(A) Two or more contiguous parcels or units of land which have been created under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act or city ordinance enacted pursuant thereto or where not subject to such provisions at the time of their creation shall not merge by virtue of the fact that such contiguous parcels or units are held by the same owner, and no further proceeding under the Subdivision Map Act or this chapter shall be required for the purpose of sale, lease or financing of such contiguous parcels or units, or any of them; except that if any one of such contiguous parcels or units held by the same owner does not conform to standards for minimum parcel size to permit use or development under the provisions of the zoning ordinance or other city ordinance and at least one of such contiguous parcels or units is not developed with a building for which a permit has been issued by the city building inspector or which was built prior to the time such permits were required by the city, then such parcels shall be merged only to the extent necessary to form one or more units which conform to lot area, width and depth requirements set by the city zoning ordinance, for the purposes of the Subdivision Map Act and this title.
(B) Any parcels or units of land merged prior to July 7, 1977, shall be deemed unmerged and separate parcels except where merger is necessary to form one or more units which conform to the area, width and depth requirements set by the city zoning ordinance.
(C) Whenever it has been determined that real property has merged pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act or this title, the Secretary of the Planning Commission shall cause to be filed for record with the County Recorder a notice of such merger specifying the names of the record owners and particularly describing the real property, provided that, at least 30 days prior to the recording of the notice, the owner of the parcels or units to be affected by the merger shall be advised in writing of the intention to record the notice and specifying a time, date and place at which the owner may present evidence to the Planning Commission why such notice should not be recorded.
(Ord. 295, passed 2-4-1986)