§ 9-60.050. Advisory Agency

Table 6-1 identifies the Advisory Agency for each type of subdivision and other decision required by this Article, and the roles of each Advisory Agency and other review authority in the application review process. In all cases, the Advisory Agency shall have the authority and responsibility to make all required findings, and approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the matters assigned to them in compliance with this Article and the Map Act, with rights of appeal assigned as noted in Table 6-1.

TABLE 6-1 - AUTHORITY FOR SUBDIVISION DECISIONS

Type of Subdivision Application or Decision	Advisory Agency	Role of Advisory Agency and Review Authority (1)
		Planning Director	City Engineer	Planning Commission	City Council
Certificate of Compliance	City Engineer	Recommend	Decision	Appeal	Appeal
Conditional Certificate of Compliance	City Engineer	Recommend	Decision	Appeal	Appeal
Final Map	Council (2)	Recommend	Approve/ Recommend		Decision
Lot Line Adjustment	City Engineer	Recommend	Decision	Appeal	Appeal
Merger and Unmerger	Council	Recommend	Recommend		Decision
Parcel Map with Subdivision Agreement	Council (2)	Recommend	Approve/ Recommend		Decision
Parcel Map without Subdivision Agreement	City Engineer	Recommend	Decision	Appeal	Appeal
Reversion to Acreage	Council	Recommend	Recommend		Decision
Tentative Parcel Map	Director	Decision	Recommend	Appeal	Appeal
Tentative Tract Map	Commission	Recommend	Recommend	Decision (3)	Appeal
Vesting Tentative Map	Council	Recommend	Recommend	Recommend	Decision
Waiver of Parcel Map	Director	Decision	Recommend	Appeal	Appeal

 

Notes:

(1) "Recommend" means that the review authority makes a recommendation on the approval or disapproval of the request to the Advisory Agency; "Decision" means that the review authority serves as the Advisory Agency and makes the final decision on the matter; "Appeal" means that the review authority may consider and decide upon appeals to the decision of an earlier Advisory Agency; in compliance with Chapter 9-76 (Appeals); and "Approve" means that the review authority may approve the project. In any case where the Director or City Engineer is designated as the Advisory Agency, either individual may choose to defer action on any matter, and refer the matter to the Commission for its decision.

(2) The Council may delegate approval authority for an individual project (Map) to the City Engineer, or his designee per Section 9-62.060(C).

(3) Tentative Tract Map applications accompanied by other applications requiring a legislative decision will be approved by the Council, according to Section 9-60.045 (Concurrent Permit Processing).

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)