A. The applicant shall file an application for a readjustment of lot lines or minor notational change with the planning director, who shall have reasonable time to examine the application to determine its completeness, with regard to the requirements for said application as set forth at section 12-671 of this subchapter. If the application is determined to be incomplete, the planning director shall inform the applicant in writing of additional items or information necessary to complete the application.
B. Upon the determination of the planning director that an application is complete, the planning director shall cause a report to be made specifying whether the application is in conformance with the provisions of this chapter, and if not, the changes that could be made in the application to bring it into conformance.
C. The planning director shall consider the facts of the application and the relevant ordinance standards and shall approve the application as presented or subject to specific modifications upon finding adequate evidence that:
1. No additional lots are being created and no lot is being reduced below the minimum lot size required by zoning; and
2. The proposed lot line adjustment is in accord with the purposes of this title and of the zone district in which it is located.
D. The planning director shall set forth the decision in writing explaining the reasons for the decision, and citing the ordinance standards used in making the decision and findings of fact and conclusions in support of the decision. If the planning director denies the application, the planning director shall also set forth in writing the actions, if any, the applicant could take to obtain approval.
E. Changes in an approved application, resulting in the modification of the terms and conditions of approval, may be approved by the planning director upon a written request by the applicant provided:
1. No additional lots are created;
2. The changes are consistent, and substantially conform, with the original preliminary plat approval; and
3. The changes do not result in any violation of the provisions of this title.
F. Any decision or determination made by the planning director in the administration of the provisions of this section may be appealed to the board as set forth at section 12-261 of this title.
G. The lot line adjustment application approval shall be valid for a period not to exceed two (2) calendar years from the date of approval. Within two (2) years of the approval, the applicant shall submit the final plat to the planning director. At any time prior to the expiration date of the application approval, an applicant may make a written request to the planning director for a single extension of the application approval for a period up to two (2) years. The planning director may consider such request for extension. The extension request must be approved or denied prior to the expiration date of the approval.
H. Upon approval of the lot line adjustment/notational change application, the planning director shall cause a review of the paper copy of the final plat by endorsing agencies to verify conformance with the provisions of this title, conditions of application approval and provisions of Idaho Code title 50, chapter 13.
(Ord. 501, 11-18-2008; amd. Ord. 591, 10-23-2019)