Cypress Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

Pursuant to the provisions of Division 2 of title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California referred to in this chapter as the Subdivision Map Act, the Streets and Highways Code, Public Resources Code, Business and Professions Code, and to all other regulations provided by law, the regulations, requirements and controls contained in this chapter shall apply to all divisions of land, including subdivisions, parts of subdivisions, lot divisions, reversions to acreage, lot combinations and consolidations, and lot line adjustments.

(Ord. No. 582, § 2, 9-13-76)

(a) No person, firm, corporation, partnership or association shall offer to sell or lease, to contract to sell or lease, to sell or lease, or to finance any parcel or parcels of real property, or to commence construction of any building or structure for sale, lease or financing thereon, or to allow occupancy thereof, and no building permit, certificate of use and/or occupancy, or other official evidence of authority for the use of the premises shall be valid, unless the lot, parcel, or parcels in question are shown in the office of the county recorder as a part of one of the following:

(1) A subdivision tract map, filed and approved in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act;

(2) A lot or parcel created by the division, combination, or reversion of a lot or lots in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act, and/or local ordinances and which is shown on a parcel map or record of survey map; or,

(3) The lot or parcel is a legal lot as defined in the zoning ordinance of the City of Cypress.

(b) No reversion to acreage, or lot combination shall be valid unless the provisions of this chapter are first met.

(Ord. No. 582, § 2, 9-13-76)

Conditional exceptions to the standards and requirements of this chapter may be authorized by the city council in the case of land divisions by tract map, reversions to acreage, and from any decision of the director of public works and planning director; by the director of public works and planning director in the case of lot divisions by parcel map, lot line adjustments, lot consolidations and combinations, if exceptional or special circumstances exist. Such circumstances may include limited property size, unusual property shape, unique industrial or commercial development problems, extreme topography, dominating drainage problems, adverse environmental efforts, or the impracticability of employing a comprehensive plan or layout by reason of a prior existing development on contiguous properties. Where applicable, procedures set forth in the Cypress Zoning Ordinance shall apply.

(Ord. No. 582, § 2, 9-13-76; Ord. No. 717, § 1, 11-28-83)

The city council, in the case of land divisions by tract map or parcel maps, and the director of public works or planning director in the case of lot line adjustments, shall deny said divisions of land if the said divisions do not comply with the provisions of this chapter, after considering any approved exceptions as provided herein. The council, director of public works or planning director shall also deny said divisions if they do not meet the provisions of state law regarding subdivisions, divisions of land, planning and environmental considerations, or fail to comply with the city's general plan.

(Ord. No. 582, § 2, 9-13-76; Ord. No. 717, § 2, 11-28-83)

The planning director is designated as the advisory agency, as the same is referred to in the Subdivision Map Act, and is charged with the duties of investigating and reporting on the design and improvement of proposed divisions of land and the imposition of requirements or conditions thereof. The planning director and public works director shall constitute the advisory agency for reviewing lot line adjustments.

(Ord. No. 582, § 2, 9-13-76; Ord. No. 717, § 3, 11-28-83)

The words and phrases used in this title shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by the zoning ordinance of the City of Cypress. Whenever any words or phrases used are not defined in the zoning ordinance, but are defined in the Subdivision Map Act or other state laws, such definitions shall govern unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.

(Ord. No. 582, § 2, 9-13-76)