A. 
Any person proposing to create a minor subdivision pursuant to this title shall file with the planning director a tentative parcel map pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, an adjustment plat may be filed in lieu of a tentative parcel map under the conditions specified in Section 16.16.250.
B. 
The city engineer shall not certify a parcel map pursuant to Section 66450 of the Subdivision Map Act, unless, prior thereto, a tentative parcel map of the minor subdivision shown thereon has been filed with and approved by the planning director, or, on appeal, by the planning commission or the city council.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply under the following conditions:
A. 
The conveyance, transfer, creation or establishment of an easement for sewer, water or gas pipelines and appurtenances or electrical or telephone poles and lines or conduit and appurtenances.
B. 
The conveyance or transfer of land or any interest there in by or to the United States, state, county, city, school district, special district or public utility.
The subdivider applying for a minor subdivision shall file an application with the planning director. The applications shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in Chapter 16.08 which will not be refundable, together with copies of a tentative parcel map as required by the planning director, prepared in accordance with the requirements as set forth in Sections 16.04.050(B) and 16.16.040 of this title.
Such information as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations approved by the city council, and such additional information as the planning director may find necessary with respect to any particular case to implement the provisions of this title, shall accompany the tentative parcel map at the time of submission. The tentative parcel map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a California-registered civil engineer or a California-licensed land surveyor and shall display the engineer's or surveyor's license number. In addition, all tentative parcel maps shall be accompanied by either an environmental impact initial study, or a draft environmental impact report prepared in accordance with rules and procedures adopted by the city council, pursuant to the Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended.
There shall be filed with each tentative parcel map, a grading plan, showing a level of detail and precision as deemed necessary by the city engineer. The grading plan shall also show graded building site elevations and grading proposed for the creation of feasible building sites on each lot, together with driveway access thereto and for construction or installation of improvements. The grading plan together with the original topographical contours may both be shown on the tentative parcel map. In the event no such grading is proposed, a statement to that effect shall be placed on the tentative parcel map; provided, however, this provision shall not be construed as relieving the subdivider of the obligation of providing a feasible grading plan showing building sites, unless the planning director determines this to be unnecessary.
A tentative parcel map will not be accepted for processing until the subdivider submits the following letters referenced by the property owner's name and assessor's parcel number, to the planning department.
A. 
A letter from San Diego County department of public works, land development division-permit and project processing center, stating that sewers can and will be installed to each lot.
B. 
A letter from the Helix Water District certifying that water can and will be provided to each lot, at a minimum pressure of twenty-five pounds per square inch.
Where a subdivider desires to revise an approve tentative parcel map, he or she may file with the planning director, prior to the expiration of the approved tentative parcel map, a revised tentative parcel map on payment of the fees specified in Chapter 16.08.
A replacement tentative parcel map shall be submitted when the planning director finds that the number or nature of the changes necessary for approval are such that they cannot be shown clearly or simply on the original tentative parcel map.
Within the time limits specified by Sections 66452.11, 66452.6, 66463.5 and 66452.13 of the Subdivision Map Act or subsequent revisions thereof, relating to the term of tentative maps, in effect on the date the tentative map is approved, or conditionally approved, the subdivider may file with the city engineer a parcel map in substantial conformance with the tentative parcel map as approved or conditionally approved, and in conformance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title; provided, however, that if prior to the expiration of the time limits for such extensions specified by Sections 66452.11, 66452.6, 66452.13 and 66463.5 of the Subdivision Map Act or subsequent revisions thereof, relating to the term of tentative maps, the subdivider filed with the planning director, or, on appeal the planning commission or city council, may at any time within ninety days of the expiration of the time limits specified by Sections 66452.11, 66452.6, 66452.13 and 66463.5 of the Subdivision Map Act or subsequent revisions thereof, relating to the term of tentative maps, in effect on the date the tentative map is approved, or conditionally approved. In the event the planning director denies a subdivider's request for an extension of time, the subdivider may appeal to the planning commission. An appeal of a decision of the planning commission may be filed with the city council within fifteen days of the decision.
A. 
Where a subdivider desires to refile a tentative parcel map after proceedings thereon have terminated by reason of expiration of twenty-four months from the date of approval or conditional approval, and no extension of the tentative parcel map expiration date was requested within the twenty-four month time period, such tentative parcel map may be refiled upon payment of the fee prescribed in Chapter 16.08 of this title, provided the planning director determines that all of the following conditions are present.
1. 
No part of the land shown on the approved tentative parcel map has been sold or transferred.
2. 
Establishment of the street pattern or lot design shown on the approved tentative parcel map has not been made impractical or impossible by the installation of utilities, establishment of easements or rights-of-way, or the construction or establishment of buildings or structures on land within the map or adjacent thereto.
3. 
No final map or parcel map conflicting with the design or location of streets shown on the approved tentative parcel map has been recorded or filed for record.
4. 
Establishment of the street pattern or lot design shown on the approved tentative parcel map has not been made impractical or impossible by the approval of any other tentative map or tentative parcel map.
5. 
No plan or ordinance has been adopted, no regulation established and no annexation to the city has taken place since the approval or conditional approval of the approved tentative parcel map which would require any change in the size, shape or deign of the lots or the location, alignment, width or improvement of streets within the map or adjacent to the boundaries thereof.
6. 
No inspection of the property by any city officer or department will be required, other than to determine that the above enumerated conditions are present.
7. 
Not more than two and one-half years shall have elapsed since the date on which the approved tentative parcel map was approved or conditionally approved.
B. 
The planning director may require an affidavit of the owner that the conditions specified in subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection A of this section are true.
C. 
The tentative parcel map filed pursuant to this section shall expire two and one-half years from the date on which the first tentative parcel map was approved.