Chapter 16.24 — REVERSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

Subdivided property may be reverted to acreage pursuant to the following provisions.

• A. Initiation of Proceedings.

  1. By Owners. Proceedings to revert subdivided property to acreage may be initiated by petition of all of the owners of record of the property. The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the planning department. The petition shall contain the information required by this section and such other information to initiate and conduct the proceedings.

  2. City Council. The city council, at the request of any person or on its own motion, may by resolution initiate proceedings to revert property to acreage. The city council shall direct the planning department to obtain the necessary information to initiate and conduct the proceedings.

• B. Date for Reversion to Acreage. Petitioners shall file the following:

  1. Evidence of title to the real property and evidence of the consent of all the owners of an interest(s) in the property; or

  2. Evidence that none of the improvements required to be made have been made within two years from the date the final map or parcel map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for completion of the improvements, whichever is later; or

  3. Evidence that no lots shown on the final or parcel map have been sold within five years from the date such final or parcel map was filed for record;

  4. A tentative map in the form prescribed by this title; or

  5. A final map in the form prescribed by this part which delineates dedications which will not be vacated and dedications required as a condition to reversion.

• C. Fees. Petitions to revert property to acreage shall be accompanied by a fee as established by resolution of the city council. If the proceedings are initiated pursuant to this chapter, the person

or persons who requested the city council to initiate the proceedings shall pay a fee as established by the city council. Fees are not refundable.

• D. Proceedings.

  1. The planning commission is made the advisory agency of the council, as such advisory agency is defined and established by the California Subdivision Map Act, and the powers delegated to the planning commission to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove, and to report actions on tentative maps for reversion to acreage or the merger of separate parcels directly to the subdivider. The planning commission is given full power and authority to investigate any and all matters pertaining to a proposed reversion of lands and make its findings of fact in relation thereto, which shall be communicated in writing to the council. A public hearing shall be held before the planning commission on all petitions for initiations for reversion to acreage pursuant to all requirements for the hearing of parcel maps including procedures for appeals from planning commission determinations therefor. Notice of public hearing shall be given as provided in Section 66451.3 of the Government Code. The planning department may give such other notice that it deems necessary or advisable.

commission on all petitions for initiations for reversion to acreage pursuant to all requirements for the hearing of parcel maps including procedures for appeals from planning commission determinations therefor. Notice of public hearing shall be given as provided in Section 66451.3 of the Government Code. The planning department may give such other notice that it deems necessary or advisable.

2. The planning commission may approve a reversion to acreage only if it finds and records, in writing, that dedications or offers of dedication to be vacated or abandoned by the reversion to acreage are necessary for present or prospective public purposes and either 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 title.

• E. Return of Fees, Deposits—Release of Securities. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon filing of the final map for reversion of acreage with the county recorder, all fees and deposits shall be returned to the subdivider and all improvement securities shall be released by the city council.

• F. Delivery of Final Map. After the hearing before the city council and approval of the reversion, the final map shall be delivered to the county recorder.

• G. Effect of Filing Reversion Map With the County Recorder. Reversion shall be effective upon the final map being filed for record by the county recorder. Upon filing, all dedications and offers of dedication not shown on the final map for reversion shall be of no further force and effect.

• (Prior code § 9506.010)