Chapter 16.24
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
Sections:
16.24.010 Filing – Map requirements.
16.24.020 Maps – Distribution.
16.24.030 City planner approval – Criteria.
16.24.040 City engineer review.
16.24.050 Planning commission action.
16.24.010 Filing – Map requirements.
A. Any property owner requesting a lot adjustment shall file with the city clerk a duplicate tracing and such number of copies of the lot line adjustment map as required together with an application. The map shall be a minimum of eight and one-half inches by 11 inches in size and shall indicate the exterior boundaries, the existing lot lines, and the proposed adjustment of such lines at a scale of not more than one inch equals 100 feet.
B. The lot line adjustment map shall accurately locate all existing rights-of-way, easements, and existing structures. The property lines indicated shall be obtained from existing recorded maps, and the map need not be prepared by an engineer or surveyor unless the location of buildings requires more accurate locational data. In such instances the property owner may be required to have such buildings and adjoining lot lines accurately located to determine the effect a lot line adjustment would have on the existing development.
C. The lot line adjustment map shall indicate all dimensions and courses of property lines, the assessor’s parcel numbers, the zoning of the property, the area of each existing parcel, and the resultant area of the revised lots. The map shall contain a certification by the parties holding title and the name of the person preparing the map. [Ord. 163 § 5.00, 1981].
16.24.020 Maps – Distribution.
The city clerk shall within three days of receipt of a request for a lot line adjustment transmit such requests to those local agencies which may have an effect on the proposal. Those local agencies shall respond to the proposed lot line adjustment within 15 days after receiving the map. [Ord. 163 § 5.01, 1981].
16.24.030 City planner approval – Criteria.
A. The city planner shall recommend approval of a lot line adjustment when he finds that:
1. The lot line adjustment does not violate existing codes and policies; and
2. The lot line adjustment will not create difficult or unreasonable access to the parcels; and
3. The lot line adjustment would not require variances to permit standard development; and
4. Utilities and public services can be provided to the revised parcels; and
5. No street dedications or improvements are required.
B. The city planner may recommend that such lot line adjustment maps be amended as a condition of approval. [Ord. 163 § 5.02, 1981].
16.24.040 City engineer review.
The city engineer shall certify, in writing, that the lot line adjustment map is technically correct. [Ord. 163 § 5.03, 1981].
16.24.050 Planning commission action.
The planning commission shall approve, conditionally approve or deny lot line adjustment proposals at its next regularly scheduled meeting after receiving recommendations from the city engineer and planner. A public hearing is not mandatory but may be requested by either the applicant or the planning commission. If a public hearing is to be held, notification procedure shall be in accordance with TMC 16.16.080. [Ord. 163 § 5.04, 1981].