HomeMy WebLinkAboutPolicy 11 - Requests of Developers to Place Covenants on Maps Being ProcessedOTAY WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS POLICY
Policy
Number
Date
Adopted
Date
Revised
Subject
REQUESTS OF DEVELOPERS TO PLACE COVENANTS
ON MAPS BEING PROCESSED 11 10/15/84
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PURPOSE
To establish guidelines regarding requests from property owners or
developers for placement of covenants on maps being processed by the
County in lieu of other security required by the District.
BACKGROUND
When maps are being processed through the County of San Diego, the
District generally imposes certain requirements for providing water or
sewer service to the lots or parcels to be created under the map. The
District requires that a guarantee of performance of these requirements
be made before final approval of the map. Owners or developers often
request that completion of the requirements be delayed until after final
approval of the map by inserting a "covenant" on the map which would
provide that a building permit will not be issued for any of the parcels
or lots on the map until the covenant has been fulfilled. District
experience has been that the use of the covenant is not a satisfactory
guarantee for fulfilling the requirements of its ordinances to provide
service to subdivisions and lot splits in the District.
POLICY
In the processing of subdivision or parcel maps it is the District
policy not to approve covenants placed on maps to fulfill the District
ordinance requirements for providing water or sewer service.