§ 16.68

Applications for lot line adjustment as defined in Section 16.04.060(B) shall be made to the planning director on forms provided by the planning department. The applications shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in Chapter 4.44.

(Ord. 460.137 § 20.1(B), 1997)

Upon receipt of a completed application, the planning department shall transmit the material to the following agencies: transportation department, county surveyor, health, fire, building and safety, assessor departments, and flood control district. The applicant and his or her representative shall be notified of any concerns set forth by the reviewing agencies which may delay approval of the applications. The planning director shall limit his or her review and approval to a determination of whether or not the parcels resulting from the adjustment will conform to state law and county ordinances, and shall not impose conditions or exactions on the approval except to conform to county ordinances, or to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure, easements or improvements. When special circumstances applicable to a parcel of property, including but not limited to topographic constraints, parcel orientation, access restrictions, methods of circulation, existing improvements, and/or urbanization of the property under a requested permit, the planning director may, upon sufficient documentation and justification, approve a lot line adjustment so long as the proposed adjustment is not in conflict with state law, county ordinances, and requirements set by other county departments or agencies. Within thirty (30) days of the lot line adjustment application being accepted as complete, the planning director shall conditionally approve, disapprove or notify the applicant and his or her representative that the request does not meet the requirements of a lot line adjustment. Applications for lot line adjustment shall not be considered final until the exhibits and new legal descriptions, or amended deed, reflecting the adjustment have been recorded.

(Ord. 460.137 § 20.1(C), 1997)

Upon approval of the lot line adjustment, the planning director, within six months or as agreed to by the planning director and applicant not to exceed one year, shall receive proof of the recordation of the deed or record of survey and the notice of lot line adjustment with the county recorder. The notice shall contain the following: "This document is being recorded pursuant to Lot Line Adjustment No. _____, approved by the planning department on _____."

(Ord. 460.137 § 20.1(D), 1997)

A record of survey shall be required pursuant to Section 8762 of the Business and Professions Code if monuments are set at the new lot lines, unless the boundary is monumented as part of a land division with a recorded map.

(Ord. 460.137 § 20.1(E), 1997)