Chapter 16.20
REVERSION TO ACREAGE
Sections:
16.20.010 Reversion requirements.
16.20.020 Initiation of proceedings by owners.
16.20.030 Initiation of proceedings by the planning commission.
16.20.040 Data for reversion to acreage.
16.20.050 Proceedings before the planning commission.
16.20.070 Filing of parcel maps.
16.20.080 Return of fees and deposits, and release of securities.
16.20.090 Merger and resubdividing without reversion.
16.20.010 Reversion requirements.
Subdivided property may be reverted to acreage pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this chapter. This chapter shall apply to final maps and parcel maps. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.20.020 Initiation of proceedings by owners.
Initiation shall be by petition pursuant to California Government Code Section 66499.12. The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the chief planning official or city engineer and shall contain the information required by the Subdivision Map Act and such other information as specified by the chief planning official or city engineer. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.20.030 Initiation of proceedings by the planning commission.
The planning commission, at the request of all of the owners of record of the real property within the subdivision or on its own motion may, by resolution, initiate proceedings to revert subdivided property to acreage. The resolution of the planning commission shall direct the chief planning official or city engineer to obtain all information necessary to accomplish the proposed reversion. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.20.040 Data for reversion to acreage.
The petition shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Adequate evidence of title to the real property within the subdivision;
B. Evidence sufficient to enable the planning commission to make all of the determinations and findings required by California Government Code Section 66499.16;
C. A final map or parcel map in the form prescribed in this chapter which delineates dedications which will not be vacated and dedications which will be required as a condition of reversion; and
D. Such other pertinent information as may be required by this chapter. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.20.050 Proceedings before the planning commission.
A noticed public hearing on the proposed reversion to acreage shall be held before the planning commission pursuant to CMC 16.02.100. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.20.060 Required findings.
Subdivided real property may be reverted to acreage only if the planning commission can make findings in accordance with California Government Code Section 66499.16. The planning commission shall impose those conditions imposed by California Government Code Section 66499.17 for any reversion to acreage. A tax bond shall not be required as a condition of approval for reversion to acreage. After approval of the reversion to acreage, the documentation evidencing said reversion shall be delivered to the Los Angeles County recorder. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.20.070 Filing of parcel maps.
A. Any parcel map submitted for the purpose of reverting to acreage shall be accompanied by:
1. Evidence of title;
2. Non-use or lack of necessity of any public streets or public easements which are to be vacated or abandoned; and
3. A parcel map in a form acceptable to the chief planning official or city engineer, which delineates any streets or easements, which are to remain in effect after the reversion. After approval of the reversion by the planning commission, the parcel map shall be delivered to the county recorder.
B. The filing of the parcel map shall constitute legal reversion to acreage of the land affected thereby, and shall also constitute abandonment of all public streets and public easements not shown on the parcel map; provided, that a written notation of each abandonment is listed by reference to the recording data creating said public streets or public easements, and certified to on the parcel map by the city clerk, or his or her designee. The filing of the map shall also constitute a merger of the separate parcels into one parcel for the purposes of this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act and shall thereby be shown as such on the assessment roll subject to the provisions of California Government Code Section 66445.
C. Except as provided in California Government Code Section 66445(f) on any parcel map used for reverting acreage, a certificate shall appear signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the land being reverted consenting to the preparation and filing of the parcel map. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.20.080 Return of fees and deposits, and release of securities.
Return of fees and deposits, and release of securities shall be in accordance with California Government Code Section 66499.19. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)
16.20.090 Merger and resubdividing without reversion.
Subdivided lands may be merged and resubdivided without reverting to acreage through complying with all the applicable requirements for the subdivision of land as provided by this title and the Subdivision Map Act. The filing of the final map or parcel map shall constitute legal merging of the parcels into one parcel, and the resubdivision of such parcel, and the real property shall thereafter be shown with the new lot or parcel boundaries on the assessment roll. Any unused fees or deposits previously made pursuant to this division pertaining to the property shall be credited pro rata towards any of the requirements for the same purposes, which are applicable at the time of resubdivision. Any public streets or public easements to be left in effect after the resubdivision shall be adequately delineated on the map. After approval of the merger and resubdivision the map shall be delivered to the Los Angeles County recorder. The filing of the map shall constitute legal merger and resubdivision of the land affected thereby, and shall also constitute abandonment of all streets and easements not shown on the map; provided, that a written notation of each abandonment is listed by reference to the recording data creating said public streets or public easements, and certified to on the parcel map by the city clerk, or his or her designee. (Ord. 05-1915 § 1, 2005.)