The Hemet City Council updated the city’s ordinance on merging contiguous parcels of land.A 5-0 vote on September 23 approved the new ordinance language. The revised ordinance limits the number of parcels that may be merged, clarifies which parcels are eligible to be merged, defines the process if the city initiates a merger proposal, and specifies the documents to be submitted with a parcel merger application.The city’s parcel merger ordinance lacked important definitions, a limit on the number of parcels that could be merged, and other relevant information about existing conditions and zoning. The new definitions now stipulate the meaning of contiguous to be touching or adjoining at more than one point even if separated by roads, streets, utility easements, or railroad rights
