Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 18.45 Reservations/Dedications to Public

As a condition of approval of a map, the subdivider shall reserve sites, appropriate in area and location for parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries or other public uses according to the standards and formula contained in this chapter.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

Where a park, recreational facility, fire station, library or other public use is shown on an adopted specific plan or adopted general plan containing policies and standards for those uses, and the required reservations are in accordance with those policies and standards, the subdivider may be required by the city to reserve sites as so determined by the city or county. The reserved area must be of such size and shape as to permit the balance of the property within which the reservation is located to develop in an orderly and efficient manner. The amount of land to be reserved shall not make development of the remaining land held by the subdivider economically unfeasible. The reserved area shall conform to the adopted specific plan or general plan and shall be in such multiples of streets and parcels as to permit an efficient division of the reserved area in the event that it is not acquired within the prescribed period.

(Ord. 678 § 22, 1989: Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1983.)

The public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved shall, at the time of approval of the final map or parcel map, enter into a binding agreement to acquire such reserved area within two years after the completion and acceptance of all improvements, unless such period of time is extended by mutual agreement.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

The purchase price shall be the market value thereof at the time of the filing of the tentative map, or tentative parcel map, plus the taxes against such reserved area from the date of the reservation and any other costs incurred by the subdivider in the maintenance of such reserved area, including interest costs incurred on any loan covering such reserved area.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

If the public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved does not enter into such a binding agreement, the reservation of such area shall automatically terminate.

(Ord. 570 § 3 (part), 1984.)

A. When property is dedicated to the city in fee for public purposes, or for making public improvements or constructing public facilities, other than for open space, parks, or schools, the city shall record a certificate with the county recorder. The certificate shall be attached to the map and shall contain all of the following information:

1. The name and address of the subdivider dedicating the property;

2. A legal description of the real property dedicated; and

3. A statement that the city shall reconvey the property to the subdivider if the city makes a determination pursuant to this section that the same public purpose for which the property was dedicated does not exist, or the property or any portion thereof is not needed for public utilities, as specified in subsection (C) of this section.

B. The subdivider may request that the city make the determination that the same public purpose for which the dedication was required still exists, after payment of a fee which shall not exceed the amount reasonably required to make the determination. The determination may be made by reference to a capital improvement plan, an applicable general or specified plan requirement, the subdivision map, or other public documents that identify the need for the dedication.

C. If the city determines that the same public purpose for which the dedication was required does not exist, it shall reconvey the property to the subdivider or the successor in interest, as specified in subsection (A) of this section, except for all or any portion of the property that is required for that same public purpose or for public utilities.

D. If the city decides to vacate, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of the dedicated property, it shall give at least sixty days notice to the subdivider whose name appears on the certificate before vacating, leasing, selling, or otherwise disposing of the dedicated property. This notice is not required if the dedicated property will be used for the same public purpose for which it was dedicated.

(Ord. 810 § 37, 1994.)