Chapter 17.27
BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS AND LOT CONSOLIDATIONS
Sections:
17.27.020 Standards for boundary line adjustments and lot consolidations.
17.27.010 Definitions.
(1) “Boundary line adjustment” means a relocation of an existing property boundary which does not create any additional lot, tract, parcel, site or division.
(2) “Lot consolidation” means the removal of one or more existing property lines to create one single lot from two or more contiguous lots. [Ord. 467 § 66, 2008]
17.27.020 Standards for boundary line adjustments and lot consolidations.
(1) Boundary Line Adjustments.
(a) The town engineer shall approve an application for a boundary line adjustment if findings are made that:
(i) The applicant has satisfied the criteria set forth in RCW 58.17.040(6), as now in effect or as may be subsequently amended; and
(ii) The boundary line adjustment:
(A) Will not create any new lot which is nonconforming in whole or in part, will not render any existing structure nonconforming in whole or in part, and will not expand or intensify any existing nonconformity; and
(B) Will not create any new lot commonly known as a “flag lot,” characterized by the provision of access to the bulk of the lot (the “flag”) by means of a comparatively long, narrow strip of that or an adjacent lot (the “flag pole”).
(b) All boundary line adjustments shall be surveyed and recorded consistent with Chapter 58.09 RCW. All newly established lot corners shall be staked in accordance with the survey.
(2) Lot Consolidations.
(a) A lot consolidation shall be approved if the town engineer finds that:
(i) The lots proposed to be consolidated are contiguous; and
(ii) The lot consolidation will not result in a lot which is nonconforming in whole or in part, will not render any existing structure nonconforming in whole or in part, and will not expand or intensify any existing nonconformity.
(b) All lot consolidations shall be surveyed and recorded consistent with Chapter 58.09 RCW. All newly established lot corners shall be staked in accordance with the survey.
(3) Nonconformities. As used in this section, “nonconforming” and “nonconformity” refer to any failure to comply with the requirements of HPMC Titles 16, 17, and 18, and other applicable land use controls under local, state, and federal laws. [Ord. 565 § 1, 2023; Ord. 564 § 1, 2023; Ord. 467 § 66, 2008]