A. Wherever an applicant submits an application for a site plan, tentative tract map, parcel map, building permit, or other entitlement for development, the director shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the parcel or parcels involved are eligible for a lot merger. The director may require any such information s/he deems necessary to make this determination, to be provided as part of the application.
B. No application for a tentative tract map, site plan, parcel map, building permit, or other entitlement to develop shall be certified as complete until a final determination is made concerning lot merger.
C. If the director determines from the investigation that the parcel or parcels involved are not eligible for merger, s/he shall so inform the applicant, and this determination shall be final as to that development application.
D. If the director determines from the investigation that the parcel or parcels involved are eligible for merger, s/he shall prepare and process a notice of intention to determine status as provided in Section 18.28.060.
(Ord. 88-09-1011 § 1 (part))