HomeMy WebLinkAboutM_Principles of Acceptability_190806_v1DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
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Principles of Acceptability of Lot Line Adjustment
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: August 6, 2019
TO: Official File / LUA19-000137, LLA
Lot Line Adjustment
FROM: Clark Close, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: Principles of Acceptability of a Lot Line Adjustment
Section 4-7-060B, lists four principles of acceptability that the Administrator or designee
considers, along with all other relevant information, when making a decision on a Lot Line
Adjustment application. A lot line adjustment shall be consistent with the following
principles of acceptability:
Check the appropriate box and give analysis, if necessary:
Correcting: Adjust lot lines including the elimination of a common lot line in
order to correct property line or setback encroachments;
Staff Analysis: N/A
Improving: Create better lot design, or improve access;
Staff Analysis: Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is submitting a LLA for the purpose of
selling the property surrounding our substation located at 1095 Lake Washington
Blvd N. PSE promised the City of Renton a while ago, that they would relocate
their Shuffleton substation operations. In order to do tha t they need to complete
a LLA adjustment in order to create a sellable lot (New Lot 1). The new parcels,
as reconfigured would allow PSE to retain the crucial substation serving as a
switch for providing power to Renton (New Lot 2), whereas New Lot 1 would
allow the abutting property owner the ability to acquire the property and
redevelop. The lot design is largely based on existing site conditions, such as the
underground copper grid to keep the switch from arching. A future access
easement would be established by separate instrument at the time of sale.
Approval Criteria:
a. An additional lot, parcel or tract shall not be created; and
b. The subject lots, parcels or tracts are within the same zoning district; and
c. The proposed adjustments shall not cause the lots, parcels or tracts to
increase the nonconformity with respect to applicable zoning (see RMC 4-2),
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subdivision and other code requirements pertaining to lot design, building
location, and development standards; and
d. The adjusted lot line(s) is shared by the subject lots.
Staff Analysis: No additional lots or tracts were created as part of this lot line
adjustment. The adjusted lot lines are shared by the subject lots. Both lots
are located within same zoning designation and the lot line adjustment does
not increase nonconformity with the current Urban Center (UC) zoning
district.
Non-Evasive: Lot line adjustments shall not serve to eliminate or circumvent any
state or local requirements, including but not limited to frontage improvements,
payment of fee-in-lieu, payment of latecomer fees or the installation of required
infrastructure.
a. Assessment of fees, right-of-way dedication and frontage improvements for
the entire length of the property line(s) bordering rights-of-way may be
required as a condition of approval for a lot line adjustment.
b. Lots, parcels or tracts that are increased in area by lot line adjustments shall
not be permitted to be subdivided for five (5) years following the date upon
which the lot line adjustment is recorded or three (3) years following the
approval of a lot line adjustment, whichever is longer, unless the following is
met:
i. The subdivision application includes all lots, parcels and tracts involved in
the lot line adjustment in the overall subdivision; or
ii. All required infrastructure, including but not limited to frontage
improvements, required infrastructure and utilit y lines are constructed
along the frontage of all lots included in the lot line adjustment.
Staff Analysis: The proposed lot line adjustment does not create an opportunity
to eliminate or circumvent any state or local requirements. No right-of-way
dedication or frontage improvements would be required as a result of the
proposed lot line adjustment. The applicant has not proposed any future land
divisions involving the subject properties.