who directed the preparation of the tentative map.
c. 
A statement by a person holding a proprietary interest in the parcel or parcels comprising the division of land, consenting to the submission of the tentative map.
d. 
The proposed use of parcels shown on the tentative map, together with the present and proposed zoning.
e. 
The legal description of the land in the proposed division of land.
f. 
A copy of conditions, covenants, and restrictions proposed by the subdivider, if any.
g. 
A statement detailing the arrangements which the subdivider proposes to make for the operation and maintenance of common parcels and easements, if any.
h. 
The source of water supply and the proposed method of sewage disposal.
i. 
The results of percolation tests, if required, performed in accordance with the standards of the Health Officer, where a private system of sewage disposal is proposed.
j. 
A geological and/or soils report, if required by the City Engineer, prepared by a licensed geologist and/or registered civil engineer, stating the effect of geological or soil conditions on the proposed development.
k. 
An environmental assessment statement and/or input for a draft Environmental Impact Report, as determined by the Director.
The written statements required by this Section shall become a part of the tentative map upon submission to the Director.

§ 9203.7 Reversion to Acreage.

Prior to the submission of a final map for the purpose of reverting to acreage land previously subdivided, a tentative map shall be prepared and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and with the provisions of this Chapter. A final parcel map may be approved for reverting to acreage land previously subdivided and consisting of four (4) or less contiguous parcels under the same ownership. A reversion to acreage map shall comply with the requirements imposed by this Chapter for a tract map or a parcel map.

§ 9203.8 Preliminary Processing.

Tentative maps and required written statements shall be submitted to the Director. The Director shall distribute copies of tentative maps and, where appropriate, required written statements to each member of the Subdivision Committee, a City requesting extraterritorial review of tentative maps pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act, and to other agencies as necessary.

§ 9203.9 Subdivision Committee Review.

The Subdivision Committee shall make recommendations on tentative maps within forty (40) days subsequent to the submission thereof.

§ 9203.10 Director's Report.

The Director shall prepare a written report, setting forth the recommendations of the Subdivision Committee and the contents of departmental reports submitted to the Director by City Officers or Departments or other interested agencies. The Director shall transmit his report, together with a copy of the tentative map, to the Advisory Agency.
The Director shall provide the subdivider with a copy of the Director's report prior to final action on the tentative map by the Advisory Agency. If the subdivider or his authorized representative does not receive the report in person, this provision shall be deemed accomplished when the Director's report is placed in the mail, bearing the proper postage, and directed to the subdivider at his designated address.

§ 9203.11 Advisory Agency Action.

The Advisory Agency will review the report of the Director and shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a tentative map within fifty (50) days after the tentative map has been filed.

§ 9203.12 Modifications.

The City Council and/or Advisory Agency may grant modifications to the provisions of this Chapter which it determines are warranted because of the size or shape of the division of land, unusual physical conditions, title restrictions, the proposed use of one (1) or more parcels, or the nature of the interest to be conveyed in parcels created by the proposed division of land. The City Council and/or Advisory Agency shall declare its decision on all modifications stating the grounds for each modification. The modifications and/or conditions shall be included in the report on the tentative map and shall become a part thereof. No modification shall be granted which has the effect of negating the provisions of an Ordinance of this City other than this Chapter or which is inconsistent with the provisions of State law.

§ 9203.13 Time Limits.

The time limits for acting and reporting on tentative maps and appeals, as specified in this Chapter and by the Subdivision Map Act, may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the Advisory Agency or the City Council, as the case may be. In the event that the Director determines that a tentative map is subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, no application for tentative map approval shall be deemed received for filing until such time as all environmental documentation required under CEQA has been completed as follows:
a. 
In the case where a Categorical Exemption is to be filed, a tentative map shall be deemed received for filing on the date the Categorical Exemption is submitted to the County Clerk.
b. 
In the case where a Negative Declaration is to be filed, a tentative map shall be deemed received for filing on the date of public notification of the Negative Declaration.
c. 
In the case where an Environmental Impact Report is to be filed, a tentative map shall be deemed received for filing on the date the Environmental Commission takes final action of the Draft Environmental Impact Report.

§ 9203.14 Advisory Agency Findings.

The Advisory Agency shall make the findings required by Section 66427.1, 66473.5, 66474, 66474.1, and 66474.6 of the California Government Code and Section 21100 of the California Public Resources Code prior to approval of the tentative or final tract map or parcel map.

§ 9203.16 Processing and Approval – Public Hearing.

The tentative map shall be processed and approved in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this Chapter. The Advisory Agency shall hold a public hearing on every application for a tentative map for which the Planning Commission is the Advisory Agency other than minor lot line adjustments not significantly affecting the property rights of persons other than the applicant. Notice of the hearing shall be given pursuant to CMC § 9173.22 (Notification of Hearing) by posting and by notice through the United States mails to the applicant, to the owners of property within 750 feet of the property to be divided, and to any person who has filed a written request therefor, and pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 19-1904 § 11; Ord. 25-2513, 6/17/2025)

§ 9203.17 Modification of Tentative Map.

No final map shall be filed with the City Council for approval unless the final map conforms with the tentative map and any conditions imposed in respect thereto by the Advisory Agency.

§ 9203.18 Building and Occupancy Permits.

A building may be constructed, a permit for the construction of a building may be issued, and a portion of a parcel may be used when conforming to the provisions of this Chapter and prior to the recordation of the approved tract map or parcel map; provided, however, that any reliance on such permit shall not result in any vested right to complete improvements authorized by such permit; and provided further, that the permit holder shall be required to execute an acknowledgment and acceptance of the terms of this Section. No occupancy permit shall be issued, however, prior to the recordation of the approved tract map or parcel map.

§ 9203.19 Effective Date and Appeal.

The decision of the Advisory Agency shall become effective and final fifteen (15) days after the date of action by the Planning Commission as Advisory Agency or, for actions by the Community Development Director or designee as Advisory Agency on tentative maps of the type provided in CMC § 9202.1, 15 days from the date of the written notice containing the decision in accordance with CMC § 9173.32, unless an appeal is filed in accordance with CMC § 9173.4. An appeal shall be considered by the Planning Commission or Council, as applicable, as provided in CMC § 9173.4.
(Ord. 82-618 § 4; Ord. 25-2513, 6/17/2025)

§ 9203.20 Eligibility for Waiver.

A division of land which is a property line adjustment between two (2) adjacent legally created lots or parcels and divisions of land for which parcel maps are required by the Subdivision Map Act shall be eligible for waiver of the requirements that a final parcel map be filed pursuant to Section 66428 of the Subdivision Map Act except where the tentative conditions of approval thereof require any dedications or improvements. A Certificate of Compliance shall be recorded where the waiver of a final map is approved.

§ 9203.21 Certificate of Compliance.

A request for a certificate of compliance shall be made in writing on a standardized form provided by the City Engineer. It shall be signed and acknowledged by all owners of record of the land comprising the division of land. If requested, a plat map showing sufficient mathematical and survey information to adequately establish the boundaries of the division of land and each parcel thereof shall be provided by the subdivider. The plat map shall show the information required by CMC § 9203.5(m) and (p) and such other information as may be required by the Advisory Agency.

§ 9203.22 Street Names.

Street names shall be recommended by the City Engineer and reviewed by the Subdivision Committee. The Advisory Agency and the City Council shall review the recommended street names during the approval process of the tentative map and final map. The approval of the final map by the City Council shall also constitute approval of the street names shown on the final map.

§ 9203.23 Technical/Inadvertent Error.

The Advisory Agency shall waive the provisions of this Chapter and of Section 66473 of the Subdivision Map Act requiring disapproval of final maps for failure to meet or perform State or local requirements or conditions, when the failure of a map submitted for approval is the result of a technical and/or inadvertent error which in the determination of the Advisory Agency does not materially affect the validity of the map. Such waivers shall not result in the invalidation or negation of any substantive requirement of this Chapter, the Subdivision Map Act, or any other ordinance, statute, or regulation.

§ 9203.24 Modification of Field Map.

A recorded tract map or parcel map may be modified by a certificate of correction or an amending map, if the City finds that there are changes in circumstances which make any or all of the conditions of such a map no longer appropriate or necessary and that the modifications do not impose any additional burden on the present fee owner of the property, and if the modifications do not alter any right, title, or interest in the real property reflected on the recorded map, and the City finds that the map as modified conforms to the provisions of Section 66474 of the Subdivision Map Act. Any such modification shall be set for public hearing as provided for in CMC § 9203.16.
(Ord. 82-601 § 3)

§ 9204.1 Time Limits on Tract Maps.

Within twenty-four (24) months after the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map, a subdivider may cause the proposed division of land to be accurately surveyed and a final map prepared and filed in the office of the County Recorder. The time limit for such filing may be extended by the Advisory Agency for periods not to exceed a total of three (3) additional years.
(Ord. 82-601 § 4; Ord. 83-647 § 1)

§ 9204.2 Time Limit on Parcel Maps.

Within twenty-four (24) months after the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map, a subdivider may cause the proposed division of land to be accurately surveyed, if necessary, and a final parcel map prepared and filed in the office of the County Recorder. The time limit for such filing may be extended by the Advisory Agency for periods not to exceed a total of three (3) additional years.
(Ord. 83-601 § 5; Ord. 83-647 § 2)

§ 9204.3 Conformity to the Tentative Map.

The tract map, parcel map, or waiver of a final map shall conform to the approved tentative map and to the requirements and conditions contained on the report approving the tentative map. No final tract map, final parcel map, or waiver of a final map shall be accepted by the City Engineer unless a tentative map or plat map has been approved by the City Council or Advisory Agency.

§ 9204.4 Submission.

Final tract maps, final parcel maps, or Certificates of Compliance shall be submitted to the City Engineer. A subdivider shall submit sufficient copies of the final tract map, final parcel map, or Certificate of Compliance to permit the City Engineer to furnish copies to City Officers and Departments and to other public agencies which, in the opinion of the City Engineer, may have an interest in the map or certificate.

§ 9204.5 Reports.

Each Officer or Department, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a print of a final tract map, final parcel map, or waiver of a final map, shall report, in writing, to the City Engineer as to the compliance or noncompliance of the map or waiver with the approved or conditionally approved tentative map.

§ 9204.6 Dedications – Final Parcel Maps.

Dedications or grants of easements required as a condition precedent to filing a parcel map may be made either by certificate on the final parcel map or by separate instrument, accepted and recorded prior to or concurrently with the filing of the parcel map.

§ 9204.7 Dedications – Reversion to Acreage.

The Advisory Agency may require dedications as a condition precedent to filing a map for the purpose of reverting to acreage land previously subdivided.

§ 9204.8 Dedications – Streets, Highways, Alleys and Other Vehicular and Pedestrian Rights-of-Way.

Except as otherwise provided by this Section, streets, highways, alleys, and other vehicular and pedestrian rights-of-way, or portions thereof, which are required as a condition precedent to filing a tract map or parcel map, shall be offered for public use.
With the approval of the City Council, a street or alley which is intended to be kept physically closed to public travel or posted as a private right-of-way may be shown as a private street or alley. Private streets and alleys shall be conditionally dedicated, which offer may be accepted by the City Council, if the street or alley ceases to remain physically closed or posted and is open to public travel for a period of three (3) months or more.

§ 9204.9 Future Streets and Alleys.

Future streets and alleys shall be offered for public use, which offer shall remain open for an indeterminate period of time until the City Council determines that the opening of the street or alley is warranted. The owners of the underlying fee to any portion of a future street or alley shall retain the right to any and all ordinary uses of such land, except the erection or construction thereon of any structure not ordinarily placed in public streets or alleys, until such time as the City Council opens the street or alley for public use.

§ 9204.10 Access Rights.

Access to major and secondary highways and to local City streets shall be regulated by the Director of Public Works.

§ 9204.11 Restricted Use Areas.

The right to restrict the erection of buildings or other structures within those portions of lots which are shown as being subject to flood hazard, inundation, or geological hazard on a tract map or parcel map shall be dedicated.

§ 9204.12 Sewers and Drains.

If sewers or drains or both are required for the general use of lot owners in a division of land and such sewers or drains are not to be installed within public highways, streets, or alleys, the necessary easements shall be granted.

§ 9204.13 Natural Watercourses.

In the event that a division of land is traversed by a major watercourse, channel, stream, swale, or creek, the Advisory Agency may require that an adequate right-of-way be dedicated for storm drainage purposes.

§ 9204.14 Tract Maps and Parcel Maps – General Requirements.

a. 
Tract maps and parcel maps shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and of this Chapter and shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor.
b. 
The division of parcels which are not abutting shall be shown on separate maps, unless such parcels are separated because of the interposition of a highway, street, alley or railroad, or public utility, or flood control right-of-way.
c. 
Driveways delineated on the final map shall be labeled as "Fire Lane" if they are also for emergency vehicle use.

§ 9204.15 Title Sheet.

a. 
The title sheet of each map shall contain a title, consisting of the words "Tract No." and the map number on a tract map, or the words "Parcel Map No." and the map number on a parcel map.
The title shall also contain the words "In the City of Carson" or "partly in the City of Carson and partly in . . ." (here insert the name for the political division involved).
b. 
The title sheet shall also contain a subtitle consisting of a description of all of the property being divided by reference to maps previously filed or recorded in the office of the County Recorder or previously filed with the County Clerk pursuant to a final judgment in any action in partition or by reference to the plat of a United States survey. Upon the title sheet of each map filed for the purpose of reverting subdivided land to acreage, the subtitle shall consist of the words "Being a Reversion to Acreage of . . ." (insert a legal description of the land being reverted). Each reference in these subtitles must be spelled out and worded identically to the original record thereof. A complete reference to the book and page of the cited record must be included.
c. 
The title sheet for a parcel map shall contain the certificate of the surveyor or engineer referred to in Section 66449 of the California Government Code. A title sheet for a tract map shall contain the certificate of the surveyor or engineer referred to in Section 66441 of the California Government Code. The title sheet or at least one (1) map sheet shall contain a basis of bearings, making reference to a filed tract map, County Surveyor's map, or other record acceptable to the City Engineer, when the map is based upon a field survey.
d. 
Required certificates, affidavits, and acknowledgments may be legibly stamped or printed on the title sheet of a tract map or parcel map with opaque ink. All required signatures shall be written with black opaque ink. All such entries shall be readily reproducible by any normal method of reproduction
e. 
If the Advisory Agency approves a division of land for lease purposes only, for stock cooperative purposes, for condominium purposes, or for mobile home purposes only, there shall appear on each sheet of a final tract map or final parcel map of the division in letters not less than one-fourth inch in height the words: "DIVISION OF LAND FOR PURPOSE OF LEASE ONLY," "DIVISION OF LAND FOR STOCK COOPERATIVE PURPOSES," "DIVISION OF LAND FOR CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES," or "DIVISION OF LAND FOR MOBILE HOME PURPOSES ONLY" respectively.

§ 9204.16 Map Sheets – Format.

On each sheet of a final tract map or final parcel map, the lettering shall be oriented so that, with the north point directed away from the reader, the map may be read most conveniently from the lower right hand corner of the sheet or to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. Each map sheet shall bear the main title of the map, the scale, north point, sheet number, and designation of the relation, if any, between the sheet and each other sheet comprising the final tract map or final parcel map.

§ 9204.18 Lot Numbers and Area Designation.

All lots shall be numbered. Lot numbers shall begin with the numeral "1" and continue consecutively without omission or duplication throughout the entire map. No prefix or suffix or combination of letter and number shall be used. Each lot shall be shown entirely on one (1) sheet. Upon each lot containing an area of three-fourths of an acre or more shall be designated the acreage of the lot to the nearest one-hundredth of an acre.

§ 9204.19 Lot, Block, and Boundary Lines.

The bearing and length of each lot, block, and boundary line shall be shown on a tract map or parcel map, except that, when bearings and lengths of lot lines in a series of lots are the same, the bearings or lengths may be omitted from each interior, parallel lot line of the series. Each required bearing or length shall be shown in full, and no ditto mark or other designation of repetition shall be used. The length, radius, and total central angle or bearings of terminal radii of each curve and the bearing of each radial line to each lot corner on each curve, or the central angle of each segment within each lot, shall be shown.

§ 9204.20 Widths and Centerlines of Streets, Highways, Alleys, and Other Ways.

Each tract map or parcel map shall show the centerline, the total width, and the width on each side of the centerline of each street, highway, alley, or other way appearing on the map. The bearing and length of each tangent and the radius, central angle, and length of each curve shall be shown on each centerline. The map shall also show the width of right-of-way to be dedicated on the map when only a portion of a street, highway, alley, or way is within the map boundary.

§ 9204.21 Private and Future Streets and Alleys.

Tract maps and parcel maps shall show sufficient mathematical data to clearly indicate the portion of each lot which is within private and/or future streets or alleys, in addition to the width and centerline detail required by CMC § 9204.20. Right-of-way lines for private and/or future streets or alleys shall be dashed. Each private or future street or alley shall be clearly identified as such.

§ 9204.22 Street and Highway Names.

a. 
Tract maps and parcel maps shall show the name of each highway or street, other than a future street, appearing on the map. Street and highway names shall be shown in or arrowed to the right-of-way.
b. 
If only a portion of a street or highway is to be dedicated on a map, the street or highway name shall be shown or arrowed into both the portion to be dedicated and the existing portion of the street or highway.
c. 
The word "Avenue," "Street," "Place," or other street or highway designation shall be spelled out in full.

§ 9204.23 Railroad, Transmission Line, and Flood Control Rights-of-Way.

Tract maps and parcel maps shall show the width and location of each railroad or transmission line right-of-way, flood control channel, or other similar rights-of-way appearing on the map. Rights-of-way which appear on a map as a lot or a series of lots shall be shown as provided in CMC § 9204.18 and § 9204.19.

§ 9204.24 Easements Required – Tract Maps and Parcel Maps.

Tract maps and parcel maps shall show all easements or restrictions which are a burden upon lots in the division or reversion or which are required as a condition precedent to filing the map.

§ 9204.25 Easements – How Shown.

The centerlines or sidelines of each easement shall be shown. Widths, centerline or sideline data, and ties shall be shown, as necessary, to definitely locate each easement. Easement sidelines shall be shown as fine dashed lines. Distances and bearings on the sidelines of lots which are cut by easements shall be arrowed or otherwise shown so as to clearly indicate the actual length of each lot line. Each easement shall be clearly labeled and identified and, if of record, the record reference shall be shown thereon. If an easement is to be granted by separate instrument, the record reference shall be shown on the map prior to the time of filing. Notes or figures pertaining to easements shall be subordinated in form and appearance to other notes or figures on the map. If an easement cannot be definitely located, a statement showing the existence of such easement shall be placed on the map.

§ 9204.26 City Boundary Lines.

Tract maps and parcel maps shall show each City boundary line crossing or adjoining a division or reversion. Each such line shall be clearly designated and tied.

§ 9204.27 Lots Subject to Flood Hazard, Inundation, or Geological Hazard.

If any portion of a lot shown on a tract map or parcel map is subject to flood hazard, inundation, or geological hazard, and the hazard is not to be removed as a condition precedent to filing the map, the hazard area and a prominent note identifying the hazard shall be shown on the map.

§ 9204.28 Natural Watercourse Designation.

In the event that dedication of right-of-way for storm drainage purposes is not required, the Advisory Agency may require that a tract map or parcel map show the location of any natural watercourse, stream, channel, swale, or creek which traverses the map.

§ 9204.29 Parcel Maps – Compiled from Record Data.

If a parcel map is compiled from record data, the source of information used shall be contained in a note on one (1) sheet of the map.

§ 9204.30 Evidence Determining Boundary.

Each tract map and each parcel map for which a survey is required shall show evidence found on the ground of sufficient corners of prior surveys or such other evidence as may be suitable to precisely locate the boundaries of the division or reversion shown on the map. Each stake, monument, or other object found shall be fully described and referenced. The method used to establish each point or line shall be clearly shown and explained on the map.

§ 9204.31 Survey Procedure and Practice.

The procedure and practice for all survey work done for preparation of a tract map or parcel map shall conform to the standards and details set forth in Chapter 15, Division 3, of the California Business and Professions Code, the Land Surveyor's Act. The allowable error of closure on any portion of a tract map or parcel map shall be one-ten-thousandth (1/10,000).
In the event that the County Engineer, County Road Commissioner, the State Highway Engineer, or City Engineer shall have established the centerline of any highway, street, or alley shown on a tract map or parcel map, the map shall show such centerline, together with a reference to a field book or map showing such centerline and the monuments which determine its position. If determined by ties, that fact shall be stated upon the tract map or parcel map.

§ 9204.32 Monuments.

a. 
Each tract map and each parcel map for which a survey is required shall show durable monuments found or set at or near each boundary corner and at intermediate points, approximately one thousand (1,000) feet apart, or at such lesser distances as may be made necessary by topography to ensure accuracy in the reestablishment of any point or line without unreasonable difficulty. The precise position and character of each such monument shall be shown on the map. Such durable monument shall be not less substantial than an iron pipe of a two (2) inch outside diameter, not less than two and one-half (2-1/2) feet in length, with plug and tack, and set at least two (2) feet into the ground or of such other character and stability as may be approved by the City Engineer. For the purposes of this Chapter, a lead and tack set in permanent concrete or masonry shall be considered as a durable monument. The approximate elevation of the top of each such monument with respect to the surface of the ground shall be shown on said map.
b. 
Whenever necessary, in the opinion of the City Engineer, centerline monuments shall be set to mark intersections of streets or intersections of streets with the map boundary or to mark either the beginning and end of curves or the points of intersections of tangents thereof or other intermediate points.
Each such monument shall be not less durable and substantial than a lead and tack in asphaltic concrete or cement pavements; a two (2) inch iron pipe set not less than twelve (12) inches below the surface, or at such depth as may be approved by the City Engineer; or a spike not less than six (6) inches long in bituminous macadam pavements.
For each centerline monument set, the engineer or surveyor under whose supervision the survey has been made shall furnish to the City Engineer a set of notes, clearly showing the ties between the monument and a sufficient number (normally four (4)) of durable, distinctive reference points or monuments.
Such reference points or monuments may be leads and tacks in sidewalks, or two (2) inch by two (2) inch stakes setback of the curbline and below the surface of the ground, or a substitute therefor which appears to be not likely to be disturbed.
Each set of notes submitted shall conform in all respects to the standardized office records of the City Engineer. All such notes shall be indexed and filed by the City Engineer as a part of the permanent public records of his office.
c. 
All monuments found or set as required herein shall be permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the registration or license number of the engineer or surveyor under whose supervision the survey was made.
d. 
At least one (1) exterior boundary line of the land being subdivided shall be monumented prior to the filing of the final tract map or final parcel map. Interior street centerline monuments and the remainder of the boundary monuments may be set subsequent to filing the final tract map or final parcel map. The tract map or parcel map shall show which monuments are in place and which are to be set. Prior to certification of the tract map or parcel map by the City Engineer, the subdivider shall submit a written agreement in which he agrees that monuments deferred will be set within a specified time and that the notes required in CMC § 9204.32(b) will be furnished within a specified time.
e. 
All monuments shall be subject to inspection and approval of the City Engineer.

§ 9204.33 Evidence of Title – Tract Maps and Parcel Maps.

The evidence of title required for tract maps and parcel maps where signatures appear on the final map by the provisions of Section 66465 of the California Government Code shall be a certificate of title or a guarantee of title issued by a title insurance company authorized by the laws of the State of California to write the same, showing the names of all persons having any record title interest in the land to be subdivided, together with the nature of their respective interests therein. In the event that land in the City of Carson is to be dedicated, the certificate of title or guarantee of title shall be issued for the benefit and protection of the City of Carson. The certificate or guarantee shall be dated and delivered upon request of the City Engineer when the map is ready for filing.

§ 9204.35 Easement Certificate – Tract Maps and Parcel – Maps.

Tract maps or parcel maps on which easements are offered for public use shall have written thereon, in addition to or as a part of any other certificate required, a certificate signed by any persons claiming an interest in the lands included within the division or reversion shown on the map, other than an interest which cannot ripen into a fee, in substantially the following form:
We hereby certify that, except as shown on a copy of this map on file in the office of the City Director of Public Works, we know of no easement or structure existing within the easements hereby offered for dedication to the public, other than publicly owned water lines, sewers, or storm drains; that we will grant no right or interest within the boundaries of said easements offered to the public except where such right or interest is expressly made subject to the said easements.

§ 9204.36 Separate Instruments – Preparation and Evidence of Title.

Separate instruments shall be prepared by the City Engineer. When dedicating by separate instrument, the subdivider shall submit a title report, prepared in favor of the City, which indicates who is required to sign the separate instrument to pass clear title to the City. This title report shall be kept up-to-date and the City shall be notified of any change until such time as the separate instrument is recorded.

§ 9204.37 Record Title Interests on Parcel Maps.

The signatures of all parties having any record title interest in the real property being subdivided shall not be required on any final parcel map unless dedications or offers of dedication are made by certificate on the parcel map.

§ 9204.38 Evidence of Title for Parcel Maps.

Evidence of title shall be submitted with all final parcel maps. If no signatures appear on the final parcel map, the evidence of title may be a preliminary title report/guarantee. This shall show all fee interest holders, all interest holders whose interest could ripen into a fee, all trust deeds, together with the name of the trustee, and all easement holders.

§ 9204.39 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 82-601.

§ 9204.40 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 82-601.

§ 9205.1 Access.

Access to a division of land shall be by means of an improved public street or highway having a minimum access width as required by the Zoning Ordinance.

§ 9205.2 Highways – Conformity with General Plan.

If the General Plan shows a highway so located that any portion thereof lies within a division of land, that portion of the highway which is within the division shall be included in the design of the division unless the Advisory Agency determines that there is a reasonable probability that the General Plan will be amended to remove or relocate the highway so that it is no longer within the division of land.

§ 9205.3 Major and Secondary Highways – Alignment.

If a centerline has been established for a highway, the alignment of the highway shall conform to the established centerline. If no centerline has been established, the alignment shall be substantially as shown in the General Plan. The centerline curve radius of a major highway shall be not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet. The centerline curve radius of a secondary highway shall be not less than one thousand (1,000) feet. Highways shall intersect with streets and other highways as nearly at a right angle as is practical. No highway shall have a grade of more than six (6) percent nor less than four-tenths (0.4) of one (1) percent. If in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, topographical conditions do not permit in meeting the minimum grade requirements, this will necessitate the installation of additional catch basin inlets and/or extra width gutters, as determined by the Director of Public Works and his advisory agents.

§ 9205.4 Major and Secondary Highways – Widths.

Major highways shall have a width of one hundred (100) feet and eighty-four (84) feet between curbs and secondary highways shall have a width of eighty (80) feet and sixty-four (64) feet between curbs, unless a different width is indicated in the General Plan, or where it is necessary to match existing highway widths which differ as determined by the Advisory Agency.

§ 9205.5 Street Alignment and Grade.

The alignment of streets shall be such as to provide at least fifty (50) feet of frontage for each lot in the division of land, at least forty (40) feet of frontage for each lot abutting the cul-de-sac portion of a street, and, where necessary, to provide for the future development of adjacent properties.
Centerline jogs of one hundred fifty (150) feet or less for left hand vehicle turning configurations and centerline jogs of four hundred (400) feet or less for right hand vehicle turning configurations shall be avoided wherever practical.
On any street, no centerline curve radius of less than two hundred (200) feet shall be provided. A centerline having an arc length of less than one hundred (100) feet shall not be permitted unless the centerline radius is greater than three thousand (3,000) feet. Streets shall intersect with other streets and highways as nearly at a right angle as practicable. No street shall have a grade of less than four-tenths (0.4) of one (1) percent nor more than ten (10) percent. If in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, topographical conditions do not permit in meeting the minimum grade requirements, this will necessitate the installation of additional catch basin inlets and/or extra width gutters, as determined by the Director of Public Works and his advisory agents.

§ 9205.6 Streets and Alleys – Right-of-Way and Roadway Widths.

Streets and alleys shall have the following minimum right-of-way and roadway widths:
a. 
Residential entrance streets from General Plan highways, through collector streets, streets adjacent to schools, and multiple residential use streets:
b. 
Interior collector and local streets, cul-de-sac streets, and loop streets:
c. 
Industrial and commercial streets – entrance or collector:
d. 
Industrial and commercial – cul-de-sac or loop:
e. 
Alley:
f. 
Industrial and commercial – existing street:
* Full width sidewalks may be required by the General Plan.

§ 9205.7 Future Streets and Alleys.

The Advisory Agency may require that future streets and alleys be provided for the future division of lots shown on the tentative map and for the development of adjoining property.

§ 9205.8 Alleys/Service Roads.

The Advisory Agency may require that an alley/service road be provided at the rear of lots which are intended for multiple residential (not including two-family use), commercial, or industrial use.

§ 9205.9 Cul-de-Sac Streets and Dead-End Alleys.

An adequate turning area conforming to the specifications of the Director of Public Works shall be provided at the end of cul-de-sac streets and dead-end alleys.

§ 9205.10 Right-of-Way Corner.

Intersections of road right-of-way lines, where one (1) or both streets are local residential, shall be rounded with a curve having a radius of thirteen (13) feet unless otherwise determined by the Director of Public Works.
Intersections of road right-of-way lines where both streets are highways or one (1) of the streets serves a commercial or industrial development, shall be rounded with a curve having a radius of twenty-seven (27) feet, unless otherwise determined by the Director of Public Works.

§ 9205.11 Lot Design.

a. 
Each lot in a division of land shall have the required area and the required width as defined in the Zoning Ordinance. Where said Zoning Ordinance does not establish a required area and/or width in a particular zone, the required area shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet and the required width shall be fifty (50) feet. Strips of land intended for use as vehicular access shall not be included in calculating average width or required area.
b. 
If a lot is in more than one (1) zone, then the area and width thereof shall be not less than the area and width requirements, respectively, in that zone in which any part of the lot is located which has the largest area requirement and in that zone in which any part of the lot is located which has the greatest width requirement.
c. 
This Section does not apply to any lot which the subdivider offers to deed or dedicate to the public.
d. 
Where public sewers are not available and private sewage disposal is to be used, every lot or parcel or building site shall be of sufficient size to provide for satisfactory sewage disposal for land use intended.
e. 
In all cases where practical, the sidelines of lots shall be at an approximate right angle to the street upon which such lots front.
f. 
Wherever practical, divisions of property abutting rights-of-way for freeways, highways, railroads, transmission lines, and flood control channels shall be designed so as to create lots which back up to said right-of-way.
g. 
The Advisory Agency may determine that, by reason of circumstances peculiar to the proposed subdivision for the use proposed to be made of the property in the subdivision, the public peace, health, safety, and welfare will be protected adequately by lots of lesser frontage or area than that specified in this Section.
h. 
This Section applies only to future divisions of land within the City and shall not be deemed to limit the existing requirements imposed under the Zoning Ordinance as to lots already subdivided.

§ 9205.12 City Boundary.

No lot shall be divided by a City boundary line. Each such boundary line shall be made a lot line.

§ 9206.1 General Requirements.

Improvements required to be installed or agreed to be installed by a subdivider as a condition precedent to the filing of a tract map or parcel map shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter. Such improvements shall be provided and developed in accordance with the conditions imposed as a condition of approval of the tentative map, in accordance with any agreement or bond made or entered into by the subdivider for that purpose, and in accordance with the standards and specifications set by administrative regulations and ordinances of the City of Carson applicable at the time of approval of the tentative map and to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.

§ 9206.2 Improvement and Site Development Plans.

Plans, profiles, and specifications for improvements other than street and highway improvements shall be submitted to the City Engineer not later than the time a tract map or parcel map is submitted for checking and certification. Such plans shall show all details of the proposed improvements needed for approval of the plans by the City Engineer. Such details may include requirements of other governmental bodies whose jurisdiction some portion of the plan may encompass.
Final plans must be approved by the City Engineer before a tract map or parcel map is transmitted to the City Council for approval if the subdivider applies for a reimbursement agreement, or if another governmental agency, whose approval of plans is necessary, will not approve preliminary plans.
Preliminary plans may be approved by the City Engineer when sufficient engineering data are furnished by the subdivider to demonstrate that the preliminary design meets the City's standards and specifications, is practicable from a maintenance standpoint, and is consistent with sound engineering practices, and that the final plans will conform to the preliminary plans with only minor changes.

§ 9206.3 Improvement Plans – Street and Highway.

Plans, profiles, and specifications for all street and highway improvements shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works and/or the Superintendent of Streets. Such plans shall be furnished to the Director of Public Works not later than the time of submitting the tract map or parcel map to the City Engineer for checking and shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works before any such map shall be certified by the City Engineer. Such plans, profiles, and specifications shall show full details of the proposed improvements and shall be in accordance with the standards and specifications of the City of Carson as adopted by the City Council. Such plans shall also include the design grade for an existing highway or for a future street, provided the Director of Public Works determines that such grade is necessary to properly locate slope and drainage easements, if any.

§ 9206.4 Map Showing Structures.

If streets, highways, or other public ways are to be dedicated on a tract map or parcel map or by separate instrument prior to filing a parcel map and the subdivider is required to grade, pave, or install curbs, gutters, or sidewalks within such easements, the subdivider shall provide a copy of the tract map or parcel map, as the case may be, which delineates all structures within such easements, except publicly owned storm drains, water lines, sewers, and other drainage or sanitary facilities. Such maps shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works when highway improvement plans are submitted for approval.

§ 9206.5 Major and Secondary Highway Improvements.

Each highway shall be improved by the subdivider with full width, grading, Portland cement concrete curb and gutter, Portland cement concrete sidewalk and/or parkway landscaping, full width roadway paving, street lights, installation of drainage facilities incidental thereto, street name signs and such other improvements for traffic control and drainage needs as are required for the appropriate development of the division of land. Traffic control improvements shall include, but not be limited to, traffic signals, street warning and safety signs and street striping. Drainage improvements shall include, but not be limited to, parkway drains, catch basins and other drainage appurtenances.

§ 9206.6 Street Improvements.

Each street, whether public or private, shall be improved by the subdivider with full width grading, Portland cement concrete curb and gutter, Portland cement concrete sidewalk and/or parkway landscaping, full width roadway paving, street lights, installation of drainage facilities incidental thereto, street name signs and such other improvements for traffic control and drainage needs as are required for the appropriate development of the division of land. Traffic control improvements shall include, but not be limited to, traffic signals, street warning and safety signs and street striping. Drainage improvements shall include, but not be limited to, parkway drains, catch basins and other drainage appurtenances.

§ 9206.7 Improvements to Existing Street or Highways Adjacent to the Division of Land.

If a portion of an existing street or highway constitutes any portion of the boundary of the division of land and such street or highway is unimproved, and the Advisory Agency determines that the improvements are for the general use of the lot owners in the division of land and for local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs, the Advisory Agency may require the subdivider to improve or agree to improve such street or highway as specified in CMC § 9206.5 and § 9206.6.

§ 9206.8 Improvements to Existing Street or Highways within the Division of Land.

The Advisory Agency may require the reconstruction of an existing street or highway. Such reconstruction shall be in accordance with the improvement requirements specified in CMC § 9206.5 and § 9206.6.

§ 9206.9 Improvements of Future Streets.

Except for full width grading, the subdivider shall not be required to improve streets or highways shown on a tract map or a parcel map as future streets.

§ 9206.10 Temporary Improvements.

Temporary improvements may be required prior to, or concurrent with, permanent improvements. In such instances, the temporary improvements shall be installed in a manner approved by the City Engineer or Director of Public Works, whichever is appropriate.

§ 9206.11 Protective Improvements.

The Advisory Agency may require such structures to be installed as are necessary for the proper functioning and maintenance of the improvements required to remove a flood or geological hazard and as are necessary for the protection of property adjacent to the division of land.

§ 9206.12 Drainage Improvements.

The subdivider shall provide such drainage facilities as are considered necessary by the Advisory Agency for the drainage requirements of the division of land and for local neighborhood needs. Such facilities shall be constructed in accordance with standards and specifications approved by the City Engineer or Director of Public Works, whichever is appropriate.

§ 9206.13 Fences or Walls Adjacent to Highways.

If lots in a division of land abut a highway or street and the Director of Public Works requires the subdivider to relinquish complete access rights to such highway or street a masonry wall as specified by the City may be required along the property line of the lots contiguous to the highway.

§ 9206.14 Fencing of Watercourses or Drainage Facilities.

The subdivider shall provide a chain link fence or equivalent, not less than six (6) feet high, along each side of any portion of a dedicated right-of-way for any watercourse or drainage facility within a proposed division of land if the Advisory Agency finds that the location, shape, slope, width, velocity of water therein, or other characteristics of the watercourse or drainage facility makes the fencing of the right-of-way necessary for the protection of the general public. Such fencing shall have an adequate number of gates to facilitate cleaning and maintenance and shall not contain apertures below the fence in excess of four (4) inches vertical.

§ 9206.15 Underground Utilities.

All new utility lines including, but not limited to, electrical power (other than major transmission lines), communications, street lighting, and cable television shall be placed underground in those zoning districts specified by the Zoning Ordinance. The subdivider shall be responsible for complying with the requirements of this Section and shall make the necessary arrangements with utility companies for the installation of such facilities. For the purpose of this Section, appurtenances and associated equipment such as, but not limited to, surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts in an underground system may be placed aboveground if properly screened pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance. The Advisory Agency may waive the requirements of this Section if topographical, soil, or other conditions make such underground installations unreasonable or impractical.

§ 9206.16 Sanitary Sewers.

The Advisory Agency may require the subdivider to install sanitary sewers to serve each lot in a division of land. Such sewers shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer and the outlet to be used for the sewers shall be designated by the City Engineer.

§ 9206.17 Sidewalks.

Concrete sidewalks shall not be less than five (5) feet wide for residential developments along all frontage where residential lots are adjacent to street right-of-way. Concrete sidewalks shall be full width walks for major and secondary highways and all industrial and commercial property adjacent to public right-of-way unless otherwise specified by the Advisory Agency. Tree well locations shall be as specified by the Director of Public Works and the Director of Parks and Recreation and shall be required when street trees are to be installed and sidewalks are adjacent to the curb.
Wheelchair ramps shall be provided at every new corner where curbs and gutter are to be constructed where the construction of sidewalk is proposed around said corner.

§ 9206.18 Waiving of Sidewalks.

The construction of sidewalks may be waived where any one (1) or more of the following conditions exist and the Advisory Agency so finds:
a. 
The construction of sidewalks would be impractical because of topographic conditions or because of other physical obstacles.
b. 
Sidewalks will not be in keeping with neighborhood pattern.
c. 
The sidewalks will not be used by children in the general neighborhood as a route to or from schools or school bus stops.
d. 
Sidewalks are not needed in and will not benefit the area.
e. 
In the event that sidewalks are waived by the Advisory Agency, the property owner shall be required to turf or landscape and maintain said parkway to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.

§ 9206.19 Driveways.

The Director of Public Works shall approve all driveway locations. Driveways shall be of a type and construction required by the Director of Public Works. Driveway widths shall meet the minimum requirements specified by the Zoning Ordinance.

§ 9206.20 Street Lighting System and Street Name Signs.

The subdivider shall provide a street lighting system and street name signs in each division of land to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. Marbelite street light standards shall be specified for the street lighting system unless waived by the Advisory Agency if it would not be in keeping with the neighborhood pattern or if it would be impractical to underground existing overhead utilities and existing wood poles.

§ 9206.21 Street Trees and Landscaping.

The subdivider of improved or unimproved land shall plant and install trees and/or landscaping and irrigation systems along all streets and highways in each division of land as per the General Plan. The type of species of such trees or landscaping shall be approved by the Parks and Recreation Director. A soils test may be required and recommendations from the Soils Testing Laboratory may be incorporated into the requirements for the subdivision. The locations of such trees and/or a landscaping shall be approved by the Parks and Recreation Director and the Director of Public Works. The requirements of this Section may be waived if the Advisory Agency finds that topographical, soil or other conditions make the planting of trees or landscaping unreasonable or impractical.

§ 9206.22 Water Mains and Fire Hydrants.

The subdivider shall install or agree to install mains and fire hydrants in the division of land for the general use of the lot owners and for fire protection. The installation of such water mains and fire hydrants shall comply in all respects with all statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations applicable to water mains and fire hydrants.
In the absence of such statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations, required domestic water flows shall be determined by the City Engineer and required fire flows, duration of required fire flows, and fire hydrant type and location shall be determined by the Fire Chief.
Water mains and fire hydrants may be required on existing streets or highways adjacent to or within the division of land, provided the existing improvements are insufficient for the general use and/or fire protection of the lot owners.

§ 9206.23 Improvement Agreement.

If a required improvement is not completed before a tract map or parcel map is filed, the subdivider shall enter, as contractor, into an agreement with the City to complete the improvement within the time specified in the agreement.

§ 9206.24 Cost of Improvement.

Improvements required by this Chapter shall be installed and constructed by the subdivider at his expense, and shall not be paid for by any special assessment lien, tax, bonded indebtedness, or other charge against the land or real property within the division, except:
A. 
The cost of installing pipes and other facilities for the transmission of water may be paid for in whole or in part from revenues collected from the customers served at regular established water rates for the water company, pursuant to regulations of the Public Utilities Commission, where applicable, (or by a Public Agency defined in Section 4401 of the California Government Code) from the net operating income only, as payment of the sale of water thereto.
B. 
As provided in Sections 66483, 66485, and 66488 (Sewer and Drainage Reimbursement Contracts) of the California Government Code or other reimbursement enabling acts.
All outstanding or remaining assessments on the land of the division established for improvements constructed under special assessment district proceedings shall be paid by the subdivider.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section shall not apply to property which is zoned MH-Manufacturing, Heavy in connection with division by parcel map.
(Ord. 90-918 § 1)

§ 9206.25 Supplemental Sewer or Drainage Improvements.

Sanitary sewer or drainage improvements installed by the subdivider for the benefit of the division of land may be required to contain supplemental size, capacity, length, depth, or number, or to be altered in location, for the benefit of property not within the division of land in order to facilitate the orderly development of the surrounding area in a manner consistent with the policies of the General Plan. Such improvements shall be dedicated to the public. The City Council shall enter into an agreement to provide for the payment of reimbursement to the subdivider and the collection of charges from the property benefited by the supplemental improvements, in conformance with applicable State laws.

§ 9207.1 Environmental Assessment Review Fee.

An Environmental Assessment Form shall be completed by the applicant and filed with a fee in an amount established by a resolution of the City Council to the Department of Community Development.
(Ord. 91-954 § 1)

§ 9207.2 Tentative Tract Map and Parcel Map Fee.

Upon submission of a tentative map, the subdivider shall pay a fee in an amount established by a resolution of the City Council to the Department of Community Development.
If a subdivider submits a reviewed tentative map subsequent to the approval of a tentative map as a substitute for the approved tentative map, he shall pay a revised map fee equal to the original filing fee. This fee shall be in addition to the fees previously paid.
(Ord. 91-954 § 2; Ord. 82-626)

§ 9207.2.1 Relocation Impact Report.

Upon submission of an application for a relocation impact report, or modification or extension of time, the applicant shall pay a fee in an amount established by a resolution of the City Council to the Department of Community Development.
(Ord. 82-618 § 5; Ord. 91-954 § 3)

§ 9207.3 Tract Maps, Parcel Maps, and Certificates of Compliance – Filing, Fee.

Upon submission of a tract map, parcel map or Certificate of Compliance, the subdivider shall deposit with the County Engineer a sum of money equal to the amount required by law for filing the map or recording the Certificate, which money shall be deposited in a trust fund for that purpose until the map is filed or the certificate is recorded. If the subdivider abandons his intention to cause the map to be filed or the certificate to be recorded, and so notifies the County Engineer in writing, the deposit may be returned to the subdivider.

§ 9207.4 Tract Map – Processing Fee.

Upon submission of a tract map for checking, the subdivider shall pay a map processing fee to the City Engineer in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. This fee shall be equal to the fee established by the County of Los Angeles for processing final tract maps.

§ 9207.5 Parcel Map – Processing Fee.

Upon submission of a parcel map for checking, the subdivider shall pay a map processing fee to the City Engineer in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. This fee shall be equal to the fee established by the County of Los Angeles for processing final parcel maps.

§ 9207.6 Certificate of Compliance Processing Fee.

Upon submission of a Certificate of Compliance for processing, the subdivider shall pay a processing fee in an amount established by a resolution of the City Council to the Department of Community Development, in addition to all other fees and charges required by law for each Certificate of Compliance.
(Ord. 91-954 § 4)

§ 9207.7 Plan Checking Fees.

A subdivider shall pay to the City a fee equal to the cost of checking the improvement plans. Upon submission of plans to the City, the subdivider shall deposit an amount estimated by the appropriate City Officer to be adequate to cover the cost of checking the plans. If, at any time, subsequent to making the deposit, the actual funds expended exceed the amount of the deposit, the subdivider shall make an additional payment equal to the deficiency. Excess deposits if any, shall be returned to the subdivider after completion of plan checking.

§ 9207.8 Inspection Deposits.

Before commencing construction or installation of a required improvement, the subdivider shall deposit with the City, for the inspection of such improvements, a sum estimated by the appropriate City Officer to be adequate to cover the actual cost of inspection.

§ 9207.9 Inspection Deposits – Insufficient.

If a deposit made pursuant to CMC § 9207.8 is insufficient to pay all of the costs of inspection, the subdivider, upon demand of the City, shall pay to the City an amount equal to the deficiency. Until such deficiency is paid in full, the improvements for which the insufficient deposit was made shall be considered incomplete.

§ 9207.10 Inspection Deposits – Refunds.

If the actual cost of inspection is less than the amount deposited, the City shall refund to the applicant any amount still remaining.

§ 9207.11 Improvement Securities.

Except as provided in CMC § 9207.12, the improvement agreement required by CMC § 9206.24 shall be secured by an improvement security.

§ 9207.12 Improvement Security – Water Mains.

If a subdivider shows that, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, he has entered into a contract with a water utility to construct water mains, which contract makes the City of Carson a party thereto and provides that the contract may not be modified or rescinded without the consent of the City, except as required by the Public Utilities Commission, and has deposited with the water utility security for the payment of the water utility which the City Engineer finds adequate, the subdivider need not accompany an agreement to install water mains with an improvement security.

§ 9207.13 Improvement Securities – Amount and Purpose.

An improvement security shall be for the following amounts:
a. 
An amount estimated by the inspecting officer to be equal to the cost of improvements covered by the security, guaranteeing the faithful performance of the improvement work plus an amount estimated by the inspecting officer to be necessary for the guarantee and warranty of the work for a period of one (1) year following the completion and acceptance thereof against any defective work or labor done, or defective materials furnished.
b. 
An amount estimated by the inspecting officer to be equal to fifty (50) percent of the cost of the improvements covered by the security, securing payment to contractors and subcontractors and to all persons renting equipment or furnishing labor or materials to them.

§ 9207.14 Improvement Security – Types Permitted.

The following shall govern the types of improvement security that may be submitted:
a. 
When the amount of the improvement security is equal to or less than $10,000 a deposit with the City of cash or cashier's check, passbook accounts, or certificate of deposit shall be submitted.
b. 
When the amount of the improvement security is equal to or less than $20,000 but more than $10,000, the improvement security shall be either of the following:
1. 
An improvement security of a type listed in (a) above in the exact amount of improvement security needed for the improvement, or
2. 
A bond or bonds issued by a surety company authorized to write the same in the State of California and the County of Los Angeles in an amount not less than $20,000.
c. 
When the amount of the improvement security is more than $20,000 a bond or bonds issued by a surety company authorized to write the same in the State of California and the County of Los Angeles may be submitted or an improvement security of a type listed in (a) above may be submitted.
d. 
When a bond is required in connection with a tract map or parcel map, a promissory note or agreement secured by a deed of trust of which the City is the beneficiary may be accepted in lieu of a surety bond, subject to the prior approval of the City Attorney and City Council in every case.
(Ord. 82-601 § 7; Ord. 93-1009 § 2)

§ 9207.15 Improvement Securities – Approval and Acceptance.

Each improvement security shall be subject to approval of the City Attorney and acceptance by the City Council.

§ 9207.16 Improvement Securities – Reduction.

When a portion of an improvement has been fully completed, the inspecting officer may, at his discretion, recommend to the City Council a reduction in an improvement security given for faithful performance equal to the estimated cost of the completed portion of the improvement.

§ 9207.17 Improvement Securities – Forfeiture on Failure to Complete.

Upon the failure of a subdivider to complete an improvement within the time specified in an agreement, the City Council may, upon notice in writing of not less than ten (10) days served upon the person, firm, or corporation signing the contract or upon notice in writing of not less than twenty (20) days served by certified mail, addressed to the last known address of the person, firm, or corporation signing the contract, determine that the improvement work or any part thereof is incomplete and may cause to be forfeited to the City the portion of the sum of money or bonds given for the faithful performance of the work or may cash savings and loan certificates or shares deposited and assigned to assure the faithful performance of the work to complete the improvement work.

§ 9207.18 Faithful Performance Security – Monuments.

The agreement referred to in CMC § 9204.32 shall be accompanied by an improvement security of a type listed in CMC § 9207.14(a) guaranteeing the faithful performance of the agreement in an amount estimated by the City Engineer to be not less than the cost of setting monuments and furnishing notes.

§ 9207.19 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 19-1927.
(Ord. 94-1048 § 1; Ord. 83-647 § 3; Ord. 94-1048U § 1)

§ 9207.20 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 94-1048.
(Ord. 83-647 §§ 4 – 8)

§ 9207.21 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 94-1048.
(Ord. 83-647 §§ 4 – 8)

§ 9207.22 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 94-1048.
(Ord. 83-647 §§ 4 – 8)

§ 9207.23 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 94-1048.
(Ord. 83-647 §§ 4 – 8)

§ 9207.24 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 94-1048.
(Ord. 83-647 §§ 4 – 8)

§ 9207.25 Repealed.

Repealed by Ord. 94-1048.
(Ord. 83-647 §§ 4 – 8)

§ 9207.26 Minor Lot Line Adjustments.

Minor lot line adjustments shall be processed and approved in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Section. Applications for minor lot line adjustments shall be submitted to the Community Development Department on such forms and attachments as may reasonably be required by the Department. The Director shall approve lot line adjustments between two (2) or more existing adjacent parcels where:
a. 
Land taken from one (1) parcel is added to an adjacent parcel or parcels;
b. 
A greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created; and
c. 
The lot line adjustments complies to all applicable codes of the City.
The decision of the Director shall become effective and final fifteen (15) days after the date of the notice of decision unless an appeal is filed in accordance with CMC § 9173.4.
(Ord. 85-714 § 2)

§ 9207.27 Merger of Contiguous Parcels.

(a) 
Pursuant to Section 66451.11 of the Subdivision Map Act, the City may merge a parcel with a contiguous parcel held by the same owner if the City causes to be recorded with the County Recorder a notice of merger, if any one (1) of the contiguous parcels held by the same owner does not conform to standards for minimum parcel size, and if the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) 
At least one (1) of the affected parcels is undeveloped by any structure for which a building permit was issued or for which a building permit was not required at the time of construction, or is developed only with an accessory structure or accessory structures, or is developed with a single structure, other than an accessory structure, that is also partially located on a contiguous parcel or unit;
(2) 
With respect to any affected parcel, at least one (1) of the following conditions exists:
a. 
The parcel comprises less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in area at the time of the determination of merger.
b. 
The parcel was not created in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of its creation.
c. 
The parcel does not meet current standards for sewage disposal and domestic water supply.
d. 
The parcel does not meet slope stability standards.
e. 
The parcel has no legal access which is adequate for vehicular and safety equipment access and maneuverability.
f. 
The parcel's development if not merged with another parcel would create health or safety hazards.
g. 
The parcel is inconsistent with the applicable general plan and any applicable specific plan, other than minimum lot size or density standards.
(b) 
Prior to recording a notice of merger, the property owner shall be mailed by certified mail a notice of intention to determine status. The notice of intention shall be recorded with the County Recorder on the same date. The notice of intention shall state that the affected parcels may be merged and advise the owner that he has thirty (30) days within which to request a hearing on determination of status and that at such hearing he will be given the opportunity to present evidence that the property does not meet the criteria for merger. Upon receiving a request for a hearing, the Director shall set a time, date and place for a hearing to be conducted by the Commission and shall notify the property owner by certified mail. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Director and the property owner, the hearing shall be conducted within sixty (60) days following receipt by the City of such request. The property owner shall be given the opportunity to present any evidence that the affected property does not meet the standards for merger.
(c) 
At the conclusion of the hearing, the Commission shall make a determination that the affected parcels are to be merged or are not to be merged and shall so notify the property owner. A determination of nonmerger may be made whether or not the affected parcels meet the standards of this Section.
(d) 
The decision of the Commission shall become effective and final fifteen (15) days after the date of its action unless an appeal is filed in accordance with CMC § 9173.4. An appeal shall be considered by the Council as provided in CMC § 9173.4.
(e) 
If the owner does not request a hearing within thirty (30) days as provided in this Section, the City may then make a determination that the parcels are to be merged or are not to be merged.
(f) 
A determination of merger shall be recorded with the county recorder within ninety (90) days of such determination if there is no hearing, or if a hearing is held, within thirty (30) days after the City's decision becomes final.
(Ord. 87-788 § 1)

§ 9207.28 Merger of Parcels Requested by Subdivider.

(a) 
Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC § 9207.27, four (4) or fewer contiguous parcels may be merged without reverting to acreage upon request by the property owner. Such merger shall be authorized if the following conditions are met:
(1) 
The applicant is the owner of the contiguous parcels which are sought to be merged;
(2) 
The applicant submits a plat map showing sufficient mathematical and survey information to adequately establish the boundaries of the division of land and each parcel thereof to the satisfaction of the Director; and
(3) 
An application is submitted to the Community Development Department on such forms and attachments as may reasonably be required by the Director.
(b) 
The Director shall approve such merger of parcels if the conditions set forth in this Section are met and the merger complies with all provisions of the Carson Municipal Code. Conditions related to the merger may be imposed as deemed necessary to carry out the intent of this Chapter and to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. A Certificate of Compliance shall be recorded if the merger of parcels is approved pursuant to this Section.
(Ord. 87-788 § 2)

§ 9208.1 Purpose and Intent.

The purpose of this Part is to establish procedures for the implementation of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 66498.1) of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California which provides for the approval of vesting tentative maps. Except as otherwise specifically provided by this Part, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the filing, processing and review of vesting tentative maps as said term is defined by Section 66424.5 of the Government Code and CMC § 9208.3.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.2 Consistency Requirement.

The approval of a vesting tentative map shall be consistent with the General Plan, any applicable specific plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and any other applicable provision of this Code in effect at the time provided by CMC § 9208.9(a).
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.3 Definition of Vesting Tentative Map.

A "vesting tentative map"
shall mean a tentative map for a subdivision, as defined in this Chapter, that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed in accordance with CMC § 9208.4, and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1; Ord. 90-910 § 1)

§ 9208.4 Application.

(a) 
Whenever a provision of the Subdivision Map Act or this Title requires the filing of a tentative map or tentative parcel map for a subdivision, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed, in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
(b) 
If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by Chapter 4.5 of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code and this Part, 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. 85-730U § 1; Ord. 90-910 § 1)

§ 9208.5 Filing and Processing.

A vesting tentative map shall be filed in the same form, have the same contents, and provide the same information and shall be processed in the same manner as set forth in this Chapter for a tentative map except as hereinafter provided:
(a) 
At the time a vesting tentative map is filed it shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map."
(b) 
The application for a vesting tentative map shall describe the manner in which the subdivision is proposed to be developed, including but not limited to the height, size and location of all buildings and other improvements.
(c) 
A vesting tentative map shall not be accepted for filing unless all other discretionary land use approvals required for the proposed development, except for site plan and design review, have been obtained or applications therefor are filed concurrently with such map.
(d) 
Whenever a subdivider files a vesting tentative map for a subdivision whose intended development is inconsistent with the Zoning Ordinance in existence at the time of filing, such inconsistency shall be noted on the map.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.6 Fees.

Upon filing a vesting tentative map, the subdivider shall pay the fees required for the filing and processing of a tentative map.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.7 Condition Precedent to Approval.

A vesting tentative map shall not be approved unless all other discretionary land use approvals required for the proposed development have been obtained except for site plan and design review.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.8 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 this Chapter for the expiration of the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.9 Vested Rights Created by Approval of Vesting Tentative Map.

(a) 
Subject to the time limits established by subsection (c) of this Section, 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. If Section 66474.2 of the Government Code is repealed, however, 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 subject to the time limits established by subsection (c) of this Section.
(b) 
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, a permit, approval, extension, or entitlement may be made conditional or denied even though such action may be contrary to the ordinances, policies, and standards described in subsection (a) 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 in subsection (a) of this Section shall expire if a final map is not approved prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map as provided in CMC § 9208.8. If the final map is timely approved, such rights shall exist for the following periods of time:
(1) 
An initial time period of one (1) year after the recording of the final map. 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 site plan and design review, if such processing exceeds thirty (30) days from the date a complete application is filed.
(3) 
The subdivider may apply to the Planning Commission for a one (1) year extension at any time before the expiration of the initial time period set forth in subsection (c)(1) of this Section. If the extension is denied, the subdivider may appeal that denial to the City Council within fifteen (15) days thereafter.
(4) 
If the subdivider submits a complete application for a building permit during the periods of time specified in subsections (c)(1) through (c)(3) of this Section, the rights referred to herein shall continue to exist until the expiration of such permit, or any extension thereof.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.9.1 Amendment to Vesting Tentative Map.

Any time prior to the expiration of a vesting tentative map, the subdivider, or his or her assignee, may apply for an amendment to such map. A public hearing shall be held by the Planning Commission on any amendment involving a substantial modification to the subject subdivision or development related thereto. The Planning Commission may approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the proposed amendment. The decision by the Planning Commission on the requested amendment shall be appealable to the City Council in the manner provided by CMC § 9173.4.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.10 Applications Inconsistent with Established Policies.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Part, 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 CMC § 9208.9(a), and the City may grant such approvals or issue such permits to the extent that the departures are authorized under applicable law.
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9208.11 Subsequent Permits, Licenses, and Other Entitlements for Use.

The provisions of this Part shall not be construed to prevent the City from conditionally approving or denying any permit, license, or other entitlement for use which is applied for by the subdivider after the approval of a vesting tentative map provided such conditional approval or denial is made in accordance with the ordinances, policies and standards described in CMC § 9208.9(a).
(Ord. 85-730U § 1)

§ 9209.1 Purpose.

The purpose of these provisions is to promote greater individual choice in type, quality, price and location of housing; to provide for the housing needs of all segments of the population; to provide increased homeownership opportunities for all segments of the population; to mitigate the hardship caused by displacement of tenants, particularly those in low to moderate cost housing and those who are elderly, families with minor dependent children, the handicapped and the disabled; to promote the safety of conversion projects and correction of Building Code violations in such projects; to provide adequate off-street parking; to encourage construction of new rental units to replace units lost due to conversions; to protect the existing rental housing stock by reducing conversions; to ensure that conversions of mobilehome parks to resident ownership are bona fide resident conversions in accordance with state law; and to generally regulate projects in accordance with applicable general and specific plans and with the public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. 06-1358 § 1; Ord. 08-1401 § 1)

§ 9209.2 Applicability.

The provisions of this Part shall apply to all mobilehome park conversions and all tentative maps and preliminary parcel maps submitted for consideration subsequent to the date upon which the ordinance codified in this Part becomes effective.
(Ord. 06-1358 § 1)

§ 9209.3 Application Requirements.

A. 
Compliance with Law. A conversion project shall comply with the Division of Land regulations in Chapter 2 of Article IX of the Carson Municipal Code, the provisions of this Part, and local ordinances and other applicable State laws such as Government Code Sections 66427.5 and/or 66428.1.
B. 
Information Required. In addition to the information required by other applicable sections of this Code and other applicable law, the following information shall be submitted at the time of filing:
1. 
Building Plans. Building plans or other documents containing the following information pertaining to the project and certified as to its accuracy by a licensed engineer:
(a) 
A description of the features of the type of common area building and project, including age, type of construction, number of dwelling units, excluding manufactured housing units; and
(b) 
A site plan, including common area buildings, structures, open spaces, and accessory storage areas and buildings including trash storage areas, and the footprint of each manufactured housing unit and other dwelling unit (if applicable); and
(c) 
A parking plan, including the total number of spaces actually provided and the total number required at the time of the original entitlement of the mobilehome park if different from that actually provided; dimensions of stalls, aisles and driveways; locations of columns, walls and other obstructions; and total number of covered and uncovered parking spaces and location and number of guest parking spaces; and
(d) 
A phase I and, if indicated from the phase I report, a phase II environmental report; and
(e) 
A soils report, if that same is required by the County of Los Angeles or indicated from the phase I report; and
(f) 
A Department of Real Estate budget (Form No. 623, as the same may be modified from time to time), which includes, but is not limited to, information regarding: (i) the condition of park infrastructure and common facilities and the necessity for any replacements of infrastructure and common area facilities or major repairs estimated for the remaining useful life; (ii) building component reports indicating conditions and estimated remaining useful life of the roof, foundation, plumbing, electrical, heating, air conditioning, other mechanical and structural systems, prepared by a registered civil or structural engineer, licensed general building contractor, licensed general engineering contractor or architect; (iii) a reserve study estimating the cost of replacing all these facilities over their useful life and a plan that provides adequate funding for same; and (iv) an estimate of the cost of all overhead and operating costs of maintaining the park, including, but not limited to, maintaining the park's open space areas over the next thirty (30) years; and
(g) 
Floor and elevation plans, including indications of common and private areas (excluding manufactured housing units) and required exits; and
(h) 
All existing building inspection reports (if any such report has already been submitted to the California Department of Real Estate, a copy of such report shall be furnished to the City); and
(i) 
A structural pest control report, prepared by a licensed pest control contractor for all common areas; and
(j) 
A utility report, if the spaces within a park are not individually metered, confirming (i) the existence of adequate utility services, and (ii) indicating the feasibility of individual or submetering, prepared by qualified engineers; and
(k) 
All legal documents confirming the legal status of the park, including, but not limited to, documents (i) prepared for and defining the powers and duties of the proposed homeowners' association, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conditions, covenants and restrictions; and (ii) any notice(s) from the Department of Housing and Community Development of claimed violations; and (iii) a general title report.
2. 
Tenant Impact Report. The tenant impact report shall include all information required by State law or by the provisions of this Part, including the following:
(a) 
Identify the anticipated timetable for compliance with Government Code Section 66427.5(a); and
(b) 
Identify the method and anticipated timetable for making rent determinations required by Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(1); and
(c) 
Identify the number of tenants likely to be determined to be subject to Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(1); and
(d) 
Upon conversion, identify the number of tenants likely to be determined to be subject to Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(1) during the period within five (5) years following conversion; and
(e) 
Upon conversion, identify the number of tenants likely to be determined to be subject to Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(2); and
(f) 
Upon conversion, and during the period within five (5) years following conversion, identify the number of tenants likely to be determined to be subject to Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(2); and
(g) 
Include an analysis of the then-feasible mitigation measures to mitigate adverse impacts of the conversion on the ability of the mobilehome park residents, if such residents so choose, to find adequate comparable replacement space in a mobilehome park. The mitigation measures shall include all measures appropriate to assure that residents: (i) are not displaced by being given a reasonable opportunity to purchase in the park; or (ii) if displaced, through relocation assistance services, are substantially likely to be relocated to a comparable mobilehome park; and
(h) 
Include a survey of resident support meeting the requirements of Government Code Section 66427.5; provided, that the agreement between the subdivider and a resident homeowners' association shall be subject to reasonable review by the City prior to approval by any resident homeowners' association; and
(i) 
Include an analysis of how the subdivider will avoid the displacement of nonpurchasing tenants by providing the phased increase to market rent as outlined in Government Code Section 66427.5, and include the same in its tenant notice; and
(j) 
Include a showing that any assistance being provided to tenants to assist with housing purchase and the extent to which such assistance will be likely to permit purchase by eligible tenants, including, as applicable, assistance from private and public sources, including Federal and State. The subdivider shall meet with the City's Redevelopment Agency staff and/or Housing Division staff to determine the resources in any public housing funding which may be set aside to assist in purchase, including the conditions of such assistance and which tenants can qualify and include this information in the report.
3. 
Resident Information. The following information shall be requested, but cannot be required, for all existing residents:
(a) 
Name and address of each resident; and
(b) 
Household size and total number of project occupants; and
(c) 
Consistent with Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(2), the subdivider shall provide a rent schedule for four (4) years preceding the application date and relocation assistance plan, if any, or if required by law; and
(d) 
Information concerning the number of residents in the park who are moderate-income, low-income, and very low-income persons as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
(e) 
Information concerning the number of residents in the park who are disabled or handicapped; and
(f) 
Information concerning the number of the residents in the park who are senior citizens as defined by law.
4. 
Required Submittals and Notices. No application for tentative map or preliminary parcel map approval of a residential conversion project or a residential-to-other-use conversion project shall be accepted until the filing of the tenant impact report as required in subsection (B)(2)(g) of this Section and without adequate evidence from the subdivider that each resident of the project has received notice of the application as of the date of application and notice of the relocation assistance provisions of CMC § 9209.4. Any person who becomes a resident of a residential rental unit proposed for conversion project after the date of such application shall be given written notice by the subdivider of the pendency of such application prior to entering into any written or oral rental agreement.
(Ord. 11-1468 §§ 1, 2; Ord. 06-1358 § 1; Ord. 08-1401 § 2)

§ 9209.4 Tenant Notification.

A. 
Notice of Tenant Impact Report. The subdivider shall give existing residents a copy of the tenant impact report within fifteen (15) days of the completion of such report, but not later than fifteen (15) days before the first public hearing pursuant to CMC § 9209.5, and shall also provide a copy to new or prospective residents prior to acquiring their interest after the initial distribution of such report.
B. 
Notification of Exclusive Right to Purchase. In addition to all notification requirements by other provisions of State law, and by other applicable law, the subdivider shall give each resident of any proposed residential conversion project written notice of an exclusive right to contract for the purchase of the dwelling unit occupied by the tenant or purchase of a share in the corporation entitling the shareholder to enjoy exclusive occupancy of the unit upon the same or more favorable terms and conditions than those on which such unit or share will be initially offered to the general public. The right shall run for a period of not less than ninety (90) days from the issuance of the subdivision public report pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Section 11018.2, unless the subdivider receives prior written notice of the resident's intention not to exercise such right.
C. 
Residential Conversion Project – Notification of Right to Continue Residency as a Resident. In addition to all notification requirements by other provisions of this Code and by other applicable law, the subdivider shall give each resident of any proposed residential conversion project written notice of the right to continue residency as a tenant in the park as required by Government Code Section 66427.5(a).
(Ord. 06-1358 § 1)

§ 9209.5 Tentative Map and Preliminary Parcel Map Approval.

A. 
Maps Subject to General and Specific Plans and City Ordinances and Applicable Law. All tentative maps and preliminary parcel maps filed in connection with residential conversion projects shall be subject to the Division of Land Regulations contained in Chapter 2 of Article IX of the Carson Municipal Code, except as herein otherwise provided, all City ordinances and other applicable law. All such maps shall be subject to the general plan and any applicable specific plan. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 66427.5(e) and 66474, the Planning Commission and/or City Council are authorized to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a map. The Planning Commission and/or City Council may impose such other conditions in excess of those provided in this Part as are reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare.
B. 
Inconsistent with General or Specific Plans. The Planning Commission and/or City Council shall disapprove a tentative map or preliminary parcel map for a residential conversion project as required in the City's Division of Land Regulations contained in Chapter 2 of Article 9 of the Carson Municipal Code and Government Code Section 66474.
C. 
Inconsistent with Zoning and Land Pattern. The Planning Commission and/or City Council shall disapprove a tentative map or preliminary parcel map for a residential conversion project where the conversion would be inconsistent with either the existing zoning pattern or land use pattern, unless it finds that there are special circumstances which justify approval of the map. Such circumstances may exist only with respect to the following facts: (i) the prevailing pattern of residential and other land use in the vicinity of the project site; and (ii) the existing and anticipated need for other use development in the planning area in which the project is located.
D. 
Violations of Code. The Planning Commission and/or City Council shall disapprove a tentative map or preliminary parcel map for a residential conversion project if it finds that there are uncorrected violations of this Code, or that the conversion plan will not protect the health and safety and general welfare of residents, and that an adequate plan to correct such violations or to correct the factors adversely affecting health and safety has not been developed or accomplished.
E. 
Inadequate Tenant Impact Report. The Planning Commission and/or City Council shall disapprove a tentative map or preliminary parcel map for a residential conversion project if it finds that the tenant impact report is inadequate under the terms of Government Code Section 66427.5 or the provisions of this Part.
(Ord. 06-1358 § 1)

§ 9209.6 Effective Date of Decision and Appeals.

The decision of the Planning Commission shall become effective and final fifteen (15) days after the date of its decision unless an appeal is filed in accordance with CMC § 9173.4. An appeal shall be considered by the Council as provided in CMC § 9173.4.
(Ord. 06-1358 § 1)

§ 9210.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this Part is to establish procedures and standards for urban lot splits in accordance with the requirements of Government Code Section 66411.7.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 16)

§ 9210.2 Permitted Applicants.

Only individual property owners may apply for an urban lot split. "Individual property owner" means a natural person holding fee title individually or jointly in the person's own name or as a beneficiary of a trust that holds fee title. "Individual property owner" does not include any corporation or corporate person of any kind (partnership, LP, LLC, C corp, S corp, etc.) except for a "community land trust," as defined in Revenue and Taxation Code Section 402.1(a)(11)(C)(ii), or a "qualified nonprofit corporation" as described in Revenue and Taxation Code Section 214.15.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 16)

§ 9210.3 Ministerial Review – Standard for Denial – Courtesy Notice.

A. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, an application for an urban lot split shall be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or a hearing, and shall be approved if it meets all of the requirements of this Part.
B. 
An application for an urban lot split shall be approved or denied by the Director.
C. 
The decision of the Director may be appealed in accordance with CMC § 9173.4.
D. 
Notwithstanding subsection (A) of this Section, the City may deny an application for an urban lot split if the Building Official makes a written finding, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the proposed urban lot split would have a specific, adverse impact, as defined in Government Code Section 65589.5(d)(2), upon public health and safety or the physical environment and for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact.
E. 
At least seven (7) days prior to making a determination on an application for an urban lot split, the Director shall mail a courtesy notice to the owner(s) of each property immediately adjacent to the property where the proposed lot split will be located informing the owner(s) of the submitted application.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 16)

§ 9210.4 Parcel Requirements.

The parcel that is proposed for subdivision through an urban lot split:
A. 
Shall be located in an RS zoning district;
B. 
Shall have at least one (1) residential dwelling unit located on it on the date that the urban lot split is approved, unless the parcel is owned by a "community land trust," as defined in Revenue and Taxation Code Section 402.1(a)(11)(C)(ii), or a "qualified nonprofit corporation" as described in Revenue and Taxation Code Section 214.15;
C. 
Shall only have residential uses located on it on the date the urban lot split is approved;
D. 
Shall not be located on a parcel that is any of the following, as more particularly described and defined in Government Code Section 65913.4(a)(6)(B) through (a)(6)(K):
1. 
Prime farmland, farmland of Statewide importance, or land zoned or designated for agricultural protection by an approved local ballot measure;
2. 
Wetlands;
3. 
Within a very high fire hazard severity zone as determined by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, unless the site has adopted fire hazard mitigation measures pursuant to existing building standards or State fire mitigation measures;
4. 
A hazardous waste site that has not been cleared for residential use;
5. 
Within a delineated earthquake fault zone unless the development complies with all applicable State and local seismic protection building code standards;
6. 
Within a special flood hazard area subject to inundation by a one hundred (100) year flood, unless:
a. 
The site has been subject to a Letter of Map Revision prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and issued to the City; or
b. 
The site meets Federal Emergency Management Agency requirements necessary to meet minimum floodplain management criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program;
7. 
Within a regulatory floodway, unless the development has received a no-rise certification;
8. 
Lands identified for conservation in an adopted natural community conservation plan, habitat conservation plan, or other adopted natural resource protection plan;
9. 
Habitat for protected species; or
10. 
Land under a conservation easement;
E. 
Shall not be located within a historic district or on property included on the State Historic Resources Inventory, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 5020.1, or within a site that is designated or listed as a City or County landmark or historic property or district pursuant to a City or County ordinance;
F. 
Shall not have been created through a previous urban lot split; and
G. 
Shall not be adjacent to a parcel that was previously subdivided through an urban lot split by the owner of the parcel on which the urban lot split is proposed or any person acting in concert with the owner.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 16)

§ 9210.5 Additional Requirements.

A. 
An urban lot split shall subdivide an existing parcel to create no more than two (2) new parcels of approximately equal lot area; provided, that:
1. 
Neither resulting parcel shall be smaller than forty (40) percent of the lot area of the original parcel proposed for subdivision;
2. 
Neither resulting parcel shall be smaller than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet; and
3. 
Each resulting lot shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide and shall have at least twenty (20) feet of street frontage.
B. 
An urban lot split shall not result in the creation of a parcel with more than two (2) existing units, as defined in CMC § 9210.7.
C. 
An urban lot split shall not require or allow the demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:
1. 
Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income.
2. 
Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through a public entity's valid exercise of its police power.
3. 
A parcel on which an owner of residential real property has exercised the owner's rights under Chapter 12.75 (commencing with Section 7060) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code to withdraw accommodations from rent or lease within fifteen (15) years before the date that the development proponent submits an application.
4. 
Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last three (3) years.
D. 
As a condition of approval for an urban lot split, the owner of the parcel being split shall sign an affidavit, in a form approved by the City Attorney, stating that:
1. 
The proposed urban lot split will not violate the requirements of subsection (C) of this Section;
2. 
Neither the owner, nor any person acting in concert with the owner, has previously subdivided an adjacent parcel using an urban lot split; and
3. 
The owner intends to occupy a residential dwelling unit on one (1) of the parcels created by the urban lot split as their primary residence for a minimum of three (3) years from the date of the approval of the urban lot split. This subsection (D)(3) shall not apply if the owner of the parcel is a "community land trust," as defined in Revenue and Taxation Code Section 402.1(a)(11)(C)(ii), or is a "qualified nonprofit corporation" as described in Revenue and Taxation Code Section 214.15.
E. 
As a condition of approval of an urban lot split, the owner shall dedicate all easements over the resulting parcels required for the provision of public services and facilities, as determined by the Director.
F. 
Each parcel resulting from an urban lot split shall have access to or adjoin the public right-of-way, and, if necessary, provide the other parcel with access to the right-of-way through an easement.
G. 
The City shall not require as a condition of approval of an urban lot split:
1. 
Dedications of rights-of-way or the construction of off-site improvements; or
2. 
The correction of nonconforming zoning conditions existing on the parcel that will be divided.
H. 
An urban lot split:
1. 
Shall conform with all the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act; and
2. 
Shall conform with all the requirements applicable to lot splits under this Code, except for those requirements that conflict with the requirements of this Part, in which case the provisions of this Part shall control.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 16)

§ 9210.6 Limitations Applicable to New Parcels.

A. 
Parcels created by an urban lot split shall only be used for residential uses, notwithstanding the fact that other uses may be permitted in the zoning district in which the parcels are located.
B. 
Residential units constructed on parcels created by an urban lot split shall not be rented for a term of less than thirty-one (31) consecutive days.
C. 
A parcel created through an urban lot split may not be further subdivided by a subsequent urban lot split.
D. 
Separate conveyance of the lots resulting from an urban lot split is permitted. If dwellings or other structures (such as garages) on different lots are adjacent or attached to each other, the urban lot split boundary may separate them for conveyance purposes if the structures meet building code safety standards and are sufficient to allow separate conveyance. If any attached structures span or will span the new lot line, the owner must record appropriate CC&Rs, easements, or other documentation that is necessary to allocate rights and responsibilities between the owners of the two (2) lots.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 16)

§ 9210.7 Limitation on Number of Units.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, no more than two (2) units are permitted on any parcel created by an urban lot split. For the purposes of this Section, "unit" means any dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, a primary dwelling unit, a unit or units created pursuant to CMC § 9128.81 through § 9128.88, an accessory dwelling unit, or a junior accessory dwelling unit. For a diagram of possible configurations of units on a parcel created by an urban lot split, see CMC § 9128.88.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 16)

§ 9210.8 Deed Restriction.

As a condition of approval of an urban lot split, the owner of the parcel to be divided shall execute a deed restriction, in a form approved by the City Attorney, which shall be recorded on each of the resulting parcels and shall limit the use of each parcel in accordance with the standards of this Chapter, including but not limited to the requirements in CMC § 9210.6 and § 9210.7. Violation of the deed restriction shall be considered a violation of this Code and may be enforced in a manner that this Code may be enforced.
(Ord. 22-2210 § 16)