A. Application Requirements. A written request for voluntary merger shall be filed with the city manager. The request shall be signed by all the owners of the property and accompanied by a plat of the properties to be combined and a preliminary title report verifying ownership of said contiguous parcels. The plat shall be no smaller than an eight and one-half by eleven inch sheet which shall reflect the metes and bounds description and the legal description. In addition, the application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established in the city council resolution “Fees for Current Town Services.”

B. Criteria for Review and Action. The city manager shall distribute copies of the application to the city engineer, building official and city planner, who shall review it for conformity with this title and all other provisions of this code. The city engineer, building official and city planner shall report their findings to the city manager. If the proposed merger is in conformance with the provisions of the code, the city manager may approve the lot merger.

C. Recording of Notice of Voluntary Merger. Upon the approval of the lot merger, the city manager shall cause the notice of approval for the lot merger to be recorded with the county recorder. The form and content of the notice shall be as required by the city manager. The filing of the notice shall constitute legal merger of the affected parcels. (Ord. 482 § 1, 1994)