A.
No
person shall record a deed or other document adjusting the boundary
between properties by establishing a new property boundary not otherwise
approved by the procedures of this title, unless a lot line adjustment
is first approved by the director of community development in the
manner described in this title.
B.
Requests
for lot line adjustments shall be made on forms provided by the director
of community development, shall provide all information necessary
to enable the proposal to be properly evaluated, shall be accompanied
by the required filing fee and by the preliminary record of survey
map showing the proposed new parcel boundaries and including complete
legal descriptions.
C.
After
investigation and receipt of reports of other divisions or affected
outside agencies, the director of community development shall approve
the lot line adjustment, provided it is found in writing that the
proposed lot line adjustment conforms to local zoning and building
ordinances, or approve it subject to conditions or exactions necessary
to conform to zoning and building ordinances or to facilitate relocation
of existing utilities, infrastructure or easements, or to assure that
one or more certificates of compliance are properly recorded. If there
is no change proposed to the exact width of an existing legal lot
that is nonconforming in terms of lot width, such lot shall be considered
conforming to zoning ordinances only for the purpose of the lot line
adjustment process.
D.
Upon
completion of approval conditions, the director of community development
shall cause to be recorded one or more certificates of compliance
for the lot line adjustment which shall contain a precise legal description(s)
of the adjusted lot(s), supplied by the applicant and certified by
a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor.
E.
Nothing
in this chapter shall preclude the applicant from filing a tentative
parcel map application and recording a final parcel map in lieu of
the lot line adjustment procedure.
(Ord. 5683 § 9, 2009; Ord. 5803 § 76, 2013)
Any appeal from the determination of the director of community
development relating to any lot line adjustment application may be
taken in accordance with the procedure governing appeals set forth
in Title 30 of this code.
(Ord. 5683 § 8, 2009; Ord. 5803 § 77, 2013)
