Needles Municipal Code Art. 19 VII Merger Of Parcels

19-45 Purpose 19-46 Application By Owner 19-47 Initiated By City

19-45 Purpose

The purpose of this section is to provide for a merger of parcels upon application of the property owner without the necessity of processing a parcel map. The specific limitations upon the city-initiated merger are contained herein, and within Government Code section 66451.11. (Ord. No. 341-AC, § 1.)

19-46 Application By Owner

1. Upon application by the owner thereof, in a form approved by the city engineer, contiguous parcels under the same ownership may be merged without filing a map for the revision of acreage. The form and content of such application and the information, data, fees, and other details required for the processing of same, shall be as set by city council resolution.
2. The city engineer shall have the authority to approve such mergers, and no final map shall be required provided the merger does not involve: 1. Streets or other easements to be vacated; 2. Release of previously posted agreements or securities for improvements; 3. Release of previously paid fees or deposits made pursuant to the division of the properties to be merged; 4. More than four parcels.
3. Upon approval of such a merger, the city engineer shall cause to be prepared an appropriate instrument describing the parcels to be merged, which shall be executed by the owner involved and the city engineer, and which shall thereafter be recorded with the county recorder. (Ord. No. 341-AC, § 1.)

19-47 Initiated By City

1. Two or more contiguous parcels or units of land which have been created under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act or any prior law regulating the division of land or by county or city ordinance enacted pursuant thereto, or which were not subject to such provisions at the time of their creation, may be deemed merged by the city if all the following conditions apply: 1. Any one of the contiguous parcels or units does not comply or conform to standards for minimum parcel size, thereby precluding its use or development under city zoning, development, or subdivision codes or ordinances in effect;
   2. At least one of the contiguous parcels or units is not developed with a building for which a permit has been issued by the city;
   3. The contiguous parcels or units of land to be deemed merged are under the same ownership.
2. Whenever the city considers that contiguous parcels or units of land have merged as provided above, the planning director shall direct the preparation of an appropriate instrument, or notice of merger shall thereafter be filed for record with the office of the county recorder provided that at least thirty days prior to the recording of the notice the owner of the parcels or units to be affected by the merger are advised of the intention to record the notice, and the procedures of Government Code section 66451.11 et seq. have been followed.

3. Any such notification shall be in writing, sent by United States mail to the address of the owner as specified on the latest tax roll, and shall contain the date, time and place of public hearing at which the owner may present evidence to the city planning commission as to why notice should not be recorded. The decision of the planning commission may be appealed to the city council. The decision of the planning commission becomes final if not appealed within ten days of the date of hearing. (Ord. No. 341-AC, § 1.)