A. The director shall review an application for lot line adjustments and determine whether the application satisfies the decision criteria as specified by BMC 23.10.030 and to determine what, if any, conditions should be imposed on the application to satisfy the decision criteria. An application for preliminary approval that does not comply with these criteria and cannot be appropriately conditioned shall be denied by the city.

B. An applicant for a lot line adjustment may request that certain requirements established or referenced by this chapter be modified pursuant to Chapter 23.48 BMC. Such requests shall be processed according to the procedures and criteria for administrative modification or variance in Chapter 23.48 BMC.

C. The city’s decision shall be in writing and either approve, with or without conditions, or deny the application, and be issued within the time limitations pursuant to BMC Title 21. All conditions of approval shall be met prior to final approval of the lot line adjustment. [Ord. 2018-12-036 § 2 (Exh. A)].