Chapter 16.50
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
Sections:
16.50.010 What this chapter does.
16.50.050 Review responsibilities.
16.50.060 Criteria for approval.
16.50.010 What this chapter does.
This chapter establishes the application, review and approval process, and duties of the planning director for lot line adjustments. [Ord. O-24-2020 § 2 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. O-23-2005 § 3 (Exh. 1(2) § 10.1)].
16.50.020 Purpose.
The lot line adjustment process allows for property boundaries between adjacent properties to be adjusted under specific circumstances allowed by state law without being subject to the plat amendment or subdivision processes. A lot line adjustment is not a subdivision amendment when it is between a single lot and an adjoining lot or parcel – even if it alters the outside boundary of a subdivision between the two properties. [Ord. O-15-2024 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. O-24-2020 § 2 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. O-23-2005 § 3 (Exh. 1(2) § 10.2)].
16.50.030 Application.
Property owners or their duly authorized agents shall make application for a lot line adjustment on forms prepared by the planning director. No lot line adjustment application may be processed without the submission of the application, all the supporting materials as required by this chapter and the processing fee. Incomplete applications shall not be processed under any circumstances.
A. Supporting Materials. The following items shall be submitted with an application for a lot line adjustment. The number of hard copies and electronic copies, as well as the appropriate format of each, will be determined by the planning director.
1. Title Report. A title report for the properties that are the subject of the lot line adjustment.
2. Recorded Plat. The existing recorded plat that includes the properties that are the subject of the lot line adjustment.
3. Legal Description. A legal description, prepared by a publicly licensed Utah land surveyor, for the property to be exchanged and each of the new lots that will be created.
4. Diagrams of Improvements. Diagrams showing the current and proposed lot lines and building setbacks. These drawings must also show the locations of any structures and their respective distances from the proposed lot lines.
5. Locations of Utilities and Easements. A plan that identifies the existing and proposed utilities and easements.
6. Plat Map. A mylar plat map for any recorded subdivision lot.
7. Letter of Consent. A letter of consent from any lending institution that has a lien on any property that will be altered by the proposed application.
8. Fee. The processing fee required by the current adopted consolidated fee schedule. [Ord. O-15-2024 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. O-24-2020 § 2 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. O-23-2005 § 3 (Exh. 1(2) § 10.3)].
16.50.040 Approval process.
Upon submission of the aforementioned materials, the planning director (or designee) will review the application for completeness, accuracy, and for compliance with the criteria for approval. After the planning director (or their designee) has reviewed the application, they may approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application. For lot line adjustments that are approved or approved with conditions, the planning director (or their designee) shall ensure that the notice of lot line adjustment approval is recorded in the office of the county recorder, as set forth in Title 10, Chapter 9a, Part 6, Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act, Utah Code Annotated 1953. [Ord. O-15-2024 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. O-24-2020 § 2 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. O-23-2005 § 3 (Exh. 1(2) § 10.4)].
16.50.050 Review responsibilities.
As part of the review, the city engineer and city attorney will perform the following duties:
A. City Engineer. The city engineer will verify that the proposed property boundaries close and that there are no conflicts with the existing utilities in the easements and the proposed property boundaries. The city engineer will require that the altering of any property lines shall also include the adjustment of utilities to be located within the easements.
B. City Attorney. The city attorney will review the title reports, plat map, and letters of consent. [Ord. O-24-2020 § 2 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. O-23-2005 § 3 (Exh. 1(2) § 10.5)].
16.50.060 Criteria for approval.
The planning director (or designee) may only approve proposed lot line adjustments if the application meets all of the following criteria listed below:
A. No New Dwelling. No new dwelling unit or lot shall be created as a result of approval of the proposed lot line adjustment.
B. Remnant Land. No remnant land shall be created that did not previously exist prior to the lot line adjustment being approved.
C. Violation of Land Use Requirements. No violation of the city’s land use requirements shall be created as a result of the lot line adjustment.
D. Other Processes. Failure to meet all of the approval criteria will result in denial of the lot line adjustment and may cause the request to be processed as a plat amendment or subdivision. [Ord. O-24-2020 § 2 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. O-23-2005 § 3 (Exh. 1(2) § 10.6)].