Any officer, agent, or employee of the County with knowledge that real property has merged or is alleged to have merged pursuant to Section 22.15.040 shall notify the Chief of such merger or alleged merger.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC
0712 § 9, 1988; SCC 1585 § 57,
2015)
The Chief shall set for hearing before the Subdivision Review
Committee the issue of whether or not merger of property has occurred,
and whether a notice of such merger shall be recorded with the County
recorder. A notice of the hearing shall be sent to the owners of property
as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll not less than 15
days before the date of the hearing. The notice shall contain a description
of the property, a statement that a notice of merger may be filed
with the County Recorder, and shall indicate the time, date and place
of the hearing at which time the owner may present evidence as to
why a notice of merger should not be recorded. In preparation for
the hearing, the Chief shall prepare a written staff report which
shall be made available to the property owner and the committee. The
Chief shall insure that no permits or other entitlements for construction
shall be issued for said property until the issue has been decided.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983; SCC
1585 § 58, 2015)
The Subdivision Review Committee shall conduct a hearing on
the purported merger and shall consider the staff report of the Director
and all other relevant evidence. At the conclusion of the hearing,
the committee shall determine and prepare written findings thereof
as to whether a merger has occurred. If it is determined a merger
has occurred, the committee shall direct that the Director of public
works file a notice of the merger with the County recorder. The committee
shall also advise all operating departments of its determination.
(SCC 574 § 2, 1983)
