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It is the intent to provide an efficient and timely process that allows consistent review; to ensure such actions do not create non-conformities with zoning and other city regulations; to provide a permanent record of boundary line adjustments and lot consolidations; and to ensure appropriate provisions are made for access and utility easements; in a manner consistent with RCW 58.17.040(6).
(Ord. 2740, 10/17/2024)
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This chapter applies to all boundary line adjustments and lot consolidations which are otherwise exempt from RCW 58.17.040(6), Subdivision Regulations.
(Ord. 2740, 10/17/2024)
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Applications for boundary line adjustments and lot consolidations shall be processed as Type 1 decisions, subject to the provisions of TMC Chapter 18.104.
(Ord. 2740, 10/17/2024)
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Application Requirements:
Applications for preliminary boundary line adjustments and lot consolidations shall meet the permit submittal requirements found at TMC Section 18.104.060.
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Criteria for Boundary Line Adjustment or Lot Consolidation Approval:
In order to approve a boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation, the Short Subdivision Committee shall determine the project complies with the following criteria:
1. 
No additional lots, sites, parcels, tracts or divisions are created.
2. 
The adjustment will not create non-conforming lots with respect to zoning dimension and area standards, zoning setbacks and lot area coverage standards. The adjustment shall not result in the creation of lots with split zoning.
3. 
The degree of non-conformance on existing non-conforming lots with respect to zoning dimension and area standards, zoning setbacks and floor area ratio are not increased.
4. 
All lots have legal access to a public road. Existing required private access road improvements and easements are not diminished below subdivision ordinance standards for lots that are served by a private access road.
5. 
Existing easements for utilities are appropriate for their intended function, or they are extended, moved or otherwise altered to an appropriate location.
6. 
The adjustment does not create any non-conformities with respect to the Uniform Building Code or any other locally administered regulation.
C. 
Modifications to a Preliminary Approval:
1. 
Minor modifications proposed by an applicant after a preliminary approval decision has been issued may be approved by the Director as a Type 1 decision, based on review and recommendations of the Short Subdivision Committee. The Director may include conditions as part of an approval of a minor modification to ensure conformance with the criteria below. Minor modifications are those which:
a. 
Do not increase or decrease the number of lots beyond the number previously approved.
b. 
Do not require a change in the design or location of stormwater systems or roadways.
c. 
May realign lot lines, but do not relocate any roadway access point to an exterior street.
d. 
Do not alter the exterior boundaries of the project.
e. 
Are consistent with applicable development standards and will not cause the boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation to violate any applicable City policy or regulation.
f. 
Are consistent with the conditions of the preliminary approval, provided that a minor modification may revise conditions of the preliminary approval so long as the revisions are consistent with the minor modification limitations set by TMC Section 17.08.040.C.1.a through e.
2. 
Modifications proposed by the applicant which, as determined by the Director, are not minor modifications as defined in this code, or either add property or lots or substantially change the basic design, density, open space, or other substantive requirement or provision require the applicant to withdraw the current application and submit a new application.
(Ord. 2740, 10/17/2024; Ord. 2764, 6/9/2025)
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The preliminary boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation application shall expire if it has not been recorded within one (1) year from the date of approval.
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Where all conditions of approval of the preliminary boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation have been satisfied, and all required documents have been submitted within the one (1) year filing period, the Director may grant a single extension of up to one hundred eighty (180) days for the processing and recording of the final boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation.
(Ord. 2740, 10/17/2024)
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Application Requirements:
Applications for final boundary line adjustments and lot consolidations shall meet the permit submittal requirements set forth in TMC Section 18.104.060.
B. 
Criteria for Approval:
To grant final approval of a boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation, the Director must determine that it meets the following decision criteria:
1. 
All requirements for boundary line adjustments or lot consolidations as set forth in the Subdivision Code are met.
2. 
All terms of the preliminary boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation approval have been met.
3. 
The requirements of all applicable state laws and any City ordinances have been met.
4. 
All required improvements have been installed in accordance with City standards or an improvement agreement with financial guarantee pursuant to TMC Section 17.24.040 has been entered into by the applicant and accepted by the City.
5. 
The boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation is technically correct and accurate as certified by the land surveyor responsible for the plat.
C. 
Filing Procedures:
Upon receiving approval from the City, the applicant will be responsible for picking up the documents from the Department and recording them with King County Recorder's Office. A notification of recording that includes the filed recording number must be provided to the Department in order to deem the application finaled.
(Ord. 2740, 10/17/2024; Ord. 2764, 6/9/2025)