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CITY OF ANAHEIM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SUBDIVISION SECTION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I. GENERAL A Conditional Certificate of Compliance is required An Unconditional Certificate of Compliance is required II. INITIAL SUBMITTAL III. PLAN CHECKING IV. CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE V. RECORDING APPLICATION EXHIBIT A: Sketch EXHIBIT B: Legal Description CHECK LIST November 2009 I. GENERAL A property within the City of Anaheim has been legally created in conformance with the Subdivision Map Act and the city Subdivision Ordinance (Chapters 17.08 and 17.09 of the Anaheim Municipal Code) if it is: 1. A lot or parcel created by a recorded Tract Map or Parcel Map. 2. A lot or parcel established by a recorded Lot Line Adjustment. 3. A lot or parcel approved on a recorded Certificate of Compliance. A Conditional Certificate of Compliance is required: If a property has been created in violation of the Subdivision Map Act. The City of Anaheim has the authority (per Section 66499.34 of the Subdivision Map Act) to deny or withhold issuance of any permit or other approval to future develop the property until a Conditional Certificate of Compliance is approved and recorded and the adopted conditions have been complied with. An Unconditional Certificate of Compliance is required: If the subject property was not created by a Final Map, Parcel Map, or Lot Line Adjustment, but was lawfully created by a deed recorded prior to March 4, 1972. II. INITIAL SUBMITTAL The initial submittal of a certificate of compliance shall consist of the following: 1. An Application signed by the property owners. All signatures shall be notarized. 2. Three copies of Legal description for the property labeled as "Exhibit 3. Three copies of a sketch of the property labeled as "Exhibit B" on 8 1/2" x 11" or 8 1/2" x 14" sheet(s), prepared, signed and stamped by a Licensed surveyor or civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying. The plat shall include: a. Map scale and north arrow. b. Label and dimension adjacent street(s). Label and dimension distance to centerline of near cross street. ---PAGE BREAK--- c. Bearings and distances for all property lines. d. Provide sufficient data such that the legal description in the property deeds can be retraced. e. Acreage of each lot. f. A statement of whether the plat was prepared based on record data or based on a survey performs for plat preparation g. Basis of bearing h. Label adjacent lot(s) or parcel(s) in ghost lettering. 4. A title report for the property dated within the last 30 days of submitted date. 5. Traverse sheets, including area calculations. 6. Copy of current deed(s) and deed(s) dated prior to March 4, 1972 for the property. It may be beneficial to obtain a chain of title. Most title insurance companies offer this service. 7. Three hard copies of site plan which shows building structures with all setbacks labeled and dimensioned. 8. A service fee deposit, in the amount approved by the City Council. (See current fee schedule). III. PLAN CHECKING Plans will be scheduled for plan checking in the order they are received. The first plan check will be thorough. The plan checker will make technical corrections and determine if the property has been legally created. The first plan check will take approximately 4 weeks. Subsequent reviews will take up to 3 weeks. If corrections are required, the surveyor or engineer will be notified as soon as the plan check is complete and ready for pickup. The plan check will be returned with a letter listing items to be submitted prior to approval by the City Engineer. IV. CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE If it is determined that the property was created in violation of the Subdivision Map Act and City Subdivision Ordinance, the City will issue a Conditional Certificate of Compliance. Conditions will be imposed which would have been applicable to the subdivision of property at the time the applicant purchased or acquired the property. However, if the applicant was the owner at the time of violation then the City will impose any conditions, which would be applicable to a current subdivision. All conditions must be complied with prior to further development of the property. V. RECORDING The surveyor will be notified as soon as the certificate of compliance has been approved by the City Engineer. The surveyor shall then record the document in the Office of the Orange County Recorder. EXHIBITS Application EXHIBIT A: Legal Description EXHIBIT B: Sketch CHECK LIST ---PAGE BREAK--- CITY OF ANAHEIM Department of Public Works-Development Services APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE SITE ADDRESS: ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER(S): I/We hereby certify that: 1. I am/We are the record owner(s) of the parcel(s) proposed for a Certificate of Compliance by this application. 2. I/We have knowledge have and consent to the filing of this application. 3. The information submitted in connection with this application is true and correct. Record owner(s): Mailing address: Telephone number: Fax number: E mail address: ---PAGE BREAK--- CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE The purpose of this checklist is to provide a format for uniform, comprehensive, and well documented reviews of the Certificate of Compliance submitted by property owner. The completed checklist should be transmitted to the property owner. A copy of the completed checklist should be retained with the project file. City Project number: Project name: Project address: Name of plan checker: First Review COC received on: Review completed on: Second review COC received on: Review completed on: Third Review COC received on: Review completed on: Approved date: Signature of plan checker: ---PAGE BREAK--- PLAN CHECK NO. 1 2 3 CHECK LIST N/A 1 Application: The owner name agrees with the Title Report 2 Assessor Parcel Number(s) (APN) correctly listed. 3 Property address 4 Mailing address 5 Signatures notarized 6 Sketch/Legal description on 8½” x 11” sheet 7 Legal description labeled “Exhibit A” 8 Legal description referred to the existing deed description (caption) 9 Legal description 10 Does the legal description, “Exhibit describe same property as in the title report 11 All spelling and typographical errors checked 12 Can legal description be followed on the sketch 13 Any senior calls noted on sketch 14 Legal description signed/sealed by Land Surveyor OR Civil Engineer licensed to practice land surveying 15 Include parcel acreage or square footage if less than 1 acre 16 Sketch labeled “Exhibit B” 17 Sketch and site plan legible, including Legend in applicable sheets. 18 Distinctive border shows to the centerline of street(s) ---PAGE BREAK--- PLAN CHECK NO. 1 2 3 CHECK LIST N/A 19 North arrow and map scale 20 North arrow directed away from the reader Note: Sketch should be readable from the bottom (South) and right side (East). 21 All street names labeled and note if private streets 22 Nearest cross street names labeled with distance from street center line to nearest corner of parcel in question 23 Street half widths shown 24 All lines annotated with bearing and distance, curve data and radial bearings 25 Arrow heads clearly distinctive 26 Sum of partial distances shall equal total distance 27 Show ‘gross’ and ‘net’ acreage of each parcel in question 28 Show adjacent and underlying mapping/ deeds ghosted and in different font 29 State if preparation is based on record OR field data 30 State and identify Basis of Bearings 31 If prepared from field data, show controlling monumentation 32 Show Point Of Beginning or Point Of Commencement and True Point Of Beginning 33 Plot and label existing easements 34 Does traverse around property close (around total property as well as individual parcels) 35 Sketch signed/sealed by Land Surveyor OR Civil Engineer licensed to practice land surveying. 36 Show City base map districts. 37 Are the conditions drafted? ---PAGE BREAK--- PAGE OF CITY OF ANAHEIM CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE D- Prepared by: RCE/LS No. (Company name) (Company address) (Phone No.) (LEGAL DESCRIPTION) “EXHIBIT A” • Containing an area of approximately _ acres ( square feet). • As shown on the attached Exhibit and by this reference made a part hereof. • Subject to Easements, Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Reservations, Rights, Rights-of-Way and other matters of records, if any. Date (Signature & Seal) ---PAGE BREAK--- PAGE OF CITY OF ANAHEIM CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE D- Prepared by: RCE/LS No. (Company name) (Company address) (Phone No.) (SKETCH) “EXHIBIT B” Date (Signature & Seal)