I spoke with the city and they confirmed that the application was indeed filed and they see no reason the lot couldn't be subdivided  pending the necessary infrastructure was put in such as the sewer tap and sidewalk.

we have 2 mfh (99, and an 86) 3/2 1100-1400 sq ft, and they are cash cows even after the city required sidewalks and aprons, extra foundation stuff, etc.  

They poop on sidewalks in plain view with no shame and nobody does anything.

Our bill went from around $180 per billing cycle to over $400 per billing cycle.First, check the sidewalk pipe as you suggested.

For example is there new construction, sidewalks, and other transit improvements happening.

It's California, center of the universe, no, it will always be the single greatest place on earth, so there some urine here and there, urine is natural man, are you against nature, nature hater all anti-urine on the sidewalks, and alleys, parking garage hallways, lobbies, ok so pretty much all over the place BUT come on man, that's racist to say things about the homeless. 

Lets say you own a store and somebody slips and falls on your sidewalk. 

Older black man came up to me asking for money on the sidewalk, I told him no, suddenly my corner window ended up broken.

Expensive deferred maintenance,  Turnovers from old tenants , furnace died  , city wanting me to replace an entire sidewalk section  , plumbing Leaks ,electrical problems , my insurance canceled me a fridge died ,bed bugs , roaches ,tenants refusing to pay ,a stove died and one of my few paying tenants even died in the unit!

Warren Buffett's strategy before he met Charlie Munger was walking around, looking for cigar butts on the sidewalk with one more puff left in them.