The purpose of this chapter is to provide a procedure for the review, approval and recording of certificates of compliance as provided for by Government Code Section 66499.35. (Ord. 549 § 1(part), 1993).

The application for consent of the county for the recording of a certificate of compliance shall be made by the filing of the following documents with the county planning department:
A. A written request which includes the current assessor’s parcel number of the parcel for which the certificate is requested; and
B. A current lot book report or policy of title issued by a duly licensed title insurance company and reflection all owners therein. (Ord. 549 § 1(part), 1993).

A filing fee of fifty dollars for each parcel for which a certificate of compliance is requested shall be paid to the county planning department at the time application is made. (Ord. 549 § 1(part), 1993).

A. A certificate of compliance may be approved by the county planning department if the parcel meets the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, and complies with Titles 17 and 18 of this code and the county general plan. The certificate may include such other information as the county may require for the protection of the purchaser.
B. The planning department shall then submit the certificate of compliance instrument to the county recorder’s office for recording. The instrument must be accompanied by the required recording fee provided by the applicant. (Ord. 549 § 1(part), 1993).

If any person is dissatisfied with the approval or denial of an application by the county planning department, that person may, within fifteen days of such approval or denial, appeal the decision to the county board of supervisors. Such an appeal shall be accompanied by a fee as established by resolution, payable through the planning department to the general fund of the county, to defray the cost of the hearing of the appeal. (Ord. 549 § 1(part), 1993).

Upon receipt of the written appeal and the appeals fee, the county board of supervisors shall set a date for hearing the appeal. The board shall give such notice of the hearing as it shall determine proper. The board shall hear the appeal and shall render its decision within forty days of the filing of the appeal, unless said forty-day period is waived by the appellant. If the action of the planning department is not disapproved by the board within such time, the department action will be deemed to have been approved. (Ord. 549 § 1(part), 1993).