Chapter 16.10
BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT
Sections:
16.10.030 Boundary line adjustment review procedures.
16.10.040 Boundary line adjustment submittal standards.
16.10.050 Boundary line adjustment recording.
16.10.010 Purpose.
(a) A boundary line adjustment (BLA) is a process for the purpose of adjusting boundary lines which:
(1) Does not create any additional lot, tract, parcel, site or division; and
(2) Does not create any lot, tract, parcel, site or division which contains insufficient area and dimension to meet minimum requirements for width and area for a building site. (Ord. 1441 § 2 (part), 2015).
16.10.020 Scope.
(a) Boundary line adjustments may be used to document lot consolidations. Consolidation BLAs may create adjusted lots that are nonconforming provided the adjusted lots are less nonconforming than the previous lots.
(b) Boundary line adjustments across public roadways are not allowed.
(c) Blanket utility easements existing along lot lines, that are specifically required as a condition of development approval, may be moved during a boundary line adjustment; provided, there is compliance with RCW 64.04.175 and the easement is not occupied by a utility. If the easement is occupied, this provision is inapplicable, and the provisions of Chapter 16.29 and RCW 64.04.175 shall apply. (Ord. 1441 § 2 (part), 2015).
16.10.030 Boundary line adjustment review procedures.
Boundary line adjustment applications must be reviewed and approved to ensure compliance with current zoning requirements, through a Type I process, pursuant to Section 19.09.030. (Ord. 1441 § 2 (part), 2015).
16.10.040 Boundary line adjustment submittal standards.
Application submittal requirements for BLAs include:
(a) A completed application form.
(b) The appropriate fee.
(c) A plat map for the lot; or if unplatted, a sales history since 1969 for each parcel to include:
(1) Copies of all deeds or real estate contracts showing previous owners or division of the original parcel;
(2) Prior segregation requests;
(3) Prior recorded surveys; and
(4) Other information demonstrating compliance with the approval criteria.
(d) A site plan and survey showing current conditions, including:
(1) The applicant’s and contact person’s name, mailing address and phone number;
(2) Owner’s name and address;
(3) Layout and dimensions of parcels drawn to scale (minimum eight and one-half by eleven inches);
(4) North arrow (oriented to the top, left or right of page), scale and date;
(5) Area of existing sites in acres or square feet;
(6) Location of all existing buildings/structures, septic tanks and drainfields, wells and on-site utilities, and their distance in feet from all property lines;
(7) Public and private roads and their dimensions and location; and
(8) Private road and utility easements and their dimensions and location.
(e) A site plan and survey showing proposed conditions, including:
(1) Layout and dimensions of adjusted parcels drawn to scale (minimum eight and one-half by eleven inches);
(2) North arrow (oriented to the top, left or right of page), scale and date;
(3) Area of adjusted sites in acres or square feet;
(4) Location of all existing buildings/structures, septic tanks and drainfields, wells and on-site utilities, and their distance in feet from all property lines;
(5) Public and private roads and their dimensions and location; and
(6) Private road and utility easements and their dimensions and location.
(f) Legal descriptions for the current condition lots.
(g) Legal descriptions for the proposed conditions lots. (Ord. 1441 § 2 (part), 2015).
16.10.050 Boundary line adjustment recording.
Upon preliminary approval and a finding that the boundary line adjustment is compliant with city codes and Chapter 58.17 RCW, the BLA shall be final when the city records the BLA document consisting of both current and proposed condition surveys and legal descriptions. Costs for recording the BLA shall be borne by the applicant. (Ord. 1441 § 2 (part), 2015).