§ 19-603. Exception to allow lot line adjustments.  


Latest version.
  • A.

    The purpose of this section is to allow adjustments to be made to lot lines of platted lots for the purpose of transferring a portion of a lot to an adjacent lot. This process is not intended for adjusting large numbers of lot lines in a subdivision. Lot line adjustments are permitted only when adjacent property owners wish to transfer small amounts of land between each other for mutual convenience.

    Said lot line adjustments shall be permitted for the purpose stated, but shall not violate any of the provisions of Chapter 22 of this Code or of the design and improvement provisions of this chapter, and shall meet the following conditions:

    1.

    No additional lot shall be created by any lot line adjustment;

    2.

    No lot line adjustment shall be allowed unless all required public improvements are either completed and accepted by the City of Norman, or their construction is secured under applicable requirements contained in this chapter;

    3.

    All proposed residential dwelling sites contained in a proposed lot line adjustment shall have a width at the front building line which is equal to or greater than the narrowest width lot, measured at the front building line, which fronts on the same street as said proposed dwelling site and which is located within the same block, or is across the street from the same block, in which said dwelling site is located;

    4.

    All proposed lots or building sites involved in a lot line adjustment shall have adequate utility easements and access to a public street;

    5.

    Unusable lots shall not be created as a result of any lot line adjustment; and,

    6.

    In the case of lots not served by public water and/or public sanitary sewers, such lots shall have sufficient area to properly accommodate a suitable private water supply and sewage disposal device. Appropriate tests shall be made accordingly, with adequate determination to be made by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and reported by it to the Engineering Staff.

    B.

    Lot line adjustments shall be administered by a Lot Adjustment Committee composed of the City Engineer, the Building Official, and the Director of Planning and Community Development, or their designee. Each lot line adjustment shall be processed in accord with a standardized form and procedure, and be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each lot that will be adjusted.

    C.

    The Lot Adjustment Committee may approve or disapprove a request. Approval of a request shall be by unanimous signed consent of the total membership of the Lot Adjustment Committee. Any disapproved request may be appealed to the Planning Commission and subsequently to the City Council.

(Ord. No. O-7273-87; Ord. No. O-7576-2; Ord. No. O-9697-1; Ord. No. 0-0001-15; Ord. No. 0-0506-35)