BILL NUMBER: AB 2447	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 27, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 6, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 17, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2008

   An act to add Section 66474.02 to the Government Code, relating to
subdivisions.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2447, as amended, Jones. Subdivision maps: 
disapproval.   denial of approval. 
   The Subdivision Map Act requires the legislative body of a city or
county to deny approval of a tentative map, or a parcel map for
which a tentative map was not required, if it makes certain findings.

   This bill would require the legislative body of a county to deny
approval of a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative
map was not required, if the proposed map is in a state
responsibility area or a very high fire hazard sensitivity zone
unless the legislative body of  a   the 
county makes specified findings.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 66474.02 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   66474.02.  (a) A legislative body of a county shall deny approval
of a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not
required, if the proposed map is in a state responsibility area or a
very high fire hazard severity zone, as both are defined in
subdivision (b) of Section  5117   51177  .

   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a legislative body of a
county may approve a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a
tentative map was not required, if the legislative body of a county
does all of the following:
   (1) Makes a finding supported by substantial evidence that the
design and location of each  parcel and the map 
 lot in the subdivision and the subdivision  as a whole
would allow improvements, such as roads, turnarounds, defensible
space, and emergency water systems, to be made consistent with
 the   any  regulations adopted by the
State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Sections 4290
and 4291 of the Public Resources Code, including, but not limited
to, Subchapter 2 (commencing with Section 1270) of, and Subchapter 3
(commencing with Section 1280) of Chapter 7 of Division 1.5 of Title
14 of the California Code of Regulations. 
   (2) Obtains certification from the appropriate agency for either
of the following:  
   (A) There is or will be, prior to the issuance of occupancy
permits for the subdivision, sufficient fire protection and
suppression services provided by a local agency or agencies for the
parcels created by the map.  
   (B) There is or will be, prior to the issuance of occupancy
permits for the subdivision, sufficient fire protection services
provided by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection under
contract between that department and the county or another local
agency that pays for that department's cost of providing those
services.  
   (2) Obtains certification from each of the appropriate fire
protection agencies that there is or will be sufficient structural
fire protection for the lots created by the subdivision provided by
either of the following:  
   (A) A county, city, special district, or political subdivision of
the state.  
   (B) The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection by contract
entered into pursuant to Section 4129, 4142, or 4144 of the Public
Resources Code. 
   (3) Makes a finding that there is adequate ingress and egress for
 the lots created by  the subdivision, including a minimum
of two access  ways   roads  into and out
of the subdivision for emergency equipment and evacuations.