“Advisory agency” means the Planning Commission which is charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvements of a proposed division of real property, the imposing of requirements or conditions thereon, or having the authority by this ordinance to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove maps.

“Appeal board” means the City Council which is charged with the duty of hearing and making determinations upon appeals with respect to divisions of real property, the imposition of requirements or conditions thereon, or the kinds, nature and extent of the design or improvements, or both, recommended or decided by the advisory agency to be required.

“Design” means:

“Development” means the uses to which the land which is the subject of a map shall be put, the buildings to be constructed on it, and all alteration of the land and construction incidental thereto.

“General plan” refers to the most recently adopted version of the general plan of the City.

“Improvement” refers to any street work and utilities to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways, and easements as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs as a condition precedent to approval and acceptance of the final map thereof. “Improvement” also refers to any other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the local agency, or by a combination thereof, is necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of the general plan.

“Local agency” means the City of Belvedere.

“Subdivider” means a person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who proposes to divide, divides or causes to be divided real property into a subdivision for himself or for others except that employees and consultants of such persons or entities, acting in such capacity are not “subdividers.”

“Subdivision” means the division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land, or any portion thereof, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easements or railroad rights-of-way. “Subdivision” includes a condominium project, as defined in Section 1350 of the Civil Code, a community apartment project as defined in Section 11004 of the Business and Professions Code, or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative, as defined in Section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions Code.

“Subdivision Map Act” refers to the Subdivision Map Act of the state of California, Sections 66410 through 66499.58 of the California Government Code.

“Tentative map” refers to a map made for the purpose of showing the design and improvement of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it and need not be based upon an accurate or detailed final survey of the property.

“Urban lot split” means a subdivision of an existing parcel into no more than two separate parcels that meet all the criteria and standards set forth in this chapter.

“Vesting tentative map” refers to map which meets the requirements of Section 18.20.130. (Ord. 2022-10 §§ 2, 3, 2023; Ord. 89-2 § 2, 1989.)