Zoning Letter - 2000
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CITY OF CAMPBELL
City Attorney's Office
June 13, 2000
PLEASE RESPOND To,
Winston Chew
1321 Porgy Court
San Jose, CA 95128
455 Los Gatos Blvd.
Suite 208
Los Gatos, CA 95032
TEL 408,356.1950
FAX 408.356.8051
Re: Development of Assessor's Parcel Number 282-17-18
Dear Mr. Chew:
This letter will confIrm our telephone conversation of June 6, 2000. In that
conversation, I advised you that in order to develop the lot known as Santa Clara County
Assessor's Parcel Number 282;.17-18, you must obtain a Conditional Certificate of
Compliance ITom the Community Development Department. The reason for this requirement
is that-the City of Campbell enacted an ordinance on May 8, 1961 that mandated that all sub-
divisions ofless than five lots be approved by the Planning Commission. At that time,
Assessor's Parcel Number 282-17-18 was part of Assessor's Parcel Number 282-17-14.
Without obtaining the approval of the Planning Commission, Parcel 282-17-18 was illegally
created by Grant Deed on March 3, 1964.
However, under State law, if you purchase a lot that was illegally created prior to
March 4, 1972, you can still develop it if (1) you are a bona fide purchaser without actual or
constructive notice of the illegal subdivision, and (2) you obtain a Conditional Certificate of
Compliance. At the time of our conversation, it was my understanding that you had no basis
for knowing of the illegality of Assessor's Parcel Number 282-17-18. Therefore, if you can
prove that you had no actual or constructive knowledge of the illegality of the lot, and you
obtain a Conditional Certificate of Compliance, you may be able to develop the lot, subject to
the conditions of the Certificate and the applicable regulations.
I hope this letter is of some use to you; and if you have any questions, please let me
know.
Sincerely,
W~li~
City Attorney of Campbell
cc:
Bernard Strojny
Sharon Fierro
Bob Kass .
70 North First Street. Campbell, California 95008-1423 . TEL 408.866.2129 . FAX 408.374.6889 . TOO 408.866.2790
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