Chapter 20.14 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS

A lot line adjustment may occur between two or more existing adjacent parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not hereby created. Said lot line adjustment shall be subject to approval of the director of planning and community development or his authorized representative.

• A. Review and approval shall be limited to making a determination of whether or not the parcels resulting from the lot line adjustment will conform to applicable zoning and building ordinances.

• B. All parcels affected by the lot line adjustment shall meet minimum zoning area requirements applicable to the parcels unless specifically exempted by ordinance code provisions.

• C. No conditions or exactions shall be imposed on approval of a lot line adjustment except to conform to applicable zoning and building ordinances or except to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure or easements.

• D. Following approval, all parties of interest in the subject parcels shall sign a certificate of lot line adjustment which shall be recorded.

• E. The lot line adjustment shall be reflected in a deed or record of survey which shall be recorded.

• F. Requests for lot line adjustments shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the department. Such application shall be accompanied by a filing fee in such amount as may be fixed from time to time by order or resolution of the board.

• G. The lot line adjustment shall not violate the provision of the California Land Surveyors' Act (Chapter 15 , Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code).

• (Ord. CS 179 §1 (part, 1986; Ord. CS 301 §1, 1988)