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. 2081, 1/9/2024)
A certificate of compliance may be obtained for those parcels
whose boundaries of record are not documented by a recorded final
map, parcel map, official map, or certificate of exception which establishes
legal status for the parcels.
(Ord. 2081, 1/9/2024)
Applications for a certificate of compliance shall be made on
forms provided by the director of community development and shall
include such items as may reasonably be required to make the necessary
findings. A filing fee shall be paid as established by resolution
of the city council.
(Ord. 2081, 1/9/2024)
The director of community development shall review certificate
of compliance applications and shall issue either a certificate of
compliance or a conditional certificated of compliance. Prior to issuance
of either certificate, the director shall base the determination for
issuance 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:
(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 parcel is consistent with the zoning and general plan requirements
which were in effect at the time the lot was created.
(Ord. 2081, 1/9/2024)
Upon issuance of a certificate of compliance or a conditional
certificate of compliance, the applicant shall file the document which
identifies the real property and states that the parcel complies with
the applicable provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act
with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office.
(Ord. 2081, 1/9/2024)
