Any person owning real property or any vendee pursuant to a contract of sale may request a certificate of compliance by filing an application with the County Surveyor on a form prescribed by the County. The application shall include the deed creating the parcel; a full chain of title dating back to the original creating deed(s); a map and all deeds of all other property owned by the applicant contiguous to the property for which the application has been filed; and such other information as may be required by the County Surveyor. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee which shall be set by Board resolution.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 0712 § 6, 1988; SCC 1702 § 2, 2022; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
A. 
Notwithstanding section 22.130.005, any person owning real property or any vendee pursuant to a contract of sale may request a streamlined certificate of compliance if the subject parcel meets one of the following conditions:
1. 
The application is being made in conjunction with an application for a boundary line adjustment pursuant to section 22.20.077 of this Code;
2. 
A building permit for the construction of a primary structure or a major addition thereto on the parcel has previously been issued by the County after the creating deed has been recorded, or the parcel has been improved with a residence or primary structure but, at the time of the improvement, a building permit or other grant of approval was not required for the improvement;
3. 
Prior legal nonconforming status of the residence or other primary structure on the parcel has previously been recognized by the County; or
4. 
The parcel was created prior to December 1, 1965 (i.e., the effective date of County Ordinance No. 894).
B. 
The application for a streamlined certificate of compliance shall be accompanied by an application fee which shall be set by Board resolution. This fee shall be reduced from the fee amount set by the Board for applications filed pursuant to section 22.130.005.
C. 
If the County Surveyor determines that the parcel for which an application filed pursuant to this section meets one or more of conditions listed in subsection A of this section, the County Surveyor shall promptly process and cause a certificate of compliance to be recorded with the County Recorder. If the County Surveyor determines that the parcel does not meet any of the conditions listed in subsection A, the County Surveyor shall cause a conditional certificate of compliance to be issued as described in section 22.130.015.B.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 0712 § 7, 1988; SCC 1702 § 2, 2022; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
A. 
If the County Surveyor determines that the parcel for which an application filed pursuant to section 22.130.005 is a lawful parcel as defined in section 22.15.050 of this Code and otherwise complies with the Subdivision Map Act, then the County Surveyor shall cause a certificate of compliance to be recorded with the County Recorder.
B. 
If the County Surveyor determines that the parcel for which an application filed pursuant to section 22.130.005 is not a lawful parcel or does not comply with the Subdivision Map Act, then the County Surveyor shall issue a conditional certificate of compliance in accordance with the requirements of Government Code Section 66499.35. Upon making the determination and establishing the conditions therein, the County Surveyor shall cause said conditional certificate of compliance to be recorded with the County Recorder.
C. 
Compliance with the conditions set forth in a conditional certificate of compliance shall not be required until the time that a permit or other grant of approval for development of the property is issued by the County.
(SCC 1702 § 2, 2022; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
A. 
Any person adversely affected by a determination of the County Surveyor relating to the provisions of this chapter may seek review by the Subdivision Review Committee by submitting a written request with the County Surveyor, within 30 calendar days of the date of the determination. The written request shall be accompanied by a filing fee, which shall be set by Board resolution. Upon receipt of the written request and filing fee, the County Surveyor shall set the matter for public hearing before the Subdivision Review Committee to review the issues raised in the written request. The County Surveyor shall prepare a written report for the Subdivision Review Committee of the specific reasons why the County Surveyor determined that the parcel was not a lawful parcel, or did not comply with the Subdivision Map Act, or should be subject to the conditions proposed to be contained in the conditional certificate of compliance. During the hearing, the Subdivision Review Committee shall consider the written report prepared by the County Surveyor and all other relevant evidence.
B. 
If the Subdivision Review Committee determines that the parcel is a lawful parcel and otherwise complies with the Subdivision Map Act, the County Surveyor shall cause a certificate of compliance to be recorded with the County Recorder in accordance with the requirements of Government Code Section 66499.35.
C. 
If the Subdivision Review Committee determines that the parcel is not a lawful parcel, or does not comply with the Subdivision Map Act, or should be subject to the conditions proposed to be contained in the conditional certificate of compliance, then the Subdivision Review Committee shall issue a conditional certificate of compliance in accordance with the requirements of Government Code Section 66499.35 and cause such certificate to be recorded with the County Recorder.
D. 
Review by the Subdivision Review Committee pursuant to this section constitutes an action subject to appeal as set forth in section 22.20.040 of this Code.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 0712 § 8, 1988; SCC 1702 § 2, 2022; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
Issuance of a certificate of compliance or a conditional certificate of compliance is not a representation that the property can be developed under applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, this Code and the Sacramento Zoning Code, and certificates of compliance and conditional certificates of compliance shall contain a statement to this effect.
(Ord. 1702 § 2, 2022; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
After a certificate of compliance or conditional certificate of compliance has been recorded with the County Recorder, the County Surveyor may issue and record, without notice or public hearing, a corrected certificate for any of the following reasons, either on his own initiative or, upon application by the owner of the affected parcel or parcels on a form prescribed by the County after payment of the fee set by Board resolution:
A. 
To correct an error in the description of the parcel or parcels; or
B. 
To correct any other error or omission, provided the correction does not impose any additional burden on the fee owners of the real property, or otherwise adversely affect or alter any right, title or interest of any other person that existed prior to the recordation of the certificate of compliance or conditional certificate of compliance. Such errors and omissions include, but are not limited to, lot numbers, acreage, street names, or the manner in which adjacent parcels are identified.
(Ord. 1702 § 2, 2022; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)
A. 
After a conditional certificate of compliance has been recorded with the County Recorder, the Subdivision Review Committee may amend the conditions stated therein upon application by the owner of the affected parcel or parcels, on a form prescribed by the County and after payment of the fee set by Board resolution, if it finds all of the following:
1. 
There are changes in circumstances that make any or all of the conditions of the conditional certificate of compliance no longer appropriate or necessary;
2. 
The amendment does not impose any additional burden on the fee owners of the real property;
3. 
The amendment does not alter any right, title, or interest of any person in the parcel;
4. 
The amendment is based upon information that was not known or could not reasonably have been known at the time the conditional certificate of compliance was issued and recorded with the County Recorder; and
5. 
If the information had been known, the amendment would have been included as part of the issuance of the conditional certificate of compliance.
B. 
The Subdivision Review Committee shall conduct a public hearing as described in Section 22.130.020 and confine the hearing to consideration of, and action on, the proposed amendment.
(Ord. 1702 § 2, 2022; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)