Chapter 16.22
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
Sections:
16.22.040 Review and processing procedures.
16.22.010 Purpose.
Certificates of compliance provide a means for conferring legal status to parcels of land which were not created by legal means and shall be issued in accordance with California Government Code Section 66499.35 and this chapter. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.22.020 Applicability.
This chapter applies to parcels of land for which there is no final map, parcel map, official map, or approved certificate of exception which establishes legal status for the parcels. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.22.030 Filing procedures.
Requests for certificates of compliance shall be filed with the engineering department on an approved city application form and shall be accompanied by all required application materials. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.22.040 Review and processing procedures.
The city shall review the application and shall issue either a certificate of compliance or a conditional certificate of compliance. The determination shall be based on the following criteria:
A. A certificate of compliance shall be issued for any parcel created prior to March 4, 1972, which meets the following criteria:
1. The parcels resulted from a division of the land in which fewer than five parcels were created; and
2. At the time of creation of parcels, there was no local ordinance regulating the division of land.
B. A certificate of compliance shall be issued for any real property, which has been approved for development pursuant to California Government Code Section 66499.34.
C. A conditional certificate of compliance shall be issued for any parcel which does not, or at the time of creation did not, comply with the provisions of state law or local ordinances regulating the division of land. A conditional certificate of compliance may include the following conditions:
1. If the subdivider was not the owner of record at the time of the initial land division, the conditional certificate of compliance may impose conditions which would have been applicable to a division of land on the date the subdivider acquired the property.
2. If the subdivider was the owner of record at the time of the initial land division and currently owns one or more of the parcels involved in the land division, the conditional certificate of compliance may impose conditions which would be applicable to a current division of land.
D. The city shall file the completed conditional certificate of compliance with the Los Angeles County recorder’s office.
E. A certificate of compliance or conditional certificate of compliance shall contain all information required in California Government Code Section 66499.35. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)