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In reviewing a proposed boundary line adjustment, the department or hearing examiner shall use the following criteria for approval:

(1) The proposed BLA is consistent with applicable development restrictions and the requirements of this title, including but not limited to the general development standards of subtitle 30.2 SCC and any conditions deriving from prior subdivision or short subdivision actions;

(2) The proposed BLA will not cause boundary lines to cross a UGA boundary, cross on-site sewage disposal systems, prevent adequate access to water supplies, or obstruct fire lanes;

(3) The proposed BLA will not detrimentally affect access, access design, or other public safety and welfare concerns. The evaluation of detrimental effects may include review by the county health department, the department of public works, or any other agency or department with expertise;

(4) The proposed BLA will not create new access which is unsafe or detrimental to the existing road system because of sight distance, grade, road geometry, or other safety concerns, as determined by the department of public works. The BLA shall comply with the access provision set forth in SCC 30.24.060 and 30.41E.200;

(5) When a BLA application is submitted concurrently with a type 2 application pursuant to SCC 30.41E.020(1)(b), and frontage improvements are required for the area subject to the BLA and the concurrent application, the improvements must be agreed to prior to approval of the BLA;

(6) If within an approved subdivision or short subdivision, the proposed BLA will not violate conditions of approval of that subdivision or short subdivision;

(7) The proposed BLA will not cause any lot that conforms with lot area or lot width requirements to become substandard;

(8) The proposed BLA may increase the nonconformity of lots that are substandard as to lot area and/or lot width requirements; provided, that the proposed BLA satisfies the other requirements of this chapter and the nonconforming condition is not increased by more than 50 percent; and

(9) The proposed BLA will not result in lots with less than 1,000 square feet of an accessible area suitable for construction when such area existed before the adjustment. This requirement shall not apply to lots that are zoned commercial or industrial zones identified in SCC 30.21.025(1)(c) and (d) and (2)(d) through (g). (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 05-042, July 6, 2005, Eff date Aug. 8, 2005; Amended by Amended Ord. 12-049, Oct. 3, 2012, Eff date Jan. 1, 2013; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-062, Oct. 26, 2022, Eff date Jan. 1, 2023).