Chapter 15.30
LOT MERGERS
Sections:
15.30.020 Voluntary lot mergers.
15.30.010 Definition.
"Lot merger" means the joining of two (2) or more contiguous parcels of land under one ownership into one parcel. (Ord. 868 § 5 (part), 1995).
15.30.020 Voluntary lot mergers.
(1) Pursuant to the authority provided by Section 66499.20.3/4 of the Subdivision Map Act, upon request of the legal owner(s) of contiguous parcels, the city engineer, with the concurrence of the director of community development, may approve the merger of the parcels without reverting to acreage.
(2) An application for a lot merger signed by the owner(s) of the properties shall be made to the city on a form approved by the city engineer. The application shall be accompanied by the following:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the city engineer that the parcels to be merged are in common ownership;
(b) A map showing the configuration of all parcels and a legal description of the parcels to be merged;
(c) The application fee established by the City Council.
(3) Within five (5) days after the city engineer’s approval of the lot merger, the city engineer shall file a written report with the secretary of the planning commission and the city clerk and mail a copy of the report to the applicant(s) and each person who has filed a request for special notice. An appeal from such approval may be made to the planning commission by any person if the appeal is filed with the secretary of the planning commission within twenty (20) days from the date of the city engineer’s approval. The provisions of Section 16.86.025 regarding appeals by the City Council and council-members shall apply to such appeals, provided that the period for appeal shall be twenty days. The appeal shall be filed with the secretary of the planning commission and a member of the planning commission shall have the same appeal rights as a councilmember.
(4) In approving the request for merger, the city engineer may impose reasonable conditions.
(5) Upon approval of an application, and once the conditions of merger have been satisfied, the city engineer shall cause a notice of merger to be recorded with the office of the county recorder specifying the name(s) of the record owner(s) and particularly describing the merged parcel. The form and content of the notice of merger shall be as required by the city engineer. The filing of the notice of merger shall constitute a legal merger of the affected parcels.
(6) A copy of the notice of merger shall be filed with the city clerk and the director of community development. (Ord. 868 § 5 (part), 1995).