Ordinance No. 827 - Lot Line AdjustmentsORDINANCE NO. 827
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD ADDING SECTION 16.04.025 TO THE ROSEMEAD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
WHEREAS, the State Subdivision Map Act was recently amended with relation to lot
line adjustments; and
WHEREAS, Title 21, Subdivisions, of the Los Angeles County Code, which was adopted
by reference by the City of Rosemead, no longer reflects the current law with relation to lot line
adjustments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rosemead desires to adopt current
regulations for lot line adjustments;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.04.025 is hereby added to the Rosemead Municipal Code to
read as follows:
16.04.25 Lot Line Adjustments.
A. A lot line adjustment is an adjustment between four or fewer adjoining
parcels where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjoining parcel and where
• no additional parcels are created. Lot line adjustments may be used to merge four or
fewer adjoining lots into a fewer number of lots.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this Title 16, a lot line adjustment shall
conform to the provisions of this section and shall be processed as provided for herein.
C. An application for a lot line adjustment shall be filed with the Planning
Department. Such application shall include:
Proof that the lots involved have been legally created;
2. A plot plan indicating existing lot dimensions and the location of
existing structures, utilities, infrastructure and easements;
3. Deeds suitable for recording showing the proposed new lot
configurations and if required by Business and Professions Code
section 8762, a record of survey;
4. Any other information necessary to determine whether the
proposed adjustment will conform with the City's General Plan,
zoning and building codes; and
5. A fee in an amount to be determined by resolution of the City
Council for the purpose of defraying costs to process the request.
D. The Planning Director or the Director's designee (hereafter collectively
referred to as "Director"), shall act upon the lot line adjustment application within sixty
(60) days from the date that a negative declaration is adopted or a determination is made
that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
E. The Director shall approve the application in writing after investigation
and receipt of reports from other departments, if it is found that the proposed lot line
adjustment conforms to the requirements set forth herein. The Director may
conditionally approve the application to meet these requirements.
1. Does not create an additional lot;
2. The resulting parcels conform to the City's General Plan, zoning
and building codes;
3. Does not cut off any lot from frontage on or access to a public
street or alley;
4. Does not cause the need for a new or extended public street or
easement or the need for new or extended utilities, other than
• relocation of an existing easement or utility;
5. Does not cut off any lot from access to a public utility or easement,
or create a need for a new utility or easement, other than relocation
of existing utilities or easements;
6. Does not cause the need for any new infrastructure, other than the
relocation of existing infrastructure;
Does not cause an existing building or structure located on the
parcels to be in violation of the City's General Plan, zoning or
building codes; and
8. Complies with requirements as to area, easements, utilities,
improvement, design, floodwater drainage, sanitary disposal
facilities and water supply availability.
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F. If the Director approves or conditionally approves the lot line adjustment,
the Director shall so certify the deed and the city engineer shall issue a certificate of
compliance or conditional certificate of compliance, both of which shall be filed with
county recorder's office after the appeal period has expired.
G. Appeals shall be governed by Section 16.04.050 of this Chapter.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds that the adoption of this Ordinance
is not subject to CEQA pursuant to section 15060(c) of the State CEQA Guidelines as
adoption of this ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment and therefore adoption of this Ordinance does not
meet the definition of a "Project." Staff is hereby directed to record a Notice of
Exemption with the County Recorder's Office within five days of adoption of this
Ordinance by the City Council.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published according to state law.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this o? 8'V(day of / f1Cls~
2003.
ATTEST:
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CITY-CLERK
6;jIYOR, ITY FRO EAD
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
I, Nancy Valderrama, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the
. foregoing Ordinance No. 827 being:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
ADDING SECTION 16.04.025 TO THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
was duly adopted and placed upon first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the
14'b day of October, 2003, and that thereafter, adopted at a regular meeting of the Rosemead
City Council on the 28'" day of October, 2003 by the following vote to wit:
YES: COUNCILMEMBERS, VASQUEZ, ALARCON, CLARK, IMPERIAL,
TAYLOR
NO: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
CITY CLERK