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The City Council of the City of La Quinta does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1.
Riverside County Ordinance No. 460 (which was adopted by reference by
this City Council by Ordinance No. 5, operative August 29, 1982) is
hereby amended by adding a new Section 16.7 to read as follows:
Section 16.7. MERGING OF CONTIGUOUS PARCELS.
A. Notwithstanding the preceding sections, four or fewer
contiguous parcels under common ownership may be merged without
reverting to acreage, provided that the merge 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 accomplished by a feeas set by City
Council Resolution, 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 City Engineer 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.
D. The Planning Director shall submit to the County Recorder
for recordation the new legal description and exhibit after
it has been approved by the Planning Director.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect 30 days after passage.
SECTION 3. POSTING. The City Clerk shall, within 15 days after
passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least the
three (3) public places designated by resolution of the City Council;
shall certify to the adoption and posting of this ordinance; and
shall cause this ordinance and its certification, together with proof
of posting, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of this City.
The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting of
the City Council held on this 4th day of AuGust , 1987.
AYES: Councilmembers Bohnenberger, Cox, Pena, Sniff & Mayor Hoyle.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
~I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the
City Council of the City of La Quinta, california, at a meeting
held on the 4th day of August , 1987, and that
the ordinance was posted in at least the three (3) public places
specified for such postings by the City Council.
ORDSUBRE