California Surveyors Forums

We work in the San Jose area. we have been working on several new lot splits in several cities and are finding a WIDE variety in the way the SB9 splits are being processed.

We successfully completed one in Los Gatos in about 6 months start to finish. Homeowner handled submission. We provided a full boundary and topo and final map. Nothing major to deal with. Sloping tree covered lot with one large existing residence.

In Saratoga we are going through multiple submittals. City asking for average slope, creek cross sections, new right of way dedication, setbacks, building envelopes, proposed utility locations, proposed garage location before approval. And we are not sure it will even get approved.

We completed a few in San Jose with minimal additional requests (these were flat city lots).

I was wondering what roadblocks some of you are observing.

I have completed one in Campbell. They required full civil plans, landscape plans, architectural plans, no utilities can cross one property to service another(they need to come from right of way) so owner has to extend sewer main in street. No new gas meters allowed. You must demonstrate how each lot can have a adu designed etc. Map was approved several months ago but we are waiting for the improvements to be built (conditions of approval met).

I am processing one in the City of Simi Valley-Ventura County. Staff have been helpful at the City. Waiting for the County Surveyor office to return the first map check.

I’ll keep you posted.