ORD 326ORDINANCE NO. 326
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE LA QUINTA CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL CODE
(LQMC) RELATING TO SUBDIVISIONS; ADDING SECTIONS 13.12.170 AND
13.16.100 (RECORDATION OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL) AND
13.20.115 (AMENDMENT OF FINAL MAPS AND PARCEL MAPS) AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 13.32.020 AND 13.32.060 (LOT LINE
ADJUSTMENTS)
WHEREAS, conditions of approval create obligations and restrictions on property
and the City Council desires that potential purchasers receive due notice of such
obligations and restrictions; and
WHEREAS, the adjustment of multiple lot boundaries within approved
subdivisions, currently a staff -approved process, exceeds the scope of change
envisioned under the lot line adjustment procedure prescribed in Chapter 13.32,
LQMC; and
WHEREAS, Section 66472.1 of the California Government Code allows
amendment of final maps, if prescribed by local ordinance, by a process which includes
public notification and City Council approval;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Add Sections 13.12.170 and 13.16.100 to Title 13, LQMC, both
to read as follows:
RECORDATION OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Within 30 days of the approval of a tentative map, the City Clerk shall submit the
conditions of approval of the map to the Riverside County Recorder for recordation
against the property to which they apply.
Section 2. Add the following section to LQMC Chapter 13.20 (Final Maps and
Parcel Maps):
13.20.115 AMENDING MAPS
Final maps and parcel maps may be amended in conformance with Government
Code Section (GC§) 66469 through 66472.1 and the following:
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A. If amendments are confined to those set forth in GC § 66469, the amending
map shall be filed with the City Engineer in accordance with Sections
13.20.040 and 13.20.050. The City Engineer shall examine the map and if
he or she finds that the amendments are limited to those set forth in GC§
66469 and the amending map complies with GC § 66470, shall endorse
thereon a certification of said finding and the applicant may submit the
amending map to the county recorder for recordation.
B. An amending map which exceeds the changes set forth in GC § 66469 but
conforms with GC § 66470 may be filed in accordance with GC § 66472.1
and the provisions of this section. The map shall be filed with the
Community Development Department and shall include the initial application
materials and fees specified in Sections 13.12.040 and 13.12.050
paragraphs A through F. Prior to map and, if necessary, plan checking by the
City Engineer, the applicant shall submit the map checking application
materials and fees specified in Section 13.20.50 and (if necessary) the plan
checking fees specified in Section 13.24.180.
The map shall be processed in the following sequence: Cursory review by
staff and outside agencies deemed affected by the amendments; Review by
the Planning Commission; Consideration by City Council at public hearing; If
approved, map and plan checking, as necessary, by the City Engineer;
preparation and execution of any needed revisions to the improvement
agreement; signatures by City Engineer, City Clerk, and (if a new or amended
improvement agreement required) the City Attorney and Mayor; recordation
via the City's normal process for subdivision maps.
Section 3. Revise LQMC Section 13.32.020 (Applicability) to read as follows:
"Lot line adjustment may be utilized to reconfigure the size or shape of one lot
provided that:
A. All property line segments adjusted are boundary lines of the subject lot
(though the extensions of the adjusted segments may affect several lots);
B. The lot line adjustment does not alter the number of lots; and
C. The applicant and/or owner of the property has not received approval of a lot
line adjustment affecting any of the lots to be altered, or lots abutting any of
the lots to be altered, for a period of 12 months immediately preceding the
date of the current application."
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Section 4. Replace LQMC Section 13.32.060 (A) with the following
A. The adjustment complies with Section 13.32.020
Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Section 6. POSTING: The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in
at least three public places designated by resolution of the City Council, shall certify
to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance, and shall cause this Ordinance and its
certification, together with proof of posting to be entered into the Book of Ordinances
of the City of La Quinta.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, this 15th day of September, 1998, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Adolph, Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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JOHN J. ENA, r
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
;�LAUNDRA L. JUHO , City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAWN C. HONEYWELL, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 326 which
was introduced on the 18T" day of August, 1998 and was adopted at a regular
meeting held on the 15th day of September, 1998 not being less than 5 days after date
of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in three (3) places within the
Cit f La Quinta as specified in a resolution of the City Council.
AUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
cer i y that the foregoing ordinance was posted on October 8, 1998 pursuant to City
C .. cil Resolution.
SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California