[1961 Code, § 19.22; Ord. 852]
Proceedings to revert subdivided property to acreage may be initiated by petition of all of the owners of record of the property. The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the Director of Community Development. The petition shall contain the information required by this chapter and such other information as required by the Director.
[1961 Code, § 19.23; Ord. 852]
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 Director of Community Development to obtain the necessary information to initiate and conduct the proceedings.
[1961 Code, § 19.24; Ord. 852]
Petitioners shall file the following:
(A) 
Evidence of title to the real property; and
(B) 
Evidence of the consent of all of the owners of an interest(s) in the property; or
(C) 
Evidence that none of the improvements required to be made have been made within two years from the date the final map or parcel map was filed for record, or within the time allowed by agreement for completion of the improvements, whichever is the later.
(D) 
Evidence that no lots shown on the final or parcel map have been sold within five years from the date such final or parcel map was filed for record.
(E) 
A tentative map in the form prescribed by this chapter; or
(F) 
A final map in the form prescribed by this chapter, which delineates dedication which will not be vacated, and dedications required as a condition to reversion.
[1961 Code, § 19.25; Ord. 852]
A public hearing shall be held before the City Council on all petitions for initiations for reversion to acreage. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided in the Subdivision Map Act. The Director of Community Development may give such other notice as is deemed necessary to advisable.
[1961 Code, § 19.26; Ord. 852]
(A) 
The City Council may approve a reversion to acreage only if it finds and records in writing that:
(1) 
Dedications or offers of dedication 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 subdivision have consented to reversion; or
(b) 
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.
(B) 
The City Council may require as conditions of the reversion that:
(1) 
The owners dedicate or offer to dedicate streets or easements.
(2) 
The retention of all or a portion of previously paid subdivision fees, deposits or improvement securities, if the same are necessary to accomplish any of the provisions of this chapter.
[1961 Code, § 19.27; Ord. 852]
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, upon filing of the final map for reversion of acreage with the County Recorder, all fees and deposits shall be returned to the subdivider and all improvement securities shall be released by the city.
[1961 Code, § 19.28; Ord. 852]
After the hearing before the City Council and approval of the reversion, the final map shall be delivered to the County Recorder.