Woodside Municipal Code Art. XII Reversion to Acreage

(A) Initiation of proceedings. Proceedings to revert subdivided property to acreage may be initiated by a petition of all of the owners of record of the subject lots, or by the Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, on its own motion, or upon instructions from a court of law.

(B) Form of petitions. A petition for a reversion to acreage shall contain the following:

(1) Adequate evidence of title to the real property within the land division or subdivision;

(2) Evidence of the consent of all of the property owners with a record title interest in the subject property or a court order;

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

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

(5) A final map which delineates dedications which will not be vacated and dedications which are a condition to reversion.

(C) Fees. The Council may establish a fee for processing reversions to acreage in an amount which will reimburse the Town for all costs incurred in processing. Such fee shall be paid by the property owners at the time of filing the petition for the reversion to acreage. If the proceedings for the reversion to acreage are initiated by the Council, the fee shall be paid by the persons requesting the Council to proceed pursuant to Article I of Chapter 6 of the Subdivision Map Act.

(D) Hearings. Separate public hearings shall be held by the Planning Commission and Council on the proposed reversion to acreage. Notice shall be given in the time and manner provided in Section 152.076 of this subchapter. The Council may approve a reversion to acreage subject to the provisions of Section 66499.16 of the Subdivision Map Act. A reversion to acreage and a tentative map or vesting tentative map may be considered at the same public hearing.

(E) Release of securities and delivery of final map. After the hearing before the Council and the approval of the reversion to acreage, the final map shall be delivered to the County Recorder.

(F) Effect of filing reversion maps with the County Recorder. Reversions to acreage 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.

(Ord. 2021-617, § 3(Exh. A), effective 3-11-21)