A. 
No property line may be adjusted except in accordance with this title.
B. 
The procedure for review and approval of property line adjustment applications is intended to provide orderly and expeditious processing of such applications and to require conditions of development approval to protect the health and safety of the citizens.
C. 
No additional lots shall be created by a property line adjustment.
D. 
All lots shall conform to the minimum lot size requirements of RMC Title 18.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 410), 1998)
A. 
The applicant shall prepare and submit a city of Rainier development application, available from the city recorder.
B. 
The application shall contain:
1. 
The name(s), address(es) and telephone number(s) of the property owner(s), applicant(s), agent(s) and surveyor(s);
2. 
The signature(s) of the property owner(s) and applicant(s); and
3. 
The site location by address and current county assessor's map and tax lot numbers.
C. 
The application shall be submitted to the public works superintendent, along with a sketch map and other supplementary material as may be required.
D. 
The following general information shall be shown on the sketch map:
1. 
The date the sketch was prepared;
2. 
North arrow;
3. 
Scale of drawing;
4. 
Existing and proposed lot sizes;
5. 
Existing and proposed lot lines;
6. 
Existing and proposed structures;
7. 
Existing and proposed easements; and
8. 
Other information required by the public works superintendent.
E. 
The property line adjustment application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as established by city council resolution. The application shall not be deemed complete until the fee has been paid to the city. This fee is not intended to apply towards any building permit fees that may later be required.
F. 
The applicant has the burden in all cases of demonstrating compliance with applicable development regulations.
G. 
The city planner may require information in addition to that stated in this section.
H. 
The city recorder shall prepare the standard form of development application for property line adjustments, including provisions which will best accomplish the intent of this section.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 420), 1998; Ord. 1091 § 2, 2023)
A. 
For any property line adjustment application to be approved, it shall first be established that the resulting lots conform to RMC Title 18 and applicable city ordinances and regulations. Failure to conform is sufficient reason to deny the application.
B. 
Prior to the city planner issuing a decision on the property line adjustment application the applicant shall obtain any required use approvals, including but not limited to plan amendments, variances and conditional use permits.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 430), 1998; Ord. 1091 § 2, 2023)
A. 
Within 30 days from the date the property line adjustment application is deemed complete, the city planner shall render a decision to approve or deny pursuant to procedures described in RMC § 18.160.020.
B. 
The decision shall be written, and at a minimum shall identify the applicant, the date of the decision, the decision, and any time frame to which the decision is subject.
C. 
The decision of the city planner shall not be considered final until a written notice of the decision is given to the owners of the properties listed on the application.
D. 
Type I decisions are final and are not appealable by any party through the normal land use process. Type I decisions may only be appealed through a writ of review proceeding to circuit court as described in RMC § 18.160.020(E).
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 440), 1998; Ord. 1091 § 2, 2023)
A. 
A common property line that is relocated through a property line adjustment process shall be surveyed and monumented except as set forth in ORS Chapter 92.
B. 
When required, surveys shall be filed with, and approved by, the county surveyor prior to filing and recording the necessary deeds with the county.
C. 
The survey map shall contain all the information required by the county surveyor and the requirements of state law, ORS Chapter 209.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 460), 1998)
A. 
Within 12 months after the issuance of the decision for approval, the applicant shall cause the property line to be surveyed and a survey map prepared in conformance with the property line adjustment as approved.
B. 
Within said 12-month period, prior to recording, the applicant shall submit the survey map to the city planner for review. The city planner shall determine that all conditions of the decision to approve have been satisfied.
C. 
The city shall determine that any city liens, assessments and in-lieu payments assigned to the properties, if any, are reapportioned to correspond with the new land unit configuration.
D. 
If the survey map fully complies with city requirements, the city planner shall issue a final approval to the applicant within 30 days of receiving the survey map.
E. 
If the survey map is not in full compliance, it shall be returned to the applicant for revision and resubmittal.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 470), 1998; Ord. 1091 § 2, 2023)
A. 
After the final approval on a property line adjustment survey is issued by the city planner, the survey map and other data shall be returned to the applicant, who shall transmit them to the county surveyor for examination for compliance with applicable provisions of state law and county regulations.
B. 
When the county surveyor finds the documents in full conformance with county requirements, and receives payment of the required fees for such service, the county surveyor shall approve the survey map by recording.
C. 
No building permits shall be issued until the applicant obtains and delivers to the city recorder a copy of the survey map as officially approved by the county surveyor and recorded.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 480), 1998; Ord. 1091 § 2, 2023)