Shasta County Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 Property Line Adjustments

A. The director in consultation with the department of public works and any other departments may approve or conditionally approve an application for a property line adjustment without submission of a tentative map; provided, that no parcel resulting from the adjustment will conflict with the requirements of the general plan, zoning plan, building ordinance, or the development standards. The decision of the director may be appealed to the board of supervisors in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as established in section 10.08.140 for tentative map applications. The scope of any appeal hearing on the merits of a proposed property line adjustment shall be limited to the substantive requirements of this section.

B. Application for approval of a property line adjustment under this section shall be made to the department and shall include an eight and one-half inches by eleven inch plat showing the property adjustment, any required fee, and such other information as the director may require. The provisions of section 15.08.010, except the requirement of the filing of a tentative map, apply to applications for approval of a property line adjustment. The owners of all parcels affected by the property line adjustment shall sign the application.

C. The applicants for a property line adjustment must obtain from the Shasta County Tax Collector a clearance stating that there are no unpaid taxes currently due and payable on any of the affected parcels. In addition, the applicants must provide proof to the director that all assessments and bonds currently due and payable have also been paid before the director may approve the property line adjustment. (Ord. 97-3 § 6 (part), 1997: Ord. 494-339 § 1 A, B, 1989: Ord. 494-330 § 2 A, B, 1987: prior code § 4203)

(Ord. No. 2011-01, § 1, 7-19-2011)

Whenever any boundary lines(s) shown on a recorded parcel or final map would be altered as a result of a proposed property line adjustment, an accurate drawing referred to herein as an exhibit, shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor, on an eight and one-half inch by eleven inch format, where feasible, and shall be an accurate representation of all adjusted boundary lines and shall include, but not be limited to, all property, mathematical or survey information such as courses, distances and bearings necessary to accurately reflect the adjusted property lines and parcels.

(Ord. 97-3 § 6 (part), 1997: Ord. 494-339 § 1 C, 1989: Ord. 494-330 § 2 C, 1987: prior code § 4203)

After approval of the property line adjustment, a notice of waiver of parcel map shall be filed for record by the department. A final version of the plat if required by Section 15.20.020 shall be attached to the notice as an exhibit and incorporated within the notice by reference. Any deed or other document required to comply with the requirements of this section shall be recorded simultaneously with the notice.

(Ord. 97-3 § 6 (part), 1997: Ord. 494-339 § 1 D, 1989: Ord. 494-330 § 2 D, 1987: prior code § 4203)

A. As used in this subsection, "deed" includes a grant of fee title to the property affected and any other document necessary to relieve the property affected of any lien or encumbrance which, if foreclosed, released or reconveyed would conflict with a property line adjustment previously approved. Any deed filed for record pursuant to this section shall contain the words "property line adjustment" in bold letters at least one-fourth inch high at the top center of each page and shall contain in the text the following language:

This deed is for the purpose of adjusting property lines only and does not convey a separate parcel.

B. When the property line adjustment affects any parcel which is part of a recorded map, the deed shall provide a space to record a reference to the recorder's book and page of all maps so affected. If any of parcel affected by a property line adjustment is subject to a lien resulting from an assessment district proceeding or equivalent proceeding for the financing of public improvements, the applicant shall secure an amendment of the assessment district map and any other documents of record to reflect the adjusted property line.

(Ord. 97-3 § 6 (part), 1997: Ord. 494-339 § 1 E, 1989: Ord. 494-330 § 2 E, 1987: prior code § 4203)

The grantee of any real property conveyed to execute a property line adjustment pursuant to this chapter shall sign a request that the county assessor consolidate affected assessor's parcels in the grantee's or donee's ownership, as necessary, to prevent an increase in the number of assessor's parcels shown on the county assessment roll.

(Ord. 97-3 § 6 (part), 1997: Ord. 494-339 § 1 F, 1989: Ord. 494-330 § 2 F, 1987: prior code § 4203)

A. Approval of a property line adjustment and recordation of a notice of waiver of parcel map pursuant to this chapter shall not be deemed or construed to be approval for development of any parcel affected by the property line adjustment.

B. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to prevent the filing of an application for approval of a tentative map for the purpose of adjusting one or more property lines of parcels shown on a recorded map.

C. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to prevent the use of a property line adjustment, as provided in this chapter, to merge contiguous lots or parcels of real property, unless the property line adjustment would require abandonment of dedicated rights-of-way which can only be accomplished through a reversion to acreage map.

D. Approval of a property line adjustment shall expire according to the time limits identified in Section 15.08.160, unless an extension of time is requested with the filing of application fees in effect at the time that the extension request is submitted.

(Ord. 97-3 § 6 (part), 1997: Ord. 494-339 § 1 G, H, I, 1989: Ord. 494-330 § 2 G, H, I, 1987: prior code § 4203)