(A) Definition. A LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT is the relocation or elimination of a common boundary between two legal lots, provided no new lots are created as a result of the relocation of the common boundary. The elimination of lot boundaries is permitted only for a maximum of three common boundaries.
(Prior Code, §16.120.000)
(B) Application and fee. An application for a lot line adjustment shall be filed with the city and accompanied by the appropriate fee. It is the applicant’s responsibility to submit a complete application that addresses the review criteria of this section. An application for a lot line adjustment shall be reviewed administratively by the city per §§155.025 through 155.033 of this chapter. The city may specify conditions or modifications in the application as necessary to assure compliance with the review criteria of this section.
(Prior Code, §16.120.005)
(C) Review criteria. A lot line adjustment may be authorized; provided, the applicant demonstrates that the adjustment satisfies the following criteria:
(1) No new lots or parcels are created as a result of the lot line adjustment;
(2) The adjusted lot lines result in lots that comply with all standards of the underlying zone, access provisions and other applicable provisions of this chapter;
(3) Existing structures on both properties will comply with the setback standards of the underlying zone(s) after approval of the adjustment;
(4) The lot line adjustment does not conflict with any existing city land use approval, public easement, or previous conditions of approval applied to the subject property;
(5) All critical facilities and services have, or can be improved to have, adequate capacity to serve the reconfigured lots;
(6) The proposal will not eliminate pedestrian or vehicle access to the affected properties;
(7) The proposal does not create a parcel that will have more than one zoning designation; and
(8) If any resulting lot is eligible for additional development under existing zoning, the proposed adjustment will not:
(a) Preclude the opportunity for such additional development; or
(b) Reconfigure the properties in a pattern which might avoid or reduce the need to install public improvements typically required as a condition of such additional development.
(Prior Code, §16.120.010)
(D) Marking a property line adjustment. Pursuant to ORS 92.060, the initial point, also known as the “point of beginning”, of a property line adjustment must be on the external boundary of the parcel and must be marked with a monument. The location of the monument shall be referenced by survey pursuant to state statute, unless the County Surveyor determines otherwise.
(Prior Code, §16.120.015)
(E) Recording. The applicant shall be responsible for recording the approved lot line adjustment’s plat survey and record deed with the County Clerk’s office and/or Surveyor’s office within one year of approval, unless an extension is granted by the city in accordance herewith.
(Prior Code, §16.120.020) (Ord. 477, passed 2-22-2022)