Upon request of the legal owner of contiguous parcels, the Director of Planning may approve the merger of the property. Such request shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by such data and documents as required by the Director of Planning.

Upon approval, a determination of merger shall be filed with the County Recorder. The form and content of the notice shall be as required by the Director of Planning.

In approving such merger, the City may impose reasonable conditions. The reasonableness of such conditions may be appealed within 15 days of written notice of the conditions, to the Planning Commission. The hearing procedures shall be the same as those specified in Section 21.52.030 above.

A fee shall be paid to the City of Berkeley in accordance with the current master fee schedule for processing such merger, at the time the request is made to the Director of Planning. (Ord. 5793-NS § 2 (part), 1987)