17.38.040 Administrative review.
An application for a boundary line adjustment shall be processed as a Process I permit action. The Department shall not be considered to be in receipt of a complete application unless and until such time as the applicant meets the requirements of LMC 17.38.030, as determined by the Community Development Director or his/her designee.
A. The Community and Economic Development Department may forward a copy of the proposed boundary line adjustment to the City Engineer, the Fire Marshal, the Tacoma-Pierce Health Department, and to any other county department or division which may be affected.
B. A copy of the proposed boundary line adjustment shall be forwarded to the Assessor-Treasurer’s Office. The Assessor-Treasurer’s Office shall review the boundary line adjustment for accuracy of legal description, ownership, lot dimensions, and improvements on the lots.
C. The departments shall review the proposed boundary line adjustment against the purpose and scope described in LMC 17.38.010 and 17.38.020, respectively, and submit any comments to the Community and Economic Development Department no later than 30 days from the date of the agency transmittal.
D. If the Department of Community Development determines that an application for boundary line adjustment may impair drainage, water supply, existing sanitary sewage disposal, access or easement for vehicles, utilities, or fire protection for any lot, tract parcel, site, or decision, it shall refer the application to the appropriate department for review.
E. Following receipt of the comments of consulted departments under subsection A of this section, but in no case later than 60 days from receipt of completed application, the Director or his/her designee shall approve or deny the requested adjustments.
F. After approval, the applicant’s surveyor must record the survey of boundary line adjustment, together with deeds of conveyance signed by parties disclosed in the title report when the adjusted boundary separates different ownerships. If the record of survey and required deeds of conveyance have not been recorded within 30 days of boundary line approval, the boundary line adjustment shall be null and void.
G. The approval of a boundary line adjustment shall not be a guarantee that future permits will be granted for any structure or development within a lot affected by the boundary line adjustment.
H. An aggrieved person may appeal the Director’s decision on a boundary line adjustment to the Hearing Examiner, in accordance with procedures described in Chapter 18A.20 LMC, Article IV. The Hearing Examiner’s decision shall be final. [Ord. 726 § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 591 § 74, 2015; Ord. 60 § 1, 1996.]