66411.1.

 (a) Notwithstanding Section 66428, whenever a local ordinance requires improvements for a division of land which is not a subdivision of five or more lots or a small lot subdivision that meets the requirements of Section 66462.1, the regulations shall be limited to the dedication of rights-of-way, easements, and the construction of reasonable offsite and onsite improvements for the parcels being created. Requirements for the construction of offsite and onsite improvements shall be noticed by a statement on the parcel map, on the instrument evidencing the waiver of the parcel map, or by a separate instrument and shall be recorded on, concurrently with, or prior to the parcel map or instrument of waiver of a parcel map being filed for record.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 66428, fulfillment of the construction requirements shall not be required until the time a permit or other grant of approval for development of the parcel is issued by the local agency or, where provided by local ordinances, until the time the construction of the improvements is required pursuant to an agreement between the subdivider and the local agency, except that in the absence of an agreement, a local agency may require fulfillment of the construction requirements within a reasonable time following approval of the parcel map and prior to the issuance of a permit or other grant of approval for the development of a parcel upon a finding by the local agency that fulfillment of the construction requirements is necessary for either of the following reasons:

(1) The public health and safety.

(2) The required construction is a necessary prerequisite to the orderly development of the surrounding area.

66426.

 A tentative and final map shall be required for all subdivisions creating five or more parcels, five or more condominiums as defined in Section 783 of the Civil Code, a community apartment project containing five or more parcels, or for the conversion of a dwelling to a stock cooperative containing five or more dwelling units, except where any one of the following occurs:

(a) The land before division contains less than five acres, each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required by the legislative body.

(b) Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of 20 acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway.

(c) The land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway, which comprises part of a tract of land zoned for industrial or commercial development, and which has the approval of the governing body as to street alignments and widths.

(d) Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of not less than 40 acres or is not less than a quarter of a quarter section.

(e) The land being subdivided is solely for the creation of an environmental subdivision pursuant to Section 66418.2.

(f) The land is being subdivided to create a small lot subdivision that meets the requirements of Section 66462.1.

(g) A parcel map shall be required for those subdivisions described in subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f).

66428.

 (a) Except for a parcel map created in connection with a small lot subdivision that meets the requirements of Section 66462.1, a local ordinance may require a tentative map where a parcel map is required by this chapter. A parcel map shall be required for subdivisions as to which a final or parcel map is not otherwise required by this chapter, unless the preparation of the parcel map is waived by local ordinance as provided in this section. A parcel map shall not be required for either of the following:

(1) Subdivisions of a portion of the operating right-of-way of a railroad corporation, as defined by Section 230 of the Public Utilities Code, that are created by short-term leases (terminable by either party on not more than 30 days’ notice in writing).

(2) Land conveyed to or from a governmental agency, public entity, public utility, or for land conveyed to a subsidiary of a public utility for conveyance to that public utility for rights-of-way, unless a showing is made in individual cases, upon substantial evidence, that public policy necessitates a parcel map. For purposes of this subdivision, land conveyed to or from a governmental agency shall include a fee interest, a leasehold interest, an easement, or a license.

(b) A local agency shall, by ordinance, provide a procedure for waiving the requirement for a parcel map, imposed by this division, including the requirements for a parcel map imposed by Section 66426. The procedure may include provisions for waiving the requirement for a tentative and final map for the construction of a condominium project on a single parcel. The ordinance shall require a finding by the legislative body or advisory agency, that the proposed division of land complies with requirements established by this division or local ordinance enacted pursuant thereto as to area, improvement and design, floodwater drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of this division or local ordinance enacted pursuant thereto. In any case, where the requirement for a parcel map is waived by local ordinance pursuant to this section, a tentative map may be required by local ordinance.

(c) If a local ordinance does not require a tentative map where a parcel map is required by this division, the subdivider shall have the option of submitting a tentative map, or if they desire to obtain the rights conferred by Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 66498.1), a vesting tentative map.

(d) A parcel map created in connection with a small lot subdivision that meets the requirements of Section 66462.1 shall be considered and approved or rejected through a ministerial process without discretionary review or a hearing.

66462.1.

 (a) No tentative or final map shall be required for the creation of a parcel or parcels necessary for the development of a small lot subdivision for a housing development project, as that term is defined in Section 65589.5, that meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The site is an infill site, which means that it is located within an urban area that has been previously developed, or on a vacant site where at least 75 percent of the perimeter of the site adjoins, or is separated only by an improved public right-of-way from, parcels that are developed with qualified urban uses.

(2) The site is located in an incorporated area that is in an urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by the United States Census Bureau, or an unincorporated area that is within a census designated place, based on the 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, and that is also wholly located within the boundaries of an urbanized area, as designated by the United States Census Bureau.

(3) The site has a general plan designation or is located in a zone that permits or conditionally permits single-family dwelling units, multifamily dwelling units, or mixed-use developments with a residential component.

(4) The proposed site to be subdivided is no larger than five acres, and no parcel within the site has been created within the past 10 years unless the parcel was created as a result of the plan of a redevelopment agency.

(5) The minimum lot size resulting from the small lot subdivision shall be no larger smaller than 1,200 square feet, and no lot may be larger than the maximum lot size shall be no larger than 2,000 square feet. However, a local agency may authorize a minimum lot size smaller than 1,200 square feet by ordinance.

(6) No more than one parking space per parcel parcel, either covered or uncovered, may be required.

(7) The development of a housing development project on the proposed site to be subdivided would not require the demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:

(A) 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.

(B) Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its police power.

(C) Housing occupied by tenants within the seven years preceding the date of the application, including housing that has been demolished or that tenants have vacated before the application for a development permit.

(D) A parcel or parcels on which an owner of residential real property has exercised their rights under Chapter 12.75 (commencing with Section 7060) of Division 7 of Title 1 to withdraw accommodations from rent or lease within 15 years before the date that the development proponent submits an application pursuant to Section 65913.6.

(8) The proposed site to be subdivided does not contain a historic structure that was placed on a national, state, or local historic register or tribal cultural resources that have been identified pursuant to the city, county, or city and county’s consultation with a California Native American tribe undertaken in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004 or Section 21080.3.1 of the Public Resources Code.

(b) (1) A city, county, or city and county may, by ordinance, provide for the creation of a small lot subdivision, which shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section if the local ordinance either meets the requirements of subdivision (a) or requires smaller lots, less parking, or greater density than the requirements in subdivision (a).

(c) Nothing in this section preempts or otherwise prohibits a city, county, or city and county from applying dedication, exaction, or production requirements related to the need for below market rate housing.

(d) Nothing in this section affects the ability of a project to apply for or receive a density bonus, incentives or concessions, waivers, or parking reductions pursuant to Section 65915.

(e) For purposes of this section, “tenant” shall mean a person who does not own the property where they reside, including residential situations that are any of the following:

(1) Residential real property rented by the person under a long-term lease.

(2) A single-room occupancy unit.

(3) An accessory dwelling unit that is not subject to, or does not have a valid permit in accordance with, an ordinance adopted by a local agency pursuant to Section 65852.2.

(4) A residential motel.

(5) A mobilehome park, as governed under the Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code), the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law (Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 799.20) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code), the Mobilehome Parks Act (Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code), or the Special Occupancy Parks Act (Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 18860) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code).

(6) Any other type of residential property that is not owned by the person or a member of the person’s household, for which the person or a member of the person’s household provides payments on a regular schedule in exchange for the right to occupy the residential property.

66474.

 Unless the subdivision is for a housing development project as defined in Section 65589.5, a legislative body of a city or county shall deny approval of a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, if it makes any of the following findings:

(a) That the proposed map is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans as specified in Section 65451.

(b) That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans.

(c) That the site is not physically suitable for the type of development.

(d) That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development.

(e) That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat.

(f) That the design of the subdivision or type of improvements is likely to cause serious public health problems.

(g) That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of, property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the governing body may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements, for access or for use, will be provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public. This subsection shall apply only to easements of record or to easements established by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction and no authority is hereby granted to a legislative body to determine that the public at large has acquired easements for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision.

66474.11.

 (a) (1) When a subdivision is for a housing development project as defined in Section 65589.5, a legislative body of a city or county shall approve a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, if substantial evidence in the record supports making any of the following findings:

(A) That the proposed map is consistent with objective standards contained in applicable general and specific plans plans, as specified in Section 65451. 65451, and all applicable zoning and design review standards.

(B) That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is consistent with objective standards contained in applicable general and specific plans. plans, and all applicable zoning and design review standards.

(C) That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements would not result in a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, as defined in Section 65589.5, or feasible methods can be applied to mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact.

(D) That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will not conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of, property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the governing body may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements, for access or for use, will be provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public.

(2) This subdivision shall apply only to easements of record or to easements established by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction and no authority is hereby granted to a legislative body to determine that the public at large has acquired easements for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision.

(b) For purposes of this section, “objective” means involving no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and being uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official.

21080.17.5.

 This division does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county to implement the provisions of Section 66462.1 of the Government Code.