Any person who elects or is required to combine contiguous lots, parcels or units of land for use as one lot and does not propose to record a subdivision map as provided by this title, shall comply with the provisions of this chapter, and Chapters 17.32, 17.40 and 17.48 as the city deems applicable.
(Ord. 912 § 1, 1989)
Upon submission of a complete application for a lot combination,
the director of community development shall determine whether the
requested lot combination complies with the general plan and all applicable
requirements of the zoning code. If the lot combination applied for
does not comply with the general plan or all of the requirements of
the zoning code, the applicant shall be so informed and the application
shall be deemed denied. Where the lot combination complies with the
general plan and zoning code, the director of community development
shall refer such application to the city engineer, who shall determine
whether all improvements necessary to serve the property are constructed,
and whether the installation, dedication or development of any public
improvement or facility is required. Where the application complies
with the general plan and all code requirements, and the city engineer
either determines that no public improvements or facilities or dedications
are necessary, or provides conditions for such work or dedications
to be made, the application shall be approved within thirty days after
such determinations have been made by the director of community development
and the city engineer. The granting of a lot combination may be subject
to conditions by the department of community development or the department
of public works as necessary to ensure compliance with the general
plan and all code requirements.
(Ord. 912 § 1, 1989)
A.
Notwithstanding Section 17.29.020, an application shall be referred to the planning commission for review and decision whenever the director of community development, in his sole discretion, determines that the lot combination impacts the public health, safety or welfare, and should be referred to the planning commission for their review and approval.
B.
The
planning commission, upon hearing the application, may deny, approve
or conditionally approve the application, or may continue the application
for further deliberation.
(Ord. 912 § 1, 1989)
The applicant may appeal to the planning commission any decision
of the director of community development and the city engineer within
twenty days of their decision. Any decision of the planning commission
may be appealed by the applicant to the city council within twenty
days after their decision. The decision of the city council shall
be final. A decision of the planning commission may be reviewed by
the city council, upon their own motion, in which case the twenty-day
appeal period shall be extended for such limited purposes to the next
regular meeting held by the city council following the decision of
the planning commission.
(Ord. 912 § 1, 1989)
Each application and any appeal thereof shall be accompanied
by a filing and processing fee in the amount set by resolution of
the city council.
(Ord. 912 § 1, 1989)
Dedications or offers of dedication of real property for purposes as set forth in Chapter 17.32 may be required as a condition for a lot combination. If such dedications or offers of dedication are required, they shall be made by a separate instrument which shall be recorded, concurrently with or prior to, the instrument being filed for recordation pursuant to Section 17.29.060. The final approving body, which may include the city engineer, is authorized on behalf of the city to accept or reject dedications and offers of dedication that are made by the applicant.
(Ord. 912 § 1, 1989)
An instrument evidencing the lot combination with all information
as required by the director of community development and city engineer,
shall be recorded in the county recorder's office.
(Ord. 912 § 1, 1989)
