Chapter 16.20 — PROPERTY LINE ADJUSTMENTS

16.20.010 - Application approval.

A.

The planning division, after consultation with the staff technical advisory committee (T.A.C.), may approve or conditionally approve an application for a property line adjustment without submission of a tentative map; provided, that no parcel resulting from the adjustment will conflict with the requirements of the general plan, zoning plan, building ordinance, or the development standards. The decision of the planning division may be appealed to the planning commission and if necessary, to the city council in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as established in Section 16.08.140 of this title for tentative map applications. The scope of any appeal hearing on the merits of a proposed property line adjustment shall be limited to the substantive requirements of this section.

B.

Application for approval of a property line adjustment under this section shall be made to the planning division and shall include an eight and one-half inch by eleven (11) inch plat showing the proposed adjustment, any required fee, and such other information as the development services director or his or her designee may require. The provisions of Section 16.08.010 of this title, except the requirement of the filing of a tentative map, apply to applications for approval of a property line adjustment. The owners of all parcels affected by the property line adjustment shall sign the application.

(Ord. 97-98 § 15.20.010)

Whenever boundary lines(s) shown on a recorded parcel or final map would be altered as a result of a proposed property line adjustment, an accurate drawing referred to herein as a plat shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor, on an eight and one-half inch by eleven (11) inch format, where feasible, and shall be an accurate representation of all adjusted boundary lines, and shall include, but not be limited to, all property, mathematical or survey information such as courses, distances and bearings necessary to accurately reflect the adjusted property lines and parcels.

(Ord. 97-98 § 15.20.020)

After approval of the property line adjustment, a notice of waiver of parcel map shall be filed for record by the planning division. A final version of the plat shall be attached to the notice as an exhibit and incorporated within the notice by reference. Any deed or other document required to comply with the requirements of this section shall be recorded simultaneously with the notice.

(Ord. 97-98 § 15.20.030)

As used in this subsection, "deed" includes a grant of fee title to the property affected and any other document necessary to relieve the property affected of any lien or encumbrance which, if foreclosed, released or reconveyed would conflict with a property line adjustment previously approved. Any deed filed for record pursuant to this section shall contain the words "property line adjustment" in bold letters at least one-fourth inch high at the top center of each page and shall contain in the text the following language:

This deed is for the purpose of adjusting property lines only and does not convey a separate parcel.

When the property line adjustment affects any parcel that is part of a recorded map, the deed shall provide a space to record a reference to the book and page in the official records of all maps so affected. If any of the parcels affected by a property line adjustment is subject to a lien resulting from an assessment district proceeding or equivalent proceeding for the financing of public improvements, the applicant shall secure an amendment of the assessment district map and any other documents of record to reflect the adjusted property line.

(Ord. 97-98 § 15.20.040)

The grantee or donee of any real property conveyed to effectuate a property line adjustment pursuant to this chapter shall sign a request that the city assessor consolidate affected assessor's parcels in the grantee's or donee's ownership as necessary to prevent an increase in the number of assessor's parcels shown on the city assessment roll.

(Ord. 97-98 § 15.20.050)

16.20.060 - Limitations of this chapter.

A.

Approval of a property line adjustment and recordation of a notice of waiver of parcel map pursuant to this chapter shall not be deemed or construed to be approval for development of any parcel affected by the property line adjustment.

B.

Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to prevent the filing of an application for approval of a tentative map for the purpose of adjusting one or more property lines of parcels shown on a recorded map.

Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to prevent the use of a property line adjustment, as provided in this chapter, to merge contiguous lots or parcels of real property on a recorded parcel map or final map.

(Ord. 97-98 § 15.20.060)

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