Siskiyou County Municipal Code Art. 9 Reversions to acreage

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

(§ II, Ord. 87-2, eff: March 12, 1987)

Proceedings to revert subdivided property to acreage may be initiated by a petition of all of the owners of record of the property. The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the Planning Director. The petition shall contain the information required by Section 10-4.903 of this article and any other information as required by the Planning Director.

(§ II Ord 87-2, eff. March 12, 1987)

The Board, at the request of any person or on its own motion, by resolution, may initiate proceedings to revert property to acreage. The Board shall direct the Planning Director to obtain the necessary information to initiate and conduct the proceedings.

(§ II, Ord. 87-2, eff. March 12, 1987)

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 has been made within two (2) years after the date the final or parcel map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for the completion of the improvements, whichever is later; or

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

(e) A tentative map in the form prescribed by Section 10-4.401 of Article 4 of this chapter or Section 10-4.501 of Article 5 of this chapter;

(f) A final or parcel map in the form prescribed by Section 10-4.402 of Article 4 of this chapter or Section 10-4.502 of Article 5 of this chapter which delineates dedications which will not be vacated and dedications required as a condition to reversion. Final or parcel maps shall be conspicuously designated with the title "The Purpose of this Map is a Reversion to Acreage"; and

(g) A deposit as required by the County toward processing and plan-checking costs in accordance with the County's established fees and charges.

(§ II Ord. 87-2 eff. March 12, 1987)

The final map or parcel map for the reversion, together with all other data as required by this article, shall be submitted to the Planning Director for his review. Proposed revisions shall be circulated to potentially affected departments for review and comment.

Upon finding that the petition meets with all the requirements of this chapter and the Subdivision Map Act, the Planning Director shall submit the final map or parcel map, together with his report and recommendations of approval or conditional approval of the reversion to acreage, to the Planning Commission for its consideration and report to the Board.

(§ II, Ord. 87-2, eff. March 12, 1987)

A public hearing shall be held by the Board on all petitions for initiations of reversions to acreage. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided in Section 10-4.401.6.1 of Article 4 of this chapter. The Planning Director may give such other notice deemed necessary or advisable.

The Board may approve a reversion to acreage only if it finds and records by resolution that:

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

(b) Either:

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

(2) None of the improvements required to be made has been made within two (2) years after the date the final map or parcel map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for the completion of the improvements, whichever is later; or

(3) No lot shown on the final map or parcel. map has been sold within five (5) years after the date such map was filed for record.

The Board may require as conditions of the reversion that:

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

(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.

(§ II, Ord. 87-2, eff. March 12, 1987)

Upon the approval oft he reversion to acre age, the Director of Public Works shall transmit the final map or panel map; together with the Board's resolution or panel map, together with the Board's resolution approving the reversion, to the Country Recorder for recordation.

The reversion shall be effective upon the final map or panel map being filed for record by the Country Recorder. Upon filing all dedications and offers of dedication not shown on the final map or panel map for reversion shall be of no further force and effect

(§ II, Ord. 87-2, eff. March 12, 1987)