A. It is unlawful for any person as principal, agent, or otherwise, to divide or subdivide for lease, sale or financing into two or more parcels of land, or to lease, sell, convey, quitclaim, or transfer by contract, deed, or otherwise, or after such division or subdivision, to offer for lease, sale or financing any land or part thereof, whether improved or unimproved, in the City of Culver City, unless and until all of the requirements hereinafter provided in relation thereto shall have been complied with. Such requirements shall not apply to the leasing of apartments, offices, stores, or similar spaces within an apartment building, industrial building, commercial building, or trailer park, nor shall this section apply to mineral, oil or gas leases.
B. It is unlawful for any person as seller, buyer, agent, or otherwise, for the purpose of violating or nullifying the provisions of the Ordinance, knowingly to allow a transfer of title to property, or any part thereof, to take place by adverse possession or prescription; or to conspire or collude with another or others to effect a successive series or division or subdivision of a larger parcel into smaller parcels and then each or any of the smaller parcels into smaller parcels; or to be or become a party to a friendly or sham lawsuit or litigation, the purpose of which shall be to cause or to permit a transfer of title of any land or part thereof, whether improved or unimproved, in the City of Culver City; or to do or perform any other act, or willfully omit to do any act for the purpose of evading or nullifying the provisions of this Chapter.
('65 Code, § 31-13) (Ord. No. CS-622 § 1 (part))