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objective of the State Legislature to ensure access to affordable housing opportunities as <br />declared by the State Legislature under SB 9 Law. <br />Sec. 41-2106. - Definitions. <br />(a) "Individual property owner(s)" means a natural person holding fee title <br />individually or jointly in the person's own name or a beneficiary of a trust <br />that holds fee title. "Individual property owner" does not include any <br />corporation or corporate person of any kind (partnership, LP, LLC, C corp, <br />S corp, etc.) except for a community land trust (as defined by Rev. & Tax <br />Code § 402.1 (a)(1 1)(C)(ii)) or a qualified nonprofit corporation (as defined <br />by § 214.15). <br />(b) "Urban lot split" means the subdivision of an existing, legally subdivided lot <br />into two lots in accordance with the requirements of this division. <br />Sec. 41-2107. -Application. <br />(a) Owners. Only individual property owners may apply for an urban lot split. <br />(b) An application for an urban lot split must be submitted on the city's approved <br />form. Only a complete application will be considered. The city will inform the <br />applicant in writing of any incompleteness within 30 days after the <br />application is submitted. <br />(c) The city may establish a fee to recover its costs for adopting, implementing, <br />and enforcing this division of the code, in accordance with applicable law. <br />The city council may establish and change the fee by resolution. The fee <br />must be paid with the application. <br />Sec.41-2108. -Approval. <br />(a) An application for a parcel map for an urban lot split is approved or denied <br />ministerially, by the Executive Director of Planning and Building or their <br />designee, without discretionary review. <br />(b) A tentative parcel map for an urban lot split is approved ministerially if it <br />complies with all the requirements of this section. The tentative parcel map <br />may not be recorded. A final parcel map is approved ministerially as well, <br />but not until the owner demonstrates that the required documents have <br />been recorded, such as the deed restriction and easements. The tentative <br />parcel map expires three months after approval. <br />(c) The approval must require the owner and applicant to hold the city harmless <br />from all claims and damages related to the approval and its subject matter. <br />Ordinance No. NS-3013 <br />Page 7 of 32 <br />