Divided real property may be reverted to acreage pursuant to the provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act. Reversion to acreage proceedings may be initiated by the City Council on its own motion, or by petition of all owners of record of real property that is proposed to be reverted to acreage.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 16.64.010)
To revert divided lands to acreage, a tentative map shall be filed as follows:
A. 
A tract or parcel map number shall be obtained from the County Surveyor upon payment of the fee set forth in Chapter 3.44.
B. 
25 copies of the tentative map shall be filed with the Planning Director, accompanied by the fee as set forth in Chapter 3.44. The fee shall be paid by the owners filing the tentative map, or, if the reversion to acreage is initiated by the Council upon request of the owners of the property, the fee shall be paid by the person(s) making the request to the Council.
C. 
The tentative map prepared in the form required by Chapter 16.12 shall show all relevant details of the land division proposed to be reverted, its relationship to existing streets, dedications, and adjoining lands, and configurations of the proposed reversion.
D. 
Proof of ownership of the real property proposed to be reverted to acreage shall be submitted with the tentative map.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 16.64.020)
The tentative map shall be distributed by the Planning Director to all interested and affected agencies and utilities. Thereafter, the tentative map shall be considered by the appropriate Land Development Committee, which Committee shall report and recommend to the advisory agency having jurisdiction over the area.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 16.64.030)
The advisory agency shall consider the report and recommendation of the Land Development Committee on the tentative map, and shall forward a report and recommendation to the Council for approval, conditional approval or disapproval of the proposed reversion to acreage. A copy of the advisory agency report and recommendations shall be mailed to the applicant or the authorized agent.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 16.64.040)
A. 
After receipt of the report and recommendations of the advisory agency, the Council shall set the matter for public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing before the Council, including a general description of the location of the property proposed to be reverted to acreage, shall be given at least 10 days before the public hearing by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation that is published and circulated in the City.
B. 
Divided real property may be reverted to acreage only if the Council finds that:
1. 
Dedications or offers of dedication which have not been accepted by the City and which are to be vacated or abandoned by the reversion to acreage are unnecessary for present or prospective public purposes; and
2. 
Either:
a. 
All owners of an interest in the real property within the land division have consented to the reversion, or
b. 
None of the improvements required to be made have been made within two years from the date the final land division map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for completion of the improvements, whichever is the later, or
c. 
No lots shown on the final land division map have been sold within five years from the date such map was filed for record.
C. 
The following shall be required as conditions to approval of a reversion:
1. 
Dedications necessary for a logical street pattern for access to any lands not proposed for reversion or as may be necessary for drainage or utilities;
2. 
Retention of all previously paid fees;
3. 
Retention of any necessary improvement security or deposit.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 16.64.050)
After the approval of the tentative map, the applicant may cause a final map or parcel map to be prepared in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 16.16, and shall pay the fees as set forth in Chapter 3.44.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 16.64.060)
A. 
Notwithstanding the preceding sections, four or fewer contiguous parcels under common ownership may be merged without reverting to acreage, provided that the merger is approved by the Planning Director and an instrument evidencing such merger is recorded with the County Recorder.
B. 
Applications to merge contiguous parcels shall be made to the Planning Director on forms provided by the Planning Department, and shall be accompanied by the fee specified in Chapter 3.44, and the following:
1. 
An exhibit, drawn to scale, delineating the existing parcel boundaries and the location of existing structures and easements;
2. 
Copies of grant deeds for the existing parcels;
3. 
An exhibit, drawn to scale, delineating the boundaries of the parcel after the merger;
4. 
A legal description of the new parcel as merged;
5. 
Preliminary title report;
6. 
Written consent of all owners of record interest.
C. 
The Planning Director shall transmit a completed application to the County Surveyor for review and recommendation and shall grant approval of the request for merger if:
1. 
The parcels to be merged are, at the time of merger, under common ownership and written consent has been obtained from all record owners;
2. 
The parcel as merged will be consistent with the zoning of the property;
3. 
The parcel as merged will not conflict with the location of any existing structures on the property;
4. 
The parcel as merged will not be deprived access as a result of the merger;
5. 
Access to the adjoining parcels will not be restricted by the merger;
6. 
No new lot lines are created through the merger;
7. 
The existing right-of-way shall not be altered. Any alteration shall be accomplished through a separate vacation process.
D. 
The Planning Director shall submit to the County Recorder for recordation the new legal description and exhibit within 20 days after it has been approved by the Planning Director.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 16.64.070)