The purpose of this article and any rules, regulations, and specifications adopted pursuant thereto is to control and regulate lot line adjustments. This article is also enacted to facilitate and streamline review of such applications and to establish appropriate findings necessary to insure that consistency with the General Plan, any specific plan, Zoning Code, Uniform Building Code, and engineering requirements are maintained.
Further, this article is enacted for the sole purpose of permitting modification of property lines only when such change can be clearly shown to be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare and when such adjustment will result in new boundary lines which provide code-conforming parcels consistent with all property development standards.
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989)
Application for lot line adjustment shall be made in a form provided by the Planning Division and shall be accompanied by any other supporting data as required by the Community Development Director and/or City Engineer. Said map shall be prepared by a professional land surveyor in a form satisfactory to the City Engineer and shall contain the following:
(a) 
A survey of all lots affected by the boundary line adjustment;
(b) 
The location of bar, caps, and monuments set at time of survey;
(c) 
The location of all existing structures within the boundaries of the affected properties, including setback dimensions to the proposed property line(s);
(d) 
The location of all existing trees with a trunk diameter in excess of six inches;
(e) 
The exact dimensions and lot area calculation of each affected parcel, including closure calculations;
(f) 
Signature blocks for approval of the City Engineer and the Assessor-Treasurer;
(g) 
A free consent statement for notarized signatures of all property owners affected by the requested adjustment;
(h) 
An overall legal description of the entire property;
(i) 
New separate legal descriptions for each new site, labeled specifically as Site A, Site B, etc.;
(j) 
A note that reads "This Lot Line Adjustment is not a plat, replat or subdivision";
(k) 
A title on the top of the map labeling said document "Lot Line Adjustment."
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989, as amended by § 9, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996, and § 1, Ord. 3107 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
The applicant(s) shall file the lot line adjustment request in the same manner as provided for tentative maps in Section 10-1.501 of Article 5 of this chapter. The application may be refused in the same manner as provided for tentative maps in Section 10-1.501 of Article 5 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989)
The filing fee for a lot line adjustment shall be one-half the required fee for tentative maps in addition to any required recording fees incurred by the City in recording of required maps.
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989)
The application and required supportive material and maps shall be distributed in the manner set forth in Section 10-1.1005.
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989)
The Community Development Director shall set the proposed lot line adjustment for public hearing as specified in Section 10-1.1006.
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989, as amended by § 9, Ord. 2772 c.s., eff. August 1, 1996, and § 1, Ord. 3107 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
(a) 
Notice of public hearing before the Commission shall be given in accordance with the procedure as set forth in Section 10-1.1007.
(b) 
The notice of the public hearing to consider the parcel map shall consist of the caption "Notice of Proposed Lot Line Adjustment," shall identify the subject property in any terms adequate to identify its location, shall set forth the parcel map number and a description of the lot line adjustment, shall give the time and place at which the hearing will be held, and shall advise the owner(s) and public that they may attend and be heard.
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989)
The Commission shall approve the lot line adjustment unless it finds the adjustment will not conform to the zoning and building ordinance of the City or will be contrary to the General Plan.
Conditions or exactions imposed on the approval of a lot line adjustment shall be limited to those necessary to insure conformance with the City's zoning ordinance and building regulation, facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructures, or easements.
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989)
If the lot line adjustment is approved or conditionally approved by the Commission and, after all applicable conditions, if any, have been met, the map and such other copies and information as may be required for checking and approval shall be submitted to the City Engineer. Upon the submission of a map for checking, the applicant shall pay a recording fee to the City Engineer. This fee shall be equal to the fee established by the Los Angeles County Recorder for recording maps and other documents as required.
The City Engineer shall certify that said map conforms with the requirements of local laws and, after the signatures and seals have been affixed to the map, the City Engineer shall transmit the map and any required supporting documents to the County Recorder's office for recordation. No transfer in title of land affected by the proposed lot line adjustment shall take place until said map and other documents as required by the City Engineer have been recorded in the office of the Los Angeles County Recorder.
(§ 1, Ord. 2526 c.s., eff. February 2, 1989)