2007 California Government Code Article 1. General Provisions

CA Codes (gov:66451-66451.7)

66451.  The procedures set forth in this chapter shall govern the
processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval and filing
of tentative, final and parcel maps and the modification thereof.
Local ordinances may modify such procedures to the extent authorized
by this chapter.


66451.1.  (a) The time limits specified in this chapter for
reporting and acting on maps may be extended by mutual consent of the
subdivider and the advisory agency or legislative body required to
report or act.  However, no advisory agency or legislative body, may
require a routine waiver of time limits as a condition of accepting
the application for, or processing of tentative, final, or parcel
maps, unless the routine waiver is obtained for the purpose of
permitting concurrent processing of related approvals or an
environmental review on the same development project.
   (b) At the time that the subdivider makes an application pursuant
to this division, a local agency shall determine whether or not it is
able to meet the time limits specified in this chapter for reporting
and acting on maps.  If the local agency determines that it will be
unable to meet such time limits, such agency shall, upon request of a
subdivider and for the purpose of meeting such time limits, contract
or employ a private entity or persons on a temporary basis to
perform such services as necessary to permit the agency to meet such
time limits.  However, a local agency need not enter into such a
contract or employ such persons if it determines either that (1) no
such entities or persons are available or qualified to perform such
services or (2) the local agency would be able to perform services in
a more rapid fashion than would any available and qualified persons
or entities.
   Such entities or persons employed by a local agency may, pursuant
to an agreement with the local agency, perform all functions
necessary to process tentative, final, and parcel maps and to comply
with other requirements imposed pursuant to this division or by local
ordinances adopted pursuant to this division, except those functions
reserved by this division or local ordinance to the legislative
body.  A local agency may charge the subdivider fees in an amount
necessary to defray costs directly attributable to employing or
contracting with entities or persons performing services pursuant to
this section.



66451.2.  The local agency may establish reasonable fees for the
processing of tentative, final and parcel maps and for other
procedures required or authorized by this division or local
ordinance, but the fees shall not exceed the amount reasonably
required by such agency to administer the provisions of this
division.  The fees shall be imposed pursuant to the Mitigation Fee
Act, consisting of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), Chapter
6 (commencing with Section 66010), Chapter 7 (commencing with
Section 66012), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and
Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020) of Division 1.



66451.3.  (a) Unless otherwise provided by this division, notice of
a hearing held pursuant to this division shall be given pursuant to
Sections 65090 and 65091.
   (b) If the proposed subdivision is a conversion of residential
real property to a condominium project, community apartment project,
or stock cooperative project, the notice shall also be given by the
local agency by United States mail to each tenant of the subject
property, and shall also include notification of the tenant's right
to appear and be heard.  The requirements of this subdivision may be
satisfied by service of the notice in compliance with the
requirements for service of legal process by mail.
   (c) Pursuant to Section 66451.2, fees may be collected from the
subdivider for expenses incurred under this section.
   (d) Any interested person may appear at the hearing and shall be
heard.


66451.4.  No advisory agency or legislative body shall disapprove an
application for a tentative, final, or parcel map in order to comply
with the time limits specified in this chapter unless there are
reasons for disapproval other than the failure to timely act in
accordance with the time limits specified in this chapter.




66451.6.  No fee shall be charged by a local agency as a condition
to the approval of a tentative, final, or parcel map for a
subdivision, or a division of land which is not a subdivision, which
consists of the conversion of a mobilehome park to condominium or
stock cooperative ownership interests, except regulatory fees charged
for the issuance of a permit and those fees authorized by Section
66451.2.



66451.7.  Applications for an exception from the Subdivision Map Act
pursuant to Section 66412, and applications for parcel map waivers
pursuant to Section 66428, shall be acted upon by a local agency
within 60 days of the application being deemed complete pursuant to
Section 65943.