Lassen County Municipal Code Ch. 16.36 Reversions to Acreage

Subdivided property may be reverted to acreage pursuant to provisions of this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act. This chapter shall apply to final maps, parcel maps and parcel map waivers.

(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)

(a) By Owners. Proceedings to revert subdivided property to acreage may be initiated by petition of all of the owners of record of the property. The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the county surveyor and/or the planning and building services department. The petition shall contain the information required by Section 16.36.030 and any other information as required by the county surveyor and/or the planning and building services department.

(b) By Board of Supervisors. The board of supervisors, at the request of any person or on its own motion may, by resolution, initiate proceedings to revert property to acreage. The board of supervisors shall direct the county surveyor and/or the planning and building services department to obtain the necessary information to initiate and conduct the proceedings.

(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)

The petition shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Evidence of title to the real property; and

(b) Evidence of the consent of all of the owners of an interest in the property; or

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

(d) Evidence that no lots shown on the final map, parcel map or parcel map waiver have been sold within five years from the date such final map, parcel map or parcel map waiver was filed for record;

(e) A tentative map in the form prescribed by Article 2 of Chapter 16.16 or Article 1 of Chapter 16.20 of this title;

(f) A final map or parcel map in the form prescribed by Article 3 of Chapter 16.16 or Article 2 of Chapter 16.20 of this title, which delineates dedications which will not be vacated and dedications required as a condition to reversion. Final maps or parcel maps shall be conspicuously designated with the title, "The Purpose of this Map is a Reversion to Acreage";

(g) Applicable fees for a tentative map application and subsequent review of a final map or parcel map shall be submitted as listed in Chapter 3.18 of the Lassen County Code.

(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)

(a) The final map or parcel map for the reversion, together with all other data as required by this chapter, shall be submitted to the county surveyor for review.

(b) Upon finding that the petition meets with all the requirements of this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act, the county surveyor shall submit the final map or parcel map, together with a report and recommendations of approval or conditional approval of the reversion to acreage, to the board of supervisors for their consideration.

(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)

(a) A public hearing shall be held by the board of supervisors on all petitions for initiations for reversions to acreage. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided in Section 16.16.080. The county surveyor and/or the planning and building services department may give such other notice that is deemed necessary or advisable.

(b) The board of supervisors may approve a reversion to acreage only if it finds and records by resolution that:

(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 one of the following conditions exists:

(A) All owners of an interest in the real property within the subdivision have consented to reversion; or

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

(C) No lots shown on the final map or parcel map have been sold within five years from the date such map was filed for record.

(2) The board of supervisors may require as conditions of the reversion:

(A) The owners dedicate or offer to dedicate streets, public rights-of-way or easements;

(B) The retention of all or a portion of previously paid subdivision fees, deposits or improvement securities if the same are necessary to accomplish any of the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)

(a) Upon approving the reversion to acreage, the county surveyor shall transmit the final map or parcel map, together with the board of supervisors resolution approving the reversion, to the county recorder for recordation.

(b) The transmittal to the county clerk shall also include a subdivision map guarantee or parcel map guarantee, issued within ten days of the submittal date, along with the appropriate fees for recordation of all documents. The pre-payment of property taxes shall also be required pursuant to Section 66493 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(c) Reversion shall be effective upon the final map or parcel map being filed for record by the county recorder. Upon filing, all dedications and offers of dedication not shown on the final map or parcel map for reversion shall be of no further force and effect.

(Ord. 2022-12 § 4)