§ 21.28

If dedications or offers of dedication are required for a minor land division or parcel map, they may be made either by certificate on the parcel map or by separate instrument.

(Ord. 11100 § 5, 1975: Ord. 11092 § 3, 1975: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 175.1, 1945.)

The signatures of all parties having any record title interest in the real property being subdivided shall not be required on any final parcel map unless dedications or offers of dedication are made by certificate on the parcel map.

(Ord. 11100 § 6, 1975: Ord. 11092 § 4, 1975: Ord. 4478 Art 9 § 175.2, 1945.)

Evidence of title shall be submitted with all final parcel maps. This shall show all fee interest holders, all interest holders whose interest could ripen into a fee, all trust deeds together with the name of the trustee and/or beneficiary, and all easement holders.

(Ord. 11665 § 44, 1978: Ord. 11100 § 7, 1975: Ord. 11092 § 5, 1975: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 175.3, 1945.)

21.28.040 - Easement certificates.

A.

Any map of a subdivision presented to the county with an offer of easements for public use shall have written thereon, in addition to or as a part of any other certificate required, a certificate, signed by all parties whose signatures are required pursuant to Section 66436 of the Subdivision Map Act, in substantially one of the following forms:

1.

"We hereby certify that except as shown on a copy of this map on file in the Office of the County Road Commissioner, we know of no easement or structure existing within the easements hereby offered for dedication to the public, other than publicly-owned water lines, sewers or storm drains; that we will grant no right or interest within the boundaries of said easements offered to the public, except where such right or interest is expressly made subject to the said easements."

2.

"We hereby certify that we know of no easement or structure existing within the easements hereby offered for dedication to the public, other than publicly-owned water lines, sewers or storm drains; that we will grant no right or interest within the boundaries of said easements offered to the public, except where such right or interest is expressly made subject to the said easement."

B.

The registered civil engineer or land surveyor who prepares the map shall notify the county engineer that, as a result of his thorough research of records and a field inspection, there either are structures existing within the easements offered, or there are no structures existing within the easements offered. Form 1 above shall be used where there are structures, and Form 2 above shall be used where there are no structures.

(Ord. 11665 § 45, 1978: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 176, 1945.)

21.28.050 - Rights-of-way under condemnation.

A.

In the event that an easement for any right-of-way required under the provisions of this Title 21 in connection with any proposed division of land is in the process of condemnation by the county of Los Angeles at the time of the submission of any final map or parcel map, the subdivider, in lieu of offering such right-of-way for dedication, may show such right-of-way upon the final map or parcel map thereof as a private right-of-way, and prior to the approval of such final map or certification of such parcel map shall submit to the county of Los Angeles a deed granting such easement to the county of Los Angeles on condition that such condemnation proceedings are abandoned, together with a contract and bond as provided by Sections 21.32.020, 21.36.010 and 21.36.050 of this title.

B.

In the event that such condemnation proceedings shall be completed, such deed, contract and bond shall be returned to the subdivider. In the event that such condemnation proceedings are abandoned, the contract and bond shall be accepted by the county engineer and the deed shall be forwarded to the board of supervisors for acceptance.

(Ord. 83-0020 § 2, 1983: Ord. 9071 § 15, 1966: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 178, 1945.)

Except as set out hereinafter, all parcels of land intended for public use in a division of land shown on the final map or parcel map thereof, shall be offered for dedication for public use. However, with the approval of the advisory agency, any road which is intended to be kept physically closed to public travel or posted as a private street at all times may be shown as a private street; but in any such case, the final map or parcel map shall contain a conditional offer of dedication, or the map may be accompanied by a conditional offer of dedication by separate instrument, either of which may be accepted by the board of supervisors. Any such private street shall be shown on such map by heavy dashed lines. Sufficient data shall be shown on each private street to define its boundaries, as is required for a public street, and also sufficient mathematical data to show clearly the portion of each lot within such street. The design and improvement of any such private street shall be subject to all of the requirements prescribed by this Title 21 for public streets.

(Ord. 85-0168 § 14, 1985: Ord. 11665 § 42, 1978: Ord. 9071 § 15 (part), 1966: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 173, 1945.)

21.28.070 - Streets serving minor land divisions—Two and one-fourth acre minimum lot size.

Streets other than service roads, which are intended to serve as a means of access to lots shown on a parcel map described by Section 21.32.060, but which are not to be accepted for public use prior to the time the parcel map is filed with the county recorder, shall be shown on the parcel map as private and future streets. Service roads shall be shown as future streets.

(Ord. 11665 § 43, 1978: Ord. 10486 § 9, 1972: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 173.1, 1945.)

Dedications or offers of dedication of real property for streets, highways and other public ways; access rights and abutter's rights; drainage and public utility easements; building restriction rights; and other public easements may be required for a minor land division or parcel map.

(Ord. 11100 § 4, 1975: Ord. 11092 § 2, 1975: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 175, 1945.)

If, in the opinion of the advisory agency, either sewers or storm drains or both are necessary for the general use of lot owners in the division of land, and such sewers or storm drains or both are not to be installed in the streets of such division, then the subdivider shall show upon the maps and dedicate necessary easements for such sewers or storm drains or both.

(Ord. 11665 § 41, 1978: Ord. 9071 § 15 (part), 1966: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 172, 1945.)

If an artificial drainage facility is necessary for the general use of lot owners in the division of land and for adequate drainage needs, subdivider shall dedicate an adequate right-of-way for such drainage channel.

(Ord. 9071 § 15 (part), 1966: Ord. 6093 § 1 (part), 1952: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 171.5, 1945.)

In the event that a division of land or any part thereof is traversed by any major watercourse, channel, stream or creek, the subdivider shall dedicate an adequate right-of-way for storm drainage purposes if, in the opinion of the advisory agency, such dedication is necessary. In the event that the natural watercourse does not lie entirely within such dedication, the subdivider may either construct an adequate channel within such dedication or delineate the course of the watercourse upon the final map or parcel map.

(Ord. 11665 § 40, 1978: Ord. 9071 § 15 (part), 1966: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 171, 1945.)

Except as otherwise provided by Section 21.28.140, local park sites provided pursuant to Section 21.24.350 shall be dedicated for public use. The board of supervisors shall at the time of acceptance of a park site specify when development of the park will begin.

(Ord. 10796 § 3, 1973: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 179, 1945.)

A subdivider may, by written petition to the board of supervisors, request that a local park site which, pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.24.350, is to be provided as part of the design of a subdivision, be privately owned, developed and maintained by the future residents of the subdivision. The subdivider's petition shall be accompanied by a plan for development of the park site, which shall be in substantial conformance with the standards for local parks contained in the Recreation Element of the General Plan, and by a statement as to when development of the proposed facilities will begin. Prior to submission of the

petition, the subdivider shall obtain any permits for the private use of the park site required by the Zoning Ordinance, set out at Title 22 of this code. If the petition is approved, the park site shall be identified as a private park by appropriate notation on the final map of the subdivision, and the right to prohibit the use of the land for other than park purposes shall be dedicated to the county.

(Ord. 10796 § 4, 1973: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 180, 1945.)

21.28.140 - Park Fees Required When—Computation and Use.

A.

If all or any portion of the local park space obligation for a residential subdivision is not satisfied by the provision of local park space designated by the advisory agency pursuant to Section 21.24.350, the following park fees shall be paid as a condition precedent to final approval of the subdivision:

1.

A base fee equal to the local park space obligation derived from the equation set forth in Section 21.24.340, less the amount of park space, if any, provided by the subdivider pursuant to Section 21.24.350, times the representative land value for the appropriate park planning area, established as follows:

Representative Land Values Per Park Planning Area

Los Angeles County Code Section 21.28.140, Subsection A1 Adjusted By Changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)[1] March 2024-March 2025

1 Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim areas Consumer Price Index, All Items, 1982-1984 = 100 for ALL Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

2 Effective July 1, 2025.

Note:

Areas deleted due to incorporation: No. 11, La Habra Heights; No. 12, Diamond Bar; No. 25, West Hollywood; No. 29, Clifton Heights; No. 39, La Canada/Flintridge; No. 46, Lancaster. No. 49, Channel Islands deleted because it refers to Catalina Island where residential subdivision is deemed highly unlikely. No. 30, Alamitos deleted because it was annexed to the City of Long Beach.

Areas deleted due to lack of development potential: No. 26, Sawtelle; No. 31, Dominguez Hills.

Area deleted: Planning Area No. 37 previously assigned to No. 36—37.

Areas deleted due to mergers with other Areas: No. 3, East La Mirada (merged with No. 2, South Whittier); No. 8, West Puente Valley (merged with No. 7, Avocado Heights); No. 16, Glendora Heights (merged with No. 15, Charter Oaks Islands); No. 28, Marina del Rey (merged with No. 18B, Del Aire); No. 36, San Fernando Foothills (merged with Nos. 1, North Claremont; 15, Charter Oak Islands; 38, La Cresenta/Montrose; and 44B, Littlerock).

2.

As used in this Title 21, "park planning areas" means those geographical areas depicted on the 2012 park planning area map of unincorporated places and described in records retained by the Department of Parks and Recreation.

3.

For the purposes of calculating fees in lieu of park land, the schedule of representative land values contained in subsection A1 of this section shall apply to the following residential subdivision maps that are first advertised by the department of regional planning for hearing before either a hearing officer or the Regional Planning Commission on or after the effective date of the ordinance adding this language:

a.

Tentative maps;

b.

Tentative minor land division maps;

c.

Revised maps, as described in subsection B of Section 21.62.030; and

d.

Reactivated maps, which are previously approved tentative maps that have expired and that must be processed as new tentative maps.

The representative land values contained in subsection A1 of this section shall be adjusted annually, effective July 1, by the department of parks and recreation, in consultation with the county auditorcontroller as follows: calculate the percentage movement between March of the previous year and March of the current year in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Riverside areas, as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics, adjust the representative land value per acre in each park planning area by said amount, and round to the nearest dollar. The adjusted representative land values shall apply to the above-referenced residential subdivision maps that are first advertised by the department of regional planning for hearing before either a hearing officer or the Regional Planning Commission on or after the respective July 1 adjustment date.

B.

Park fees shall be used only for the purpose of acquiring local park land or developing new or rehabilitating existing recreational facilities to serve the park planning area which includes the subdivision for which the fees were paid, or to fund improvements for county-owned local park facilities located within city limits that, but for incorporation or annexation, were within, or would have been in, the park planning area in which the subdivision for which the fees were paid is located. The advisory agency shall waive the payment of fees required pursuant to this section, if it determines that it is improbable that such funds can be utilized for this purpose within a reasonable period of time after the map of the subdivision is filed with the county recorder.

C.

The department of parks and recreation shall develop a schedule specifying how, when, and where it will use the land or fees, or both, from each subdivision to develop park or recreational facilities within the applicable park planning area. Fees collected shall be committed within five years after the payment of the fees or the issuance of building permits on one-half of the lots created by the subdivision, whichever occurs later. If the fees are not committed, they, without any deductions, shall be distributed and paid to the then record owners of the subdivision in the same proportion that the size of their lot bears to the total area of all lots within the subdivision.

five years after the payment of the fees or the issuance of building permits on one-half of the lots created by the subdivision, whichever occurs later. If the fees are not committed, they, without any deductions, shall be distributed and paid to the then record owners of the subdivision in the same proportion that the size of their lot bears to the total area of all lots within the subdivision.

(Ord. 2013-0009 § 2, 2013; Ord. 2004-0023 § 2, 2004; Ord. 93-0070 § 1, 1993; Ord. 88-0069 § 1, 1988; Ord. 88-0010 §§ 1, 2, 1988; Ord. 82-0258U §§ 2, 4 (part), 1982; Ord. 82-0256 § 3, 1982; Ord. 10796 § 5, 1973; Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 181, 1945.)

• Editor's note: Fee changes in this section include changes made by the director of parks and recreation due to increases in the Consumer Price Index and are effective July 1, 2025.

Dedication of land for public streets, highways, ways or easements may be accepted on a final map submitted for the purpose of reverting to acreage land previously subdivided.

(Ord. 9721 § 11, 1969: Ord. 4478 Art. 9 § 174, 1945.)

21.28.170 - Conveyance to governmental agency.

A.

Owners of property proposing subdivisions created by any conveyance to a governmental agency or public entity shall notify the planning director in writing of such proposals at least 60 days prior to the conveyance.

B.

A subdivision map may be required by the board of supervisors for such a conveyance when a showing is made upon substantial evidence, submitted by the planning director, that the public policy necessitates the map.

(Ord. 90-0160 § 1, 1990.)

Chapter 21.32 - IMPROVEMENTS