Tuolumne County Municipal Code Ch. 16.10 Merger

Sections:

• 16.10.010 Merger.
• 16.10.020 Approval required.
• 16.10.030 Procedure.

A. Any number of lots or parcels, under common ownership, may be merged, without reverting to acreage, only by parcel map with the approval of the County Surveyor. B. The requirements of this Title which ordinarily apply to lots or parcels created by parcel map are inapplicable to maps approved under this Chapter, except that the parcel map shall comply with all laws and regulations governing the processing, form and content of parcel maps. (Ord. 3290 § 2, 2015; Ord. 2132 § 7 (part), 1996; Ord. 1562 § 2 (part), 1987).

effective, nor may any map seeking to evidence the merger be submitted for recording, nor be recorded, until an application and map are approved by the County Surveyor pursuant to this Chapter. (Ord. 3290 § 2, 2015; Ord. 2132 § 7 (part), 1996)

A. Processing. An applicant seeking a merger shall submit an application, signed by the owners of the properties being merged, to the County Surveyor with the following:

1. An exhibit map drawn to scale, prepared by or under the direction of a licensed surveyor The exhibit map shall include the existing lots or parcels, the proposed lot(s) or parcel(s), lot or parcel sizes prior to the proposed merger, lot or parcel size(s) after the merger, current assessor parcel numbers, the existing zoning and General Plan designation(s), and, if applicable, the proposed zoning and General Plan designation(s).
2. If applicable, a letter from each utility company with existing facilities, infrastructure or easements on the lots or parcels to be merged regarding the effect the merger may have on its interests.
3. A current preliminary Title Report or a preliminary parcel map guarantee covering all affected lots or parcels. The date of the Title Report or Parcel Map Guarantee shall be within 90 days of the date of submittal to the County and shall endorse the names on the Merger application as the vested owners. B. Review. The review shall be limited to ensure the resulting lot(s) or parcel(s) conform to Title 17 of this Code. The Planning Division’s review is limited to determine if the merger complies with Section 17.06.035 of this Code. No tentative map shall be required as a condition to the approval of the merger. The instrument recorded to create the merger shall be a parcel map. Within 15 calendar days after submittal of a complete application, the Planning Division shall complete its review. Within 21 calendar days after the completion of review by the Planning Division, the County Surveyor shall take action, to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application.
   C. Recording.
4. Any merger approved pursuant to this Chapter shall be evidenced by a County Surveyor’s Decision approving the merger. The approval shall occur prior to the recordation of the parcel map.
   The parcel map shall be filed for recordation with the County Recorder within 36 months of the approval of the merger. Upon application of the applicant, the County Surveyor may grant extensions for a period or periods not exceeding a total of three (3) additional years. Failure to record the parcel map within the required time shall terminate all proceedings and no parcel map reflecting the merger of the real property shall be recorded without first obtaining approval of a new merger application.
5. Two copies of the parcel map prepared by a licensed surveyor in conformance with the approved exhibit map shall be submitted to the County Surveyor for approval together with: a. The fee for checking the parcel map as set forth in Chapter 3.40.010(P)(12) of this Code. b. Closure calculations and supporting documents necessary to check the parcel map.
   c. An updated Title Report, the date of which shall be within 90 days of the date of submittal to the County.
6. Prior to recordation of the parcel map, the applicant shall submit to the County Surveyor, the following: a. Proof that taxes and assessments due and payable on the lots or parcels have been paid and, whenever any part of the lots or parcels is subject 16-17

to a lien for taxes or special assessments collected as taxes which are not yet payable, proof that the applicant has executed and filed with the County Tax Collector security conditioned upon the payment of all state, county, municipal, and local taxes and the current installment of principal and interest of all special assessments collected as taxes, which at the time the parcel map is recorded are a lien against the property, but which are not yet payable. If the applicant deposits cash to secure the payment of the estimated taxes or special assessments required herein, the County Tax Collector shall draw upon the cash deposit, at the request of the taxpayer, to pay the taxes or special assessments when they are payable. b. A request for separation/combination form approved by the County Tax Collector. c. A Parcel Map Guarantee. d. If applicable, proof that all the conditions of approval have been satisfied. e. The recording fee as set forth in Chapter 3.40 of this Code. (Ord. 3290 § 2, 2015; Ord. 3215 § 2, 2013; Ord. 2314 § 64, 1999; Ord. 2132 § 7 (part), 1996). 16-18