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A. Applications for boundary line adjustments shall be made on forms provided by and submitted to the city planner and shall include the fees required pursuant to Chapter 2.50, the information specified in this chapter, and any other information as may be required by King County as a condition of recording.

B. Applicant shall submit to the city planner the original signed and completed application form, five copies of folded prints of the boundary line adjustment on eighteen-inch by twenty-four-inch paper, one copy on eight-and-one-half-inch by eleven-inch paper, current title report or plat certificate, lot closure report (two copies), CC&Rs (conditions, covenants and restrictions tied to property), free consent statement signed by all owners of the property and other information required as identified by the city planner.

Listed below are the minimum requirements for a boundary line adjustment drawing. Boundary line adjustment maps shall be drawn at a scale no smaller than one inch equals fifty feet and the minimum letter height shall be one-hundredth inch. The boundary line adjustment drawings must be stamped and signed by a Washington State-licensed professional land surveyor and must include the following:

1. Stamp and signature of a Washington State-licensed surveyor;

2. North arrow, scale and date;

3. Name and address of the owner(s) of the property;

4. Parcel numbers for all affected parcels;

5. An original legal description of all existing parcels contained in the boundary line adjustment;

6. Proposed new legal descriptions for the modified lots/parcels;

7. All dimensions and bearings of the exterior boundary line adjustment boundary and proposed lots with ties to at least two known monuments. If necessary, an alternate system may be used with prior approval of the city of Algona engineering department;

8. Names of adjacent subdivisions adjoining property owners;

9. All section lines within and adjacent to the boundary line adjustment;

10. The existing and, if applicable, proposed future method of sewage disposal for each affected lot. Where any lot affected by a proposed lot line adjustment is served or is likely to be served in the future by an on-site sewage disposal system, a percolation test for each such lot may be required by the city engineer when the city engineer finds that the proposed adjustment could adversely affect the ability of such lot to be adequately served by such on-site system;

11. Declaration blocks shall be provided for the lot owner(s), surveyor, approving governmental agencies and recording certification in a manner as prescribed by the city planner;

12. Existing lots, including their layout, exterior dimensions, size and lot numbers. The line(s) to be adjusted should be dashed and marked as such (“existing line”);

13. Revised lots, including their layout, exterior dimensions, size, and lot numbers. The adjusted line(s) should be solid and noted as such (“revised line”);

14. The total area of the boundary line adjustment and rebar and caps set at any new lot/boundary corners;

15. Location of all existing structures and their distances to the adjusted line(s). If these structures are to be removed or moved, please note them as such;

16. Main building setbacks required on each revised lot;

17. Location of all existing fences, walls and other improvements in close proximity to the adjusted line(s), including encroachments, and their distances from the adjusted line(s);

18. All existing and proposed easements within and adjacent to the boundary line adjustment. Easements should be labeled (i.e., “Proposed private access and public utility easement to benefit Lot 1”) and existing easements should also include their recording numbers. Note: Easements cannot be created via a boundary line adjustment and must be recorded separately;

19. Location of private utility lines (sewer, water, power, gas, etc.) serving existing structures on the property, if those existing structures are to remain;

20. Existing contour lines of the site as well as proposed new contours, if the proposal involves re-grading, are required. Contours shall be at a minimum of five-foot intervals;

21. Location of any wetland or surface water body (stream, pond, lake) on or within three hundred feet of property; and

22. Location of any other critical area(s) on the site, geologically hazardous areas, fish and/or wildlife habitat, flood zones or aquifer recharge areas.

C. Boundary line adjustment applications shall be submitted to the city planner with a title report, with liability for errors not to exceed the assessed value of the lots on the date of application. The title report shall be no more than thirty days prior to the application date. The city, at its discretion, may request an updated title report prior to approval.

D. The final Mylar for recording shall contain all survey information required for a record of survey under Chapter 58.09 RCW and Chapter 332-130 WAC.

E. All newly established lot corners shall be permanently marked with the land surveyor’s registration number. When the boundary lines follow a meandering line, the “corners” shall be set as directed by the city of Algona.

F. When the legal description of the boundary line adjustment utilizes partial or complete section subdivisional breakdown to establish the boundaries, section subdivision survey information shall be shown in accordance with the requirements of WAC 332-130-030.

G. All reference monuments used in the establishment of the boundary line adjustment corners shall be identified, described and noted as set or found. When appropriate, the survey shall reference previous surveys that served as the basis for the survey.

H. When the boundary line adjustment is adjacent to a constructed public right-of-way and the plat corners or its offset represent a quarter corner, section corner or donation land claim that is not of record or has been lost (or obliterated), a standard monument shall be placed.

I. All requirements of Chapter 58.09 RCW and Chapter 332-130 WAC governing minimum standards for land boundary surveys shall be met and a note shall be placed on the Mylar that reads:

“THIS SURVEY COMPLIES WITH ALL THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES OF THE “SURVEY RECORDING ACT,” CHAPTER 58.09 RCW AND CHAPTER 332-130 WAC.”

(Ord. 1016-08 § 2).