Chapter 16.40 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning set forth below:

• (A) " Legal lot of record " is any of the following:

• (1) A lot created by a parcel or tract map

• (2) A lot created by a record of survey prior to April 4, 1972

• (3) A lot created by deed prior to April 4, 1952

• (4) A lot for which a certificate of compliance has been recorded

(B) " Lot line adjustment " is an adjustment to the boundaries between four or fewer existing adjoining parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjoining parcel and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created. Lot line adjustments shall include sequential lot line adjustments.

(C) " Sequential lot line adjustment " is a series of lot line adjustments in which parcels that have been previously adjusted pursuant to a lot line adjustment are subsequently readjusted.

(Ord. 3322 § 2 (part), 2020)

(A) Application required. A complete application for a lot line adjustment shall be filed with the City Engineer on forms approved by the City Engineer and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the City Council.

(B) Each application for a lot line adjustment shall be accompanied by all of the following:

(1) Copies of the document(s) which establish that each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment is a legal lot of record. One copy of a preliminary title report, not more than 90 days old, that describes the nature and ownership of all current fee title interests, liens, easements and other encumbrances of record for each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment.

(2) Three copies of a tentative lot line adjustment map accurately drawn to scale. Measurements shall be identified by feet, square feet or acres to the nearest tenth. The tentative lot line adjustment map shall specifically conform to all of the following:

(a) All exterior and interior lines of each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment shall be shown and identified by course and bearing description, based on survey data, calculated data or information of record.

(b) Proposed new boundary lines and existing boundary lines proposed to be eliminated shall be identified in written notation or by legend. Boundary lines to be eliminated shall be dashed or otherwise drawn so as to be clearly distinguished from and subordinate to the proposed new boundary lines.

(c) The location of all existing buildings and structures on each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment and their uses shall be shown, as well as, the distance between said buildings and structures, and the minimum distance between each building or structure and the proposed boundary lines after adjustment.

(d) The location of any existing wells, septic tanks, leach fields, or any pressurized sewer facility on each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment and the distance to the nearest proposed boundary line after adjustment shall be shown.

(e) The locations, purpose and width of all existing and proposed easements, streets, and utilities on each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment shall be shown.

(f) The approximate location of all watercourses and existing drainage structures, including the location of any floodway and the top of the bank, if discernible, which affect any parcel, involved in the lot line adjustment shall be shown.

(g) All assessor's parcel numbers currently assigned to each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment shall be noted. In the case of newly recognized parcels that have not been assigned an assessor's parcel number, a copy of the vesting instrument, deed, or certificate reference shall be provided.

(h) The name, address, telephone numbers, and wet, notarized signature of the owner(s) of each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment shall be placed on the map.

(i) The name, wet signature, wet seal, address, telephone number and registration or license number of the civil engineer or land surveyor who prepared the map, shall be placed on the map.

(j) The net area and current zoning of each existing lot that is involved in the lot line adjustment and the net area and proposed zoning of each proposed lot after adjustment.

(k) Legal descriptions of each parcel involved in the lot line adjustment before and after the adjustment(s) that includes the wet signature and seal of the land surveyor or qualified registered engineer who prepared the legal description.

(l) Any other information or documentation required by the City Engineer.

(m) Perfecting deeds that represent the final configuration of all lots after the lot line adjustment shall be prepared by a Registered Civil Engineer (RCE) or Licensed Land Surveyor, accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the City Council to cover the cost of recordation of the perfecting deeds, as required by § 16.40.050. The perfecting deeds shall be reviewed by the City Engineer and the lot line adjustment will not be scheduled for review by the Board of Zoning Adjustment until the perfecting deeds are acceptable to the City Engineer.

(Ord. 3322 § 2 (part), 2020)

Upon receipt of an application for a lot line adjustment, the Public Works Director and Community Development Director shall review the application to determine if it is complete and satisfies the requirements of this chapter and all other applicable laws. Within 30 days of the lot line application being accepted as complete, the application will be scheduled for review by the Board of Zoning Adjustment pursuant to § 17.98.120 of this code. (Ord. 3322 § 2 (part), 2020)

(A) Lot line adjustments. The Board of Zoning Adjustment shall approve a lot line adjustment, by resolution, if all of the following findings can be made:

(1) The lot line adjustment does not include any property that is not a legal lot of record.

(2) The lot line adjustment will not result in any lots that do not meet applicable building and zoning standards and regulations.

(3) The lot line adjustment will not impair any existing access, or create a need for access, to any adjacent lots or parcels.

(4) The lot line adjustment will not impair any existing easements or create a need for any new easements serving any adjacent lots or parcels.

(5) The lot line adjustment will not require substantial alteration of any existing improvements or create a need for any new improvements.

(6) For sequential lot line adjustments, that the prior lot line adjustment has been completed and perfecting deeds reflecting the lot line adjustment have been recorded prior to submittal of the application for the sequential lot line adjustment.

(B) Conditions of approval. The Board of Zoning Adjustment may impose conditions of approval for lot line adjustments provided that are limited to those necessary for the parcels to meet general plan or zoning and building code requirements, to require the prepayment of real property taxes prior to recordation of documents effecting the lot line adjustment, or to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure, or easements. (Ord. 3322 § 2 (part), 2020)

Within 180 days of approval of a lot line adjustment by the Board of Zoning Adjustment, the City Engineer shall cause the resolution approving the lot line adjustment and the perfecting deeds to be recorded in the Office of the Riverside County Recorder.

(Ord. 3322 § 2 (part), 2020)