A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a method for administrative approval of boundary line adjustments that satisfy public concerns of health, safety and welfare, where contiguous lots are proposed to be consolidated into a single lot, or where altering boundary lines is otherwise requested.

B. Applicability.

1. Boundary line adjustments may be requested to alter boundaries between platted or unplatted lots or both that do not create any additional lot, tract, parcel, or division of land.

2. The provisions of this section shall supplement those of BIMC 2.16.020 and 2.16.030 when the application is for a boundary line adjustment. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of BIMC 2.16.020 or 2.16.030 and this section, the provisions of this section shall govern.

C. Procedure.

1. A preapplication conference is not required.

2. The applicant shall file application materials as described in the administrative manual.

3. If the director determines that the application and information submitted with the application comply with the requirements of this code and all other laws, the department shall request that the applicant provide a final boundary line adjustment survey.

4. Except in the case of aggregation of lots, where a final survey is not required, the final boundary line adjustment survey shall be prepared by a licensed surveyor and shall meet the requirements set forth in the administrative manual.

D. Decision Criteria.

1. An application for a boundary line adjustment may be approved or approved with conditions if no additional lot is created and no lot is created that contains insufficient area and dimensions to meet the minimum requirements for area, width and depth for a building site in the zone in which the property is located. If these criteria are not satisfied, then the criteria in subsection D.2 of this section must be met or the boundary line adjustment may not be approved.

2. If the criteria in subsection D.1 of this section are not met, the application for boundary line adjustments may be approved or approved with conditions if:

a. After the adjustment, each lot involved retains its status prior to the adjustment as a developed or undeveloped lot and as a conforming or nonconforming lot; or

b. After the adjustment, a nonconforming lot that is permitted to be developed under BIMC 18.30.050 may become a conforming lot.

3. The director shall not approve an application for a boundary line adjustment if the director determines that the adjustment is being used, either individually or in combination with other adjustments, to achieve a result that would otherwise require a short or long subdivision approval.

4. A boundary line adjustment may be approved even if it results in a lot that contains a pre-existing accessory structure without a related primary structure.

E. Requirements for Filing Boundary Line Adjustment. Approved boundary line adjustments shall be subject to the same requirements for filing that apply to short subdivisions as described in BIMC 2.16.070.K.

F. State Procedure for Disputed or Missing Boundary Lines. Whenever a point or line determining the boundary between two or more parcels of real property cannot be identified from the existing public record, monuments, and landmarks, or is in dispute, the landowners affected by the determination of the point or line may resolve any dispute and fix the boundary point or line by one of the procedures identified in RCW 58.04.007. (Ord. 2011-02 § 2 (Exh. A), 2011)