23.10.030 Decision criteria.
A. Lot line adjustments shall be given preliminary approval, including preliminary approval subject to conditions, upon finding by the director that all of the following have been satisfied:
1. The lot line adjustment will not result in the creation of any additional lot, tract or parcel; and
2. All resulting lots meet minimum zoning requirements in BMC Title 20, except for minimum lot size as may be reduced pursuant to BMC 23.08.050(A)(2), and the minimum lot design standards as specified in Chapter 23.08 BMC or, if already nonconforming to lot design standards, the adjustment may not increase the level of nonconformity unless the director approves a departure pursuant to BMC 23.48.030; and
3. The lot line adjustment improves or maintains the overall function and utility of the existing lots; and
4. The lot line adjustment would not change the requirement to install public improvements that would otherwise be associated with the development of any of the existing lots resulting from the issuance of a building permit.
B. A lot line adjustment application that is determined to contain one or more of the existing lots that do not contain a buildable area shall be given preliminary approval, including preliminary approval subject to conditions, upon finding by the director that the application complies with the short subdivision provisions pursuant to Chapter 23.12 BMC through a Type II land use decision. [Ord. 2024-02-004 § 8; Ord. 2018-12-036 § 2 (Exh. A)].