Permit Condition Removed Because No Subdivision Of Land Involved.

A city’s municipal code states no grading permit shall be issued for a hillside site larger than 60,000 square feet unless a “tentative tract map” has been approved by a city planner. Here, a property owner sought a permit for construction of a three-residence family compound over hillside lots totaling 85,000 square feet. The trial court relieved the property owner of the permit condition because the project involves no subdivision of land. The appellate court affirmed because no subdivision of land was involved. (Tower Lane Properties v. City of Los Angeles (Cal. App. Second Dist., Div. 1; February 28, 2014) 224 Cal.App.4th 262, [168 Cal.Rptr.3d 358].)