Chapter 17.20

FRONT/REAR LOT LINE REDESIGNATION

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The Atherton Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 677, passed February 18, 2026.

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• 17.20.010 Purpose.

• 17.20.020 Approval Authority. 17.20.030 Findings and Conditions. 17.20.040 Recordation.

The purpose of the front/rear lot line redesignation is to provide a process for the property owner to request a different front or rear lot line. While the front lot line is generally the narrowest portion of the lot fronting a street, a property owner may apply for a front/rear lot line redesignation in order to have a different line designated as the front line. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009)

The designated approval authority for front/rear lot line redesignation is the planning commission. The town planner provides a recommendation and the planning commission approves, conditionally approves, or denies the redesignation as described in section 17.06.070 (Approval Authority) and Table 17.06.070-1 (Approval Authority). (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009)

• A. The approval authority may grant a front/rear lot line redesignation pursuant to this division if, from the application or the facts presented at the time of consideration, it finds:

  1. The proposed redesignation will not be detrimental or injurious to persons, property, or improvements in the vicinity and will not be detrimental to the public health, peace, safety, comfort, or general welfare, or movement of vehicles, people, and goods in and around the subject property;

  2. The proposed redesignation will be in accord with the general plan and the purposes of that plan and this title;

B. The approval authority may impose such reasonable conditions or restrictions as it deems necessary to secure the purpose of this title. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009)

Subsequent to any front/rear lot line redesignation approved by the planning commission, the city clerk shall record the location of the newly designated front lot line in the offices of the County Recorder of San Mateo

The Atherton Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 677, passed February 18, 2026.

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County. Costs for such recordation shall be borne by the applicant, and the effective date of the redesignation shall be the date of recordation. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009)