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<br />would then determine whether or not a revised preliminary plat is necessary to adjust the <br />property lines in case there’s some inconsistencies or non-compliance, or whether the <br />Department will issue what they call Tentative Subdivision Approval, which basically approves <br />the general layout as presented. So, once Tentative Subdivision Approval is issued, then <br />generally, we do not ask that the proposed lot layouts get reconfigured because reconfiguring <br />would prompt us to go ahead and re-circulate to the agencies all over again to make sure that the <br />adjustments do not run afoul of any of their particular requirements. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: I guess what I’m trying to get at is, because it’s preliminary, is it still conceptual? <br /> <br />ARAI: Yes, upon initial filing, it’s still conceptual, yes. What will eventually lock it in place is <br />upon issuance of Tentative Subdivision Approval, one of the requirements is that the applicant <br />submit a final plat map which also must be prepared by a licensed surveyor, and it is that final <br />plat map which would basically lay out the final boundary configurations. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Okay, I guess what my concern is sometimes I don’t feel one shoe fits all. I can <br />see the reasoning behind this for an 80-unit subdivision, but you know, if you have grandma that <br />wants to subdivide for her kids, she’s on a fixed income, and she just wants to do a 4-lot <br />subdivision, just the added cost for the preliminary, where she’d be able to just do a sketch <br />drawing versus a surveyor’s cost, I guess for me, I would want to see triggers after a density of <br />so much, then this would come into play. I just don’t feel--I don’t feel one shoe fits all. <br /> <br />ARAI: I think I understand where you’re going with this. The reason why each and every <br />subdivision plat map, whether preliminary or final, we’re recommending that it be prepared by a <br />licensed surveyor, is because based on the final map that is approved by the County, that map <br />would then result in the generation of specific deeds to each and every single newly created lot, <br />and those deeds must be borne out of the boundary descriptions, because if you were to look at a <br />subdivision plat map, it has all these courses lined out on it, and points lined out on it, and those <br />then gets transferred to written description which is then made a part of the deed. So, you can <br />understand the accuracy that is required because it’s then going to be part of a legal document <br />that transfers title to a particular individual. There’s a whole bunch of other information that’s <br />on a plat map, whether preliminary or final, and that could include water courses. Like, where <br />are the drainageways? Where are the flood zones? Where are the utilities and the road <br />boundaries? So, a lot of specific information that must be—which is why we demand that it <br />must be prepared by a licensed professional. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: In the preliminary? <br /> <br />ARAI: And the final as well. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: I can see the final. Okay, yeah, I just don’t feel one shoe fits all, but I can see the <br />reasoning behind this for—of bigger densities, you know, subdivisions. I just have concerns <br />with grandma who just wants to break up her little lot for her kids, yeah, and the added cost. <br />Okay, thank you. Do we have any testifiers? No? If not, any questions? Any further questions <br />for staff? Any discussion on this application? If not, I’ll accept a motion. <br /> <br />3 <br />EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br />