West Covina Municipal Code Div. 10 Certificate of Compliance

(a) Any owner of real property or a vendee of such person pursuant to a contract of sale of such real property may request in writing that the City Engineer make a determination whether such real property complies with applicable provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and City ordinances enacted pursuant thereto, or that such real property does not comply with the provisions, and the City Engineer shall so notify the owner thereof setting forth the particulars of such compliance or noncompliance. If the subject real property is found to be in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and City ordinances enacted pursuant thereto, the City Engineer shall cause a certification of compliance relative to such real property to be filed for record with the county recorder.

(b) If the subject real property is found not to be in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and City ordinances enacted pursuant thereto, the City Engineer may issue a notice of violation or a conditional certificate of compliance. When issuing a conditional certificate of compliance, the City Engineer may impose such conditions as would have been applicable to the division of the property at the time the applicant acquired his or her interest in the property and which had been established at such time by the Subdivision Map Act or City ordinances enacted pursuant thereto. Upon making such a determination and establishing such conditions, the City Engineer shall cause a conditional certification of compliance setting forth such conditions to be filed for record with the county recorder, fulfillment and implementation of the conditions shall be required prior to the subsequent issuance of a permit or grant of approval for development of the property, but compliance with such conditions shall not be required until such time as a building permit or granting permit is issued by the City.

(c) A certificate of compliance shall be used for the following purposes:

(1) For the recordation of a waiver of a parcel map.

(2) To determine compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and of the City of West Covina Subdivision Regulations, upon the application of any person owning real property or a vendee of that person pursuant to a contract sale.

(3) To establish a violation of or correction of a violation of the Subdivision Map Act and of City of West Covina Subdivision Regulations.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)