Chapter 14.24
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
Sections:
14.24.020 General Provisions, Requirements and Limitations
14.24.040 Complete Application Required
14.24.060 Review of Lot Line Adjustment Applications
14.24.070 Recording and Filing
14.24.010 Purpose
This chapter provides for the minor alteration of property where such alterations are consistent with all applicable State statutes and municipal ordinances, codes and regulations. It establishes the general procedures for adjusting the boundaries and dimensions of legal lots, tracts or parcels. (Ord. 18-1008 § 1; Ord. 09-1012 § 1 (Exh. A))
14.24.020 General Provisions, Requirements and Limitations
A. No action or series of actions taken under this chapter shall:
1. Create any additional lot, tract or parcel;
2. Result in a lot, tract or parcel that fails to meet the minimum performance standards established for lots under this title and the Zoning Code;
3. Cause an existing building or structure to fail any applicable standard of the Zoning Code;
4. Cause a subject lot to have more than one (1) zoning designation;
5. Adversely affect lot access, easements or drain fields; or
6. Increase the nonconforming aspects of any existing lot or structure.
B. Where an applicant requests any modification to an approved but unrecorded lot line adjustment, and where that modification is not in response to staff review, that request shall be treated as a new application for the purpose of vesting. The applicant shall initiate and complete a new application as if no earlier application had been made.
C. Once approval is granted for any lot line adjustment, the applicant shall have six (6) months in which to file the final lot line maps with the City. If the final lot line maps are not filed with the City in that period, the approval shall be null and void. (Ord. 18-1008 § 1; Ord. 09-1012 § 1 (Exh. A))
14.24.040 Complete Application Required
A. A complete application is required before the City may take an action on any proposed lot line adjustment.
B. All applications for lot line adjustments shall be submitted to the Department on the appropriate forms. The Department shall prescribe the format of all application forms and provide the same to applicants. (Ord. 18-1008 § 1; Ord. 09-1012 § 1 (Exh. A))
14.24.060 Review of Lot Line Adjustment Applications
A. Lot line adjustment applications shall be subject to administrative review as established within this title and hereafter amended.
B. Following comprehensive administrative review, and within ninety (90) days of submittal of a complete application, the Director shall issue a notice of decision (NOD) on the proposed lot line adjustment. Within the notice of decision the Director shall:
1. Approve the lot line adjustment;
2. Deny the lot line adjustment; or
3. Return the application to the applicant for additional information or modifications.
C. The notice of decision shall specifically cite the City’s findings of fact regarding the proposal’s compliance with applicable statutes, regulations and standards. The notice shall directly relate these findings to any conditions for approval or reasons for denial.
D. Where the notice of decision requires additional information or modifications, deadlines shall be set forth in writing for both the applicant’s return of the revised application and a subsequent decision by the City. That latter decision shall only consider approval, approval with conditions, or denial of the application. (Ord. 18-1008 § 1; Ord. 09-1012 § 1 (Exh. A))
14.24.070 Recording and Filing
A. The applicant shall submit a complete lot line map to the City for final recording.
B. The applicable City authorities shall sign each lot line map to certify approval.
C. The applicant shall pay the City or otherwise designate funds to King County as necessary to cover all costs for recording and filing the final plat with King County.
D. The Department shall forward the signed plat, with all the appropriate copies and documentation, to the King County Assessor for recording. (Ord. 18-1008 § 1; Ord. 09-1012 § 1 (Exh. A))