Woodside Municipal Code § 152.030 Voluntary lot merger

Pursuant to the authority granted the Town in Government Code § 66499.20.3, the Planning Director may approve the merger of contiguous lots under common ownership without reverting to acreage. Owners proposing to use more than one lot to meet the development standards for one combined parcel, shall complete a voluntary merger of lots prior to the issuance of construction permits, or prior to the final inspection of construction permits as determined by the Town Engineer and Planning Director.

(A) Application requirements. Applications for the voluntary merger of contiguous parcels under common ownership shall be filed with the Town's Planning Department in the form of a written request using a Town application form. The request shall be signed by all owners of the property and accompanied by existing and proposed legal descriptions and plat of the properties to be combined and a preliminary title report verifying ownership of said contiguous parcels. The plat shall be no smaller than an eight-and-one-half-by-eleven-inch sheet, which shall reflect the metes and bounds legal description. Additional application requirements may be required by the Town Planning and Engineering Departments. Applications filed pursuant to this section shall include a nonrefundable processing fee in an amount as set forth in the Schedule of Fees and Charges of the Town adopted by resolution of the Town Council.

(B) Criteria for review and action. The Planning Director shall distribute copies of the application to the Town Engineer and/or Public Works Director, and other Town departments, who together shall review it for conformity with this title and all other provisions of the General Plan, Municipal Code, the Subdivision Map Act. The Town Engineer and/or Public Works Director and other employees required to review the application shall report their findings to the Planning Director. If the proposed merger is in conformance with the provisions of the General Plan, Municipal Code, the Subdivision Map Act, the Planning Director shall approve the application for lot merger.

(C) Recordation of notice of parcel merger.

(1) Upon approval of the lot merger, the Town shall issue a Notice of Merger, signed by the owners, Planning Director, and Town Engineer which the Town shall submit to the County of San Mateo for recordation. The form and content of the Notice shall be as established by the Planning Director and Town Engineer and/or Public Works Director. The recording of the Notice shall constitute legal merger of the affected parcels.

(2) The owner(s) shall be responsible for the payment of all fees required to record the Notice.

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