Irwindale Municipal Code Ch. 16.09 Reversion to Acreage

Petitions for reversions to acreage shall conform to such requirements as to form and content as required by the city engineer. The fee for processing reversions shall be as established by the city's fee schedule.

(Ord. No. 698, § 4, 10-14-15)

Petitions for reversions to acreage shall include the following:

A. Evidence of title to the real property;

B. Evidence of nonuse of or lack or necessity of streets or easements proposed to be vacated or abandoned; and

C. Either:

1. Evidence of the consent of all of the owners of an interest(s) in the property;

2. Evidence that none of the improvements required to be made have been made within two years from the date the final tract or parcel map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for completion of the improvements, whichever is later; or

3. Evidence that no lots shown on the final tract or parcel map have been sold within five years from the date such final map was filed for record.

(Ord. No. 698, § 4, 10-14-15)

A. The petition may propose either a parcel map or a tract map for the reversion to acreage. The reversion to acreage shall be forwarded by the community development director to the city engineer for review and recommendation to the city council. A public hearing shall be held before the city council on reversions to acreage. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided in Section 16.01.110 (Notices). The city council may approve a reversion to acreage after first making the following findings:

1. Dedications or offers of dedication to be vacated or abandoned by the reversion to acreage are unnecessary for present or prospective public purposes; and

2. Either:

a. All owners of an interest in the real property within the subdivision have consented to reversion;

b. None of the improvements required to be made have been made within two years from the date the final map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for completion of the improvements, whichever is the later; or

c. No lots shown on the final map have been sold within five years from the date such final map was filed for record.

B. As conditions of reversion to acreage the city council shall require the following:

1. Dedications or offers of dedication necessary following reversion;

2. Retention of all previously paid fees; and

3. Retention of any portion of required improvement security or deposits.

(Ord. No. 698, § 4, 10-14-15)