Chapter 19-40

CORRECTIONS, AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS

• (A) After a final map or parcel map is filed in the office of the County Recorder, it may be amended by either a certificate of correction or an amending map as authorized in Government Code Section 66469.

• (B) In addition to the amendments and corrections authorized by Government Code Section 66469, this title allows the Planning Commission to make other modifications to recorded maps if the Planning Commission finds, after holding a public hearing on the modification(s), that there are changes in circumstances which make all or a portion of the conditions on a map no longer appropriate or necessary and that the proposed modification(s) will not impose any additional burden on the present fee owner of the property. Said modification may not alter any right, title, or interest in the real property reflected on the recorded map.

• (Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

• (A) Application Procedure. Whenever a person or party desires to amend or correct a map as authorized by Government Code Section 66469, he shall submit an amending map or certificate of correction to the City Engineer as required by the Department of Community Development.

• (B) Referral of a Proposed Amendment or Correction. Within seven calendar days of receiving a complete application, the City Engineer shall distribute copies of the application to such departments and agencies as is deemed advisable. Each of these entities shall, within 14 calendar days after receiving said application, send a written report to the City Engineer indicating its findings and recommendations. The City Engineer shall recommend approval, denial or referral of the application within seven calendar days after receiving said comments.

• (C) Authorization — Approval. The City Engineer is authorized to approve or deny all such applications. The City Engineer may also refer any such application to the Development Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission for approval or denial.

• (Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

• (A) Application Procedure. Whenever a person or party desires to make a modification on a filed map that is not allowed by Government Code Section 66469, he shall submit an application to the Department of Community Development which includes the reasons for the modification(s), copies of a proposed amending map or a certificate of correction (prepared and signed by a civil engineer or land surveyor) as required, and other data as established by the Director of Community Development. A filing fee and the public hearing fee as established by resolution of the City Council shall be paid at the time said application is filed.

• (B) Referral of a Proposed Modification. The Department of Community Development shall

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City of Santa Rosa, CA § 19-40.030

SANTA ROSA CODE

§ 19-40.040

refer any application for a modification to a map filed for record to the appropriate departments for review within seven calendar days of the application submittal date. Each department receiving said application shall within 14 calendar days of receiving said application transmit a written recommendation to the Department of Community Development for review. Within 90 calendar days after receipt of all the departments' comments, the Development Advisory Committee shall prepare a written report of its recommendation and submit same to the Planning Commission, applicant, and engineer or surveyor.

• (C) Planning Commission Action. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing and shall review the recommendation of the Development Advisory Committee in making its decision to approve or disapprove the modification to the filed map, after making the findings required in Section 19-24.080 and determining that no grounds for mandatory denial, as set forth in Section 19-24.090, apply.

• (Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

The amending map, certificate of correction or certificate of modification, certified by the City Engineer, shall be filed in the Office of the County Recorder. Upon such filing, the County Recorder shall index the names of the fee owners and the appropriate tract designation shown on the amending map or certificate of correction in the general index and map index respectively. Thereupon, the original map shall be deemed to have been conclusively so corrected, modified, or amended and thereafter shall impart constructive notice of all such corrections, modifications, or amendments in the same manner as though set forth in the original map. (Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

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City of Santa Rosa, CA § 19-44.010

SUBDIVISIONS

A person or persons desiring to file an application for a reversion to acreage shall submit the following data with the City Engineer:

• (A) A completed application form;

• (B) A preliminary subdivision report;

• (C) Copies of the existing final map or parcel map and proposed reversion to acreage map as required by the City Engineer.

• (Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

A processing fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council shall be paid at the time of submitting the application.

(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

Within seven calendar days of receiving a complete reversion to acreage application, the City Engineer shall distribute copies of this application to such departments and agencies as is deemed advisable. Each of these entities shall, within 14 calendar days after receiving said application, send written comments to the City Engineer indicating its findings and recommendations.

(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

The Development Advisory Committee shall review the comments and recommendations of the departments and agencies notified and shall prepare and submit a written report to the Planning Commission within 120 calendar days from the day the application is deemed complete. (Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3134 § 8, 1994; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the reversion to acreage and to review the recommendations of the Development Advisory Committee. The public hearing shall be noticed at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting as established in Government Code Section 66451.3. The written recommendation and a copy of the Development Advisory Committee report must be delivered to the applicant at least three calendar days prior to the date of the hearing. The Planning Commission may recommend approval or conditional approval of any reversion to acreage which complies with this title and the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

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City of Santa Rosa, CA § 19-52.060

SANTA ROSA CODE

§ 19-52.090

Maps filed for the purpose of reverting to acreage land previously subdivided into numbered or lettered parcels shall be conspicuously so designated with the title, "Reversion to Acreage." Such maps must comply with all provisions of this title.

(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

Except when street dedication is required, as provided in Section 19-16.010, no tentative map or tentative parcel map need be filed prior to the filing of a reversion to acreage map. If sufficient recorded data exists from which an accurate map can be compiled, no survey shall be required. (Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

The reversion to acreage map shall be prepared by a civil engineer who is authorized to practice land surveying or by a land surveyor. The City Engineer shall examine and certify the correctness of the map.

(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

Subsequent to approval by the City Council, the filing for record of a reversion to acreage map, final map or parcel map shall constitute abandonment of all dedications to the public not shown on the map. Any map submitted shall be accompanied by evidence of title and nonuse, or lack of necessity, of streets or easements previously dedicated to the public which are to be vacated or abandoned.

(Ord. 2622 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3396 § 1, 1998)

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City of Santa Rosa, CA § 19-56.010

SUBDIVISIONS