Final Map/Parcel Map Review

When a property owner wishes to subdivide property, he or she must follow the City's Tentative Map Process.  The property owner submits a tentative map to the Planning and Building (Planning) Department showing the boundaries and proposed improvements for the new lots.  

This map is reviewed by the Planning and Building (Planning) Department, Fire Department, Engineering Department and Planning Commission to insure that the map conforms to all City standards and laws.  The various Departments then place conditions on the subdivision of land before the map is approved.  

After the Tentative Map is approved, the property owner must submit a Final Map to the Engineering Department.  A Final Map of four lots or less is called a Parcel Map.