Chapter 16.34 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS

• A. For the purposes of this chapter, a lot line adjustment is any division of land not requiring a subdivision tract map, as specified by the Subdivision Map Act, Government Code Section 66411 et seq., where adjustment is sought between two or more existing adjacent lots, and where the land taken from one lot is added to an adjacent lot, and where a greater number of lots than originally existed is not created, provided the lot line adjustment is approved by the Director as the advisory agency for purposes of the Subdivision Map Act.

• B. The Director shall initially review the application for a lot line adjustment to determine if the application is complete. Thereafter, the Director shall limit his or her review and approval to a determination of whether or not the lots resulting from the lot line adjustment will conform to the Zoning Regulations and building codes. The Director in reviewing lot line adjustments proposals shall not impose conditions or exactions on the approval of a lot line adjustment except to conform to the Zoning Regulations and building codes to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure, or easements, and to require the prepayment of real property taxes prior to the approval of the lot line adjustment.

• C. No tentative map, final parcel map, or final tract map shall be required as a condition to the approval of a lot line adjustment.

• D. Any lot line adjustment approved shall be reflected in a deed which shall be recorded. No record of survey shall be required for a lot line adjustment unless required by Business and Professions Code Section8762.

• E. The decision to approve or deny a lot line adjustment by the Director, acting as the advisory agency, shall be in writing and sent by mail to the applicant within 50 days from the date the application was complete.

• (Ord. 580 § 2, 1994; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit an applicant for a lot line adjustment from submitting a tentative parcel map in lieu of the procedure outlined in this chapter. (Ord. 580 § 2, 1994; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)

Any person adversely affected by a decision to approve or deny a lot line adjustment may appeal that decision to the Council. The appeal shall be made in writing within 10 days of the final action of the Director and shall be addressed to the City Clerk. (Ord. 580 § 2, 1994; Ord. 19-03 § 3, 2019)

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City of Los Alamitos, CA

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§ 16.36.010

§ 16.36.010