Indio Municipal Code Ch. 5.04 Maps

[Ord. No. 1834, 6-3-2026]

[Ord. No. 1834, 6-3-2026]

A. The necessity for tentative, vesting tentative map, final and parcel maps shall be as provided in the Subdivision Map Act, Ch. 2, Art. 1, as last amended.

Division of Land – Five or More Parcels.

B. A tentative and final map shall be required for all subdivisions creating five or more parcels, pursuant to Map Act Section 66426. The content and form of final maps shall be as provided in the Subdivision Map Act and this Article.

Division of Land – Four or Less Parcels.

C. A tentative and parcel map shall be required for all subdivisions creating four or less parcels, pursuant to Subdivision Map Act Government Code Section 66444. The content and form of parcel maps shall be as provided in the Subdivision Map Act and this Article.

Tentative Maps.

D. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66426 as amended, where it is legal under the Subdivision Map Act to divide more than four parcels by a parcel map, there shall be filed a tentative map which shall be filed in accordance with the same requirements and procedures for tentative maps as provided in the Subdivision Map Act and by this Article.

Vesting Tentative Maps.

E. When deemed complete, a vesting tentative map shall be filed that will grant the subdivider the right to proceed under the local rules and regulations in effect at that time, pursuant to Map Act Section 66424.5 et seq.

Final Maps.

F. The content and form of final maps shall be as provided in the Sections 66433-66443 of the Subdivision Map Act.

Dedications.

G. Dedications or offers of dedication may be made by certificate on the final map or parcel map or by separate instrument. In the case of dedications by separate instrument, such dedications shall be made prior to the recording of the final map or parcel map, and the recording data of the separate instrument shall be placed on the final map or parcel map prior to filing for record.

Condominium Conversion.

H. A tentative subdivision map or parcel map involving prospective conversion of one or more existing structures or parcels into a condominium, stock cooperative or any other form of community ownership, shall be approved only if the proposed condominium use of the property will be in conformity with the general plan and such conversion conforms to any other requirements or restrictions which have been adopted by the City Council by ordinance dealing with the conversion of existing structures from rental units to community ownership. Also see Chapter 5.18.

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The Community Development Director may waive the parcel map for the following:

A. Division of real property or interest therein created by probate, eminent domain procedures, partition or other civil judgments or decrees;

B. A division of property resulting from the conveyance of land, or interest therein, to a public agency for a public purpose, such as school sites, public building sites or rights-of-way for streets, sewers, utilities, drainage, and the like; or

C. Pursuant to Map Act Section 66428, the Community Development Director may waive the parcel map upon making a finding that the proposed division of land complies with city requirements as to area, improvement and design, flood water drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection, and other requirements of this Article, local ordinance, and the Subdivision Map Act. Upon waiving the parcel map requirement, the Community Development Director shall cause to be filed with the County Recorder a "Certificate of Compliance" for the land to be divided and a plat map showing the division. A parcel map waived by the Community Development Director may be conditioned to provide for payment of parkland, drainage, and other fees by a method approved by the City Attorney.

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A. The Community Development Director shall develop the administrative policies, procedures, and forms necessary and consistent with this Article to process actions allowed and required by the Subdivision Map Act. This administrative procedure shall include the form and content of tentative maps and other maps where the Subdivision Map Act does not dictate the form and content.

Environmental Review.

B. No tentative parcel or subdivision map shall be considered accepted for filing for consideration under this Article and the Subdivision Map Act unless the map shall have been first subjected to and processed according to the city guidelines for environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Time Limits.

C. The time limits for processing maps under this Article shall be as specified in the Subdivision Map Act, unless waived by consent of the developer pursuant to the California Government Code § 66451.1(a) for purposes of concurrent processing.

Public Hearings.

D. The proceedings before the Planning Commission and City Council on applications for parcel maps and tentative maps review shall include public hearings held in accordance with the provisions of California Government Code Section 66451 et seq.

E. Where to file maps.

1. Tentative maps, parcel maps, mergers, and lot line adjustment requests shall be filed with the Community Development Department and shall be processed in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and the provisions of this Article. The submittal requirements, including number of copies, shall be as listed in the applicable entitlement Submittal Requirements, which is available at the City of Indio.

2. Final maps and improvement plans shall be filed with the City Engineer for checking and processing. Final maps, parcel maps, mergers and lot line adjustment maps, shall be submitted in the form and content, as required by the Subdivision Map Act and the City Engineer as to the provisions of this Article, as listed in the applicable entitlement Submittal Requirements and shall be filed at the time and manner as required by the City Engineer.

Review of Other Agencies.

F. The Community Development Director shall transmit copies of maps to those agencies, departments, and utilities which he/she deems may be affected by the proposed subdivision and as required to be notified by the Subdivision Map Act.

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If a Map moves forward with another entitlement, then all entitlements must be reviewed and considered by the highest authority.