Siskiyou County, CA · Siskiyou County
Certificate of Compliance Application Guide
This guide and application information help property owners or buyers under contract request a County determination about whether a parcel was legally created.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Siskiyou County · Siskiyou County, Siskiyou County, California
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- siskiyoucounty.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
Property owners and people under a contract of sale may request a Certificate of Compliance when they or a title company are uncertain about a parcel’s legality. The application must be completed by a registered professional engineer, surveyor, architect, or professional planner. It requests owner, applicant, and property information and requires supporting records, including a chain of title, applicable deeds, and a legal description.
Who needs it
A property owner or person under a contract of sale may request a Certificate of Compliance when a parcel’s legality is uncertain.
How to submit it
Submit the completed application to the Siskiyou County Planning Division at 806 South Main Street, Yreka, California 96097. Include the required attachments and initial Planning and Public Works fees; the form says checks should be payable to Siskiyou County.
About notarization
This application is signed without a notary; the related Right to Farm Statement of Acknowledgment must be signed, notarized, recorded, and submitted to Planning.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Application
Download the Certificate of Compliance application guide and application information.
- 2
Complete the Application
Have a registered professional engineer, surveyor, architect, or professional planner complete the application information.
- 3
Gather Required Attachments
Include the required property records, legal description, chain of title, and the Environmental Health Department statement where required.
- 4
Submit to Planning
Submit the signed application, attachments, and required initial fees to the Siskiyou County Planning Division in Yreka.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Certificate of Compliance application?
- No, the application itself is signed without a notary. The related Right to Farm Statement of Acknowledgment must be signed, notarized, recorded, and submitted to Planning.
- Who can request a Certificate of Compliance?
- A person who owns the real property or is under a contract of sale may request a determination about whether the parcel was created in compliance with applicable requirements.
- What documents must accompany the application?
- The guide lists a property map, current grant deed or contract of sale, applicable records for contiguous properties, a typed legal description, and a chain of title with applicable deeds.
- How do I submit the Certificate of Compliance application?
- Submit the completed application and required attachments to the Siskiyou County Planning Division, 806 South Main Street, Yreka, California 96097.