Pursuant to Section 66499.20.1 of the Subdivision Map Act, contiguous parcels under common ownership may be merged without reverting to acreage upon application by the owner of record. An appropriate instrument a proved by the City shall be recorded evidencing the merger.
(Prior code § 26-12.1; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)
The applicant for a merger pursuant to this article shall file with the Deputy City Manager/Community Development an original and four signed, legible prints of a map prepared by a licensed surveyor or registered civil engineer on sheets of tracing cloth or polyester base film 18 inches wide by 26 inches long showing the following:
A. 
The exact dimensions and bearings of each existing line, plus the area of each lot; the proposed new lot lines shown in dashed lines, plus the new dimensions and areas of the new lot; dimensions and areas shall be clearly labeled "existing" and "proposed";
B. 
The existing improvements on each lot and the existing and proposed setback dimensions;
C. 
All easements and public rights-of-way over the affected lots;
D. 
Legal description of each existing lot and the new lot, the signatures of all owners of the lots, the name and address of the person making the application, and the name and address of the engineer or survey-or who drew the map.
(Prior code § 26-12.2; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)
Upon receipt of the application, the Deputy City Manager/Community Development shall examine it to see whether it complies with the requirements of this article. If the application complies, the Deputy City Manager/Community Development shall approve the lot merger.
(Prior code § 26-12.4; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)
If an applicant is dissatisfied with the decision of the Deputy City Manager/Community Development, the decision may be appealed to the Planning Commission. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall be received by the Planning Department within 15 days after the date of the Deputy City Manager action.
(Prior code § 26-12.5; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)
The Planning Commission may reject, uphold, or modify the decision. The decision of the Commission shall be final, unless appealed to the City Council as provided in Section 16.02.370 for appeals to the Planning Commission. In such event the decision of the City Council shall be final.
(Prior code § 26-12.6; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)
Upon approval, the map shall be filed in the office of the County Recorder by the applicant at the applicant's expense. No building permit to construct any improvements upon the lot indicated on such map shall be issued until the applicant has submitted proof of such filing to the Deputy City Manager/Community Development.
(Prior code § 26-12.7; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)