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C. 23

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	April 14, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Adopt Ordinance No. 2015-06 establishing procedures for reverting to acreage previously subdivided land, Countywide.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/14/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	J. A.B. LaRocque, 925-313-2315
cc:	T. Geiger, County Counsel B. Balbas, Deputy Public Works Director W. Lai, Engineering Services J. Kopchik, Conservation & Development Director A. Bhat, Conservation & Development

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 14, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Ordinance No. 2015-06 establishing procedures for reverting to acreage previously subdivided land.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

This ordinance repeals the entire Chapter 924-2 of the County Ordinance Code and replaces it with a new Chapter 924-2, which streamlines the procedure for reverting to acreage previously subdivided land. The Board of Supervisors (Board), on March 31, 2015, introduced Ordinance No. 2015-06, waived the reading, and fixed April 14, 2015 for adoption. This new ordinance would become effective thirty (30) days after passage, and within fifteen (15) days after passage would be published in a local newspaper.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

As stated in the March 31, 2015 board order, the current procedure requires three Board actions for reversion to acreage by map (authorization to initiate proceedings, public hearing and adoption of findings, and approving or disapproving a reversion parcel or final map). The current procedure also requires action by the County Planning Commission to approve or disapprove a reversion parcel or final map prior the Board’s action to approve or disapprove. Under this new ordinance, action by the County Planning Commission is no longer required. The procedure would be streamlined into two Board actions: 1) Initiation of proceedings; and, 2) approval or disapproval of a parcel or final map. This new procedure would be in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act.

Under this new ordinance, the procedure for filing a parcel or final map with the County Recorder would be codified. It specifically sets procedures for reversion to acreage initiated by the Board.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Should the Board elect to not adopt the ordinance, the procedure for reverting to acreage a previously subdivided land will not be streamlined, and the current procedure will remain.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.