Article 2 — General Provisions

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision Law of the City of Artesia." (Ord. 230, § 104)

The provisions of this chapter are adopted to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act concerning the design, improvement, and survey data of subdivisions; the form and content of tract maps and parcel maps; and the procedure to be followed in securing the official approval of the City regarding such maps. To accomplish this purpose, the provisions of this chapter are determined to be necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare. (Ord. 230, § 102)

The provisions of this chapter, and any other regulations provided by law pertaining thereto, shall apply to all divisions of land made of property wholly or partially within the City. Each such division of

land, and each part thereof, lying within or partially within the City shall be made, and each map thereof shall be prepared and presented for approval, as set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 230, § 100)

No building shall be constructed, nor shall a permit for the construction of a building be issued, nor shall a portion of any parcel be used when not conforming to the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 230, § 319)

No person shall offer to sell or lease, contract to sell or lease, sell or lease, transfer title to, finance any parcel of real property, or commence the construction of any building for sale, lease, or financing thereon, except model homes, or allow the occupancy thereof, for which a final map is required by the provisions of this chapter, until such map thereof in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable law, has been filed for record by the County Recorder.

No person shall sell, lease, transfer title to, finance any parcel of real property, or commence the construction of any building for sale, lease, or financing thereon, except model homes, or allow occupancy thereof, for which a parcel map is required by the provisions of this chapter, until such map thereof, in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable law, has been filed for record by the County Recorder.

The conveyance of any part of a division of real property for which a final or parcel map is required by the provisions of this chapter shall not be made by parcel or block number, initial, or other designation unless and until such map has been filed for record by the County Recorder.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any parcel of a subdivision offered for sale or lease, contracted for sale or lease, or sold or leased in compliance with or exempt from any law regulating the design and improvement of subdivisions in effect at the time the subdivision was established. (Ord. 230, § 103)

The filing of a tract map or parcel map on which appear the words "Division of Land for Lease Only" shall authorize the leasing of any lot shown on such map. No person shall sell, finance or contract to do so, unless the transaction would be in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act had such final map or parcel map not been filed. (Ord. 230, § 106)

Any deed of conveyance, mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien, lease, sale, or contract to sell, mortgage, lien, or lease made contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall be voidable at the sole option of the grantee, buyer, tenant, mortgagee, beneficiary, or persons contracting to purchase or accept a lien, mortgage, or lease as a tenant, or heirs, personal representatives, or trustee in insolvency or bankruptcy, within one year after the date of the execution of the deed of conveyance, mortgage, deed of trust, other lien, lease, or sale, or contract agreeing thereto, but such deed of conveyance, sale, mortgage, deed of trust, lien, lease, or contract shall be binding upon any assignee or transferee of the grantee, mortgagee, beneficiary, tenant, buyer, or person contracting therefor, other than those above enumerated, and upon the grantor, vendor, mortgagor, trustor, landlord, or person so contracting and his or her assignees, heirs, and devisees.

(Ord. 230, § 108)

The fraudulent misrepresentation of pertinent information shall be sufficient reason to invalidate an approval obtained pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 230, § 110)

The provisions of this chapter are not intended to prohibit any legal, equitable, or summary remedy to which the City or other political subdivision or any person may otherwise be entitled, and the City or other political subdivision or person may file a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin any attempted or proposed division of land in violation of the Subdivision Map Act or of the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 230, § 109)

Whenever reference is made to a law of the City or to a statute of the State, such reference shall apply to the requirements of the law or statute applicable on the date of the final action on a tentative map and to the provisions of variances and permits granted pursuant to such laws or statutes. (Ord. 230, § 105)

Tentative tract map, parcel map and other subdivision approvals under this article shall be consistent with the portions of the County of Los Angeles Hazardous Waste Management Plan (Approved November 30, 1989) relating to siting and siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities. Nothing herein shall limit the ability of the City to attach appropriate conditions to the issuance of any such approval in order to protect the public health, safety or welfare nor to establish more stringent planning requirements or siting criteria than those specified in the County plan. (Ord. 454, § 1)