Yuba City Municipal Code Art. 9 Reversion to Acreage

Proceedings to revert subdivided property to acreage may be initiated by petition of all of the owners of record of property. The petition shall be on a form prescribed by the Planning Director. The petition shall contain the information required by Section 8-2.904 of this article and such other information as required by the Planning Director.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

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 Director to obtain the necessary information to initiate and conduct the proceedings.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

Petitions to revert property to acreage shall be accomplished by a fee as required for recordation of the map by the County Recorder.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the Planning Director and 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 having an interest in the property; and

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

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

In lieu of a petition for reversion to acreage a property owner(s) may file a tentative map in the form prescribed by Article 6 followed by a parcel or final map in the form prescribed by Article 7 or Article 8 of this chapter which map delineates dedications which will not be vacated and dedications which are condition to reversion. Parcel or final maps shall be visibly designated with the title, "The Purpose of this Map is a Reversion to Acreage."

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

The Planning Director shall prepare a written report on the conformity of the requested reversion to acreage in relation to the provisions of the General Plan, the zoning laws, the report of the Development Review Committee, and all other applicable requirements of this chapter and other regulations of the City. The petitioner shall be provided with a report and recommendations on the requested reversion of acreage at least three days prior to any hearing or action on the petition by the Council. The report and recommendation shall be made in writing and mailed directly to the petitioner at the address designated in the petition.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

A public hearing shall be held by the City Council on all petitions for reversion to acreage. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided in Section 8-2.305 of this chapter. The Planning Director may give such other notice as is deemed necessary or advisable.

The City Council 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:

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

(3) No lots shown on the final or parcel map were sold within five years of original recordation.

The City Council may require as conditions of the reversion:

(i) The owners dedication or offer to dedicate streets, public rights-of-ways or easements; and

(ii) The retention of all or a portion of previously paid subdivision fees, deposits or improvement securities if the same as necessary to accomplish any of the provisions of this chapter.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

Upon Council approval of the reversion to acreage, the City Clerk shall transmit the maps, together with the City Council's resolution approving the reversion, to the County Recorder for recordation.

A reversion to acreage shall be effective upon the map being filed for record by the County Recorder. Upon filing, all dedications and offers of dedications not shown on the final or parcel map for reversion shall be of no further force and effect.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)

Exclusion may be affected when in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 6, Article 2 of the State Subdivision Map Act.

(§ 2, Ord. 1095, eff. March 22, 1990)