Chapter 17.820 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS

A. Applications for lot line adjustments shall be decided by the director of public works pursuant to the procedures in this chapter.

B. The procedure provided by this chapter is an alternative to the procedures provided by chapters 17.828, 17.832 and 17.836. Nothing stated herein shall be construed to prevent an applicant from filing a tentative map, a final map or parcel map for any lot line adjustment. (Ord. 2017-0009 § 20)

A. An application for a lot line adjustment shall be filed with the director of public works and shall include the following information, materials and documents:

1. Drawings specifying the location of the existing lots, the proposed lot line adjustment, and the boundaries and dimensions of the proposed new lots;

2. A legal description for each new lot within the boundaries of the drawing;

3. A title report for each existing lot within the boundaries of the drawing;

4. Such additional information as the director of public works may require pursuant to sections 17.828.040.C and 17.828.060, considering the magnitude of the adjustment; its relation to existing buildings, structures, and landscaping; the present use and zoning of the property; location and extent of public improvements; its relation to adopted plans for the area; and compliance with the subdivision map act or other ordinances and plans of the city.

5. Additional reports, drawings, statements, or other data as required by the director of public works.

B. The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee established by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 20170009 § 20)

A. Application Processing.

1. Within 30 days of receiving an application for a lot line adjustment, the director of public works shall inform the applicant whether the application is complete and accepted for filing. If incomplete, the director of public works shall advise the applicant as to the deficiencies in the application.

2. Within 10 days after an application has been found to be complete and accepted for filing, the director of public works shall transmit copies of the application and, where applicable, copies of drawing, statements and other data required to accompany the application or required subsequent to the filing of the application, to members of the subdivision review committee and to such other public or private agencies or departments as the director of public works determines may be affected by the proposed lot line adjustment.

3. Applications for lot line adjustments shall be processed by the applicant in a timely manner. If the applicant fails to process the application to completion within one 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 director of public works the application shall be deemed withdrawn. Thereafter, a new application, including the filing fee, will be needed to process the lot line adjustment.

B. Action by the director of public works: The director of public works may approve, or conditionally approve, or disapprove a proposed lot line adjustment. (Ord. 2017-0009 § 20)

The director of public works shall approve a lot line adjustment sought pursuant to this chapter if the director of public works finds:

A. That the lot line adjustment will not result in the abandonment of any street or utility easement of record, and that, if the lot 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;

B. That the lot 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

C. That the resulting parcels conform to the requirements of the city's general plan, building code, and this title. (Ord. 2017-0009 § 20)

Pursuant to California Government Code section 66412(d), the lot line adjustment shall be reflected in a deed, which shall be recorded. (Ord. 2017-0009 § 20)