Elk Grove Municipal Code Ch. 22.08 Boundary Line Adjustments

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the procedures for application, processing, and deciding applications for boundary line adjustments between four (4) or fewer existing adjoining parcels where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not being created.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

The designated approving authority for boundary line adjustments shall be the Community Development Director. The procedure provided by this chapter is an alternative to the procedures provided by EGMC Chapters 22.16 (Tentative Maps) and 22.18 (Final Maps and Parcel Maps). Nothing stated herein shall be construed to prevent an applicant from filing a tentative map, final map, or parcel map instead of any lot line/boundary line adjustment.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

A. Application. An application for a boundary line adjustment may be made by owner(s) of all affected parcels or individuals authorized by the owner(s) to make an application. Such application shall be filed with the Community Development Department, using the form provided by the Department, and shall include the following information, materials, and documents required by and to the satisfaction of the City.

B. Application Review. Applications for boundary line adjustments shall be reviewed as provided in EGMC Chapter 23.14.

C. Timely Processing. Applications for boundary line adjustments shall be processed by the applicant in a timely manner. If the applicant fails to process the application to completion within one (1) year from the date the application was first submitted, due to the applicant’s failure to respond to requests for additional information, to pay processing fees, or for any other reason, and upon written notice of the City, the application shall be deemed withdrawn. Thereafter, a new application, including the filing fee, will be needed to process the boundary line adjustment.

D. Decision by the Approving Authority. A decision on the application for boundary line adjustment shall be approved or disapproved by the designated approving authority pursuant to the Permit Streamlining Act (Section 65920 et seq. of the California Government Code).

E. Conditions of Approval. In deciding applications for boundary line adjustments, the designated approving authority may impose conditions on the approval of the application. In accordance with Section 66412(d) of the Subdivision Map Act, the conditions imposed shall be limited to:

1. Ensuring conformity to the City’s General Plan, any applicable specific plan or area plan, the Zoning Code, and the City’s adopted building code;

2. Requiring the prepayment of real property taxes; and

3. The relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure, or easements.

F. Findings. The designated approving authority shall approve a boundary line adjustment sought pursuant to this chapter if the designated approving authority finds:

1. That the boundary line adjustment will not result in the abandonment of any street or utility easement of record, and that, if the boundary line adjustment will result in the transfer of property from one owner to another owner, the deed to the subsequent owner expressly reserves any street or utility easement of record;

2. That the boundary line adjustment will not result in the elimination or reduction in size of the access way to any resulting parcel, or that the application is accompanied by new easements to provide access which meet all the City requirements regarding access to parcels in the location and of the size as those proposed to be created; and

3. That the resulting parcels conform to the requirements of the City’s General Plan, any applicable specific plan or area plan, the City’s adopted building code, and the City’s Zoning Code.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

The applicant or any interested person adversely affected by any action of the designated approving authority on a boundary line adjustment may, within ten (10) days after the decision, appeal the decision consistent with EGMC Section 23.14.060 (Appeals). All appeals shall be submitted in writing to the City Clerk, identifying the action being appealed and specifically stating the basis or grounds of the appeal, accompanied by a filing fee established by City Council resolution, and submitted to the City Clerk. Where the appeal provisions of this section conflict with other provisions of this code, the appeal provisions of this section shall apply with regard to matters pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)

Pursuant to Section 66412(d) of the Subdivision Map Act, the boundary line adjustment shall be reflected in a deed. The deed shall be in a form satisfactory to the County Recorder. It shall be submitted to the Community Development Department for a determination that the final deed complies with the approved boundary line adjustment. The approved final deed shall thereafter be forwarded by the Community Development Department or his/her designee to the County Recorder’s Office for recording. The applicant shall pay the recording fee.

(Ord. 13-2025 § 3 (Exh. D), eff. 7-25-2025)