Signal Hill Municipal Code Ch. 18.44 Enforcement

It is unlawful for any person, or a principal, agent, or otherwise to sell, lease, finance, or transfer title to any portion of any subdivision or parcel of land in the city or to offer to do so, for which a parcel, tentative or final map, or certificate of compliance is required pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act or this title, unless a parcel, tentative or final map, or certificate of compliance in full compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and this title has been filed with the Los Angeles County recorder's office. This section does not apply to any parcels or parcels of a subdivision offered for sale, lien, or lease; contracted for sale, lien, or lease; or sold, mortgaged, liened, 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. 82-3-889 § 1 (part))

No agency or city department shall issue any permit or grant any approval necessary to develop any real property which has been divided or which has resulted from a division in violation of the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act or the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 82-3-889 § 1 (part))

Notices of violation shall be given pursuant to Section 66499.36 of the Subdivision Map Act. Said notices shall be filed by the department of planning and community development with the Los Angeles County recorder. Notice to the property owner shall specify the reason for violation and shall be deemed sufficiently served if mailed to the property owner as shown on the most current Los Angeles County assessor's tax rolls.

(Ord. 82-3-889 § 1 (part))

Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or copartnership who wilfully violates any of the provisions or fails to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed six months, or by both fine and imprisonment except that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to bar any legal, equitable, or summary remedy to which the city or any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or copartnership may otherwise be entitled; and the city or any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or copartnership may file a suit in the Superior Court of the county and restrain or enjoin any attempted or proposed subdivision or sale in violation of this title.

(Ord. 82-3-889 § 1 (part))

A. Any person owning real property may request the issuance of a certificate of compliance, stating that such real property (or any division thereof) complies with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title. Such request shall be filed with the director of planning and community development upon such forms, and accompanied by a fee as adopted by resolution of the city council, and such information as may be prescribed by the director of planning and community development.

B. Upon making a determination of compliance, the director of planning and community development and city engineer shall cause a certificate of compliance to be filed with the Los Angeles County recorder's office.

(Ord. 82-3-889 § 1 (part))

If any section, subsection, clause, phrase, or portion of this chapter is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.

(Ord. 82-3-889 § 1 (part))