Chapter 16.58
BOUNDARY LINE REVISIONS
Sections:
16.58.030 Revisions authorized—Limitations.
16.58.040 Application procedure.
16.58.050 Survey—Additional requirements.
16.58.080 Impact on standby utility charges.
16.58.090 Boundary line revisions—Regulations—Requirements.
16.58.010 Title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as the “Ocean Shores Boundary Line Revision Act.” (Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.020 Administration.
The administrator of this act shall be the city planner or in his or her absence the public works director or designee. (Ord. 857 § 1 (part), 2009: Ord. 611, 1997; Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.030 Revisions authorized—Limitations.
The boundary lines between any lots, tracts or parcels may be adjusted or revised including the combination of two or more lots into a single lot, so long as the revision does not create any additional lot, tract, parcel or division nor create any lot, tract, parcel, site or division which contains insufficient area and dimension to meet minimum requirements for a building site. (Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.040 Application procedure.
An application for boundary line adjustment pursuant to this act shall be filed by duplicate original along with two copies and shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
A. Complete and accurate legal descriptions of the affected parcels;
B. A description of all easements or other encumbrances that may be in any way impacted by the proposed revision;
C. Complete and accurate legal descriptions of the revised parcels to be created as a result of the revision including the language of any restrictive covenant disclosing the limitations on further division, if any, resulting from the boundary adjustment;
D. Signatures and notarized acknowledgements of all involved property owners;
E. An accurate, scaled drawing of the existing (original) parcels depicting the location of all roads, easements, structures and other features. The drawing must clearly show the property dimensions, distances from all structures to property lines and the use of any structure;
F. An accurate, scaled drawing of the revised parcels depicting all information required in the drawing of the existing parcels;
G. Copies of all deeds that will be recorded along with the approved boundary line revision containing, not only the revised legal description, but also any restrictions imposed as a result of this act;
H. Written approval by all entities holding any security interest of record in the affected properties;
I. A reasonable fee as set by resolution shall be paid to offset administrative costs;
J. The land use permit applicant shall pay to the city all costs incurred by the city that are associated with processing the land use permit, including consultant costs. City and consultant reimbursable costs include, but are not limited to, actual time and materials costs for application review, assessment, engineering, inspections, legal, secretarial, administrative, publication, and other city processing costs. In addition, the applicant shall pay any charges made by the hearing examiner above the city’s basic established fee.
(Ord. 927 § 1 (part), 2013; Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.050 Survey—Additional requirements.
The application, drawings and legal descriptions anticipated by this act need not be prepared by a licensed land surveyor, unless in the discretion of the director, it is deemed required for a proper and thorough review of the application. In addition, the director shall have the discretion to require such additional material in the application, not specifically mentioned in this act, which is reasonably necessary for the consideration of the application. (Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.060 Approval.
The director shall make a written decision on the application within thirty days of the time a proper application is submitted and the applicant has complied with all requirements of this act. Assuming approval, the director shall return one of the duplicate original filings to the applicant and retain a duplicate original for city records. If the application is not approved for any reason, the director shall notify the applicant of the reason in writing. (Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.070 Recording.
No boundary line revision will be deemed approved until it has been filed for recording with the Grays Harbor County auditor. A copy of the recorded duplicate original must be filed with the city. (Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.080 Impact on standby utility charges.
If the result of the boundary line revision is to consolidate one or more lots, then the combined lots shall be deemed a single lot for the purposes of billing standby water and standby sewer utility charges. A combination of two or more lots into a single lot shall not reduce, or otherwise impact, the imposition of storm drainage utility charges and the prior lots which have been combined into a single lot shall be deemed equivalent lots and the storm drainage charges shall not be reduced. (Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.090 Boundary line revisions—Regulations—Requirements.
RCW 58.17.060 is adopted by reference, as it now exists or is hereafter amended. (Ord. 755 § 2, 2003: Ord. 600 (part), 1996)
16.58.100 Violation—Penalty.
Any violation of this act shall be unlawful and constitute a Class B offense as defined in Title 7 of this code. The city may also pursue all civil remedies available to enjoin or void any violation or planned violation of this act. (Ord. 600 (part), 1996)