Sacramento County Municipal Code Ch. 22.140 Notice of Merger

Any officer, agent, or employee of the County with knowledge that real property has merged or is alleged to have merged pursuant to Section 22.15.040 shall notify the County Engineer of such merger or alleged merger.

(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 0712 § 9, 1988; SCC 1585 § 57, 2015; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)

The County Engineer shall set for hearing before the Subdivision Review Committee the issue of whether or not merger of property has occurred, and whether a notice of such merger shall be recorded with the County Recorder. A notice of the hearing shall be sent to the owners of property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll not less than 15 days before the date of the hearing. The notice shall contain a description of the property, a statement that a notice of merger may be filed with the County Recorder, and shall indicate the time, date and place of the hearing at which time the owner may present evidence as to why a notice of merger should not be recorded. In preparation for the hearing, the County Engineer shall prepare a written staff report which shall be made available to the property owner and the Subdivision Review Committee. The County Engineer shall ensure that no permits or other entitlements for construction shall be issued for said property until the issue has been decided.

(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 1585 § 58, 2015; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)

The Subdivision Review Committee shall conduct a hearing on the purported merger and shall consider the staff report of the County Engineer and all other relevant evidence. At the conclusion of the hearing, the committee shall determine and prepare written findings thereof as to whether a merger has occurred. If it is determined a merger has occurred, the committee shall direct that the County Engineer file a notice of the merger with the County Recorder. The Subdivision Review Committee shall also advise all operating departments of its determination.

(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC 1757, 7/22/2025)