Description
A parcel map sails through until a mitigation fee nobody planned for shows up mid process.
A developer secures a vesting tentative map only to watch the entitlement expire before construction begins.
A city imposes a condition of approval that ends up decided in court instead of at the counter.
The Subdivision Map Act governs every step of turning raw land into approved parcels.
Miss one requirement along the way, and the map, and the project, can stall for years.
So if you’re not sure how a tentative map differs from a vesting tentative map, don’t know which exemptions or waivers apply, or aren’t sure how recent case law and ADU legislation change your approach, this training is for you.
Join Douglas Wance as he walks through the Subdivision Map Act from filing to final map, exactly as it plays out in practice…
…PLUS gives you the latest on case law, legislative changes, and ADU rules reshaping subdivision approvals across California.
Drawing on his cross-disciplinary practice in land use, entitlements, water resources, and environmental compliance, and his experience representing both public agencies and private developers throughout California, this training will help you manage subdivision maps with confidence, from application through judicial review.
Don’t let a missed exemption, a blown deadline, or an unresolved condition turn your subdivision map into years of litigation.
Register now!
Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed 24-48 business hours before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 10-15 minutes before start time.
Thursday, January 14, 2027
8:30 am – 3:50 pm PST (includes breaks)
Agenda:
Presented by Douglas E. Wance
History and Purposes of Subdivision Map Act (SMA)
- Goals
- Purposes of SMA
- History of California’s SMA
Subdivision Maps
- Definition of a subdivision
- Types of maps: parcel maps, tentative maps, final maps, vesting tentative maps
- Exemptions, waivers, and exclusions to map requirements
Processing of a Subdivision Map
- Filing and application
- Determining completeness
- Processing with other land use and permit applications
- Environmental review
- Conditions of map approvals
- Exactions and mitigation fees
- Water supply planning
- Hearing and findings of approval/disapproval
Finalizing Maps
- Securing vested rights
- Amendment and correction of maps
- Judicial review
- Enforcement of maps
Recent Developments
- Case law
- Legislative changes
- Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
- Relaxed restrictions, permitting process, new legislative frameworks
Webinar Instructions
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Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Attorneys
6.5 CLE Hours
Engineers
6.5 Elective PDHs
Land Surveyors
6.5 Elective PDHs
Landscape Architects
6.5 Elective CE Hours
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
6.5 HSW PDHs
APA/AICP - American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
Pending (CM | 6.5)*
This webinar is open to the public and provides 6.5 elective PDHs to engineers and land surveyors and 6.5 elective continuing education hours to landscape architects in California.
This webinar is designed to qualify for 6.5 CLE hours for California attorneys. HalfMoon Education is an approved Multiple Activity Provider with the State Bar of California (Provider Number 8370).
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
*HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course will be registered for CM | 6.5 for Certified Planners once 2027 course registration is available. This course listing at halfmoonseminars.org will be updated regarding registration status.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
On-Demand Credits
The credits listed above apply only to the live webinar. This course in an on-demand format may not qualify for the same credit in some states. Please refer to specific board rules to determine if an asynchronous, on-demand course is appropriate. The following credits will be included in the on-demand format:
6.5 HSW PDHs (LA CES)
Speakers
Douglas E. Wance
Shareholder with Buchalter Law Firm in Irvine, CAMr. Wance is a shareholder and former chair of Buchalter’s Land Use Practice Group. He has built a cross-disciplinary practice involving land use and entitlements, water resources, environmental compliance, natural resources, and public law through the representation of both public agencies and private businesses throughout California. Mr. Wance has handled all aspects of these substantive areas, from advising clients regarding the applicability of the law, to guiding clients through a permitting or entitlement process, or defending clients subject to enforcement actions. He successfully represented businesses and public agencies in sophisticated financial, real estate, water resource, environmental compliance, and land development matters in court and before administrative agencies. Mr. Wance’s land use and entitlement background includes representation of residential developers, public entities, major industrial facilities, and other commercial businesses in all phases of project development before local and state agencies, city councils, and county board of supervisors. He has assisted clients in obtaining development and environmental permits and project approvals for power plants, schools, mixed-use, and industrial development projects.
6.5 Knowledge Points
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