To prohibit any local agency from approving a residential development unless the local agency finds that a sufficient, reliable water supply is available.
Tentative maps show the design of, and improvements intended for, a proposed subdivision.
The tentative map is discretionary with the local city, county, or city and county planning agency. The local planning agency has the discretion to place conditions on approval of the tentative map to ensure that certain standards of development are met. Standards typically include such items as curbs and gutters, drainage, parking, unpaved area, building setbacks, etc. The planning agency may approve the final map once the conditions placed on the tentative map are met. For the first time, planning agencies were required to consider information provided by water suppliers in their decision to approve or deny development.