(a) A conditional certificate of compliance, certifying that a lot(s) is deemed to be in compliance with this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions precedent to the issuance of a building permit or other grant of approval for development of the lot(s), may be obtained pursuant to those requirements set forth below in subsections (d) and (e) of this section.
(b) Any person may submit an application for a conditional certificate of compliance for any existing lot or group of contiguous lots which have been created, legally or illegally, by any conveyance or subdivision map. The application shall be subject to the same requirements in effect at the time the applicant acquired interest in the property. If the application pertains to two (2) or more contiguous lots that were created illegally and are all owned by the illegal subdivider, the application shall be submitted and processed in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as an application for a parcel map, except as otherwise provided in subsection (e). The approved conditional certificate of compliance shall be recorded in the same manner as other final maps and parcel maps, and once recorded shall have the same force and effect as a filed final map or parcel map.
(c) An application for a conditional certificate of compliance shall not be denied on account of the noncompliance of any lot(s) with applicable requirements respecting:
(1) Lot size and configuration;
(2) Buildable site;
(3) Sewage disposal;
(4) Water for domestic or firefighting purposes; or
(5) Access.
(d) However, the application may be approved subject to the condition that the lots are brought into compliance with such requirements.
(e) Any conditions imposed with respect to a conditional certificate of compliance shall be limited to those which could have been imposed in connection with a lawful subdivision of the legal parcel on the date the present owner acquired interest in the lot(s).
(f) Where the present owner was the owner at the time the legal parcel was subdivided so as to create the lot(s), the conditions shall be limited to those which could be imposed in connection with a current lawful subdivision of such parcel.
(g) Compliance with such conditions by any lot(s) to which the certificate pertains shall be required prior to County issuance of a building permit or other grant of development approval for said lot(s).
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)