§ 28-1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for and promote the conservation, stabilization, and protection of land values through orderly growth, development, and redevelopment, to provide for the necessary public facilities and improvements, and to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare in the City.

Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/CO4057 on 2026-07-06

City of Compton, CA § 28-1.2

COMPTON

§ 28-1.6

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2, Part 2 of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code of the State, referred to in this Chapter as the "Subdivision Map Act," and in addition to any other regulations provided by law, the regulations in this Chapter shall apply to all divisions of land or parts of divisions of land hereafter made wholly or partially within the incorporated limits of the City, and to the preparation of tentative maps, final maps, parcel maps, and other maps provided for by the Subdivision Map Act for approval. Each division of land and each part thereof lying within the incorporated limits of the City shall be made, and each map shall be prepared and presented for approval, as provided for and required by the provisions of the Chapter.

Whenever a reference is made to any portion of this Chapter, or to any other ordinance of the City, or to a statute of the State, such reference shall apply to all amendments and additions now or hereafter made.

If any provision of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the provisions of this Chapter and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

A person shall not sell, lease, finance, or transfer title to a portion of a subdivision or of a resubdivision, or offer to do so, or contract to do so, until a final map thereof in full compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and of the Subdivision Map Act has been filed in the office of the County Recorder, except that a person, at his sole option, may elect to file a parcel map to satisfy the provisions of this section when at least one of the following applies:

• a. The division results in parcels of land having a minimum gross area of 20 acres;

• b. The subdivision or resubdivision contains an area of less than five acres, each parcel of land created by the division abuts upon a public street or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required; or

• c. All of the land shown on the parcel map is zoned for industrial or commercial development.

A person shall not sell, lease, finance or transfer title to a minor land division, or portion thereof, until a parcel map or final map thereof has been filed in the office of the County Recorder in full compliance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and all applicable provisions of this Chapter, or until a Certificate of Exception has been issued in compliance with the provisions of subsection 28-1.7. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an offer or contract to sell provided such offer or contract is conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this section and such provisions are fully completed prior to passage of title or right of possession to the buyer. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any parcel of land or parcels of land of a minor land division sold, transferred, leased, or financed in full compliance with or exempt from any law, including the provisions of this Chapter or any other ordinance of the City regulating the design and improvement of such divisions in effect at the time the division was established.

Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/CO4057 on 2026-07-06

City of Compton, CA § 28-1.6

LAND SUBDIVISION

§ 28-1.10

In each modification, the officer or department shall first find that a special individual reason makes observance of the strict letter of the regulation impossible or impractical and that the modification is in conformity with the spirit and purpose of the Subdivision Map Act and of this Chapter. The officer or department recommending the modification shall transmit to the Planning Commission with the tentative map of the subdivision his or its report in writing, setting forth each modification recommended and the facts relied upon by him or it for the recommendation.

Providing there is no conflict with the provisions of Chapter 30, Zoning, of this Code setting forth the zoning regulations, a subdivider may obtain a Certificate of Exception in lieu of filing a parcel map for the following minor land divisions:

• a. Those in which each resulting parcel of land contains a minimum of 2 1/2 acres gross area; or those in which each resulting parcel of land contains a minimum of 2 1/4 acres gross area, and any one of the following conditions applies:

  1. The parcel of land comprising the division was a parcel of record prior to September 3, 1968; or

  2. The parcel of land comprising the division is a lot shown on a final map or parcel map filed in the office of the County Recorder or a parcel shown on an approved record of survey map; or

  3. The parcel of land comprising the division is the result of the normal breakdown of an undersized section of land;

• b. Those in which the resulting number of parcels of land remains the same or is decreased; and

• c. The leasing of land provided no street or highway openings or widenings or sanitary sewer or drainage easements are required.

Whenever, in the opinion of any officer or department whose jurisdiction is affected by any regulations contained in this Chapter, the land involved in the division of land is of such size of shape, or is subject to such title limitations of record, or is affected by such topographical location or conditions, or is to be devoted to such usage that it is impossible or impractical for the subdivider to conform fully to such regulation, the officer or department may recommend any modification which in his or its opinion is reasonably necessary.

No building shall be constructed, nor shall a permit for the construction of a building be issued, nor shall any portion of a parcel of land be used for construction upon any parcel which does not conform to the provisions of this Chapter.

Any person, firm, or corporation, or any officer or employee of a firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this Chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm, or corporation, or any officer or employee of a firm or corporation, shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every

Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/CO4057 on 2026-07-06

City of Compton, CA § 28-1.10

COMPTON

§ 28-1.14

day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this Chapter is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, firm, or corporation, or any officer or employee of a firm or corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as provided for in this Chapter.

Any deed of conveyance, mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien, lease, or 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 person contracting to purchase, or to accept a lien or mortgage, or to lease as a tenant, his heirs, personal representatives, or trustees 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 enumerated in this section, and upon the grantor, vendor, mortgagor, trustor, landlord, or person so contracting, his assignee, heir, or devisee.

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 suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin any attempted or proposed division of land in violation of the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act or of this Chapter.

Fraudulent misrepresentations of pertinent information shall be sufficient reason to invalidate an approval obtained pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

• a. Personnel. The Subdivision Committee is hereby created to act in an advisory capacity to the Planning Commission. The Subdivision Committee shall consist of the following members or their authorized representatives:

  1. The Planning Director;

  2. The City Engineer;

  3. The Chief of the Fire Department;

  4. The Water Superintendent;

  5. The Director of Parks and Recreation;

  6. The County Health Officer; and

  7. The Superintendent of Schools.

• b. Meetings Open to Public. Subdivision Committee meetings shall be open to the public. Any officer, person, or subdivider and any authorized representative of any public utility company having an interest in the division of land shall have the privilege of presenting any appropriate matter at such

Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/CO4057 on 2026-07-06

City of Compton, CA § 28-1.14

LAND SUBDIVISION