Martinez Municipal Code Ch. 21.60 Lot Line Adjustments

A Lot Line Adjustment Application shall be filed with the Community Development Department for lot line adjustments between two or more adjacent parcels, where:

A. The land taken from one parcel would be added to an adjacent parcel;

B. A greater number of parcels than originally existing would not thereby be created; and

C. There would be no resulting violations of the Martinez Municipal Code.

(Ord. 909 C.S. § 3, 1979; Ord. 1154 C.S. § 2, 1990)

All persons submitting applications for lot line adjustment shall pay all fees and/or deposits as provided by the City's resolution establishing fees and charges for subdivision maps and construction drawings.

(Ord. 909 C.S. § 3, 1979; Ord. 1154 C.S. § 2, 1990)

A. The general form and details of the application and accompanying information shall be as determined by the Community Development Director, but, at a minimum, shall include:

1. The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the Record Owners; the assessor's parcel numbers assigned to the parcels.

2. A diagram showing the boundaries of the lots, both existing and proposed, with sufficient information to locate the property, and

3. A diagram showing the location and names of all existing streets or other public right-of-way in or adjacent to the lots, and

4. A diagram showing the location of all existing buildings in the vicinity of the affected lot lines, and notations of structures be removed, and

5. A diagram showing important physical features, such as access and utility easements, railroad rights-of-way, political subdivision lines, rancho lines, and water courses, and

6. A diagram showing true north point, dimensional and graphic scale, and date, and

7. A diagram showing layout, numbers and dimensions of lots involved, and

8. A diagram showing location and width of all proposed easements for all utility purposes, and

9. A certificate signed by all owners agreeing to the filing of said application, and agreeing to comply with the provisions of the subdivision ordinance and State Map Act as they apply to the processing and approval of said application, and

10. Preliminary Title Report for all properties affected, and sufficient title information to show that the parcels were legally created, and

11. Such additional information as may be determined to be needed by the Community Development Director.

(Ord. 909 C.S. § 3, 1979; Ord. 1154 C.S. § 2, 1990)

Lot line adjustment applications shall be approved, conditionally approved or denied by the Board of Adjustments.

(Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987; Ord. 1154 C.S. § 2, 1990)

A Lot Line Adjustment approval shall be valid for one year; and, if the deed is not a matter of public record within said time, the approval shall expire.

(Ord. 909 C.S. § 3, 1979; Ord. 1154 C.S. § 2, 1990)

An approved lot line adjustment shall be filed for public record by means of a deed containing the information specified in Section 21.60.030(A)(1) through (9) of this Chapter, to be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer prior to recording.

(Ord. 1154 C.S. § 2, 1990)

Each Lot Line Adjustment deed shall have attached to it a certificate for the Community Development Director to sign, certifying that the deed meets all planning and zoning requirements. If the deed does not meet these requirements, the Director shall not sign the certificate, and the deed shall not be approved by the City Engineer.

(Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987; Ord. 1154 C.S. § 2, 1990)

No record of survey shall be required for an approved lot line adjustment unless required by Section 8762 of the Business and Professions Code. If the lot line adjustment constitutes a correction to a final or parcel map already recorded in the Office of County Recorder, said lot line adjustment may be effected by a certificate of correction in lieu of or in addition to a deed. Whether the lot line adjustment is memorialized and reflected in a deed or a certificate of correction, it will be the responsibility of the applicant to record same with the County Recorder's Office.

(Ord. 1154 C.S. § 2, 1990)