16.09 - Enforcement and Remedies

A.

No person 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 for sale, lease or financing thereon, except for model homes, or to allow occupancy thereof, for which a final map or parcel map is required by this chapter or the state Subdivision Map Act until such map thereof, in full compliance with the provisions of this title or the state Subdivision Map Act, has been filed with the county recorder for record.

B.

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

C.

This section does not apply to any parcel or parcels 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 (including a local ordinance) regulating the design and improvement of subdivisions in effect at the time the subdivision was established.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)

A.

Any deed of conveyance, sale or contract to sell real property which has been divided, or which has resulted from a division, in violation of the provisions of this title or state Subdivision Map Act is voidable at the sole option of the grantee, buyer or person contracting to purchase, his heirs, personal representatives or trustees in insolvency or bankruptcy within one year after the date of discovery of the violation, but the deed of conveyance, sale or contract to sell is binding upon any successor in interest of the grantee, buyer or person contracting to purchase, other than those above enumerated, and upon the grantor, vendor or person contracting to sell, or his assignee, heir or devisee.

B.

Any grantee or his successor in interest of real property which has been divided, or which has resulted from a division, in violation of the provisions of this title or the state Subdivision Map Act may, within one year of the date of discovery of such violation, bring an action in the Superior Court to recover any damages he has suffered by reason of such division of property. The action may be brought against the person who divided the property in violation and against any successors in interest who have actual or constructive knowledge of such division of property.

C.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to the conveyance of any parcel of real property identified in a certificate of compliance filed pursuant to Section 66499.35 of the Government Code or identified in a recorded final map or parcel map, from and after the date of recording.

The provisions of this section shall not limit or affect in any way the rights of a grantee or his successor in interest under any other provision of law.

D.

This section does not bar any legal, equitable or summary remedy to which the city or other public agency, or any person, firm or corporation may otherwise be entitled, and the city or other public agency, or such person, firm or corporation may file a suit in the Superior Court of Tuolumne County to restrain or enjoin any attempted or proposed subdivision for sale, lease or financing in violation of this title.

E.

The city shall not issue a 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 this title or the state Subdivision Map Act if it finds that development of such real property is contrary to the public health or the public safety. The authority to deny such a permit or such approval shall apply whether the applicant therefor was the owner of the real property at the time of such violation or whether the applicant therefor is the current owner of the real property with, or without actual constructive knowledge of the violation at the time of the acquisition of his interest in such real property.

health or the public safety. The authority to deny such a permit or such approval shall apply whether the applicant therefor was the owner of the real property at the time of such violation or whether the applicant therefor is the current owner of the real property with, or without actual constructive knowledge of the violation at the time of the acquisition of his interest in such real property.

The city, in issuing a permit or granting approval for the development of any such real property, may impose those additional conditions as would have been applicable to the division of the property at the time the current owner of record acquired the property, and which had been established at such time by this division or local ordinance enacted pursuant thereto, except that if a conditional certificate of compliance has been filed for record under the provisions of this chapter, only such conditions stipulated shall be applicable.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)

A.

Any person owning real property within the City of Sonora may request the city engineer to determine whether such real property complies with the provisions of this chapter and the state Subdivision Map Act.

B.

Upon making such determination, the city engineer shall cause a certificate of compliance to be filed for record with the county recorder. The certificate of compliance shall identify the real property and shall state that the division of land complies with applicable city ordinances and the state Subdivision Map Act.

C.

If the city engineer determines that such real property does not comply with the provisions of the applicable city ordinances or state Subdivision Map Act, they may, as a condition to granting a certificate of compliance, impose such conditions as would have been applicable to the division of the property at the time the current owner of record acquired the property, and which had been established at such time by ordinance. Upon making such a determination and establishing such conditions, the city engineer shall cause a conditional certificate of compliance to be filed for record with the county recorder. Such certificate shall serve as notice to the property owner who has applied for the certificate pursuant to this section, a grantee of the property owner or subsequent issuance of a permit or other grant of approval for development of the property.

Compliance with such conditions shall not be required until such time as a permit or other grant of approval for development of such property is issued.

D.

A recorded final map or parcel map shall constitute a certificate of compliance with respect to the parcels of real property described therein.

E.

A fee as established by resolution of the city council shall be charged to the applicant for making the determination and processing the certificate of compliance. A deposit may be required to be applied toward this fee.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)

Whenever the city engineer or any employee or representative of the city has knowledge that real property has been divided in violation of the provisions of this chapter or the state Subdivision Map Act, he shall cause to be filed for record with the county recorder a tentative notice of violation ("certificate of noncompliance") describing the real property in detail, naming the owners thereof and describing the violation and stating that an opportunity will be given to the owner to present evidence. At least thirty days prior to the recording of a final notice, the owner of the real property shall be advised in writing of the intention to record a final notice and specifying a time, date and place at which the owner may present evidence as to why such notice should not be recorded. If, after the owner has presented evidence, it is determined that there has been no violation, a release of the tentative notice shall be filed with the county recorder. Such tentative or final notice, when recorded, shall be deemed to be constructive notice of the violation to all successors in interest in such property.

(Adopted by Ord. 646 on 7/18/1988)