12/26/2024 5:08:00 PM	CEST 63 Course Outline as of Spring 2009	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CEST 63	Title:  SUBDIVISION PLANNING
Full Title:  Subdivision Planning
Last Reviewed:1/25/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	5.00			Contact Total	87.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  CET 63

Catalog Description:

Purpose and objectives of subdivision regulations procedures with emphasis on preparation of tentative and final subdivision maps, development of improvement plans and construction and surveying techniques.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of CEST 51

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Purpose and objectives of subdivision regulations procedures with emphasis on preparation of tentative parcel and final subdivision maps.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of CEST 51
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

 

1.  List the functions and responsibilities of private and public agencies

   involved in the subdivision planning process and approval.

2.  List and define the differences between a major and minor subdivision

   as defined by Subdivision Map Act and local ordinances.

3.  Prepare a tentative map according to local regulations.

4.  Prepare a parcel map.

5.  Prepare a final map.

6.  Prepare a residential development plan.

Topics and Scope

1.  Purpose and objectives of zoning, subdivision, and building

   regulations.

2.  Land development and planning process.

3.  Subdivision Map Act and local control.

4.  Subdivision map process.

5.  Mathematics used in land planning.

6.  Tentative, parcel and final maps.

Assignments:

1. Read approximately one chapter of the textbook per week

2. Weekly lab assignments using CAD technology

3. Special projects: 1

4. Midterms: 4

5. Final exam: project presentation

6. Legal parcel descriptions

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 15 - 25%
Legal descriptions of parcels
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Homework problems, project
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Performance exams, project
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 35%
Essays, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Class Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Practical Manual of Land Development 3rd Ed., Barbara C. Colley, McGraw-Hill, 2000 (Classic).

Instructor prepared materials

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