Chapter 22.170 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS

Lot Line Adjustments provide a process to adjust the lot line between two or more existing adjacent lots, where the land taken from one lot is added to an adjacent lot and where a greater number of lots than originally existed are not thereby created.

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Application Checklist. The application submittal shall contain all materials required by the Lot Line Adjustment checklist established by the Planning Director.

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Ministerial Review. The application shall be filed and processed by the Planning Director as a ministerial application in the same manner as a Zoning Clearance consistent with Westlake Village Municipal Code Section 9.4.040.

Lot Line Adjustments shall conform to the following development standards:

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The lot design, frontage, access, and similar standards shall be consistent with applicable provisions contained in Article 9 of the Westlake Village Municipal Code and in Title 21 of the County Code, as amended in Article 10 of the Westlake Village Municipal Code.

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Any change in access, lot configuration, or orientation of structures, easements, or utilities to lot lines will not, in the opinion of the Planning Director, result in any burden on public services or materially affect the property rights of any adjacent owners.

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The lots to be adjusted are eligible for unconditional certificates of compliance under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and Title 21 of the County Code, as amended in Article 10 of the Westlake Village Municipal Code.

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The adjusted lot configurations will be in accord with established neighborhood lot design patterns and will not violate any statute, ordinance, regulation, or good planning practice.

E.

If any of the lots to be adjusted are improved with a structure requiring a building permit, the applicant shall provide an inspection report from the Building and Safety Division of Public Works certifying that changes in lot lines will not violate any ordinances or regulations administered by such department. Public Works shall collect any fees required for this service.

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If the application is approved, the Planning Director shall cause to be recorded a certificate of compliance containing the descriptions of the lots as they will exist after adjustment. If the application is denied, the Planning Director shall report this in writing to the applicant, citing the reasons for denial.

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If the application is approved, the Lot Line Adjustment shall be reflected in a deed or record of survey which shall be recorded by the applicant.

(Ord. No. 132, Renumbered, 09/22/93, Article 9, Chapter 2; Ord. No. 293-2022, § 2, 6-8-2022)