§ 21.06.085. Voluntary merger of contiguous parcels.

Two or more contiguous parcels or units of land under common ownership which have been created under provisions of this title or any previous law regulating the division of land or which were not subject to such provisions at the time of their creation may be merged without reverting to acreage pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(1)

Application Content. The content of a voluntary merger application shall be the same as for certificates of compliance and conditional certificates of compliance as set forth in Section 21.02.020 of this title and shall also include the following:

a.

Owners Consent. A certificate prepared according to the standards set forth in Government Code Section 66436, signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the real property proposed to be merged, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the notice of merger and to the waiver of notice of said merger.

b.

Legal Description. The application shall contain a legal description signed and sealed by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor for each of the resulting parcels proposed by the voluntary merger.

(2)

Processing. Voluntary merger applications are to be submitted to the planning department and shall be processed as follows:

a.

Review. Upon receipt of a complete voluntary merger application and all necessary accompanying information, the planning director shall cause a notice of merger to be filed with the county recorder within ninety days; provided, however, all proceedings shall terminate and no merger occur upon receipt of a written request withdrawing the application by any owner of an interest in the real property to be merged or upon determination by the planning director that the merger will be contrary to the public health, safety and welfare of the county.

(3)

Effect of Merger. The recording of the notice of merger shall constitute a merger of the separate parcels or units of land into one parcel for the purposes of this title by operation of law. Such merger shall have no effect on streets, easements, or any dedications or offers of dedications or any other recorded interest.

(4)

Appeal. Decisions of the planning director made under the provisions of this section are final unless appealed by an applicant or any aggrieved person to the board of supervisors within fourteen days after the date of the decision.

(Ord. 2636 §§ 62, 63, 1993; Ord. 2581 § 36, 1992)