Santa Maria Municipal Code Ch. 3-11 Abandonment or Release of Real Property Interests

All applications requesting the abandonment or release of interests in real property held by the City shall be requested in conformity with the procedure and subject to the requirements set forth in this chapter; provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the abandonment or release of interest in real property held by the City, which is incidental to an exchange of property, subdivision or similar agreement, nor to the abandonment or release of interest in real property initiated and recommended to the City Council by the City staff through the City Manager, which abandonment or release is found by the City Council to be primarily for the benefit of or primarily in the interest of the City.

(Prior Code § 2-101)

All such applications shall consist of an original and five copies, addressed to the City Council, and filed with the City Clerk.

(Prior Code § 2-102)

All such applications shall be accompanied by a fee to be known and referred to as an abandonment fee, in the amount set out in the Schedule of Fees and Charges within this Code.

(Prior Code § 2-103)

The applicant shall append to the application under this chapter, prior to filing, a full legal description of the parcel of property involved, together with a sketch or map which is sufficiently accurate to show the location of the parcel involved with relation to adjoining properties, including existing public and private easements of all kinds.

(Prior Code § 2-104)

The application under this chapter must be accompanied by a current title report covering the parcel of property involved.

(Prior Code § 2-105)

Upon request by the City Clerk or any City officer, the applicant shall furnish such data as may be deemed necessary by such officer in the processing of the application.

(Prior Code § 2-106)

No application under this chapter shall be placed on the agenda of the City Council until the application has been considered by all of the City departments concerned and approved in writing as to form and completeness by the City Attorney and the City Manager respectively.

(Prior Code § 2-107)