Adopted. Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 4478, as amended by Ordinance No. 83-0160, known as the Subdivision Ordinance, is adopted by reference, as the Subdivision Ordinance of the City, and no subdivisions shall be built, and no building permits shall be issued for subdivisions which are in conflict with, or in violation of the Los Angeles County Subdivision Ordinance. Any person issued to the contrary shall be void.

Three copies of the Subdivision Ordinance of the County, being Ordinance No. 4478, as amended by Ordinance No. 83-0160, are on file in the office of the City Clerk and shall be at all times maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination of the public.

Amended. Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 4478, as amended through Ordinance No. 83-0160 and adopted by subsection A of this section, is amended as follows:

Contents. In addition to the subdivision report prepared by the State Real Estate Commissioner, the owner, his or her agent, or the subdivider of a residential subdivision containing one or more single-family residences or condominium units, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a package of information for distribution to prospective purchasers of homes or units in the subdivision, containing the following information:

Information Package Submitted to Community Development Director. The owner, his or her agent or the subdivider, shall submit the proposed packaged of information to the Community Development Director of the City for approval as to form and content. The Community Development Director may require amendments, or the addition of information, to the package. A copy of the package as finally approved shall be filed with the Community Development Director prior to its distribution. The owner or subdivider shall update the information packages yearly or at such sooner time as the Community Development Director deems necessary to assure they contain current information.

Information Package Distributed to Prospective Purchasers. The information package shall be given to the prospective purchaser as a separate document, and shall not be accompanied by any other papers or documents in a single total package. Sales agents of the owner or the subdivider shall deliver a copy of the package of information to each prospective buyer or property within the subdivision at the time of the first personal contact with the buyer and prior to accepting a deposit on any such property. Prior to accepting a deposit on any such property, the sales agent shall require the prospective buyer to sign a receipt acknowledging that a copy of the package of information has been delivered to him or her. The receipt shall contain the sales agent’s name, the owner or developer’s name, the lot and tract numbers, the date of the delivery of the information package, and the purchaser’s printed name and signature.

Proof of Compliance. Within 30 days after the close of escrow on the initial sale of any residential lot or residential unit in the tract, the owner, the developer or his or her agent, shall file a copy of the receipt for the package of information with the Community Development Director of the City.

Sign Required. A sign at least two feet by two feet shall be permanently displayed at the entrance to the sales office containing the following statement in at least one-inch print:

The seller is required to provide the buyer with a buyer’s awareness package containing information about the area in which you are buying a home.

The provisions of this section shall be applicable to the initial sale of residential lots or residential units in existing tracts or developments, as well as to all tracts or developments hereafter approved within the City.

The provisions of this section shall not require the furnishing of any information to a prospective purchaser of property which is contained in a subdivision report prepared by the State Real Estate Commissioner for the subdivision in question.

Whenever a park or other recreation facility has been designated for such in the general plan and is located in either whole or in part within the division of land to serve the immediate and future needs of the residents thereof, the subdivider shall dedicate land for a local park sufficient in size and topography to serve the residents of such division of land. The amount of land to be dedicated shall be the greater of:

This section shall not apply to any planned residential unit development wherein the requirement of 40% of the total land area be devoted to open space and recreational purposes more than satisfies the purpose of this part.

Dedication of land for park and/or recreation purposes shall be made in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 6.04.170.

Portion of Land for Dedication and Payment of Fees. Whenever only a portion of a park or other recreational facility has been designated for such in the general plan as a local park site, such portion shall be dedicated for local park purposes and fees computed pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.04.140 shall be paid for any additional land that would have been required to have been dedicated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.04.100.

Major Portion of Land Already Acquired by City and Payment of Fees. Whenever a major portion of a local park or recreation site has already been acquired by the City and only a small remaining portion of land is needed from a division of land to complete such park or recreation site, such remaining portions shall be dedicated for local park purposes and a fee computed pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.04.140 shall be paid in an amount equal to the value of the land which would otherwise have been required to be dedicated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.04.100.

The City Council or division of land committee shall determine whether land shall be dedicated for local park purposes or require the payment of fees, or both the dedication of land and payment of fees, based upon the following considerations:

The determination of the City Council shall be final and conclusive.

No yard, court area, setback or any other similar open area required to be maintained that is regulated by the zoning code or by the City building laws shall be included in the computation of such private open space except, for open space required by a planned residential unit development;

The private ownership and maintenance of such private open space is adequately provided for by recorded written agreement, conveyance, covenant, condition or restriction, in which approval of the City is a part thereof;

The use of the private open space is restricted to park and recreation purposes only by recorded covenant, conditions or restriction, which runs with the land in favor of the future owners of interest in common, which cannot be separated or eliminated without the express approval of the City;

The use of the private open space is reasonably acceptable for park and recreation purposes, taking into consideration such factors as may bear upon such use therefor;

The facilities provided for the private open space substantially conform to the provisions and objectives of the public facilities element of the general plan; and

The private open space for which credit is to be given is not less than three acres in size and provides all of the basic elements of a local park as approved by the City Parks and Recreation Department.