Chapter 16.11 — VOLUNTARY MERGER

• A. Pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 66499.20 3/4, a merger and certificate of merger of existing adjoining parcels of real property may be authorized by the City Surveyor and filed for record by the County Recorder only where the City Surveyor makes all of the following findings:

  1. The merger will not affect any fees, grants, easements, agreements, conditions, dedications, offers to dedicate or security provided in connection with any approvals of divisions of real property or lot line adjustments; and

  2. The boundaries of the parcels to be merged are well-defined in existing recorded documents or filed maps and were legally created or have certificates of compliance issued on them; and

  3. The merger will not alter the exterior boundary of the parcels to be merged; and

  4. The document used to effect the merger contains an accurate description of the exterior boundaries of the resulting parcel; and

  5. All parties having any record title interest in the real property affected have consented to the merger upon a form approved by the City, excepting all those interests that are excepted from the requirement to consent to the preparation and recordation of final maps under the provisions of California Government Code Section 66436 and according to the terms, provisions, reservations and restrictions provided therein for such consent; and

  6. All necessary fees and requirements, including a fee for recording the document have been provided.

• B. If the finding under subsection (A)(2) of this section cannot be made, the City Surveyor may nevertheless authorize the merger of two or more parcels of land of which at least one was not created in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and/or local ordinances as an alternative to the issuance of a conditional certificate of compliance after consultation with the Director of Planning and Environmental Services or designee.

• (Ord. 02-01 § 1)

Where a record of survey is deemed to be necessary by the City Surveyor or the applicant in order to monument and define the boundaries of the merged parcel, such record of survey, otherwise in compliance with all requirements, may be filed at the same time as the merger and certificate of merger.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1)

The filing of said merger and certificate of merger for record shall constitute a merger of the separate parcels into one parcel for the purpose of the Subdivision Map Act and local ordinances

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City of Goleta, CA § 16.11.030 SUBDIVISIONS

No person shall record a document merging separate legal parcels into a single legal parcel for the purposes of the Subdivision Map Act and local ordinances enacted pursuant thereto except in conformity with the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1)

The City shall establish by resolution such fees as may be required for the review and processing of a proposal for voluntary merger.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1)

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City of Goleta, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 16.13.010

§ 16.13.020